Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

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Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 2:20pm

1. Angels in America
2. Rent
3. August: Osage County
4. Doubt
5. Jersey Boys
6. Fences
7. Glengarry Glen Ross
8. Avenue Q
9. The Heidi Chronicles
10. The Producers

#2

re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 2:25pm

Any such list that does not include Legally Blonde has absolutely zero credibility.

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#3

re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 2:27pm

JERSEY BOYS should be replaced with THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA.

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#4

re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 2:28pm

Jena Malone's bad NY accent was too annoying for me to enjoy Doubt. I wanted to leave at intermission, but I hadn't finished my drink yet.

#5

re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 2:30pm

Yay! Plays! Any list that remembers straight plays (particularly one that places 'Angels In America' above any musical ) is okay by me! ^_^

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re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 2:32pm

"I wanted to leave at intermission, but I hadn't finished my drink yet."

Ummm, did you actually see the show? DOUBT doesn't have an intermission.

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#7

re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 2:33pm

Good Vibrations?! Hello?!

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#8

re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 2:37pm

Wow. "Jersey Boys"? I don't think so.

#9

re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 2:37pm

Wow. This is not exactly the kind of list that comes into mind with Entertainment Weekly. Well done, EW, for once at least...

#10

re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 2:41pm

No PASSION, GREY GARDENS, GRAND HOTEL, PROOF, CAROLINE OR CHANGE??? Any list that picks shows like RENT, JERSEY BOYS, and THE PRODUCERS over these deserves no credibility.

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re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 2:46pm

It's so nice to see 'Angels' in the top spot!

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Dearest, how can this be so? You were dead, you know. - Candide

Oh my god, this show has everything! Half naked guys and girl on girl action! - [title of show]

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#12

re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 2:47pm

Yes, I did see it. (That intermission part was just a joke.)

#13

re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 2:50pm

What? "Hot Feet" didn't make the list?!!

I second Caroline or Change.

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#14

re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 2:50pm

Ugh. Jersey Boys.

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re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 2:52pm

Weird list...

#16

re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 2:52pm

Double post

Updated On: 6/19/08 at 02:52 PM

#17

re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 2:54pm

So what criteria did they use? Were they looking at what they considered 'most influential' or most 'groundbreaking' or just what what they consider the finest Broadway shows?

Whatever the criteria, yeah, I'm also happy to see Angels top of that list.

#18

re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 3:08pm

Where is the link to this list? I can't find any confirmation of this....

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#19

re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 3:12pm

I call foul play.

WHERE IS LESTAT

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#20

re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 3:15pm

I doubt the criteria included groundbreaking or influential, since there is nothing in The Producer or Jersey Boys that could be considered groundbreaking.

#21

re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 3:28pm

No way no how. This must be fake.

#22

re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 3:47pm

No Dance of the Vampires? Pish.

Did someone at EW just randomly pick names out of a hat? The Producers? JERSEY BOYS?

Ew.

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#23

re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 3:53pm

I dont think this list is at all legit...where's the source link? Why is it not up on EW's website?

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"Carson has combined his passion for helping children with his love for one of Cincinnati's favorite past times - cornhole - to create a unique and exciting event perfect for a corporate outing, entertaining clients or family fun."

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#24

re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 3:54pm

No Glory Days?

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#25

re: Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Broadway Shows of the Past 25 Years

Posted: 6/19/08 at 3:59pm

It's going to be in Friday's issue, "EW-25".