Best musical I have seen in a very long time is "Wicked." We bought tickets and waited 7 months, best seats though and worth the wait.

I HIGHLY recommend that one. VERY funny and clever. We are going to splurge and see it again, it is coming in the Spring. We bought tickets already.

I also loved "Phantom of the Opera." Saw that twice. First time, I did not know the words to the music so it was hard to really understand. We got the CD. The stage for Phantom was amazing, we saw it in L.A. and the set was permanent so they had all the illusions going.

Have fun! "Footloose" would be a blast to see.