Every Thanksgiving, I look forward to an alphabetic game my family started a few years back that is now a tradition. The first person states something they are thankful for that begins with the letter A, the next person is thankful for something beginning with the letter B, and so on until we have reached the letter Z. I decided this year I would challenge myself to name a different musical for each of my turns. Then it occurred to me that I do not need to wait until Thanksgiving dinner to make my list. The choices below are not always my favorite musical starting with that letter, but each brings me joy for at least one specific reason.

Avenue Q – Not only does Avenue Q remain my pick for the funniest musical ever written, but its central theme – life does not always work out the way we planned – resonates as much today as it did two decades ago.

Book of Mormon – Josh Gad wrote in In Gad We Trust that Andrew Rannells’ performance of “I Believe” at the 65^th Tony Awards needs to be on any list of top 5 Tony performances. This hilarious showstopper provides a surprisingly universal ode for the power of faith.

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