I think I'm going to go with Xanadu. I thought that was great and I really wasn't expecting it to turn out well.
I don't know what my worst was...Maybe a Catered Affair (but i dont know if that's really fair because catered affiar, little mermaid and young frankenstein had awkwardly short performances). I was a little let down that the highly built up RENT performance was more of an inspirational talk than a musical performance but it was still good i guess.
Gypsy was handsdown my fave. And as for worst Im going to have to go for cry-baby. I couldnt put my finger on it but it just didnt seem to flow or something...and the fact that it maybe isnt that good didnt help either =]
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I didn't think any of the performances were bad. Some better than some, but none of them were horrible. My favorite to be honest was Xanadu. My least favorite was Passing Strange... then Little Mermaid... I'm just tired of hearing "Part of Your World".
Broadway Shows I've Seen: Hairspray, Chicago, Little Shop of Horrors (2003), The Wedding Singer, Spamalot, Riverdance, Rent, Beauty and the Beast, Spring Awakening, Wicked, Legally Blonde, Phantom of the Opera, Sweet Charity (revival), Drowsy Chaperone, The Lion King, Dreamgirls(2010 Tour).
worst: gypsy, grease, sunday in the park with george, lion king, young frankenstein,crybaby,xandau.
middle: rent was rushed was nice to see the present and orginal broadway cast together. little mermaid..i know sierra can hit that last note. a catered affair would loved to see leslie's face, i am happy to see it soon.
Gypsy (standing ovation for Patti!) and Xanadu were the best performances!
Grease was atrocious, I really didn't like Cry Baby, I didn't "get" rent's or Passing Strange's performances. Little Mermaid, A Catered Affair and Young Frankenstein were all a mess!
Best: Gypsy had me in tears by the end, as did Sunday in the Park With George
Worst: Grease, tied with The Little Mermaid/A Catered Affair/Young Frankenstein. Grease looked like a BAD high school production. The others just proved why they weren't nominated in the first place.
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I love PS, but "Keys" should never be edited for time. It didn't represent the show very well. I think maybe even the performance on The View was better, which is unfortunate.
Forgot to include The Lion King & Rent, I'll rank all 13:
1. Gypsy 2. Young Frankenstein 3. In The Heights 4. The Lion King 5. Cry Baby 6. South Pacific 7. Xanadu 8. Passing Strange 9. The Little Mermaid 10. Rent 11. Sunday In The Park With George 12. A Catered Affair 13. Grease
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were there sound issues going on during certain parts of the show? i think at the end of "in the heights" all i could hear was mainly lin manuel's mic and the lion king sounded kind of strange too.
Worst: I'm sorry...Passing Strange. I love the CD, but that was quite possibly the worst choice for them. It was Stew screaming. No good.
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Patti's "Everything's Coming Up Roses" Lin & Co.'s In The Heights numbers The Rent reunion, esp. "Seasons Of Love"
Least Favorites: the screeching from Stew & Co. (no surprise there; headache inducing) And Faith Prince (very surprising - she was really dreadful IMO)
Least Favorite: Grease and Rent. I really expected a little more from Rent for some reason.
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The numbers from Xanadu, Gypsy, and The Lion King will probably sell tickets.
The Sunday... number, while lovely won't sell a single ticket. Ditto for the South Pacific number (not that it needs to worry...its 6 awards will make up for it).
The ITH number, which I loved in the theater, didn't work at all on television. Not sure why.
Best: South Pacific Worst: Gypsy or In the Heights OHH! and Passing Strange was just.... strange. that stew or whatever is name is looks like Mr. Potato head. Updated On: 6/16/08 at 12:06 AM