What is the most overrated show on broadway you have ever seen?- Page 3

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 8/21/05 at 6:06pm

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Yes it's funny, and makes fun of Broadway; but thats no reason for it to win more Tony's than anything else. And I don't think the score is that memorable at all.

[kate2]

Posted: 8/21/05 at 6:43pm

42nd street... boooooring

[Conor]

Posted: 8/21/05 at 6:45pm

oooh good call.... 42nd Street was OK but I thought the dancing was so over rated, I wasn't all that impressed

[DefyingEDCT]

Posted: 8/21/05 at 6:50pm

for real, the Producers, I honestly think its the biggest waste of time in theatre history.

[TennesseeTwang]

Posted: 8/21/05 at 7:02pm

Almost all of the longer-running shows with a rabid fan base, are certain to make some theater goers scratch their heads and wonder what all of the fuss is about.

You can't sling a dead cat without hitting SOMEONE who thinks that Wicked, RENT, The Producers, Phantom, Cats or many other shows, are wildly overrated.

And since it's all just a matter of opinion, everyone is right.

[stage_door76]

Posted: 8/21/05 at 9:31pm

without a shadow of a doubt, my opinions is that.....


SPAMALOT

is terribly overrated. it drives me insane. as a glorified piece of re-used cabaret and cliche, it's marvellous but to recognised as broadways best musical of the 2005 season? ah, WRONG.

i have to slightly agree with people saying CATS too. i enjoy some of the numbers, but there are enough in there as well to break even.

[justme2]

Posted: 8/21/05 at 9:39pm

I'd have to go with "The Producers". I see I am not alone in the opinion that this show is:

BORING

I couldn't believe how little I liked the show. I was expecting a Tony award winning show and instead got a show with two hams cavorting onstage between overblown, "look at me, I can use props in my choreography" dance numbers that were in no way original or amusing.

Well, the bratwurst hat was amusing. But that's IT!!

[stage_door76]

Posted: 8/21/05 at 9:48pm

justme2

i don't agree with your analysis of the producers, but neverthe less i found it hilarious

very, very funny, i can see where you're coming from. i feel much the same about spamalot

oh...i'm still laughing. thank you, you made my day!

[theatreboi11]

Posted: 8/21/05 at 10:11pm

Phantom
Fiddler
All Shook Up
Lennon

Just have no clue why these shows are so popular

[PerforMeg]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 12:11am

Boy From Oz.

When you have to cancel the show when the star is out, that says something about the material.

[justme2]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 12:53am

So happy to read that my Producers description made you laugh, stagedoor76! I love it when my writing is appreciated, and I thank you.

[lvpblues]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 1:06am

Cats
The Producers - I enjoyed it and had a good laugh but it was definitely wasn't what it was hyped to be.

[BertCCRI2]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 1:22am

Anyone who has listened to the CD of "The Producers" has virtually no surprises awaiting upon attending the show. And, by the way, is there anyone who gets the urge to play that CD to uncover the elusive riches of Brooks' score after having heard it a couple of times? In retrospect, I find the other three musicals that were up for the Tony that year -- "Jane Eyre," "Full Monty," and "Class Act" -- were all more rewarding shows.

[Radioactiveduck]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 2:01am

Rent.

*ducks for cover behind Wicked and Phantom*

[justme2]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 2:05am

Bert...dead on...I beleive I have the Producer's CD somewhere in my collection. It's never made an actual appearance in the player, however.


Oh...if I had only played the cast recording first....

[Phantom05]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 2:16am

My Top Five Include:

# ONE..........THE PRODUCERS

# TWO..........RENT

# THREE..........LION KING

# FOUR..........HAIRSPRAY

# FIVE..........SPAMALOT

Later!

Phantom05

[flirtandflounce]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 2:23am

Actually, All Shook Up isnt really that popular at all..

[neocomposer]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 3:15am

Cats

Its interesting, but I still can't believe it lasted that long. The namesake, I suppose.

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 3:27am

my first trip to the city (when I was 12, and many of you were not yet born) included the hot ticket Phantom, and I was so excited I couldn't sleep the night before. Well, I made up for it by sleeping through half the show. I was so let down I honestly cried to my parents, "I thought Broadway was going to be so much better!"

It was, because I also got to see Into the Woods!

[broadwaygal3]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 3:38am

CATS (hated it!)

MAMMA MIA!

ALL SHOOK UP (very mediocre)

Now, about The Producers: I don't think it's overrated! I think
it is the funniest show I've ever seen! (5 times, including the
London production) Even better than the original film!

[Theatrical Landladies]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 6:32am

SPAMALOT - POOR

CATS - POOR

WICKED IS GOOD BUT DEFINITELY OVER-RATED

[Eastwickian]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 7:29am

Anyone who has listened to the CD of "The Producers" has virtually no surprises awaiting upon attending the show. And, by the way, is there anyone who gets the urge to play that CD to uncover the elusive riches of Brooks' score after having heard it a couple of times?

I agree completely - after all the hype, I was let down by a dreadfully boring score (albeit orchestrated to perfection) and a script that only just stop short of screaming "Look, isn't all this funny!" I don't think it was a bad show and I enjoyed it, but IMO it didn't warrent such lavish praise.

Rent. Saw some of the OBC in London. Still don't get it. Sorry

[scooter38432]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 8:14am

Yes, I agree with all of the obligatory responses, most notably
PHANTOM

I can't believe someone listed THE GRAPES OF WRATH! That was one (actually two, because I went back to see it again) of my most favorite experiences of seeing a Broadway show. The acting (Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney, Lois Smith, Sally Murphy) was phenomenal. Amazing ensemble cast. Wonderful direction, set design, lighting, etc. The final sequence with Rose of Shar'n breast feeding the dying man in the barn knocked my socks off with one of the slowest fades to black ever! It made me (and the entire audience) leap to its feet.

Fortunately, PBS recorded this Tony-winning production, but on the same note, it's unfortunate that the direction of the televised version lost a lot of the magic of seeing it live. The way it was shot, you couldn't see the set and how cleverly it was designed.

Oh, one more completely overrated show...
SUNSET BOULEVARD (also known as "The Worst BEST MUSICAL Ever!)

[Justin D]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 8:39am

RENT

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 8:46am

Spamalot
The Producers
RENT
Cats
The Phantom of the Opera