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I forgot to mention "Cats" (the original production) as overrated.

 

So I'm sitting in the audience, fading in and out of consciousness, when I hear the guy behind me softly snoring. I'm thinking, "I know just how you feel, pal." I guess his friend must have poked him, because he stopped soon after. So I poke Jane next to me, whispering, "Did you hear the guy behind me snoring?"

 

And Jane goes, "Huh? What??"

Most overrated: The Hal Prince production of "Sweeney Todd" (1979)

I saw the Staples High School (Westport, CT) production 2 years ago, and, without all that Princely pomposity, it was far superior. Admittedly, Staples is known as a great theatre school.

Exceptions:

--The lack of the astounding Angela Lansbury. Well, NO ONE can possibly match Ms. A.

--A truly unfortunate choice to employ the nonsensical modern day movie trope of the head-tw

We saw it during previews, and I couldn't believe this huge, major star would undertake this incredibly demanding performance/schedule. From what I've seen in the media, he is completely dedicated, and is unlikely to miss a performance. What a champ!

 

Similarly, all the cast & crew work heroically the whole show. They used to say that James Brown was "The hardest working man in show business." I say The Great Comet is "The hardest worki