BEST and WORST shows of 2014: What do you think?- Page 3

[ThatMezzoGirl]

Posted: 12/8/14 at 5:59am

Hurt Locker the Musical LOL

LOVED
Cabaret
If/Then
Here Lies Love
Sideshow
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Bullets Over Broadway (with exception to the ending)

MEH
Aladdin
Violet
Les Mis
Beautiful


Updated On: 3/11/15 at 05:59 AM

[decotodd]

Posted: 12/8/14 at 5:39pm

LOVED:
Bridges
Gentleman's Guide
Side Show
Curious Incident
Pippin


LOATHED:
Once
Disaster! the musical

VERY MUCH ENJOYED:
It's Only a Play
Buyer & Cellar
Mothers & Sons
Cabaret (Williams edition)

MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE IN FLAWED SHOW:
-- Beautiful (JM is so vulnerable and engaging and I wanted to love; but that book is paint-by-numbers bio; also didn't feel the need see full-length production numbers in act 1 when a montage of hits would accomplish same without feel of PBS pledge drive)
-- Hedwig (NPH was great, but disappointed in a show I had never seen previously)

MEH:
- Elephant Man (admired more than enjoyed)
- On the Town (wanted to fast forward thru all of the unfunny, forced schtick of the book scenes to get to the musical numbers)
- Country House
- Commons of Pensacola (sorry Blythe! it was a double header)





Updated On: 12/8/14 at 05:39 PM

[macnyc]

Posted: 12/10/14 at 6:07pm

Charles Isherwood's top 10 of the year starts off with Father Comes Home From the Wars, Parts 1, 2 and 3:


Isherwood's Top 10 of 2014

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 12/10/14 at 6:09pm

That was a brilliant show, loved everything about it.

[macnyc]

Posted: 12/10/14 at 6:10pm

Brantley's list has Appropriate and An Octoon on top. (However, his list is not in any particular order.)


Brantley's Top 10 of 2014

[Ravzie]

Posted: 12/11/14 at 3:59pm

I haven't been able to see many, but I really really loved Hedwig and really liked Kinky Boots.

[newintown]

Posted: 12/11/14 at 4:17pm

I unreservedly liked Hand To God, Gentleman's Guide, Curious Incident, The Tribute Artist, and After Midnight in calendar year 2014. That's all I can say. But I saw less than usual this year, too, I think.

[valeposh]

Posted: 12/11/14 at 5:45pm

I don't live in NY, so I have limited access. But, for what I saw:
Loved:
Bridges
Gentleman's Guide
All The Way
YCTIWY


Liked:
Twelfth Night
700 Sundays
Glass Menagerie


Meh:
If/Then (Idina is amazing, but the story isn't)

Will still see in 2014: Curious Incident, Honeymoon in Vegas, two more shows to be defined.

[Robbie2]

Posted: 12/12/14 at 1:15am

BEST:
Gentlemen's Guide
Lady Day
Hedwig
On The Town
Side Show
Curious Incident of the Dog...
Hand to God
Fun Home

WORST:
Les Mis
Bullets Over Broadway
If/Then
Violet
Rocky
Motown
Cinderella
Last Ship

Updated On: 12/12/14 at 01:15 AM

[macnyc]

Posted: 12/12/14 at 4:07pm

I like the Entertainment Weekly list! Lots of my favorites are represented.

Hedwig is No. 1!


Entertainment Weekly's Top 10 Stage Shows of 2014 Updated On: 12/12/14 at 04:07 PM

[cbcgirl4life]

Posted: 12/12/14 at 7:07pm

LOVED:
VIOLET
CINDERELLA (LAURA OSNES + SANTINO FONTANA)
ALADDIN
CURIOUS INCIDENT
HONEYMOON IN VEGAS
ON THE TOWN
MATILDA

NOT AS GOOD:
NEWSIES (NOT AS IMPRESSED THE SECOND TIME AROUND)
ONCE (NT)
THREEPENNY OPERA (ATLANTIC THEATRE COMPANY)
IT'S ONLY A PLAY

[avyrocks]

Posted: 12/12/14 at 7:23pm

^ WTF is with the all caps?

[ThorouglyModern2]

Posted: 12/13/14 at 8:26pm

Im surprised nobody has yet mentioned City of Conversation yet. That and Cabaret were my two faves of the year.

Least favorite was Fly By Night.

Most bizarre was Sleep No More. Still dont know what to make of that one!

Outside of nyc, the reimagining of Les Mis in Dallas was amazing. Deserves to be on Broadway.

[theatregeek6]

Posted: 12/13/14 at 9:52pm

Favorites:

Lady Day. Just standout.
Side show - great production
Honeymoon in Vegas - fun with a great score
Hedwig (Rannells)
Heathers (liked the score)

Didn't love:
It's only a play
Much of Rocky (but lived Andy Karl and Margot Seibert)

[wdwfreak]

Posted: 12/13/14 at 11:06pm

Loved:
Bridges of Madison County
Hedwig & the Angry Inch
On the Town
Heathers
Casa Valentina
Cabaret
The Cripple of Inishmaan
Lady Day

Liked
If/Then w/ Jackie
Of Mice & Men
Mothers and sons
The Country House
You Can't Take It With You

Hated
If/Then w/ Idina
Rocky
Bullets Over Broadway
Holler If Ya Hear Me
It's Only A Play
The Real Thing
The Last Ship

[Susanswerphone]

Posted: 12/14/14 at 1:18am

I agree City of Conversation was definitely one of the highlights of the year!
Also liked:
Gentleman's Guide...
Side Show
Act One
YCTIWY
Casa Valentina
Between Riverside and Crazy
I Remember Mama
The Fortress of Solitude
Meh:
On the Town
Mothers and Sons
Lips Together, Teeth Apart (exception: the extraordinary Tracee Chimo)
Outside Mullingar
Ugh!:
Annapurna
When We Were Young and Unafraid
The Commons of Pensacola
The Country House
The Realistic Joneses

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 12/14/14 at 11:12pm

Great to see Heathers on so many favourite lists, though if Jordan was to be believed everybody hated that show.

[peacelovemagic1]

Posted: 12/15/14 at 5:20am

Loved:
On The Town
Here Lies Love
Curious Incident
Cabaret
Hedwig
Bridges

Just okay:
Heathers

[Plannietink08]

Posted: 12/21/14 at 2:27am

Stephen Ward was definitely the worst show I saw in 2014 (not Broadway, I know but still.)

Never have I felt so bad for actors involved.

Nothing in the show worked. The music was pointless and dull. The acting was bad. The sets barely existed - thank GOD it closed.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 12/21/14 at 3:01am

I'm shocked to see that a critic or really, anyone thought that Violet was one of the best shows of the year.

[NewYorkTheater]

Posted: 12/21/14 at 8:02pm

A list of the lists (with links) by the critics from the NY Times, Time Out NY, Daily News, AP, etc
Top 10 lists of Top 10 Theater 2014

[VernonGersch]

Posted: 12/27/14 at 9:55pm

LOVED
Here Lies Love
Fun Home
Beautiful
Pippin - National Tour with Andrea Martin
Cripple Of Inishman
Constellations
This Is Our Youth - Stepenwolf

LIKED
Casa Valentina
Gentlemen's Guide To Love & Murder
It's Only A Play
The Country House
The Last Ship

MEH
On The Town
Bullets Over Broadway
We Will Rock You

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 12/27/14 at 10:35pm

Loved:
-Beautiful
-Lady Day
-Cabaret (saw it with Williams and Stone)
-Curious Incident
-Side Show
-Violet

Meh
-Bullets
-Rocky
-After Midnight
-Les Mis

Hated
-Heathers
-Big Fish (I know it closed in December 2013, but its stank was still there in January)

[stevenycguy]

Posted: 12/27/14 at 11:34pm

LOVED:
Our Lady of Kibeho
Mothers and Sons
After Midnight
Love Letters with Carol Burnett
Found
The Village Bike
Dinner with Friends @ Roundabout
On The Town
City of Conversation
Punk Rock
The Money Shot
The Long Shrift @ Rattlestick
American Hero @ 2ST Uptown/McGinn Cazale
The Open House @ Signature
Machinal

HATED:
Red Eye to Havre de Grace
Violet
Indian Ink
Holler if Ya Hear Me
Atomic @ Acorn Theater
A Particle of Dread/Oedipus Variations
Pitbulls @ Rattlestick
Appropriate @ Signature

[After Eight]

Posted: 12/28/14 at 6:20pm

The three best shows I saw this year were revivals of works of yesteryear: I Remember Mama, The Fatal Weakness, and Little Mary Sunshine. All three triggered the magical sensations of wonderment and joy that theatregoing in the good old days bestowed upon us on a regular basis. Long forgotten or dormant after 40+ years in the desert, these feelings came vividly back to life, like a sudden scent of May lilacs over a miasma. If only the bad guys hadn't come along to deprive us of sensations like that forever.

Of the new works, I found While I Yet Live and The Oldest Boy worthwhile.

The worst? There were so many bad ones, they're not even worth thinking about. Better to relegate them forever to the oblivion and ignominy they deserve.

Updated On: 12/28/14 at 06:20 PM