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Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Fordham2015
Broadway Star Joined: 4/3/17
#25Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 7:05pm
Paramour- terrible book, terrible score, pointless acrobatics including a neverending finale, and the worst rhyme I've ever heard in a Broadway musical:
"We're in a tangle/It's a love triangle/Cause three is one too many"
#26Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 7:32pm
Having seen hundreds of shows in my lifetime, hands down the worst of them all... Enron.
Updated On: 12/22/19 at 07:32 PM
#27Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 7:41pmPutting in my nomination for The Parisian Woman. Oof.
#29Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 8:03pm
King Lear Glenda Jackson caused me to think that Shakespeare was an awful playwright. Lightning Thief had me leave at intermission. Hated Farinelli. Don't agree with others choices of If/Then, Mullinger, Beetlejuice or Amazing Grace. Slave Play pissed me off with its anti-white "taking up too much space" stance.
Updated On: 12/22/19 at 08:03 PM
mpkie
Broadway Star Joined: 6/21/15
#30Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 8:08pm
There's so much bad ****, BEETLEJUICE has no business being on there. Yes I'm biased but the masses are with me on this one-- it's delightful
The list of truly joyless shows of the last 5 years (when I started attending bway) is long but my vote goes to BE MORE CHILL.
Worst play has got to be The Cherry Orchard though. So dreadful.
Maybe that is the worst because I'd rather sit through BMC again instead of The Cherry Orchard.
Hairspray0901
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/29/08
#31Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 8:08pmI’m going to add in “American Psycho”. I thought that show was absolutely awful.
Broadway Joe
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/10
#32Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 9:04pm
showchoirguy said: "The Anarchist. Periodt."
Same. Nothing even comes close for me and I've basically seen everything that's opened on Broadway in the past decade minus a handful of shows.
#33Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 9:07pm
Disaster & Wonderland were really bad. Charlie & the Chocolate Factory was a gigantic disappointment. How is Lightning Thief not a poll option? Beetlejuice doesn't belong in that poll. Spiderman likely wins due to its somewhat long run, but it wasn't all that bad. Most of the shows listed I didn't see as I was given warnings by several friends.
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Lifesmellsweird
Understudy Joined: 11/28/18
#34Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 9:21pm
VernonGersch said: "it wasn't on Broadway but...the Diana DeGarmo/Ace Young production of JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAST was truly the worst thing I have ever seen. "
Oof it was brutal.
#36Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 10:10pm
Surprised to see "Summer: The Donna Summer Musical" was no listed, but it still got my write-in vote. As a lifelong fan of Summer, this was an insult to her legendary career. She deserved much better, in every sense of the word.
BroadwayMarley
Chorus Member Joined: 5/25/19
wolfwriter
Featured Actor Joined: 3/16/15
#38Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 11:08pm
Worst: The Testament Of Mary
Honorable Mention:
The Velocity of Autumn
The Cherry Orchard
Gary: A Sequel To Titus Andronicus
Beetlejuice
Linda Vista
Impossible2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/31/18
#39Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 11:41pm
I liked The Cherry Orchard, but then I’ve never seen another production of it to compare it to. I liked the play itself though.
I really disliked War Paint and I absolutely hated Fun Home, Falsettos and Caroline or Change. I think I hated Falsettos the most though.
#40Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 11:48pmI’m going to be positive and shout out my appreciation for Spider-Man, Wonderland, Scandalous, Bullets Over Broadway, Amazing Grace, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Beetlejuice.
magictodo123
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/18/19
#41Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/23/19 at 7:38am
quizking101 said: "Considering the cult hit it’s become, I’m surprised BEETLEJUICE is on the list
I picked SCANDALOUS"
I was also confused when I saw that!
magictodo123
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/18/19
#42Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/23/19 at 7:42am
Not on the list but I'll second War Paint, and looking it up I confirmed that the production of "It's A Bird, It's a plane..." that I saw was in the last decade (2013)--my grandmother and I walked out at intermission.
pg1287
Chorus Member Joined: 5/23/16
#43Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/23/19 at 7:46am
Luckily Broadway was spared, but the US Tour of The Bodyguard deserves a mention.
Broadway Buddy
Stand-by Joined: 5/9/19
#44Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/23/19 at 7:49amOh yeah! I forgot about Charlie! I thought the cast was okay (except for Borle. He can nail any role in the history of theatre) but it was a huge disappointment. Being 12 at the time, I thought it was good (still not great), but I still remember it now at 15, and being like “it was terrible”
#45Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/23/19 at 8:45am
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#46Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/23/19 at 9:18am
The Testament of Mary
Doctor Zhivago
The Crucible
Those should be included in your poll.
Why is Beetlejuice an option?
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
SouthernCakes
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/19
#47Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/23/19 at 9:42am
Junk.
Getting the Band Back Together.
Most recently: Jagged Little Pill. I’ve never wanted to leave a show at intermission, but oof, I really had to resist leaving at this one.
#48Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/23/19 at 10:12am
I voted for "The Performers", one of the most pointless comedies I've ever seen. The audience was even more vile. My second choice on the list would be "Jekyll & Hyde" which I call "Heckle & Jekyll & Hide". I enjoyed so many of these flops for different reasons. No love lost for me for Kathy Lee Gifford, but I had sympathy for Carolee Carmello for "Scandalous" and was thrilled she got nominated. "Tuck Everlasting" isn't listed, but I had hoped she'd get a Featured Actress nomination. "Baby It's You" is just nostalgic fun, but all of the audience singing along was distracting. I wanted to hear Beth Leavel and the other performers, and had to strain to hear them. I didn't hate "Amelie", but thought it should have been Off Broadway. "Spider Man" is way up high, but I didn't choose it because I thought it was hysterically camp. (I saw it in the lengthy preview period and didn't go back to see the revisions.) "Disaster" was a night of fun, but I'm glad I got a last minute rush ticket rather than pay at TKTS or use one of the online discount sites. "Bullets Over Broadway" is disappointing only because it's one of my favorite movies, but it suffered from a weak book, not a terrific cast. I'll always remember Marin Mazzie's entrance....One of the greatest memories of the decade!
One Grecian Ern
gibsons2
Broadway Star Joined: 8/26/19
#49Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/23/19 at 12:50pm
I haven't seen hundreds of shows since I've been a theater fan since 2014 only (I've seen around 50 in 5 years), but the absolute worst has to be the Cats revival. I've failed to understand what was the point of this show, what was the story. They kept singing Memories several times during the show and the rest of the score just remained unmemorable for me. I've never see anyone leaving the theater during and BEFORE the intermission. I had to watch the whole thing because my daughter (who was 8 at that time) refused to leave. At the end I left the theater disappointed and embarrassed because of how bad the show was.
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