Most Overrated of the Season...- Page 2

[bjh2114]

Posted: 5/12/08 at 8:54pm

Most Overrated Musical: Passing Strange
Most Overrated Revival of a Musical: Sunday in the Park with George
Most Overrated Play: Rock 'n' Roll
Most Overrated Revival of a Play (tie): The Homecoming and Boeing Boeing
Most Overrated Performance: Raul Esparza and Ian McShane in The Homecoming

[Zeitoujo]

Posted: 5/12/08 at 9:03pm

In The Heights- it ****ing sucked.

[bertandrew2]

Posted: 5/12/08 at 9:27pm

Most overrated revival: GYPSY
Most overrated performance: The actress playing Rose in GYPSY
Most overrated actress ever in a broadway show: The actress playing Rose in Gypsy

[thetinymagic2]

Posted: 5/12/08 at 9:30pm

i luv BLAXX

[laura is broadway]

Posted: 5/12/08 at 9:40pm

I find SITPWG extremely underrated...

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 5/12/08 at 9:45pm

Passing Strange.

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 5/12/08 at 10:09pm

Aww...I thought PASSING STRANGE was fabulous. Then again, I didn't see much else.

But, Patti? OVERrated? Forreal? That peformance was mind boggling.

Updated On: 5/12/08 at 10:09 PM

[Kasie]

Posted: 5/12/08 at 10:10pm

I agree with laura.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 5/12/08 at 10:14pm

To Eris

No need to be sorry. I joked around about Patti knocking some broadway star in a boxing match & he will no longer answer any posts I make. A bit harsh but such is life.

[A Grey Spring]

Posted: 5/12/08 at 10:18pm

Most Overrated Musical: In the Heights
Most Overrated Revival of a Musical: None, love all three
Most Overrated Play: Rock 'n' Roll
Most Overrated Revival of a Play: The Homecoming
Most Overrated Performance: Raul Esparza, The Homecoming

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 5/12/08 at 10:27pm

Most Overated: That old guy who directed GYPSY,
Again.

Reasons:
there were about 6 different styles going on,
he forgot how important a set can be.
he cut two important scenes.
he had his leading lady (who some say is the greatest star on Broadway) act with a stuffed dog.
He went back on his word that he would never let her near his show.
Updated On: 5/12/08 at 10:27 PM

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 5/12/08 at 10:34pm

I don't know about overrated but I have no desire to see Xanadu.

[defyingravity11]

Posted: 5/12/08 at 10:42pm

Passing Strange

And yes, unfortunately I've seen it.

[CyCoSpAz2]

Posted: 5/12/08 at 10:43pm

Ah, I forgot to mention The Homecoming.

[bestinshow2]

Posted: 5/12/08 at 10:50pm

August: Osage County

[H.Higgins]

Posted: 5/12/08 at 11:00pm

There's a whole lot of things I'm not going to bother getting into in this thread. It's not worth the fight.

The one thing I DO have to comment on is this statement:
"Clips do not do Kelli's Preformance [sic] justice."

I'm sure that's true because clips don't do ANYONE'S performance justice. They're CLIPS. So Problem A: they are simply a mere brief sample of a few moments of an actor's work; Problem B: video is a great way of preserving a performance for posterity, but that video can never do justice to energy, passion, or life of the live, real thing.

Peace.
Updated On: 5/12/08 at 11:00 PM

[laura is broadway]

Posted: 5/12/08 at 11:07pm

Thanks Kasie

Thinking a show is overrated and not liking a show are two very different things. I don't think people are quite grasping it. I've heard lots of criticism about SITPWG, and I don't feel it is going to receive too much Tony Award attention.

It seems to be overshadowed by Gypsy and South Pacific, which are also great.

Updated On: 5/12/08 at 11:07 PM

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 5/12/08 at 11:26pm

PREformance?

PREformance?

Please.

Performance.

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 5/12/08 at 11:55pm

Gypsy, Gypsy's orchestrations, and Laura Benanti

[jewishboy]

Posted: 5/12/08 at 11:56pm

Yeah besides for "Wonderful Guy" to the end of act one, I find Kelli's performance (as a whole) overrated.

BUT, I really think August deserves the award for the most overrated play this year. Really did not enjoy it.

[bythesword84]

Posted: 5/12/08 at 11:58pm

I'm going to agree with everyone who said Patti LuPone. A decent Rose's Turn cannot make up for an otherwise mediocre at best performance.

[hubee]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 1:22am

Passing Strange? It was brilliant.

My pick, though not Broadway, for most overrated musical is Adding Machine. I got it. I liked the darkness, but I still thought it was not that great and WAY overrated for the love it's getting.

[TheActr97J]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 1:28am

YOU CAN'T JUDGE A PERFORMANCE BASED ONLY ON CLIPS!!! ARE YOU PEOPLE FREAKIN' KIDDING ME?!

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 1:33am

If I have to decide what I'm going to spend my 100+++ bucks on, and clips were made available by the producers, I really do have the right to judge it based on that. While the arch of a performance is hard to determine, things like vocal ability and character can easily be judged by a few clips. People only say this when their holy show comes up. Some of us aren't alone in the South Pacific/Kelli O'hara are overrated camp.

[TheActr97J]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 1:43am

If you've seen the whole show, then I would consider your opinion valid. South Pacific is not my "holy show," so you can take that sass and shove it you know where. As you said, you cannot experience the arc of an actor's performance from clips. As an actor that offends me deeply.

It's one thing to watch clips and say that you don't have an interest in spending your hundred plus dollars on the show. That is your business and perfectly within your rights. It's quite another, however, to call something overrated that you have not experienced yourself. That is just ignorant.

ETA: Btw, where in my original post did I indicate that I was referring to "South Pacific"? I was referencing ALL of the ridiculous posts from people who haven't seen the shows they are criticizing.

Updated On: 5/13/08 at 01:43 AM