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100 Greatest Musicals
John Travolta and the T-Birds in Grease

Here's the rundown of the musicals you voted as the 100 Greatest of all time. Get ready for a good sing-a-long!

100 Greatest Musicals: 26 to 50

100 Greatest Musicals: 51 to 75

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16. Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971)

The film adaptation of Roald Dahl's famous children's novel sees Willy Wonka planting five golden tickets into his sweets and giving the winners a chance to tour his amazing factory. Despite all the odds, the poor Charlie Bucket wins and joins four other children on a journey that will test their moral fibre. Great songs, great sets and Oompa Loompas: what more could you want?

  • John Travolta and the T-Birds in Grease (Picture 1)
  • Julie Andrews in The Sound Of Music (Picture 2)
  • Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley and Bert Lahr in The Wizard Of Oz. (Picture 3)
  • Natalie Wood as Maria in West Side Story (Picture 4)
  • Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (Picture 5)
  • Gene Kelly in Singin' In The Rain (Picture 6)
  • Rocky Horror Picture Show (Picture 7)
  • Catherine Zeta Jones in Chicago (Picture 8)
  • Oliver! (Picture 9)
  • Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge (Picture 10)
  • The Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Picture 11)
  • my_fair_lady_xl_01 (Picture 12)
  • Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Once More With Feeling (Picture 13)
  • The Lion King (Picture 14)
  • Les Miserables  (Picture 15)
  • Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka (Picture 16)
  • Liza Minnelli as Sally Bowles in Cabaret (Picture 17)
  • joseph_and_the_amazing_technicolour_dreamcoat_xl_01 (Picture 18)
  • Jodie Foster as Tallulah in Bugsy Malone (Picture 19)
  • phantom_of_the_opera (Picture 20)
  • Little Shop Of Horrors (Picture 21)
  • Evita (Picture 22)
  • The King And I (Picture 23)
  • Dan Aykroyd and Ray Charles in The Blues Brothers (Picture 24)
  • Calamity Jane (Picture 25)

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