Chatterbox: Pudding's Place

Musicals!!  Because I need them.  Let's see.  Where to start?  I have been slowly taking over my iPod (full of everything from classical to the Beatles) with musicals.  And this is mostly because of you guys.  You see, long ago when I first started reading the CB (a year or two ago) I saw many rants about musicals.  So I became interested.  And last August when I saw Wicked, it was like a barricade was broken and I became an open lover of Broadway.  I have since only seen Phantom of the Opera and I will be seeing Billy Elliot on Broadway this February (after singing at Carnegie Hall with my school choir, but that's quite another story).  But when I see anyone mention lovingly another musical, I have to listen to the whole thing on YouTube a few times over and then buy it.  

So, my question to you is... What are your favorite musicals?  What should I buy?  Which version should I buy?  I've been listening to Gypsy a lot (probably going to buy that very soon, probably with Ethel Merman, but I'm not positive), trying to listen to Sunday in the Park with George, but can't find ANYTHING on YouTube, which is bugging me, listened to Anyone Can Whistle, and Aida.  I currently have Beauty and the Beast, Wicked, and The Little Mermaid on my iPod, which is not enough.  I need more.  (Which is why I'm posting this obviously.)  I LOVE Terrence Mann (look him up if you don't know who he is).  I also like Bernadette Peters, Angela Lansbury, Sherie Rene Scott (<-- gotta love her Ursula), etc.  And I love Alan Menkin and Stephen Sondheim, by the way.

So, what am I missing?  What should I see?  (Oh, I forgot, I've seen parts of Into the Woods as well.)  What do you love?  (Admin, you too if you want.  Any and all comments appreciated.)

 Can't wait to hear from all you musical lovers!

~Leaf 

Leaf, I really like West Side Story and Chicago the musical (the Cricket office is actually very close to the Chicago Theater).  The West Side Story lyrics are written by Stephen Sondheim (his Broadway debut), so it seems right up your alley.  My favorite recording of Chicago is actually the soundtrack from the movie, with Rene Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones.