Most Overrated Musical (and Actors) of All Time- Page 5

[ponine24601]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 7:29pm

yeah i agree. good point insomniak. i saw him three times in AIDA and his acting has improved a great deal. he still isn't the best though. his voice makes me melt!

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 7:37pm

There are a lot on my list:
Mamma Mia-Absolutely hate it
Avenue Q-I love it, but yeah, it's overrated
Wicked-Same as Avenue Q
Cats-I loathe it. One of my friends told me it was a work of genius and I gagged.
JCS-I don't really like it much.
All Disney shows are overrated. I LOATHE The Lion King and I don't really like Beauty and the Beast. Aida isn't bad, but it's not great. Updated On: 8/25/04 at 07:37 PM

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 7:38pm

what is all this JCS hatting? My heart hurts. lol

[lovettespies]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 7:49pm

CATS! I just can't think about all the success it's had compared with better shows, without foaming at the mouth.

I
JUST
DON'T
GET
IT

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 7:53pm

me neither. That is one of the only ALW shows I can't stand. The other being the Patti Lupone version of EVITA. I know, boo and hiss. It Mandy Pastinkin wasn't on it, I would probably like it better. BLAH!!

[insomniak]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 8:00pm

Krisitn Chenoweth is stunning when she sings in her really high soprano (I believe it's called a coloratura?) but any other time she's annoying and sounds like a ten year old. And her acting really isn't anything special.

Jonathan Larson took a big risk in writing Rent, I agree with NoDayButToday that he deserves props for that.

NoDay, Adam did try the rocker thing, he failed so he went back to broadway...

CATS is awful. I was waiting for it to end. Why is it such a legend? Why?! There is nothing special about the "story", music or anything. (The only exception is Memory, that is a great song.)

[StateOfJade]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 8:02pm

Well then. Wicked and Idina Menzel

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 8:03pm

I love Idina in RENT and she has an amazing voice but she is getting MAJORLY overrated in WICKED

[insomniak]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 8:05pm

Wicked is just overrated in general. The show is good, not great. And all the overrating is making people hate it. Idina is not God, I'm sick of people acting like it sometimes, but I do like her a lot.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 8:05pm

Oh no, she is not a god. ANTHONY WARLOW IS THOUGH. VOCAL GOD. But, I still love her voice

[amasis]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 8:11pm

I definitely agree you with you on Anthony Warlow, spider. Vocal God, definitely (Now, if I can get Adam Pascal and Anthony Warlow to do a duet a la Granada in THE MAIN EVENT, that would be cool. =)) Updated On: 8/25/04 at 08:11 PM

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 8:15pm

I LOVE LOVE LOVE that song. Anthony oh Anthony. If only I was gay and living in Australia and he was not married but gay too. lol

Updated On: 8/25/04 at 08:15 PM

[amasis]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 8:16pm

That's a lot of IFs! At least I'm a straight woman, and I'm (at the moment) closer to Australia -- so I'm a li'l bit ahead... Updated On: 8/25/04 at 08:16 PM

[Skempp]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 8:33pm

Guys and Dolls gets my vote for overrated musical. Although, Adelaide is a great character...just wish she were in a different show.

[sabrelady]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 8:34pm

Eponine- My compliments! After a low - sey day this gave me a much needed howl of laughter, even more if u realize how accurate it is (esp w the running commentary!!)

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 8:42pm

Hairspray and the Lion King. I really wasn't crazy about them; I was actually pretty disappointed after all the hype that they got.

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 9:53pm

Spidey - How can you say Idina is being overrated in Wicked when you haven't even seen her? Even I think she isn't good on the CD, but she is stunning live.

Anyway...overrated actors:
Adam Pascal - He just can't act. He has a great, unique voice, but he cracks too much for me to think highly of his singing.
Kerry Butler - Her acting always seems forcec to me and I'm not a fan of her voice.
Barbra Streisand - Whenever I listen to her sing...I feel like she's giving nothing; it's as if she's completely emotionally detached...I don't hear emotion, and for some reason it grates on my nerves.

Shows?...Rent. I love it, but PLEASE.
South Pacific - Ok, but nothing wonderful
Mamma Mia...I get a headache just thinking about it.

At the moment, Wicked is highly overrated, but I have a feeling it's just the show of the moment, and it'll fade away as time goes on.

[BroadwayDiva]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 12:08am

I never saw the obsession with 42nd Street or Thoroughly Modern Millie. I could not stand either!!
I don't understand all the JCS hating-- that was one of the best shows!!

As for actresses, I think Bernadette Peters is WAY overrated. I've seen her perform, but I just don't see all the hype.

[bially082]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 12:26am

WICKED AND CATS

[lvpblues]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 3:36am

Cats
Les Miserables
Grease!
and I gotta say, though its a good show, its overhyped:
The Producers...

(As I duck from the bullets...)

~K

[InTheMoney]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 5:15am

I'm gonna get flamed, but...

Most Overrated Actors:
Liza Minelli
Michael Crawford
Barbra Streisand

Most Overrated Musical:
Tonight's The Night
Grease
Cats
The Lion King

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 6:20pm

Okay, Eponine, you win. I'm going to buy tickets to Les Mis, at the very least in your honor since you went through all that trouble to write a very long (and very amusing) synopsis for me. I'll keep you posted.

Do people tend to appreciate Adam Pascal's acting?? I consider myself a HUGE Adam fan, but it's about 90% because of his voice
(5% for his looks and 5% for being cool enough to be an a$$hole to Jack Black in School of Rock).

Kristin Cheno - Overrated. I've never heard her do opera, but after Wicked and YAGMCB, she sounds like Minnie Mouse on helium. She's perfect for Galinda, but not really much else.

I'd argue the same for Anthony Rapp and Daphne Rubin-Vega in Rent, but aside from that and RHS, I haven't seen aything else to compare her to.

This isn't a musical, but am I the only one who hated Vagina Monologues?

[Born2cthelightsofbway]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 7:23pm

Cats, The Producers, Wicked, Hairspray and Idina Menzel

[venticelli]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 8:02pm

Cats - most overrated show
Hunter Foster - without a doubt the most overrated performer

[marge2033]

Posted: 8/26/04 at 8:12pm

I would say the most overrated was Urinetown, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, I can't stand when grown ups try to play kids. It was the most expensive nap I took!