Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/05
I think it's rather poignant, gotham. But I agree to disagree and I respect your opinion.
Even if it's wrong...
Stand-by Joined: 8/24/05
I missed that one, joniray.
And Gypsy? Thats going a step TOO far!
Broadway Star Joined: 3/27/04
Sorry you missed it. It completly changed my opinion on Salesman. Now it's one of favorite plays with memories of that production in my mind. Franz was astounding!
Broadway Star Joined: 1/29/05
Camelot, and- to a lesser degree- Carousel. I don't particularly dislike either of these; they're just kind of "eh," for me.
KISMET and PIPE DREAM
Annie Get Your Gun (the songs aren't bad, but...)
Oklahoma!
Music Man
Chorus Member Joined: 8/18/05
I'll add another Carousel....
Sunset Blvd. (is that considered a classic?) It didn't do anything for me.
Guys and Dolls
The Music Man
Evita (Madonna kind of ruined that one for me)
Oklahoma (I used to like it, but then I was in a production, and now I can't stand it)
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/05
Chalk up another Carousel, and throw in Kismet. Neither did anything for me, though I will admit there are a few treats in the scores.
Could never get into Kiss Me, Kate. Don't know why. I love bacstage stories as much as the next fella, but Kate's book always comes off as contrived and at odds with the more sophisticated parts of the score.
The Sound of Music
State Fair (not a classic but possibly worst show ever)
The Producers (Also not a classic but not funny to me)
Death of a Salesman
A Chorus Line
South Pacific
Lion King (also hated the movie, saw the film 17 times, grr)
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/25/05
"Carousel" is actually the only R and H I can stand. I DESPISE "The Sound of Music"--safest, blandest, least interesting piece of tripe of all time. And "Brigadoon" makes me feel as if my brain were turning to taffy.
I'm much more likely to be touched by shows other people despise. I love "Beauty and the Beast" AND "Aida" (Elton John's), as well as...gulp..."Footloose."
Understudy Joined: 1/17/05
Oklahoma... would be okay in concert... but.... yuck
Oklahoma, Guys and Dolls, The SOund of Music, Fiddler on the Roof, Kismet, The Pajama Game and Brigadoon.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/25/05
The King and I, I realize is a great piece, but it never really did anything for me. Same with Mame and Peter Pan.
But I, too, will try not to read much more of this thread, as it is starting to kill me a little inside. Like, in my general torso region.
Stand-by Joined: 4/26/04
i find it surprising that carousel leaves people cold. i find it to be one of the most intriguing and incredible musicals ever written.
now for something that i find completely bland thats a classic - wonderful town. one of the least interesting shows ive ever seen.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/25/05
alwy15 - I agree with you on Carousel. In my opinion, it's one of the only handfull of Golden Age musicals that hold up today by the standards of the more experimental late '60s and '70s(assumming "Golden Age" is ment as Oklahoma! to Fiddler - another I'm a little surprised that's being mentioned). There are a few songs that really aren't needed, but overall, it's by far my favorite R&H show.
Definitely THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Soooooo syrupy and DULL!
ANNIE, but only because I heard "Tomorrow" waaaaaay too many times growing up in the lat 70s and early 80s.
Definitely MY FAIR LADY. Great story and some BRILLIANT music but together it is just TOO much! Latest London production was STUNNING but it just HAS to be the last time I see this show!!!!!
Bet it's not????????????????
THE MUSIC MAN
Hello Dolly!
Bye Bye Birdie
I didn't love the movies of Carousel and South Pacific, but have been told the stage show is different so I will hold back from including those until I actually see it performed on a stage.
MY FAIR LADY (Snore)
OKLAHOMA (pointless)
SOUTH PACIFIC (can't put my finger on it)
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
Evita
Follies (Never ever again)
The Sound of Music
The Music Man
Oklahoma
South Pacific
Fiddler on the Roof
Oklahoma - I know what it did for the modern musical, but I still can't sit through it
Kiss Me Kate - though this could be because I've only seen it done by my Grans amateur society and the show ran nearly three and a half hours!
Annie - was this show ever good?
Camelot - it's just too damn long!
Ghosts - not an Ibsen fan generally, and I was probably too young when I saw it.
I love My Fair Lady, and though it may be slightly overdone by amateur societies, the show really works when done properly!
Updated On: 8/25/05 at 04:50 AM
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/05
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