Boring Shows- Page 3

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 6/28/10 at 7:44pm

I find some of these responses frightening.

[jo]

Posted: 6/28/10 at 8:51pm

CATS - actually it had a very good musical score ( and very witty lyrics, courtesy of the original source ), excellent choreography, very good dancing and singing cast...but it was too long a show for basically the same thing over and over again. As if the Jellicle Ball went on forever!

But I don't mind listening to the score once in a while.

Btw, the show will be reprised here in Manila with Lea Salonga singing Memory, but I am not interested to see it again.

THE LION KING - the first 15 minutes were very entertaining ( and awesome visuals) but the whole show dragged for me. Same comments for TARZAN.



Updated On: 6/28/10 at 08:51 PM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/28/10 at 8:53pm

The Lion King
A Touch of the Poet ('06 Roundabout)
Rock N' Roll
Coast Of Utopia

All of the above were excruciating theatrical experiences.

[Scott Briefer]

Posted: 6/28/10 at 8:57pm

of the current shows...

Mama Mia

[doombuggy25]

Posted: 6/28/10 at 8:57pm

The Lion King (loved it 10 years ago, revisited it recently and was trying to commit suicide by the end)

The Fantasticks (though parts were charming, I was just dead I was so bored)

Mystery of Edwin Drood

[GlindatheGood22]

Posted: 6/28/10 at 8:59pm

Thought of another. My best friend's cousin is in the current JCS tour, so I kinda felt like I had to go see it with her. It was horrifically dull.

And I agree about Cats being scary. I had a fifth row aisle seat and was tempted to pull my legs up onto my chair because the freaking things kept coming down the aisle. I'm seventeen.

[nmartin]

Posted: 6/28/10 at 9:05pm

Cats
Phantom
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Legs Diamond

[broadwayjim42]

Posted: 6/28/10 at 9:10pm

The Lion King.

I'm a broken record on this, but after an amazing first ten minutes with "Circle of Life," the rest was two and half hours of unrelenting tedium. I still don't think my son's completely forgiven me for dragging him and his sister (who actually liked it) to it.

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 6/28/10 at 9:12pm

Our Town...gosh it was painful
Cats (the beginning and ending were fine...Jenny to Mr. Mistoffelees boring as hell)

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 6/28/10 at 10:41pm

Exit the King. I went downstairs at intermission and looked out the door to the street, and I was so tempted to leave but I sat through the even worse second act. It just wasn't my kind of humor.

Wicked got very boring too.

Burn The Floor had me in and out of daydreaming.

[alliez92092]

Posted: 6/28/10 at 10:44pm

Many, but the one that jumps out at me is Million Dollar Quartet. I thought there was something wrong with me when the whole audience was up and dancing, and I was sitting there half asleep.

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 6/28/10 at 10:55pm

You know, Cats has never bored me... not at all. The recent non-eq production was, to me, the least boring production I've seen, but that might be because I saw it in an outdoor theatre on a picnic blanket with fireflies everywhere and delicious ice cream in front of me. I feel like every single character is doing fascinating things the whole time, and the pirate sequence was actually my favorite part besides the opening number and Mister Mistoffelees.

Lion King also didn't bore me. I don't think any show where the actors were playing animals ever did, except Children of Eden a little bit.

Updated On: 6/28/10 at 10:55 PM

[PReeves2]

Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:05pm

Memphis
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Million Dollar Quartet

[sally1112]

Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:06pm

I understand that opinions differ, and that is what makes the world go round, but I just can't wrap my brain around anyone saying Next to Normal is boring, or the person who included Next to Normal in a list of shows that doesn't have a sense of humor about itself. The show is an inch away from being a black comedy.

With that said, I will join those in saying The Lion King is a bore fest!

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:08pm

I'm with munkustrap...

And, fashion guru, what production of OUR TOWN? Cromer's or another?

[strummergirl]

Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:10pm

The Lion King
Wicked is really boring in certain parts
Dr. Doolittle on tour- I felt bad for Tommy Tune, terrible show and a near empty theater, and it was the first time I ever contemplated leaving a show.
National Tour of Movin' Out

[backwoodsbarbie]

Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:11pm

Billy Elliot

[AwesomeDanny]

Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:22pm

Pacific Overtures
Good Vibrations
The first time I saw Sunday, I thought it was incredibly boring, but after that, I loved it.

[zamedy]

Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:26pm

Phantom
Movin' Out (Besides being bored, I was totally confused and lost the entire time).

[PReeves2]

Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:44pm

yeah, movin out was difficult for those who couldn't multi task.

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 6/29/10 at 12:29am

Theatrekid, I was a local production. Hated it. Thought of leaving. Saw another production, still thought it was boring, although did enjoy the final scene. I also read the play, and just found it dry. I think its the text and the story I find boring. I would like to see the current production in New York, trying to figure out if its such I haven't seen a production that gives the play justice.

[DRSisLove]

Posted: 6/29/10 at 12:47am

Only show I ever fell asleep at was "The Fantasticks." Easily the worst thing I've seen in New York.

The worst show I have ever seen was "Blood Brothers" in London, but that was far from boring. I was actually laughing so hard the entire show.

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 6/29/10 at 1:29am

The Lion King: A stunning opening ten minutes, than two hours of pure boredom.

reNt: A half written show, where every one screamed for two hours.

Blood Brothers: My hatred for this show runs deep. I cared about no one on that stage and wanted everyone dead in the first ten minutes!... Hated Hated Hated Hated it!

[camncal]

Posted: 6/29/10 at 1:31am

Minsky's....i wanted to slit my wrist.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 6/29/10 at 2:05am

My two top boring shows with an honorable mention:

Lion King (after Circle of Life)
Spring Awakening (so wanted to leave at intermission but stayed due to the person I was with)

Next to Normal (surfacy crap disguised as deep meaningfulness)