Bad song / Good show — Page 2

I don't like "Agony" number one or "Agony" number two. I could do without them. Neither prince is really admirable or likable so why we have to watch them sing for a full six minutes (combined) is beyond me.

CATSNYRevival- I agree with you. I could do without "Agony." Particularly in the most recent revival with the insufferable Greg Edelman...then again I could have done without that entire production.

As for 11 O'clock number...I'm not sure that my definition is correct but I think that "Last Midnight" is tor de force for anyone playing that role. Has anyone heard Billy Porter sing this?

Cinderella Darling from H2$- After hearing this on the OBCR I realized why it was cut from the revival.

Ribbons Down My Back from Hello Dolly!- I understand the need for a number at that point in the the show, but this just never worked for me.

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"An Ordinary Couple" (were the Captain and Maria ever ordinary?)- "The Sound of Music"
"Hand For The Hog" - "Big River"

"Sorry-Grateful" is a truly great portrait of the confusion of the woes and joys of marraige. It is by no means a bad song in my opinion.

"Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" is interpolated into THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE. It was NOT written for that show, but rather is a popular song written for the 1910 operetta NAUGHTY MARIETTA with music by Victor Herbert and lyrics by Rida Johnson Young. I understand why you might think it doesn't fit THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, but personally I would object to judging it based on its presentation in MILLIE because that is not how the original authors intended it and it is among songs specifically written for audiences of today. I think "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" is a great song and is the very least of the show's problems.