Most Irritating Scenes/Songs in Musical Theatre- Page 2

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 1/23/11 at 9:19pm

Anyone who doesn't think this is irritating is crazy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adyoRNBNTO0

[rjm516]

Posted: 1/23/11 at 9:28pm

Definitely "Turkey Lurkey Time". Oh I HATE it.

[Katurian2]

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.

Updated On: 1/23/11 at 09:42 PM

[crewdude]

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.

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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

[CoolestNerdEver]

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.

[Mattbrain]

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!

[SondheimFan23]

Posted: 1/23/11 at 10:45pm

Katurian2, I mentioned Little People earlier. You must have missed it.

[AwesomeDanny]

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

[eatlasagna]

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

[husk_charmer]

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.

[HumATune]

Posted: 1/23/11 at 11:24pm

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.

[sergio_27]

Posted: 1/23/11 at 11:54pm

+1 for Turkey Lurkey Time. I also dislike "Didn't I see this movie" from n2n.

[backwoodsbarbie]

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

[ClapYo'Hands]

Posted: 1/24/11 at 2:11am

Contact from RENT.

[sing_dance_love]

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.

[Skywalker3]

Posted: 1/24/11 at 7:43am

Maria - West Side Story
Yeah her name is Maria, get over it.. Gosh..

[ClapYo'Hands]

Posted: 1/24/11 at 9:46am

Paul Simon calls Maria the definite love song.

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.

[GatorNY]

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'mNOTthatGIRL72]

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.

[americanboy99]

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.

[jpbran]

Posted: 1/24/11 at 11:36am

Another vote for "Little People" from Les Mis.

[BowerytoBroadway]

Posted: 1/24/11 at 11:37am

Yes! Could Not Agree More!

[Mister Matt]

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.