Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
big_girls_don't_cry
Understudy Joined: 6/19/06
cate_w
Stand-by Joined: 10/6/04
#1re: Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
Posted: 7/8/06 at 7:59pmI don't think I have ever laughed so hard as I did in Noises Off when it was on Broadway a couple of years ago.
kate2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/6/05
#2re: Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
Posted: 7/8/06 at 7:59pm
First thread to recently be on this topic?
no.
thevolleyballer
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/29/04
#3re: Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
Posted: 7/8/06 at 8:03pm
Yeah, I generally hate when people say, "Go look for a thread," because how are we supposed to know when one has started, but there was one addressing exactly this VERY recently. I'm sure it's on the third or fourth page, which is extremely current.
Sorry. :)
#4re: Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
Posted: 7/8/06 at 10:37pmThe best Noises Off I saw was at my high school. Then the movie was second best. then the performance I saw at Papermill, then the Broadway revival. Cause Peter Gallagher, putting on a British accent, sucked.
<--- the set of A Midsummer Night's Dream that I was assistant stage manager for during the 2007 season at the STNJ outdoor stage.
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#5re: Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
Posted: 7/8/06 at 10:39pmAvenue Q. I pissed my pants.
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#6re: Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
Posted: 7/8/06 at 10:53pmSpelling Bee for me. My sides were aching from laughing so hard, and it just seems to get funnier and funnier everytime I see it.
#7re: Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
Posted: 7/8/06 at 10:58pmI went to see A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum because a friend of mine was in it and I was rolling in the aisles.
"I'll show you a laughgasm. I'll gasm all over this stage!"
"Interesting choice"
"Interesting choice"
broadwaygal3
Chorus Member Joined: 11/17/04
ggersten
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#10re: Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
Posted: 7/9/06 at 1:08pm
On Broadway: Laughter on the 23d Floor. I laughed silly the whole show. However, about 30 minutes after curtain, I couldn't remember any of the "jokes" and only some of the situations.
Noises Off in San Francisco; Noises Off in London; The Convict's Return at Berkeley Rep (Geoff Hoyle in a mostly one person show)
blueroses
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/04
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#12re: Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
Posted: 7/9/06 at 1:13pmSuperman was funny & campy & a genuine great time. I really enjoyed it. It was a kick seeing Superman fly in to thwart a bank robbery, tossing a car off stage & than breaking into song with "Doing Good"
Poster Emeritus
#13re: Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
Posted: 7/9/06 at 1:16pmI think Avenue Q is the funniest, but I wish I hadn't memorized all the songs before going to see it because it takes away alot of the funny.
#14re: Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
Posted: 7/9/06 at 1:21pmAvenue Q and Noises Off, both in London, are the only times I have ever cried from laughing so hard. :)
#15re: Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
Posted: 7/9/06 at 1:30pmAbsolutely. Noises Off. Funniest 100 pages ever written for the stage.
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AshleyBrownFan123
Broadway Star Joined: 3/24/06
#16re: Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
Posted: 7/9/06 at 1:35pm
Avenue Q
Spelling Bee
Noises Off!
Let us milk the cow that is theatre-Monica Trausch
Zeitoujo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/3/06
#17re: Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
Posted: 7/10/06 at 9:24amavenue q owns.
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icantbelive
Featured Actor Joined: 5/5/06
#18re: Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
Posted: 7/10/06 at 9:31amSpelling Bee, I was crying I was laughing so hard :).
#19re: Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
Posted: 7/10/06 at 9:40amNoises Off was definitely the funniest show I've ever seen. After that, I would say Spelling Bee would be next, followed by The Producers.
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MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#20re: Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
Posted: 7/10/06 at 9:46am
The 1984 OBC of Noises Off directed by Michael Blakemore (wasn't crazy about the recent revival)
Lettice and Lovage with Maggie Smith
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum CAN be hilarious with the right cast and director
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Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#21re: Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
Posted: 7/10/06 at 9:49am
Noises Off
Avenue Q
Spamalot
Hairspray
Here's Bruce (Westbeth early 90's)
My favorite is the Off Broadway musical that always changes.
I go about 3 times a year. Maybe, more.
And every time I see it, there is something new and exciting.
So, it is not on Broadway, but I think Forbidden Broadway is my favorite show (funny) of all time.
Updated On: 7/10/06 at 09:49 AM
#22re: Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
Posted: 7/10/06 at 9:59amI thought MILLIE was terribly funny. I hadn't laughed at a show in along time as hard as I did in Millie. The physical comedy in that show was phenomenol, most of which was Sutton. I really felt like I was was watching a modern day Barbra (Funny Girl-era) or Mary Tyler Moore. Also, Harriet Harris was having such a good time and there were several moments the cast cracked each other up. Sheryl Lee and Harriet kept making each other laugh when Harriet asks Muzzy "Did you walk here?" I really enjoyed that show immensely and I attribute the humor to the original cast.
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#23re: Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
Posted: 7/10/06 at 12:36pmAvenue Q hands down. I gave myself an asthma attack from laughing so hard.
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#24re: Funniest Broadway Play/Musical
Posted: 7/10/06 at 1:38pmThe Wedding Singer.
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