Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?

[JPB]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 7:30pm

Being ignorant to the theatre world have any shows won the TOny after being trashed by the critics?

[Plum]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 7:42pm

Well, Sunset Boulevard didn't really have competition in 1995, and I don't think it got great reviews.

Posted: 10/25/04 at 7:44pm

Passion

[Amneris]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 7:47pm

didn't ragtime get some bad reviews and win awards?

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 7:52pm

Phantom of the Opera, Titanic and Passion all received mixed reviews, if memory serves.

[Amneris]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 8:23pm

also, A Chorus Line, and the original Chicago... 42nd original company would of been panned had it not been for Merrick cancelling press previews and Mr Champion dying. Thank you PBS lol i know facts now.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 8:51pm

Titanic.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 8:57pm

HALLELUJAH BABY!

[magruder]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 9:04pm

Chorus Line? Chorus Line received ecstatic raves.

[wickedfan]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 9:26pm

lso the original Chicago didn't win any awards because it was up against A Chorus Line. But, Evita got both mixed, raves, and pans and received around 6 or 7 awards including Best Musical.

[Chloe]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 10:14pm

Aida got lousy reviews and won several Tonys.

[Plum]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 10:22pm

Well, lots of musicals with bad reviews won Tonys. Hugh Jackman for Best Actor, anyone? The question was whether they won Best Musical Tonys.

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 10:22pm

Um, Wicked and Millie got mixed reviews.

[Plum]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 10:30pm

Once again, Wicked didn't win Best Musical. If we're going to talk about what musicals with bad reviews got one Tony or another, we'll be here forever.

Well, we've had more pointless threads before, I guess.

[bially082]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 10:57pm

If a show gets panned, then it's not likely to win a tony for best musical. It might win other awards though. Why do you ask.

I don't think Brooklyn will win it this year.

[DAME]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 11:13pm

EVITA got panned.

[Plum]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 11:14pm

Woah. Haven't seen you around in a while, DAME.

[bronxboundexpress]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 11:54pm

I wish I could kill the person who wrote the show PASSION!! AAAHHHH!!!

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 10/25/04 at 11:56pm

Um, what? I think PASSION is one of Sondheim's best. It is one of those "you have to see to understand it all" shows.

[Mr. Tuttle]

Posted: 10/26/04 at 12:14am

"..also, A Chorus Line"

one of the funniest things I've seen.

[KarenNYC]

Posted: 10/26/04 at 1:43am

Les Misérables?

[Albin]

Posted: 10/26/04 at 8:13am

The original La Cage wasn't trashed, but the general consensus was that Sunday in the Park w/ George was a better show, yet La Cage won the Tony for Best Musical, Score, Book,Director and others.

[WOSQ]

Posted: 10/26/04 at 9:58am

The Wiz got a very mixed bag of reviews and it was borrowed money and a dynamite commercial that put it over.

Evita
Cats
Titanic
Hallelujah Baby
Passion

All had a mixed-to-bad set of reviews. The last three lost money. Also those three seasons were very weak for musicals.

42nd Street did get a good set of reviews and A Chorus Line got some of the best reviews of the century.

The critics and intelligencia loved Sunday in the Park. However audiences hated it and so did a lot of the rank and file Tony voters.

[Plum]

Posted: 10/26/04 at 10:00am

If by "critics" you mean "Frank Rich pushed it for all it was worth," then yeah, all the critics loved Sunday in the Park With George.

[jmaclover]

Posted: 10/26/04 at 4:16pm

Yeah, Les Mis opened to terrible reviews;

"Boo hoo hoo, it's too dark, wahh wahh."
Critics are dumb!