Musical that Suprised You

All Shook Up. I expected a horrible show that wouldn't be tooo fun to watch. I got the opposite. A fun funny show that was tooo fun to watch

Whistle Down The Wind- got totally swept away with the story. At the end most of the audience was having panic attacks because you were so involved. One of the best shows i've ever seen and Glen Campbell was phenomonal as "the man".

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As much of a Monty Python dork as I am, I thought Spamalot was going to be disappointing because of all the hype and whatnot. I wound up adoring it.

I have to third or fourth or whatever we're at now All Shook Up. I liked it so much when I saw it I took my students back to see it a couple of months later.

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All Shook Up, I went in ready for an okay show and I ended up having a great time and left the theater so happy!! Then there's Wicked, I bought the OBCR expecting this amazing "omg theater will be changed forever" and got...not that. Jason, I'm going back to ASU soon too!!

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Seussical
Avenue Q
Jekyll & Hyde

Yes - how could I forget Side Show -- I was SO not expecting that to be as good as it was.

I have to go on the "better than I thought" side with Wicked. I do think there are clunkers in the score, but the good stuff, and the clever book, to me more than make up for it.

I was surprised how much I liked Sweet Charity too - didn't LOVE it, but it was an enjoyable night.

I do have to stick with ASU as my all time biggest surprise. I really went in thinking I was going to hate it -- I didn't like Fosse, I didn't like Smokey Joe's, I didn't like Contact -- I didn't think Mamma Mia was so great other than a few good songs, I'd heard terrible things about Good Vibrations -- and then, with the exception of a couple of songs which they tried to fix from preview to opening night, the songs sounded like they could have come right out of the very funny book. When I first saw it at previews, Jailhouse Rock and Blue Suede Shoes were literally just STUCK in there - no context at all. Once the show opened, it sounded like they at least TRIED to put some context in -- and I think they even reassigned Blue Suede Shoes so it made more sense than it did before.

I still don't get the angels on motorcycles though...

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i was surprised how much i DID NOT like RENT. of course i was expecting it to be phenomenal. it just wasn't my cup of tea.

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I expected to love Drood and didn't.

I was really surprised by Hairspray. I didn't know much about the story before seeing the show, and went in thinking, "Okay... a story about a fat girl and her mother... at least we got good seats," and by the end of the show, I was a huge fan.

Little Women has strong female roles in a meaty score that I really like. I was pleased as punch ("pleased as punch!!??" Christopher Columbas!) with the catchy and powerful score and the LOVELY set.

Seussical isn't the whimpy little kids' show I used to think it was.

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Into the Woods. I went in expecting a blah show and left enthralled and deeply moved.

Millie. Let me first say I loved this show and it remains one of my favorites to this day but I still expected a little bit more from it what with all the Tonys and awards pouring in.