Broadway Season 03-04, Who should get kicked off?

This past year has been filled with great and pitiful shows.

Who do you think should stay in the spotlight and
who should get kicked out the stage door?

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I wonder how long Wicked and Avenue Q will be on Broadway.

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AQ could be revised in a few years to keep it freash. I SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO agree on what you said about WICKED!

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No I think if you want to relate "Wicked" to anything it would have to be something like "The Lion King". I think that fits it better just because it will be a show that is not known for it's incredible theatrical accomplishments but rather it's recordbreaking box office numbers. It will forever be a flashy touristy show and Phantom and Les Miz are more than that.

I dont think Cara was referring to WICKED as a visual show. She was comparing the ticket sales of the two.

She says "I think that fits it better just because it will be a show that is not known for it's incredible theatrical accomplishments but rather it's recordbreaking box office numbers."

The Lion King will be running for a long time. This is not the best show on Broadway IMHO. Yet, it will continue to run because it is a kid friendly show, and a major tourist show. Les Mis and POTO on the other hand have more substance to it. WICKED fits more into the "The Lion King" catagory. It is a major tourist show and people bring their kids to it. Its a touching story, but it doesnt have alot of substance to it. Read the book, THATS where the substance is.

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It'll depend if the show can keep playing to fully-packed houses. It has a rediculously high running cost.

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Wicked stays.
Bombay Dreams goes.

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I was in the middle of responding to this when my wonderful computer shut itself off so I'll try it again...

I think TGITF got my point...I never said that it was a visual show or anything about the sets. I was referring to it's ability to continue it's run financially. I think there are many components that make it a flashy marketable show but that doesn't include an incredible script or score. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed myself when I saw Wicked I just don't think it has the obvious substance that others contain.

didn't oldest living confederate widow close on opening night?

It'll be interesting to see if Wicked will be able to sustain it's current box office totals. The Gershwin is incredibly hard to fill... not many shows last very long there... besides Riverdance, no show has lasted longer than a year there in the past few decades... and Riverdance had alot of name recognition going for it for the tourists.

Wicked is interesting... I haven't found many people who liked the show in the theatre without first hearing the cast recording or a demo, etc. Much like The Secret Garden, this show seems to benefit from it's cast recording despite it's lackluster lyrics and simply decent music. Now that the original leads are trickling out, it'll be interesting to see how the show fares.

My favorite quote from a critic about the performances, which are lauded by the fans of the show, but-with the exception of Brantley-failed to blow away many critics is:

"Kristen Chenowith is as cute as a button, but makes you wish for a zipper." -John Simon

HA HA HA HA HA HA... Hope her replacement has a less obvious spin on the character... I doubt I'll ever find out as I don't plan on attending the show again... even if it's still free.

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Idina on the CD is nothing that special. Idina on stage is something unparalelled. I think the lyrics of Wicked are it's strongest asset other than Kristin and Idina (I haven't seen it since Jennifer, so I wouldn't know about her). They are incredibly meaningful, full of social commentary, and extremely touching. The music is some of the best that I've ever heard, and everytime I listen to the CD, I like it even better.

Wicked will last much, much longer than Avenue Q. Avenue Q is NOT a family musical, while Wicked definitley is. People also know that Wicked deserved to win the Tony, so it will get more attention. I mean it already won like 4 or 5 awards for Best Musical.

Wicked will be on Broadway for at least 10-15 years. It has great staying power.

Avenue Q will probably stay for 5-10 years. It was a great show, dont get me wrong, but families arent rushing to see it like they are with Wicked.

Idina Menzel must have the charisma of ten women. I've listened to her in Rent, listened to her in The Wild Party, and listened to her in Wicked, and came away unimpressed every time. I kind of want to see Wicked just to solve the mystery of why she has such a big following.

I have a question... If Kerry gets elected in November (please God!) will they change the line in Avenue Q "Bush is only for now!"??