#26
Posted: 1/23/11 at 9:19pm
Most Irritating Scenes/Songs in Musical Theatre — Page 2
#27
Posted: 1/23/11 at 9:28pm
Definitely "Turkey Lurkey Time". Oh I HATE it.
#28
Posted: 1/23/11 at 9:42pm
What's with the Turkey Lurkey hate? The dancing alone makes that number worthwhile! And it's so catchy!
Has no one mentioned Little People from Les Mis yet? That is literally the most annoying and mood ruining two and a half minutes in musical theatre.
Has no one mentioned Little People from Les Mis yet? That is literally the most annoying and mood ruining two and a half minutes in musical theatre.
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Updated On: 1/23/11 at 09:42 PM
#29
Posted: 1/23/11 at 9:42pm
Little Lamb from Gypsy.
Anything that Sondheim wrote after Gypsy.
Anything Audra McDonald has sung - ever.
Little People - Les Mis
Castle on a cloud - Les Mis
All of Bill Elliott
All of Annie
Oh, hell, any child put on a Broadway stage in anything.
Anything that Sondheim wrote after Gypsy.
Anything Audra McDonald has sung - ever.
Little People - Les Mis
Castle on a cloud - Les Mis
All of Bill Elliott
All of Annie
Oh, hell, any child put on a Broadway stage in anything.
#30
Posted: 1/23/11 at 9:47pm
Yeah "Turkey Lurkey Time" was not for me. Loved ITHs and N2N but could have lived without "Inutil" and "Hey #1" and "Hey #2".
Updated On: 1/23/11 at 09:47 PM
#31
Posted: 1/23/11 at 9:47pm
Anything, and I mean ANYTHING, from ANY Andrew Lloyd Weber show. Something about his music and lyrics just seem so egotistical to me. I only stand Evita because of Mandy and Patti.
And Joseph, really? "Go go go Joseph you know what they say"
^You're kidding me right? I could have
written those lyrics when I was two.
And Joseph, really? "Go go go Joseph you know what they say"
^You're kidding me right? I could have
written those lyrics when I was two.
#32
Posted: 1/23/11 at 10:31pm
Iowa Stubborn and Shipoopi from Music Man! WHY does the ensemble get the WORST material in the show!
The Fantasticks in general!
Anyone Can Whistle! That book should be burned!
Mr. Goldstone in Gypsy! I adore Gypsy but I DREAD that number!
The Fantasticks in general!
Anyone Can Whistle! That book should be burned!
Mr. Goldstone in Gypsy! I adore Gypsy but I DREAD that number!
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#33
Posted: 1/23/11 at 10:45pm
Katurian2, I mentioned Little People earlier. You must have missed it.
"Look I made a hat... where there never was a hat."
"Think of how I adore you, think of how much you love me. If I were perfect for you, wouldn't you tire of me?"
"Somebody, crowd me with love. Somebody, force me to care. Somebody, make me come through, I'll always be there, as frightened as you, to help us survive. Being alive. Being alive. Being alive!"
"There are worse things than staring at the water as you're posing for a picture after sleeping on the ferry after getting up at seven to come over to an island in the middle of a river half an hour from the city on a Sunday!"
#34
Posted: 1/23/11 at 11:10pm
Sarah Brightman singing anything (especially Phantom)
"With One Look" from Sunset Boulevard
Basically all of Joseph
Most of the score of Spring Awakening
"Jellicle Cats"
Everything from Thoroughly Modern Millie that wasn't in the movie
"With One Look" from Sunset Boulevard
Basically all of Joseph
Most of the score of Spring Awakening
"Jellicle Cats"
Everything from Thoroughly Modern Millie that wasn't in the movie
#35
Posted: 1/23/11 at 11:15pm
The Zoser songs in Aida
there was a time I couldn't stand Morning of the Dragon in Miss Saigon... now I don't mind it
Les Miserbles - Turning is just boring... they cut other stuff from the show but nothing from that boring number?? also... sometimes Stars just annoys me and Drink With Me
Phantom - Prima Donna
RENT- Santa Fe and Without You and if done poorly, Over the Moon
there was a time I couldn't stand Morning of the Dragon in Miss Saigon... now I don't mind it
Les Miserbles - Turning is just boring... they cut other stuff from the show but nothing from that boring number?? also... sometimes Stars just annoys me and Drink With Me
Phantom - Prima Donna
RENT- Santa Fe and Without You and if done poorly, Over the Moon
#36
Posted: 1/23/11 at 11:16pm
I really hate "People" from Funny Girl.
People who need people are NOT the luckiest people in the world, they're co-dependents.
People who need people are NOT the luckiest people in the world, they're co-dependents.
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#38
Posted: 1/23/11 at 11:54pm
+1 for Turkey Lurkey Time. I also dislike "Didn't I see this movie" from n2n.
#39
Posted: 1/24/11 at 12:48am
"Shipoopi" from The Music Man
"This was a real nice clambake" Carousel
"Something Bad" Wicked
The whole 'dream sequence' in 9 to 5
"Everybody loves Louis" Sunday in the Park
Most of Cats
"This was a real nice clambake" Carousel
"Something Bad" Wicked
The whole 'dream sequence' in 9 to 5
"Everybody loves Louis" Sunday in the Park
Most of Cats
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#41
Posted: 1/24/11 at 4:02am
Ther a lot of these that are some of my favorite moments in their shows....
But LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON is no joke. That song is the epitome of irritating.
But LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON is no joke. That song is the epitome of irritating.
"...and in a bed."
#42
Posted: 1/24/11 at 7:43am
Maria - West Side Story
Yeah her name is Maria, get over it.. Gosh..
Yeah her name is Maria, get over it.. Gosh..
#43
Posted: 1/24/11 at 9:46am
Paul Simon calls Maria the definite love song.
#44
Posted: 1/24/11 at 9:46am
Liaisons- A Little Night Music. (Though maybe just because I've never seen it done very well.)
If I were a Rich Man-- Fiddler.
I Dreamed a Dance/There's a World-- N2N.
The Lonely Goatherd-- SoM.
I Feel Pretty -- WSS.
If I were a Rich Man-- Fiddler.
I Dreamed a Dance/There's a World-- N2N.
The Lonely Goatherd-- SoM.
I Feel Pretty -- WSS.
#45
Posted: 1/24/11 at 10:01am
You guys are crazy! I know this is a subjective thing, but really some of the songs you're mentioning are classics!
I can see how The Lonely Goatherd would make the list, but MARIA?
Also to the poster who doesn't like anything by ALW...I hate to break it to you, but he didn't write the lyrics to Joseph.
I can see how The Lonely Goatherd would make the list, but MARIA?
Also to the poster who doesn't like anything by ALW...I hate to break it to you, but he didn't write the lyrics to Joseph.
"The price of love is loss, but still we pay; We love anyway."
#46
Posted: 1/24/11 at 10:32am
I've seen Wicked 4 times and I have to agree that I don't like Something Bad. I know it is an important part of the show but I'm so anxious for it to end because I just want the dancing through life scene to come on-it's my favourite. :)
Other than that....I can't think of any more at the moment. I haven't seen too many show to be fair enough in my critiquing.
Other than that....I can't think of any more at the moment. I haven't seen too many show to be fair enough in my critiquing.
"There's a fine, fine line between love...and a waste of your time" (L).
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#47
Posted: 1/24/11 at 11:24am
Whoever suggested "Little Lamb" from GYPSY obviously never experienced Laura Benanti's brilliantly subtle and horribly sad performance of the song in the recent revival. "Did somebody paint you like that?/ Or is it your birthday too?" is perhaps one of my favorite Sondheim lyrics ever.
#48
Posted: 1/24/11 at 11:36am
Another vote for "Little People" from Les Mis.
#49
Posted: 1/24/11 at 11:37am
Yes! Could Not Agree More!
#50
Posted: 1/24/11 at 11:59am
Doin' What Comes Nat'rully - Annie Get Your Gun
Clambake - Carousel
Both songs make me nauseous.
The way Shipoopi is built into the show, it is actually quite ingenious. And I love Iowa Stubborn! It really sets the stage for the attitude of the town and the challenge to be met by Harold Hill. Like the Ascot Gavotte, it is a costume parade, but it also builds on the foundation of the exposition. If the songs seem to be the worst material in the show, then there probably was no good director on hand. The Music Man can be GOLD, but it has to be mined. And a good production will illustrate how astonishing the material really is.
I actually like the full version of Little People, which added a bit more lightness to a drama-heavy show, but considering it never made it past the world premiere, it just didn't work in its reprise once the full version was dropped.
Clambake - Carousel
Both songs make me nauseous.
The way Shipoopi is built into the show, it is actually quite ingenious. And I love Iowa Stubborn! It really sets the stage for the attitude of the town and the challenge to be met by Harold Hill. Like the Ascot Gavotte, it is a costume parade, but it also builds on the foundation of the exposition. If the songs seem to be the worst material in the show, then there probably was no good director on hand. The Music Man can be GOLD, but it has to be mined. And a good production will illustrate how astonishing the material really is.
I actually like the full version of Little People, which added a bit more lightness to a drama-heavy show, but considering it never made it past the world premiere, it just didn't work in its reprise once the full version was dropped.
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