Winter Musicals

As the wintery cold sets in we are not just watching Christmas movies but we are also watching some winter time musicals. We should know that I am a theatre kid in my heart so we can’t get through the holiday season without me watching some of my favorite musicals. Now as I was trying to explain to my husband earlier each genre of music has seasons. My summer musicals would be like South Pacific, or Shrek. Whereas Fall would be Les Mis and Sweeney Todd. Each musical score has a lot of feelings attached to it and the musicals on this list have sweet, cozy, wintery vibes attached to them which makes them perfect for the end of the year. So now that we have established feelings and vibes, let's go through some of the best musicals for winter.

We are going to start with the obvious, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. This has been one of my favorite shows for most of my life. It is a classic, it's got beautiful music and pretty much the entire story takes place at a snowed in cabin so it doesn’t get much more wintery than that. Also it has Howard Keel who has one of the most beautiful baritone voices of all time. You might also recognize a sweet baby Gideon who also plays Riff in the original West Side Story. It's a stellar cast, and Lonesome Polecat alone is enough to get you through the winter blues.

Moving on to a more Christmas based story we have, Holiday Inn. This is good if you are a Disney channel fan as it stars Corbin Blue, from Jump In and High School Musical. There is a lot of holiday joy and tap dancing and it is the perfect musical to watch around the holidays. This one is much less quiet then Seven Brides for Seven Brothers it is much more of an extravagant, spectacular. Holiday Inn is so much more upbeat, think old classic Hollywood with sparkling lights and big band music. Corbin Blue is fantastic in this show and we are reminded why he is one of the most talented men ever. This is my favorite recording to put on when I need my heart filled with both theatre and holiday joy.

And last but not least we have Singing in the Rain. This seems like a very obvious choice, and it is but because it is an all time classic. Even people that don’t watch musicals have seen this movie. Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Conner are an insanely talented and iconic trio. And there is truly no better rainy day movie than a film with the title Singing in the Rain. Something about the tap dancing throughout the whole movie and the song Good Morning scratches my brain in the best way. The songs from Singing in the Rain might be stuck in your head for the rest of the holiday season but I promise that it will be totally worth it.

I think there is no better feeling than curling up in bed on a rainy day with an adorable and fun musical. Of course there are a few more holiday specific musicals like White Christmas, Elf, and A Christmas Story (Yes there are musical versions of those last two) but they seem too on the nose for me. I would much rather sink into the feeling of rain and winter with these musicals. All of these are available on Amazon Prime through Broadway HD which is a must have if you are also a theatre nerd.