25 greatest musicals of all time

Published: July 19, 2008, 11:05 pm

25. Once (2006)Made for less than $200,000, this scruffy indie from writer-director John Carney redefines the musical form. It stars an actual musician Glen Hansard, of the Irish rock band the Frames as a fictional busker who falls for a quirky pianist (Marketa Irglova) on the streets of Dublin. They have a tortured romantic flirtation, and pour their hearts out to each other in mournful original tunes that feel utterly real because they're not played as musical fantasy. A must.24. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)The star here is choreographer Michael Kidd, who turns the big barn-raising scene into something that's part dance sequence, part gymnastic contest, and part action spectacle: It starts out real neighborly, but degenerates into a brawl when the building teams start sabotaging each other. The rest of the movie gene-splices Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs with The Taming of the Shrew, as a frontier gal (Jane Powell) copes with making a home for her

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