Moments in a play or musical that almost ruin it?- Page 3

[theatredorkny]

Posted: 7/9/09 at 9:52am

The final 30 seconds of the Patti revival of "Gypsy" where the giant Rose sign comes down and she's left reaching for it as the curtain comes down. Completely ruined the show for me. This moment pushed Rose from a woman having a nervous breakdown (what it should be), to a woman who's completely insane (wrong way to go). Rose may be a little nuts but even at the end she should be in control.

[Katurian2]

Posted: 7/9/09 at 10:36am

I loved Next to Normal, but "Light" makes the show have a faux-happy and hopeful ending. I felt the show could have been much more impactful if they had stuck with a more dramatic ending.

[EverythingElse24]

Posted: 7/9/09 at 11:08am

I thought the whole contest concept in the Little Mermaid was a little corny.

[SingingCats]

Posted: 7/9/09 at 11:53am

The part where I thought 'Rock of Ages' might turn into a Bar Brawl... And when I got spit on by Regina and Hertz during the 'bridge' scene.

Moving Out- When the dancer's pirouettes made sweat fly into the audience.

Tarzan- When Tarzan's rope got stuck center stage during previews.

I'm sure there are more.

[Cape Twirl of Doom]

Posted: 7/9/09 at 12:06pm

COMPANY is one of my favorite musicals but I absolutely loathe the scene where Peter comes onto Bobby and asks if he is gay. It introduces an element into the show that (IMO) has nothing to do with the issues of why Bobby is afraid/wary of commitment. It then becomes just a simplistic "Oh, he doesn't want to get married because he's really gay," instead of all the nuances that were present in the original production.


Oh, and OT but spiderdj82, I love your avatar! Yay David Tennant!

Updated On: 7/9/09 at 12:06 PM

[brandontwin2]

Posted: 7/9/09 at 12:56pm

Any time Doctor Dillamond is on stage in Wicked.

[little_sally]

Posted: 7/9/09 at 1:10pm

ALittlePriest, I completely agree.

And I agree with re: the staging of "So Anyway." I despise the fact that Dan just sits there and does absolutely nothing.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 7/10/09 at 10:33am

In kind of a reverse fashion (and I know I'm in the VERY SLIM minority here) I think the first act of SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE is borderline painful to get through but I enjoy the second act.

I think the show as a whole is highly overrated.

[AndAllThatJazz22]

Posted: 7/10/09 at 10:39am

^

I'm in an even smaller minority. I find SITPWG painful to get through in both the 1st and 2nd acts.

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 7/10/09 at 11:09am

"the dancing dresses in Expressing Yourself in Billy Elliot really bugged me"

I agree...

[NotScott]

Posted: 7/10/09 at 11:25am

The "fart-off" in Shrek. It is already a pretty lousy show, but toilet humor is the lowest of the low.

[Taryn]

Posted: 7/10/09 at 12:29pm

"Sweeney Todd in it's entirety is a metaphor for the government overpowering it's people and what happens when the public gets desperate. The original set was built so it made the people on stage look small. All of Sondheim's shows are a metaphor for something."

Actually, that wasn't even Prince's concept, that was Aronson's, the set designer. One of the problems of the original production was that Sondheim, Aronson, and Prince were all working from different concepts for the show. Sondheim thought the show was all about revenge.

[J'aime GG]

Posted: 7/10/09 at 7:17pm

Wicked- Dancing Through Life in its entirety
Phantom of the Opera- When the Phantom shoots fireballs at Raoul

[iflip4musicals]

Posted: 7/10/09 at 8:10pm

"The 'fart-off' in Shrek. It is already a pretty lousy show, but toilet humor is the lowest of the low."

I kind of agree, that definitely ruins it for me, but I liked the rest of it. I actually liked the show, but even when I listen to "I Think I've Got You Beat" on the CD (I like the rest of the song though) I have to change it when the "fart-off" starts, it's just gross - especially on the CD.

[Kizzlah]

Posted: 7/10/09 at 10:24pm

Eyedeenuh attempting to belt her way through Wicked.

The ending of RENT.

David Hasselhoff in Jekyll&Hyde.

[Edna Turnblad]

Posted: 7/12/09 at 3:04pm

1. I agree with you OneDayMore. It just dragged on FOREVER!
2. Also, along the same lines, in the Wizard of Oz that regional/school companies perform, the Jitterbug sequence lasts far too long. I almost fell asleep, but I couldn't because the glare of the costumes the 'jitterbugs' were wearing was too bright.
3. Having seen All Shook Up regionaly just days ago, I must say, the last 5-10 minutes ruined they lackluster show for me. It tied it up TOO well.
4. The fact that Passion doesn't have an intermission. I was watching it a couple months ago on DVD and thought, "Ok, when the intermission happens I'll go the the bathroom." But it never came! The show as a whole I found dragged down by the dialouge, but brought up at points by the songs (which are amazing!)
5. Going along with the forth one, the Original Georgio's acting. He just sounded terribly snooty. Updated On: 7/12/09 at 03:04 PM