BROADWAY SECRETS: Wherein we confess our controversial opinions — Page 10

I enjoyed the 2003 "Gypsy" esp when Maureen Moore was on as Rose

I hated "Spring Awakening"

I prefer Elaine Paige's Eva over Patti's

"Sunset Blvd" is one of my fav shows.

I regret not seeing "Caroline or Change" I kept refusing to see it I saw the Toronto premire last year and was blown away.

I miss cast jackets. In the 80s and 90s you'd see cast members wear them all around the theatre district.

I don't understand how "contact" won best musical and Karen Ziemba won best featured.

"Aida" should of had a best musical nom

"The Wild Party" should of won w Toni as best actress (such an amazing performance) and Eartha as best supporting she was well there are no words.

Madonna is one of my favourite Evas. I think she sings a lot of it decently and acts it well, and as someone who knows a LOT about Eva Peron and has watched a LOT of documentary footage of her, I think she had her mannerisms down so well it's kind of scary. The only thing she really sucked at was "Don't Cry for Me Argentina."

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My secret is only positive:

Seeing so many fathers with their teenage kids (especially sons) at the Flea Market in September, bonding and often listening patiently about the virtues of this and that actress. So, so, so lovely.

Updated On: 1/1/14 at 09:46 PM

Nuckyblue--my dad ALWAYS took me to the flea market, because my mom gets scared in the city. I think he enjoys Broadway and theatre more than he would ever say aloud, but that was always the day he would express his love of it--he has a bigger window card collection in his garage that I do!! Flea market days have some of my favorite father-daughter memories. So I can definitely concur with what you said. :)

- I actually liked Spiderman and my kids and I still listen to the soundtrack everyday.

- I also liked the music from Bonnie & Clyde.

- I think Eden Espinosa was a better Elphaba than Idina Menzel and Megan Hilty was a better Glinda than Kristin Chenoweth.

- I think The Color Purple was better than Jersey Boys

- I think Wicked should've beat Avenue Q for best Musical

- I think In The Heights has been the best musical since Rent first appeared on Broadway.

I really liked Jessica Chastain in THE HEIRESS, possibly because I am the only person on the planet who didn't see Cherry Jones in the role.

^LOL! There is no denying that Sir Andrew is an extremely creative and talented man...and from an early age.
My confession is, the only ALW musical that I have never liked is Cats. I tried...really. I mean, I was a dancer. A friend from my hometown was in it. To me, it was just two hours of kitty aerobics.

riffing is annoying and messing up most singers mediocre voices

I think Emily Skinner put the death nail in Billy Elliot. She had no chemistry with anyone else in the cast. Her comic timing was completely off. Her accent was absolutely terrible. She sounded like she had a sock in her mouth most of the time.

As much as I was impressed by Bertie Carvel in Matilda, I actually loved Chris Hoch's performance more. Granted he was certainly influenced by the original - so I give credit where credit is due. But I was more emotionally involved and had more fun with Chris' performance than I was with Bertie.

Billy Porter should have won lead actor regardless. If he did not win, I would have voted for Stark. They are both lead actors in their shows. I would have been thrilled if Bertie and Gabe tied as best supporting actor - because to me there is no one in Matilda that is really a LEAD except Matilda. I don't really see Ms. Honey as a lead either.

I agree with the Tony's that KB should have won Best Musical. I am also happy it won best score..and it annoys the heck out of me when people say the only reason the score won is because it was Cyndi's fame.

While I now really LOVE my two Matilda CD's (London and OBC), it took a lot of listening and re-listening for me to get "into it". It's truly the more you hear it, the more you appreciate it. So I can understand why it did not win..it took a lot of effort for me to love it and I am not sure the majority of people care that much.

I really enjoyed the play A Time to Kill and was saddened it wasn't better received.

I would have loved to see/hear Stephanie J. Block as Elphaba in the original cast of Wicked - as she would have been had she had a "name" back then.

The Broadway production of RENT was the single most excruciating piece of theater I have ever sat through. The only reason it won all the awards was because of the death of its creator on opening night. Had that not happened, RENT would have been dismissed as the piece of garbage it is.

MATILDA, while not horrible, did not deserve the almost unanimous praise it received in NY. It does NOT live up to the hype. The Matildas did NOT deserve any special recognition last year at the Tonys --not with the kids from A CHRISTMAS STORY in the house.

A CHRISTMAS STORY should have won Best Musical last year. Also, John Bolton should have won Featured Actor and Johnny Rabe should have won Best Actor in a Musical.

Sandy Duncan is the best musical PETER PAN ever.

THE SECRET GARDEN has one of the most beautifully haunting scores ever.

BILLY ELLIOT is a great musical, but the music is not effective when taken out of the show, which is why I NEVER listen to the CD.

I should be able to purchase a video of any Broadway show I see as I leave the theater.

That is all.

Mikey, I suspect most shows would LOVE to have a DVD to sell to their patrons. I think it's been pretty well established that seeing a DVD doesn't deter live attendance any more than listening to the OBC recording does.

But the cost involved in making a decent video is enormous. Only the biggest hits could afford it, I suspect (based on working at a theater where this was discussed and the numbers were run--and that wasn't even in NYC!).

The OBC of Wicked is not my favorite cast, by far.

I adored the Addams Family, and thought it should have run longer, the same with The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

I have no interest in seeing Newsies or Cinderella.

I actually enjoyed Sutton in Anything Goes.

Jessie Mueller was robbed of the Tony in 2012.

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