Everyone seems to hate it, but I LOVE IT

I loved Sweet Smell of Success and so did my boyfriend. We did not even see the show at the same time. I really like the score too. Especially the Fountain song.

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Updated On: 11/29/03 at 08:24 PM

why did people hate that show so much? I have seen much worse on B'way that did better than Sweet Smell. I t should not have closed so quickly.

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My wife & I loved all 3 of the Wildhorn shows which the mainstream critics crapped on & people here & off the board were evenly divided on (loved or hated them) .

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Well I don't LOVE it, but I did like Taboo, and not just because of Raul. The flaws in the show jump right out, mainly the book, but I loved the score, costumes, and acting. I couldn't get it out of my head the next day and just went back to see it on my birthday last week with a friend.

I could be wrong, but it seems like no one really likes Jekyll and Hyde. My school just got done doing it and it is one of the most hauntingly beautiful, touching, frightening (insert a million other adjectives of praise here) show I have ever seen. My theatre teacher, who directed it, is a genius. That, and I'm head over heels obsessed with the guy who played Jekyll/Hyde, but no one needs to know that... HaHaHa

It seems like a lot of people on here dislike RENT. That's the show I credit for really making me the Broadway fan I am today. I wonder why no one really seems to like it? In my opinion, and it makes me sad to say this, I think RENT is past it's prime in a sense that the roles are sometimes done the same way over and over. Oh well, I probably don't know what I'm talking about.

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...whoa, calm down.

I thought Sweet Smell of Success was pretty good. I was only bothered by the motivation of the CC Hunsacker character. His obsession with Susan had no basis. Her being his sister was not enough, IMO. But with John Lithgow in the lead, there was a limit to what they could do. I also think the movie fails in that respect, so if the musical was bent on being as close to the movie as possible, then they were doomed. They couldn't fix anything, in other words. But I still love to listen to Jack Noseworthy sing "I cannot hear the city" ... what a beautiful voice! If he and Gavin Creel were in a show together, you could not keep me away!!

I never saw Fame, the musical. I would not go unless I had a free ticket, because the movie meant so much to me, I would not choose to taint that memory.

As far as Rent goes, I'm afraid I'm one of the detractors. However, I will say that the second time I saw it (out of town teenage guests who HAD to see it) I was pleased with how well it stood replacements. There are some shows that are really based on the star in the role, or the original cast, and when you see them later they are not very good (had this experience last weekend with TMM) but Rent has something that moves performers, moves characters enough that anyone can play the roles and you'll still get a 100% energy show.

I wish I'd seen The Goodbye Girl and The Look of Love, but alas they came and went too quickly.

MyNameInLights: when you're in a show you can come to love it, despite its flaws. And someone cute in the lead can save it, too. Just look at The Boy from Oz!! Hugh Jackman was enough to keep me rivited, despite the weak story! I'm with you on that one!!

My Name In Lights - It was an excellent production. And your Jeckyll/Hyde has sure come a long way from Peter Pan when he was just a youngin! And I like Jeckyll & Hyde. I think the music is good and the show is entertaining. What girl doens't like a show with two powerful female leads? Is it an artistic masterpiece? No. But I still like it.

I like the soundtrack for Sweet Smell of Success. I was actually shocked to see so many negative referrals to it on the board. I'm shocked a lot at what the people on this and other boards dislike. I don't get to see any broadway, but I buy lots of soundtracks and from what info I can get, it's always interesting to hear the opinions of people after I've made my opinion the best I can without actually having seen it.

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I LOVE Phantom & Dance of the Vampires... and not many people on this board really are into those shows.

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I really enjoyed RENT and Millie, but a lot of folks on the board don't seem to care for them. *shrugs* To each their own I suppose.

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I liked "Seussical", and REALLY liked "Dance of the Vampires"

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