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Musicals most people hated, but you liked

Musicals most people hated, but you liked

Brit33444
#1Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 11:59am

This has probably been done before but im always curious. For me, I was probably in the 1% that actually had a good time at In Transit lol

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OKBroadwayFan
#2Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 12:02pm

I loved Head Over Heels

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BwayGeek2
#3Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 12:09pm

Man oh man, Jekyll and Hyde is what gets me. It really isn't very well done and so many people despise it, but it's just so much fun to watch haha!

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Sauja
#4Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 12:10pm

Call me crazy, but I really enjoyed Leap of Faith.

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Kitsune
#5Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 12:14pm

I genuinely enjoyed Alice by Heart. I get the issues, but I thought the metaphor of war = down the rabbit hole into Wonderland worked well. Looking forward to the cast album.

Also, I will defend Head Over Heels with my dying breath.

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n2nbaby
#6Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 12:20pm

Head Over Heels was a lot of fun. I feel most people that actually saw it enjoyed it.

I love Bonnie and Clyde and was pretty flabbergasted at the time why it got such horrid reviews. Watching as an adult, it definitely isn’t perfect but I don’t get the hate.

Dollypop
#7Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 12:20pm

SARAVA
DEAR WORLD
BIG
KING KONG


"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)

V2David
#8Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 12:21pm

Bat Out of Hell
We Will Rock You

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luvcaroline
#9Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 12:23pm

Ghost
and to a lesser extent, Rocky

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DiscoCrows
#10Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 12:31pm

Amélie, anyone?

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trentsketch
#11Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 12:41pm

I really liked Brooklyn. The score was fun and the cast sang the hell out of it. The story is utter nonsense and that's fine by me. I remember the review that said you can't leave the theater whistling the costumes, but I remember quite a few of those tunes and have used them with students for years. Now that the rights are available, I'm working on convincing people to try stage the show in my area. I'd love the music direct that score.

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Mike Barrett
#12Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 12:45pm

I really enjoyed Memphis. I know it won best musical so it may not belong here but I don't ever hear anyone on here mentioning the show and if they do its rarely positive. Wonderful score, upbeat choreography, nice story, really enjoyed it! 

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Rogerdellibovi
#13Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 12:47pm

I loved Groundhog Day

KathyNYC2
#14Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 12:51pm

There are probably too many to name but what first comes to mind is The Addams Family. No it certainly was far from perfect but I found much of it enjoyable especially when Roger Reese took over.

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Fordham2015
#15Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 12:51pm

A Bronx Tale
All Shook Up

Ben_Platt_Out
#16Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 12:57pm

Carousel revival last year

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suzycat
#17Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 12:59pm

Honeymoon in Vegas & King Kong!

ParkandBark
#18Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 1:02pm

I really liked Finding Neverland.

It was my first ever Broadway musical I saw so it gets the nostalgia boost but I still listen to the OBCR every now and then. Although I saw it with Tony Yazbek and much preferred him to Matthew Morrison and his weird accent on the recording.

I also enjoy The Cher Show for a fun time. Yes, I know the book is a bit of a mess but I still love it for what it is haha. And I didn't know much about Cher's story or many of her songs going in so I actually learned some stuff and found some new Cher songs I liked. TBH, I enjoyed it way more than Beetlejuice (left at intermission) and Be More Chill this season. Don't @ me (haha), but sometimes I wonder if more female-centric fluff musicals/shows get more hate than they deserve, especially compared to more male-centric/less-feminine fluff musicals. But what do I know? 

 

Brit33444
#19Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 1:11pm

KathyNYC2 said: "There are probably too many to name but what first comes to mind is The Addams Family. No it certainly was far fromperfect but I found much of it enjoyable especially when Roger Reese took over."

I also enjoyed the Addams Family with Rees but Brooke Shields is a different story...

bwaylistener
#21Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 1:34pm

DiscoCrows said: "Amélie, anyone?"

 

Me! I can totally see why it didn't have wide appeal, but I thought it was adorable and quirky, and I listen to the music often.

 

pollster2
#22Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 1:38pm

Ghost the Musical

If/Then

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LizzieCurry
#23Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 1:52pm

Amelie, In Transit, and Head Over Heels. Though "most people" and "hated" might be hyperbolic.


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Wick3
#24Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 1:54pm

Jane Eyre

Starlight Express

Carousel revival from last year

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TheQuibbler
#25Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 2:10pm

I had a great time at Bullets Over Broadway and then was rather confused when the reviews came trickling in. 

Emmaloucbway
#26Musicals most people hated, but you liked
Posted: 5/20/19 at 2:28pm

Beetlejuice
The Cher Show (though I know of quite a few people who like it so I don’t think I’m in the minority)
Bullets Over Broadway
Head Over Heels


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