Musical that Suprised You — Page 2

#26

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Posted: 6/12/05 at 9:59pm

Oh, and another... 'Good Vibrations'. I saw this in previews and actually had high expectations. Let's just say that -I- could write a better book for a musical using the Beach Boys' music, and leave it at that.

#27

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Posted: 6/12/05 at 10:02pm

Urinetown, I expected to hate it. My friend had gotten the tickets, it wasn't on my radar, the title...I hadn't heard anything about it.
Saw it, loved it, haven't stopped listening to the soundtrack ever since.

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#28

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Posted: 6/12/05 at 10:28pm

Expected not to like and LOVED: Hairpray. Can't stop listening to it.
Expected to like and really didn't: Urinetown (maybe it was just the tour that was bad?

#29

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Posted: 6/12/05 at 10:28pm

I had no desire to see All Shook Up, Assassins, The Boy From Oz, Thoroughly Modern Millie, 700 Sundays, or Nine, and ended up loving them all!

#30

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Posted: 6/12/05 at 10:29pm

I agree with Good Vibrations. I walked in thinking I would see the worst show ever and boy was I wrong. It was 1,000,000 times worse than I ever imagined.

#31

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Posted: 6/12/05 at 10:33pm

mamma mia- the whole 'abba' thing didn't really appeal to me, but it ended up being a good show...not GREAT- but entertaining none the less

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#32

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Posted: 6/12/05 at 10:35pm

i expected Little Women to be alot worse than it was.
I also expected a lot more of Spamalot.

#33

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Posted: 6/12/05 at 10:39pm

I didn't expect to like All Shook U[p at all, but I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED Iit! And, just thinking of some of the staging is making me smile right now.

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#34

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Posted: 6/12/05 at 10:56pm

All Shook Up! I originally bought tickets as "ah well not feeling Sweet Charity with Xtina injured, so we'll watch this other bad one" and ended up really loving it.

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#35

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Posted: 6/12/05 at 11:10pm

I thought Seussical would suck, but I saw a local production and loved it.

#36

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Posted: 6/12/05 at 11:16pm

I wasn't wild about seeing Seussical, but in the end, it turned out to be a pleasant evening. Still not my favorite show, but really more enjoyable than expected.

#37

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Posted: 6/12/05 at 11:16pm

All Shook Up - I bought the $20 just to see if it was like the crap at the Eugene O'Neill, but it was MUCH better! :)

Little Women - It was better then I thought it would be, but still boring.

WICKED. After hearing all the great buzz about it, I got really excited.. and then it good but not amazing.

Brooklyn. I bought tix just because it was on TDF.. I looked it up on google pictures and found this horrible picture:

under "BROOKLYN: THE MUSICAL" (which I thought was from the show). The official website wasn't up yet. So I was like Oh no.. what did I do?!? But then, everything cleared out when I got the sampler in the mail and found some REAL pictures from it.. and.. you know what happened :)

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Updated On: 6/12/05 at 11:16 PM

#38

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Posted: 6/12/05 at 11:29pm

i thought Mama Mia would be much more fun....i think i was crabby that day tho because i wanted to see Caroline or Change and saw Mama Mia instead

#39

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Posted: 6/13/05 at 3:12am

I thought "Movin' Out" would be kind of a bore, but I adored it immensley. That, and "Altar Boyz" changed my life. The other big surprise was "Chitty", excellent production.

#40

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Posted: 6/13/05 at 3:15am

Hmmmm, looks like ALL SHOOK UP is a clear winner in the Pleasant surprises category !

#41

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Posted: 6/13/05 at 3:59am

The original BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS. I only went because it was the last available show at the TKTS booth that day and I had the BEST time.

#42

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Posted: 6/13/05 at 9:24am

Wonderful Town, Peter Pan (tour) for the good.

I was dissapointed when I saw The Producers on tour yesterday. It dosen't really live up to the hype it's been give for the last FOUR years.

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#43

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Posted: 6/13/05 at 9:55am

WICKED

After the Tony performance which was so-so...and some of the reviews I was expecting it to only be a "special-effect" show, but I fell head over heals for it! Def. the best thing I've ever seen (imo)!!

#44

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Posted: 6/13/05 at 12:04pm

wicked
all shook up
movin' out
dracula

#45

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Posted: 6/13/05 at 12:06pm

WICKED.

After reading the novel, I expected a brilliant racy, political, sexy drama and got... Candy Land.

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#46

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Posted: 6/13/05 at 12:19pm

I was pleasantly surprised by Jane Eyre, Contact, The Full Monty, Millie, All You Need is Love (London) and Movin' Out, which I did not expect to enjoy half as much as I did. I saw Piazza in Chicago knowing nothing about it and not really sure if I would like it, but walked really moved by the show and couldn't stop thinking about it for weeks. But one of my biggest surprises was Bombay Dreams. I had so much fun watching that show. I wish I could see it again.

I think one of my biggest disappointments was Fosse. Great dancing, but nothing worthy of Best Musical by a long shot.

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#47

re: Musical that Suprised You

Posted: 6/13/05 at 12:23pm

Wicked........I expected it to be like the book, but it had several surprises

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#48

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Posted: 6/13/05 at 12:32pm

Millie. I already had the cast recording and loved the music, but I really found the plot much more interesting than I thought it would be.

#49

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Posted: 6/13/05 at 12:38pm

The Light in the Piazza.

Don't Laugh. I saw it a few performances before opening night so there was minimal buzz about the show at that time (or at least less than there is now) and I and had heard mixed things, particularly about it's "dissonant" score. I had imagined a Philip Glass type score and completely hating it. Boy was I wrong. I'm glad to see the support this show has garnered.

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#50

re: Musical that Suprised You

Posted: 6/13/05 at 1:09pm

Fiddler on the Roof. I had no intention of seeing Fiddler, then my aunt dragged me to it...and i superisingly enjoyed it. Maybe it was just cuz Harvey Fierstien was in it but nevertheless is was still enjoyable.