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Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
#25re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 10:12pmMamma Mia! Was the second Musical I ever saw, And I perticuallarly enjoyed it, Maybe its because Im not around musical theatre alot. OR I havent seen many shows that im not as jadded as the rest of you or desensitized from all hte glitz and glitter, But I loved Mamma Mia! down to the very last minute.
#26re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 10:15pmcats. even when i was little i could figure out that there was no plot!
"At the opening night party, they had clowns on stilts, jugglers, a chocolate fountain, popcorn, hot dogs. [My son] looked at me like I had been holding back. Like, 'This is what you do?' I had to tell him, 'No, no, darling. Opening nights don't usually look like this.' It's usually a dark bar with a bottle of vodka." ?Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's Jan Maxwell
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#28re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 10:16pmTo clarify....Mamma Mia is a pointless plot. I agree that they did their job and I was entertained.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#29re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 10:22pmEven though it closed, I would say CATS
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#30re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 10:30pmthe dictionary definition of "plot" is the pattern of events or main story in a narrative or drama for which CATS does indeed have. it does contain a narrative and a very specific pattern of events. while it is agreed by most that this pattern is weak, which even I will agree with, it is ignorant to say that it does not contain a plot.
ConvinceMe2
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/05
#31re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 10:57pmWithout question, CATS is the most pointless musical ever!
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#32re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 11:10pm
Cats! That show had really no purpose, it's amazing that people packed the Winter every night to see a whole bunch of people dressed up as cats singing pointless songs.
I think Phantom's story is romantic, whatever, but it's a pointless show! Same with Mamma Mia, entertaining? yes, pointless? ohh yeah!
To someone who said "Avenue Q" was pointless I disagree, this show actually touches on many issues and satirizes society.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
jam_man
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/25/05
#33re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 11:10pmYes, Cats. But to be a little more original, I'll also say Joseph. Like I've said before, I'm not much on an ALW fan.
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"The man who wishes he had written Phantom of the Opera!" - SueleenGay
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"The man who wishes he had written Phantom of the Opera!" - SueleenGay
GO CARDINALS!!!
#34re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 11:12pmOh geez, this thread is disaster waiting to happen.
Honey, I don't produce theater. I am theater.
jam_man
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/25/05
#35re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 11:13pm
Maybe, Broadway_Baby, but can't we have fun bashing our least favorite shows while we still can? I mean, before someone else starts a new thread along the same lines in about 3 or 4 days.
"Who is Stephen Sondheim?" -roninjoey
"The man who wishes he had written Phantom of the Opera!" - SueleenGay
GO CARDINALS!!!
Updated On: 9/26/05 at 11:13 PM
"The man who wishes he had written Phantom of the Opera!" - SueleenGay
GO CARDINALS!!!
#36re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 11:22pm
Oh of course jam_man! But I'm not gonna be around when the cat fight breaks out...
"Cyber slap!"
Haha.
Edit: What I meant was cat fight (as in, well "rar!), but I just realized it could be interpreted as a fight over "Cats" ( as in the musical)...hahahaha...whatever.
Honey, I don't produce theater. I am theater.
Updated On: 9/26/05 at 11:22 PM
jam_man
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/25/05
#37re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 11:27pm
Aww, stick around! It might be fun to watch! 
"Who is Stephen Sondheim?" -roninjoey
"The man who wishes he had written Phantom of the Opera!" - SueleenGay
GO CARDINALS!!!
"The man who wishes he had written Phantom of the Opera!" - SueleenGay
GO CARDINALS!!!
#38re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 11:29pm
Ok, ok
*retrieves popcorn from microwave, parks ass in computer chair*
Honey, I don't produce theater. I am theater.
#39re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 11:31pm
OMG I HATE GREASE! its such a horrible stage show!!!!! It had a point but a bad boring one
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Updated On: 9/26/05 at 11:31 PM
jam_man
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/25/05
#40re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 11:43pmI concur! Now someone call us "un-informed" about Grease and we'll get this Rumble started!
"Who is Stephen Sondheim?" -roninjoey
"The man who wishes he had written Phantom of the Opera!" - SueleenGay
GO CARDINALS!!!
"The man who wishes he had written Phantom of the Opera!" - SueleenGay
GO CARDINALS!!!
#41re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 11:48pmOh, jam-man, I just felt like calling you and theaterfreak "uninformed" to spice things up a little bit on this post, given that the Cats fight still needs to break out. However, I couldn't agree with you more, though I like some of the music from Grease, the show should not exist.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#42re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 11:50pm
i love how peaceful this is...it has to stop.
Did anyone see On the Record....that was horrible
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#43re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 11:51pmAll Grease scripts should spontaniously combust and be wiped from the face of this earth
jam_man
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/25/05
#44re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 11:53pmOh, now we HAVE to lure someone into a fight with On The Record! Horrible - other than Ashely Brown, of coruse.
"Who is Stephen Sondheim?" -roninjoey
"The man who wishes he had written Phantom of the Opera!" - SueleenGay
GO CARDINALS!!!
"The man who wishes he had written Phantom of the Opera!" - SueleenGay
GO CARDINALS!!!
#45re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 11:54pmIt was soooooo boring! i was mad at disney....really mad, i also found little shop horrible becasue after your first time its like you've seen it 100 times
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RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#46re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 11:57pmWell Mammia Mia is totally pointless. It did pave way for the fad of jukebox musicals. Although many ppl hate them, Mamma Mia was the first to bring the fad to the attention of the public, so I think that's something. The fact that its the pioneer (and the only one to get it right) of its type. The other show that I have no interest in seeing is Spamalot. I mean I'd go see it, but I don't think itd be that funny. I hate the OBC. Even Ramirez (SP?) can't say that recording.
jam_man
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/25/05
#47re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 11:58pm
Hey, unless we're talking about the recent/current touring production (don't know if it's still going or not), let's not bring Little Shop into this thread. Oh, hell - let's do it!
LiTtLe ShOp Of HoRrOrS iS oMg, AmAzErInG!!!!!! dOn'T mEsS wItH iT!!!
:-p
"Who is Stephen Sondheim?" -roninjoey
"The man who wishes he had written Phantom of the Opera!" - SueleenGay
GO CARDINALS!!!
"The man who wishes he had written Phantom of the Opera!" - SueleenGay
GO CARDINALS!!!
#48re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/26/05 at 11:58pmWow, definitely, On the Record has got to be the most pointless show ever but the subject of the show says that is a HIT, was On the Record a hit? Ashley Brown was indeed amazing, even though I feel like saying she sucked just to break out a FIGHT!
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#49re: Most Pointless Musical that is a HIT
Posted: 9/27/05 at 12:00ami have a long list of shows i hate...but i did write the word hit....oh oh OKLAHOMA! i hate that show so freakin much, its so boring
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