Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?

[JPB]

Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#0

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]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#1

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.

[Unknown User]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#2

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

Passion

[Amneris]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#3

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

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

[Mister Matt]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#4

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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[Amneris]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#5

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]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#6

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

Titanic.

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[Dollypop]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#7

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

HALLELUJAH BABY!

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[magruder]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#8

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

Chorus Line? Chorus Line received ecstatic raves.

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[wickedfan]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#9

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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[Chloe]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#10

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

Aida got lousy reviews and won several Tonys.

[Plum]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#11

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]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#12

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

Um, Wicked and Millie got mixed reviews.

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[Plum]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#13

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]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#14

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.

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[DAME]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#15

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

EVITA got panned.

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[Plum]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#16

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

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

[bronxboundexpress]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#17

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

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

[spiderdj82]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#18

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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[Mr. Tuttle]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#19

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

"..also, A Chorus Line"

one of the funniest things I've seen.

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[KarenNYC]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#20

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

Les Misérables?

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[Albin]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#21

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]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#22

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.

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[Plum]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#23

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]

re: Did any shows with bad reviews win Tony's?#24

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!

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