Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#1
Posted: 3/30/19 at 11:09pm
Whizzer (and those who have seen them all):
I can get to NYC this summer, but wont be able to see all of this year's April opening musicals in the time I have. Can you put them in 'ranking order', top to bottom.
Here's the list I've got (in alpha order)
Beetlejuice, Hadestown, Oklahoma, Tootsie
THANKS
mike
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#2
Posted: 3/30/19 at 11:41pm
Hadestown
Tootsie
Oklahoma
Beetlejuice
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#3
Posted: 3/30/19 at 11:43pm
I say the same as bjh, except I would space them differently...
Hadestown
Tootsie
Oklahoma
Beetlejuice
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#4
Posted: 3/31/19 at 12:00am
• HADESTOWN
• OKLAHOMA
• BE MORE CHILL
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Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#5
Posted: 3/31/19 at 12:35am
ThreeSentencesOnly said: "
• HADESTOWN
• OKLAHOMA
• BE MORE CHILL"
You just joined and based on all your posts, 90% of the people on these board already find you ridiculously obnoxious. Chill out dude
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#6
Posted: 3/31/19 at 1:56am
ThreeSentencesOnly said: "• BE MORE CHILL"
Not sure how that is a show opening in April, which is what is being ranked?
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#7
Posted: 3/31/19 at 1:57pm
Finally, we get an expert opinion.
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#8
Posted: 3/31/19 at 2:15pm
getupngo said: "You just joined and based on all your posts, 90% of the people on these board already find you ridiculously obnoxious. Chill out dude"
Only 90%? You’re being too kind.
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#9
Posted: 3/31/19 at 2:15pmWhat we need is an expert opinion from an expert, whether he exists or not. Now, on the other hand, if one could consult Voltaire...
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#10
Posted: 3/31/19 at 3:51pm
getupngo said: "ThreeSentencesOnly said: "
You just joined and based on all your posts,90% of the people on these board already find you ridiculously obnoxious. Chill out dude"
• 'I'd rather be nine people's favorite thing
• than a hundred people's ninth favorite thing
• thanks for your feedback, getupngo
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#11
Posted: 3/31/19 at 4:13pm
"What we need is an expert opinion from an expert, whether he exists or not. Now, on the other hand, if one could consult Voltaire..."
Well, we've always considered you our own Countess Aurelia...
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#12
Posted: 3/31/19 at 4:48pm
ThreeSentencesOnly said: "• 'I'd rather be nine people's favorite thing"
That seems very optimistic.
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Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#13
Posted: 3/31/19 at 7:33pm
dmwnc1959 said: "getupngo said: "You just joined and based on all your posts, 90% of the people on these board already find you ridiculously obnoxious. Chill out dude"
Only90%? You’re being too kind.
"
LOL 
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#14
Posted: 4/1/19 at 12:35pm
The spacing on Beetlejuice may have to be amended because of the serious rewrites that are happening as we speak. But I do agree that it belongs on the bottom of the list.
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#15
Posted: 4/1/19 at 12:48pm
j.garcia said: "The spacing on Beetlejuice may have to be amended because of the serious rewrites that are happening as we speak. But I do agree that it belongs on the bottom of the list."
Well, they were redoing it after DC, and in a pre-Broadway workshop, too, and none of those seemed to move the needle all that much so far...
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#16
Posted: 4/1/19 at 1:16pm
haterobics said: "j.garcia said: "The spacing on Beetlejuice may have to be amended because of the serious rewrites that are happening as we speak. But I do agree that it belongs on the bottom of the list."
Well, they were redoing it after DC, and in a pre-Broadway workshop, too, and none of those seemed to move the needle all that much so far..."
Exactly
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#17
Posted: 4/1/19 at 1:52pm
Hadestown is the event this season. The other shows will be gone in a year or so, Hadestown is going to blow up. It will be the Dear Evan Hansen/Hamilton of this season. See it now with the original cast while you can still get tickets and before they raise their prices.
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#18
Posted: 4/1/19 at 2:24pm
No love for The Prom, Whizzer? Just curious. Cant say Ive seen all the musicals this season, only that and Pretty Woman. But I must say, The Prom may be the most heartwarming thing Ive seen on stage. Ive never felt so genuinely happy after seeing a show!!! Had too much fun, was surprised not see it on your list.
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#19
Posted: 4/1/19 at 2:32pm
Mike, the OP only asked for the four shows listed to be ranked.
Out of the 11 new musicals this season, I would place The Prom at #3.
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#20
Posted: 4/1/19 at 2:54pm
Hamilfan2 said: "Hadestown is the event this season. The other shows will be gone in a year or so, Hadestown is going to blow up. It will be the Dear Evan Hansen/Hamilton of this season. See it now with the original cast while you can still get tickets and before they raise their prices."
Yeah -- and I remember hearing those same words from the Great Comet stans. I predict Hadestown will have a similar trajectory. A small, yet fervent group of followers who see the show 3x a week -- but little interest from the average theatregoer and no interest from the tourist market.
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#21
Posted: 4/1/19 at 3:30pm
JSquared2 said: "Yeah -- and I remember hearing those same words from the Great Comet stans. I predict Hadestown will have a similar trajectory. A small, yet fervent group of followers who see the show 3x a week -- but little interest from the average theatregoer and no interest from the tourist market."
I disagree. Hadestown has an extremely accessible, mass-appeal score, and Comet did not. That will make a huge difference in word of mouth among your average theatregoer. Other than the Rachel Chavkin connection (and I guess Amber Grey), I'm not sure why these two shows keep ending up in the same sentence. They're so, so different to me.
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#22
Posted: 4/1/19 at 3:42pm
JudyDenmark said: "
I disagree. Hadestown has anextremelyaccessible, mass-appeal score, and Comet did not. That will make a huge difference in word of mouth among your average theatregoer.Other than the Rachel Chavkin connection (and I guess Amber Grey), I'm not sure why these two shows keep ending up in the same sentence. They're so, so different to me."
I second this. Comet was cool..but during a lot of it I had no idea what was going on. This show actually has a story thats pretty easy to follow and can cross-over between theatrical stans and just a casual theatre-goer like Hamilton does.
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#23
Posted: 4/1/19 at 4:04pm
WhizzerMarvin said: "Mike, the OP only asked for the four shows listed to be ranked.
Out of the 11 new musicals this season, I would place The Prom at #3. "
So your new musical ranking would be Hadestown, Tootsie, and The Prom - in that order? Where would the revivals fall?
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#24
Posted: 4/1/19 at 4:37pm
JSquared2 said: "I predict Hadestown will have a similar trajectory. A small, yet fervent group of followers who see the show 3x a week -- but little interest from the average theatregoer and no interest from the tourist market."
The stans are working on overdrive then, since I can't even book a single seat for the date I was coming to NYC.
Dear Whizzer -- Ranking this Year's Upcoming Musicals#25
Posted: 4/1/19 at 4:40pm
Yes, I would rank them
1. Hadestown
2. Tootsie
3. The Prom
If I could make the rules, these are the only three shows I would nominate for Best Musical. I don’t think any of the others are worthy of nomination. If I kept ranking down:
4. The Cher Show
5. Ain’t Too Proud
6. Head Over Heels
7. Beetlejuice
8. Pretty Woman
9. Be More Chill
10. King Kong
11. Gettin’ the Band Back Together
I would insert Kiss Me, Kate in the HOH area and Oklahoma!, well that one kind of defies ranking. Though I had some pretty big issues with it, the craft and actors make it something everyone should see and decide for themselves.
If people are coming to NY for a trip and only have time for four musicals, I would suggest Hadestown, Tootsie, Prom and Oklahoma. If they can add in plays/swap out for plays, then What the Constitution Means to Me and would be top contenders; Choir Boy was my favorite show of the year though, play or musical, and Jeremy Pope gave EASILY my favorite performance. (I’m excited to see Ink, as I heard good things.)
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