#1
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?
Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?
#2
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.
#4
Posted: 10/25/04 at 7:47pm
didn't ragtime get some bad reviews and win awards?
#5
Posted: 10/25/04 at 7:52pm
Phantom of the Opera, Titanic and Passion all received mixed reviews, if memory serves.
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#6
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.
#7
Posted: 10/25/04 at 8:51pm
Titanic.
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#8
Posted: 10/25/04 at 8:57pm
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#9
Posted: 10/25/04 at 9:04pm
Chorus Line? Chorus Line received ecstatic raves.
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#10
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.
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#11
Posted: 10/25/04 at 10:14pm
Aida got lousy reviews and won several Tonys.
#12
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.
#13
Posted: 10/25/04 at 10:22pm
Um, Wicked and Millie got mixed reviews.
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#14
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.
Well, we've had more pointless threads before, I guess.
#15
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.
I don't think Brooklyn will win it this year.
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#16
Posted: 10/25/04 at 11:13pm
EVITA got panned.
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#17
Posted: 10/25/04 at 11:14pm
Woah. Haven't seen you around in a while, DAME.
#18
Posted: 10/25/04 at 11:54pm
I wish I could kill the person who wrote the show PASSION!! AAAHHHH!!!
#19
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.
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#20
Posted: 10/26/04 at 12:14am
"..also, A Chorus Line"
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one of the funniest things I've seen.
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#21
Posted: 10/26/04 at 1:43am
Les Misérables?
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#22
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.
#23
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.
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.
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#24
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.
#25
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!
"Boo hoo hoo, it's too dark, wahh wahh."
Critics are dumb!
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