There's something difficult to explain about musical theatre. It's hard to explain that magical feeling of being entrapped in a performance to someone who doesn't appreciate it.

But how could you not...appreciate it? Sure, I love my films, but there's just something intoxicating about seeing a story unfold before your eyes. And being in a room with other people enjoying the same thing. It's really awesome.

Musical theatre is fantastic, because it uses a variety of mediums to express emotion. When words aren't enough, we sing. And man, the fantastic songs that musicals have produced:

Bring Him Home
On My Own
Seasons Of Love
Oklahoma
Mein Herr
Anything Goes
Guys and Dolls
Defying Gravity
Soliloquy
Lily's Eyes
Phantom of the Opera
Memory
Hey There (I maintain the Pajama Game is an awesome musical).
America
Singin' In the Rain

And so many more.

Musicals make me happy.