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#1

Good Parts of "Eh" Musicals & Bad Parts of Good Musicals

Posted: 5/5/16 at 2:56am

Sorry for using "Eh", "Good", and "Parts" in the title of this thread, I just didn't want to over crowd the title by saying "Good Aspects of Musicals That You Didn't Care For & Bad Aspects of Musicals You Like(d)". Anyway, this is just a fun little thread, let's get started.

I enjoyed the Overture form "Wonderland", which is a musical that I found mediocre.

I've always enjoyed "CATS" (as you can probably tell) but just because I love it, doesn't mean that I'm blind to the fact that it lacks a solid plot... It has a plot, just not a very solid one...

#2

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Posted: 5/5/16 at 4:59am

"Who I'd Be" from SHREK is stunning, whereas most of the rest of the show is very "eh" as you put it.

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#3

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Posted: 5/5/16 at 5:33am

It's the same exact answers for both questions: Curtain Calls!

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#4

Good Parts of

Posted: 5/5/16 at 7:25am

The first ten or so minutes of the Lion King ('Circle of Life' are INCREDIBLE. After that it goes downhill. I was somewhat disappointed.

#5

Good Parts of

Posted: 5/5/16 at 7:31am

I always found No good can come from bad in Drood was a pretty good number, even if the rest of the show is pretty eh (excluding the recent Broadway revival, since that fixed a lot of problems in the show).

#6

Good Parts of

Posted: 5/5/16 at 7:40am

I didn't like Big Fish but the scene with the trees was pretty amazing.

#7

Good Parts of

Posted: 5/5/16 at 8:06am

The first song in "Titanic" was amazing. If the rest of the show had matched the opening number, it would have been a great musical.

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#8

Good Parts of

Posted: 5/5/16 at 8:14am

I love the whole first act of Titanic. The second act sunk. Not sure if that makes it a good musical or an "eh" musical. For me it's a great first act and a bad second act.

Updated On: 5/5/16 at 08:14 AM

#9

Good Parts of

Posted: 5/5/16 at 8:15am

^nice one.

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#10

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Posted: 5/5/16 at 8:49am

While I was a fan of Taboo, I know that there were a lot of people that did not like it. But one of the stand out songs to me was Petrified.

#11

Good Parts of

Posted: 5/5/16 at 9:29am

I loathed Finding Neverland, but I have to say that

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Sylvia's death scene with the glitter was stunning

#12

Good Parts of

Posted: 5/5/16 at 9:56am

Put On Your Sunday Clothes is an embarrassingly boring number in an otherwise good show, Hello Dolly. I know they make it exciting by exquisite costumes and dancing and what not - but the concept of the song itself is so dated that I just find it annoying.

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#13

Good Parts of

Posted: 5/5/16 at 10:08am

dramamama611 said: "It's the same exact answers for both questions: Curtain Calls!"

Very clever. I appreciated that.

Most of these are pretty recent because I don't feel like looking back through the list of everything I've seen to think of these:

Good parts of "eh" shows for me:

--For whatever reason, I find "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" in Jersey Boys to be kind of thrilling even though I find the rest of the show pretty boring.

--"Please, Don't Take Him" from Bright Star

--The last 30 minutes or so of The Color Purple (I didn't hate the show, just disappointed overall)

--Heidi's act 2 monologue in "The Heidi Chronicles"

--Shakespeare and John Cariani's character in Something Rotten

"Eh" parts fo good shows for me:

--The shoe-horned meta-theatrical elements of Curious Incident

--"What'd I Miss" in Hamilton, as well as the finale and the scene with Philip as a child

--Tyrone's opening and closing monologues in Hand To God. Brilliant show, but I couldn't done without those

--The ghost in King Charles III - possibly my favorite show this season, yet I found the ghost to be rather poorly done.

--Lavender's monologue in the beginning of Matilda's 2nd act. Feels weird and out of place to me, but I adore the show.

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#14

Good Parts of

Posted: 5/5/16 at 10:21am

Judging only from the cast recording (never saw the show): I love the opening number of My Favorite Year, "Twenty Million People." After that...not so much.

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Good Parts of

Posted: 5/5/16 at 11:01am

"It's Hard to Be The Bard" is the only part of Something Rotten I enjoy.

I thought Spamalot was eh, but the Diva's Lament and basically everything Sara Ramirez did in that show was genius.

I've always held the opinion that One More Kiss completely slows down Follies. In the same way, the Phillip scenes in Hamilton and Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story are nice, but I don't think they do much for the show.

#16

Good Parts of

Posted: 5/5/16 at 11:07am

Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story IS the show.

#17

Good Parts of

Posted: 5/5/16 at 11:12am

Scarywarhol said: "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story IS the show."

Yup. I remember reading the first reports of Hamilton and people were saying the finale was disappointing which scared me as I always think the finale is the most important part. Then I saw it and jeez, it's up there in my favorite finales ever. It's surprising, emotional, sums up the point of the show and then that little fourth wall break at the end. It's perfect to me.

Updated On: 5/5/16 at 11:12 AM

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Good Parts of

Posted: 5/5/16 at 11:21am

aaaaaa15 said: "Scarywarhol said: "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story IS the show."

Yup. I remember reading the first reports of Hamilton and people were saying the finale was disappointing which scared me as I always think the finale is the most important part. Then I saw it and jeez, it's up there in my favorite finales ever. It's surprising, emotional, sums up the point of the show and then that little fourth wall break at the end. It's perfect to me."

I like the concept of the ending in the context of the larger story, but the execution feels off to me. I can't quite explain it. It's a personal thing, I guess. I realize I'm in the minority. I REALLY don't like the 4th wall break and the gasp -- lucky for me that wasn't in the show when I saw it for the first time at the Public.

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#19

Good Parts of

Posted: 5/5/16 at 11:24am

I don't know, I just didn't care for Eliza throughout the whole show and get her to end this exciting show with a ballad that reveals nothing about her character was not the ending I imagined or wanted. The show ending with The World Was Wide Enough makes more narrative sense.

#20

Good Parts of

Posted: 5/5/16 at 11:29am

I mean, I get that you wouldn't like it if you didn't like Eliza but the finale tells you a ton about her character. The whole last 3/4 of the song is about her loyalty, her desire to tell Alexander's story, her political views (slavery), her kindness (orphanage) and her self-deprecation when talking about her own story being told.

I have no issue with people not liking the song but I do think your reasoning is a little off woeisme3.

I think the ending would be way too abrupt if it ended after The World Was Wide Enough. I feel like the audience wants to see the characters reactions to his death.

#21

Good Parts of

Posted: 5/5/16 at 11:32am

"A Whole New World" and "Friend Like Me" were great parts in Aladdin, but I found the rest of the musical to be meh at most.

#22

Good Parts of

Posted: 5/5/16 at 11:34am

wish i were here2 said: ""A Whole New World" and "Friend Like Me" were great parts in Aladdin, but I found the rest of the musical to be meh at most. "

Yep. They were both magical but the rest fell completely flat.

#23

Good Parts of

Posted: 5/5/16 at 11:36am

I haven't seen Hamilton yet, but based on my listening to the cast recording I agree with the criticism of "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story." Obviously an integral concept to the show, it is the execution that falters. While Lin does an obviously tremendous job making so much exposition throughout the score so engaging, the exposition in the final number, especially the need to sum up large portions of these characters' futures, is noticeably clunky in comparison. It's a smart way to conclude the show thematically, but I'm not a fan of the song.

#24

Good Parts of

Posted: 5/5/16 at 11:39am

I would say that the staging of the final few moments adds a lot to the finale, but I do agree that its far from the best song in the score.

#25

Good Parts of

Posted: 5/5/16 at 11:44am

Good Part In "Eh":

"High Adventure" in Aladdin. The only part that I legitimately enjoyed myself whole show. Yes, James Monroe Iglehart gave a great performance but he alone could not save this show for us.

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