Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
#0Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 12:48am
Ok, I totally stole the idea from JeremyKushnierFan.
I realized that most musicals I was excited about, I ended up hating. The ones I was expecting to hate, I loved them! Has this happened to you?
#1re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 12:52amI thought I would hate "Jersey Boys", but found to be be a very pleasant, well executed show. Not the best musical of the year, but still pretty good.
#2re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 12:52amNot me, but my sister thought Urinetown was going to be weird and stupid. But she came out of it loving it. We all loved it.
OOTI2004
Broadway Star Joined: 10/29/05
#3re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 2:46amI couldn't believe how much I enjoyed Dirty Rotten Scroundrels. I had assumed it would be entertaining and funny, but I am not that fond of the recent trend of movies to musicals. However, I loved every second of the show and thought it was amazing. It exceeded all of my expectations. I completely loved the show.
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Joined: 12/31/69
#4re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 3:10am
The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
#5re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 8:59amThe Wedding Singer, I was expecting it to be incredibly corny, but then I saw it and it was amazing! The music is great and of course the cast is amazing, specifically Stephen Lynch.
bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#6re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 9:11am
Spelling Bee.
I couldn't imagine a musical about a bee could be good, but it was hilarious, and I loved every second!
#7re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 9:17am
THE WEDDING SINGER... now if I just get the chance to actually SEE it 
Jyn326
Broadway Star Joined: 12/7/05
#8re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 9:27amTarzan. I was with a tour group and they chose what musical we saw. Wasn't thrilled with the choice. But I enjoyed it. And my friend loved it- which was great because it was her first musical and I wanted her to understand why I love musicals.
Christoph
Stand-by Joined: 4/20/06
#9re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 9:31amChitty Chitty Bang Bang. Was dreading seeing it with a friend, as I had not been blown away by other kiddie fare like Beauty and the Beast and positively despised The Lion King. I ended up having a really fun time and was glad I went.
#10re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 10:20am
Miss Saigon.
I avoided it for years and then was pleasantly surprised. I liked it even better than Les Miz.
(I should note that I thought Les Miz was underwhelming when I first saw the OBC.)
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#11re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 10:23amMamma Mia for sure. I thought it was going to be fluff crap and got dragged, and maybe it is fluff actually, but I had a fantastic time and forgot all my cares for 2 hours. I think that theatre is supposed to do that on some level.
ThankstoPhantom
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/05
#12re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 10:33am
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang surprised me as a fun time at the theatre. I had been dreading the moment they would start the show...but I fell in love with it.
Also, Kiss me, Kate, surprised me...it is now one of my favorite Golden Age Musicals.
#13re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 10:36amPUMP BOYS AND DINETTES
bwayondabrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/05
#14re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 10:50am
TARZAN, definitley. I heard so many bad things hear on the board about the show, and I was dreading going to it. But when I saw it, I really loved it- I thought it was great, and the best Disney show I've seen. My family loved it too, so yeah, I really liked TARZAN- I was pleasantly suprised, basically.
:)
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#15re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 11:06am
The Wedding Singer.
Did not care for the movie.
Nor the demos.
Thoroughly enjoyed the show.
kidmanboy
Leading Actor Joined: 5/10/04
#16re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 11:40amAll Shook Up. Saw it just for the hell of it and ended up really enjoying it more than i should have.
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Joined: 12/31/69
#17re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 11:50am
THE WEDDING SINGER!!
i deff did not have high expectations but i fell in love with it when i saw it!!! im deff obsessed now!! ahh, fav show!!
#18re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 2:07pm
2 years ago we took a class trip to NY and we were going to see Wicked. I was openly opposed to seeing it. At t he time I hated everything Oz -related. I even made a long list of reasons why we shouldn't go see it. But alas my complaining did nothing and we saw it anyway. I loved it, and I know not many people like wicked but i thought it was great. I fell in love with it after "what is this feeling". from that point on, I never judged a musical before I saw it.
bare_nakedlady
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/05
#19re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 2:11pmTARZAN and The Color Purple surprised me and I left wanting to see both again and again and again. Conversely, I ended up disliking many shows I thought I would love.
#20re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 2:11pm
42nd Street
Crazy For You
The Fantasticks
The Will Rogers Follies
Forever Plaid
Pump Boys and Dinnettes
Return to the Forbidden Planet
Once on This Island
City of Angels
The Beautiful Game
Jane Eyre
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Tommy
Sant
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/12/04
#21re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 2:46pm
AVENUE Q.
I had heard some songs from it before I saw it and knew a little bit about it, but didn't know what exactly to expect when I finally went to see it. I guess I was expecting to see something more like "South Park" and had a little reservations for it being a "puppet show" - I thought THE LION KING was enough puppet show for me. But the show really astonished me with its humanity and its heart and its great score.
SNLMedia
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/6/05
#22re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 2:52pm
I badly underestimated Spelling Bee and DRS. Just as bwaylvsong said, I really didn't understand how a musical about a spelling bee could be so funny, but I loved it.
In general, I have a bad habit of underestimating a show, and usually I leave the theatre wanting to see it again.
#23re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 2:58pm
Sunset Boulevard
Dirty Rotten Scoundrles (sooo much funnier and genius than the film)
Scarlett Pimpernell (I was underwhelmed by Jekyll)
Miss Saigon (just like the above poster I loved it far more than Lez Mis)
#24re: Musicals that turned out to be better then you thought ???
Posted: 8/15/06 at 2:59pm
DRS - I saw it the first time only because friends told me it was great, but I really had no desire to see it. I loved it!
I really, really wanted to like "Wedding Singer." And didn't. Bored. (I saw the pre-B'way Seattle run, so it might be different now).
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch
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