My ratings are based mostly on tours and out of town tryouts in Chicago.
Beautiful- C+
Hamilton- A+(especially the first time I saw it with Joshua and Joseph in the leading roles)
Kinky Boots- C
The Book of Mormon- A(especially with Ben Platt)
The Lion King- B
The Phantom of the Opera- C(Based on the reimagined tour)
War Paint- C
Wicked- B
I'm not trash...have you ever seen these shows you are talking about? I can give you more details, but you wanna know what's trashy? Name-calling on a website...that's trashy :)
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
Aladdin - C+
Beautiful - B-
Chicago - C-
Hamilton - A
Kinky Boots - B-
Great Comet - A-
On Your Feet - B
School of Rock - B
Sunday in the Park with George - A-
The Book of Mormon - B+
Waitress - B+
War Paint - C for the show, A for the stars
Wicked - B
-Aladdin B
-Beautiful B-
-Book of Mormon A
-Cats A (original)
-Chicago A- (original)
--Kinky Boots B+
-Lion King B+
-Miss Saigon A (original)
-Phantom of the Opera A
-School of Rock B
-Wicked A-
Stand-by Joined: 10/25/15
--Dear Evan Hansen A+
--Hamilton A+
--Miss Saigon A
--The Play that Goes Wrong C-/D+
--War Paint C-
--Hello Dolly A
--Aladdin B+
--Beautiful B
--Cats B+
--Chicago B+ (A when it opened)
--Kinky Boots C
--Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet C for the show (A for the set design)
--School of Rock A
--Sunday in the Park with George B
--Sunset Boulevard A+
--Waitress B
--The Present C
--Wicked A
Guys, don't miss Sunset BLVD.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
I've seen a few more, so I've added them to my list.
-Aladdin B-
-Amélie D-
-Beautiful C
-Book of Mormon F
-Bronx Tale C-
-Cats B
-Chicago A-
-Come From Away D-
-Dear Evan Hansen C-
-Groundhog Day F
-Hamilton F
-Hello, Dolly! A
-In Transit C-
-Kinky Boots C
-Lion King B
-Miss Saigon C-
-Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet D
-On Your Feet C-
-Paramour B-
-Phantom of the Opera B-
-School of Rock D-
-Sunday in the Park with George F
-Sunset Boulevard B-
-Waitress F
- War Paint B+
-Wicked D-
You're even tougher than me! Haha.
I'm adding Bronx Tale...zzzzzzzzzzzz
Aladdin: B
Bandstand: D (Papermill production)
Beautiful: A-
The Book of Mormon(5 times): A+
Cats: D
Chicago(5 times): varies: B+ to a D
Come From Away(twice): A+
Kinky Boots: A-
The Lion King: A
The Great Comet: B-
On Your Feet: D
Phantom(twice): C+
Wicked: A-
Stand-by Joined: 11/3/16
You've gotta love a thread where Book of Mormon gets an F and an A+ on consecutive posts.
I would have to say that if The New Yorkers were a Broadway show I'd give it a B+
Chorus Member Joined: 2/19/17
Aladdin B+
Beautiful A-
Cats C+
Chicago A
Hamilton B-
Kinky Boots A-
-Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet A++
On Your Feet A-
-School of Rock B
-Sunday in the Park with George A+
Sunset Boulevard A-
Waitress A- (A+ for jessie tho)
Wicked A-
Broadway Star Joined: 9/28/15
Aladdin D-
-Amélie F
-Beautiful D+
-Book of Mormon C
-Bronx Tale F
-Cats C
-Chicago C
-Come From Away B+
-Dear Evan Hansen A+
-The Glass Menagerie- C
-Groundhog Day D
-Hamilton A+
-Hello, Dolly! A
-In Transit D-
-Kinky Boots C
-Lion King B+
-Miss Saigon B
-Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet A
-On Your Feet D-
-Paramour D
-Phantom of the Opera C+
-School of Rock D-
-Sunday in the Park with George A-
-Sunset Boulevard B+
-Waitress B
- War Paint D-
-Wicked B-
Woohoo! I get to add the 12 shows I saw this past week and a half. Thank you all for your suggestions. I visited with my seat neighbors before the show and I couldn't help but think I may have spoken to a few of you! It was great to indulge in an art we all appreciate.
Anastasia - C-
Beautiful - B-
Cats - C
Chicago - B
Come From Away - A
Dear Evan Hansen - A+
Groundhog Day - D+
Hamilton - A
Hello Dolly - A+
Kinky Boots - B-
Miss Saigon - B+
Great Comet - B
On Your Feet - C-
Oslo - B-
School of Rock - B
Sunday in the Park with George - A-
Sunset Boulevard - A
The Book of Mormon - A
The Glass Menagerie - B+
The Lion King - B
The Phantom of the Opera - C+
Waitress - C-
War Paint - B-
Wicked - B
TheSassySam said: "Woohoo! I get to add the 12 shows I saw this past week and a half. Thank you all for your suggestions. I visited with my seat neighbors before the show and I couldn't help but think I may have spoken to a few of you! It was great to indulge in an art we all appreciate.
Anastasia - C-
Beautiful - B-
Cats - C
Chicago - B
Come From Away - A
Dear Evan Hansen - A+
Groundhog Day - D+
Hamilton - A
Hello Dolly - A+
Kinky Boots - B-
Miss Saigon - B+
Great Comet - B
On Your Feet - C-
Oslo - B-
School of Rock - B
Sunday in the Park with George - A-
Sunset Boulevard - A
The Book of Mormon - A
The Glass Menagerie - B+
The Lion King - B
The Phantom of the Opera - C+
Waitress - C-
War Paint - B-
Wicked - B
12 shows in a week and a half?! Wow...that's great. Were you visiting?
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/08
Wicked: B
The Price: B
The Phantom of the Opera: B
The Book of Mormon: A
Sunday In The Park With George: A
Oslo: A-
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812: B+
Kinky Boots: B
Hamilton: A++
A Doll's House Part 2: A
Sweat: A
Indecent: B
Present Laughter: A
Understudy Joined: 8/1/15
Hamilton A+
Dear Evan Hansen A+
Waitress A
Book of Mormon A
Significant Other A
Beautiful A
Sweat B
On Your Feet B-
Hello Dolly B-
kinky Boots B-
Chicago C
Lion King C
In Transit C-
Cats D
Sunset Blvd D
Present Laughter F
Aladdin C+
Cats C
Groundhog Day A-
Kinky Boots B+
The Lion King A-
Phantom Of The Opera A-
School Of Rock B-
Waitress C+
Wicked A+
Leading Actor Joined: 12/17/15
just the ones I've seen...
-Book of Mormon A, but with original cast
-Chicago A, but years ago, with original revival cast
-Kinky Boots B
-Lion King A, but years ago, with original cast
-Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet F
-On Your Feet D
-Phantom of the Opera A, with original cast
-Sunday in the Park with George A, with original cast
-Sunset Boulevard A
-Waitress B+
-Wicked A, with original cast
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The New Yorkers (Encores) B+
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Can only respond to some in the list, but fun thread...
- Book of Mormon A (saw OBC)
- Cats C+ (not on Broadway)
- Chicago B
- Lion King B (not on Broadway)
- Phantom of the Opera B+ (not on Broadway)
- Waitress B+ (saw OBC)
- Wicked A+
Mike66 said: "just the ones I've seen...
-Book of Mormon A, but with original cast
-Chicago A, but years ago, with original revival cast
-Kinky Boots B
-Lion King A, but years ago, with original cast
-Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet F
-On Your Feet D
-Phantom of the Opera A, with original cast
-Sunday in the Park with George A, with original cast
-Sunset Boulevard A
-Waitress B+
-Wicked A, with original cast
----
The New Yorkers (Encores) B+
Nice!!!
"
Come From Away - A
Miss Saigon - B
A Doll's House Part 2 - A+
War Paint - A-
Sweat - B
I would love to see a thread for off-Broadway shows. A lot out there. Two I liked this season were GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM and Church & State.
Seeing Bandstand next week.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/08
"I would love to see a thread for off-Broadway shows. A lot out there. Two I liked this season were GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM and Church & State."
Church & State is a solid B+. For some reason, NY critics don't even seem to have reviewed it.
Reposting my list with new shows added...
Aladdin C
Amelie D
Anastasia D
Bandstand C-
Beautiful D+
The Book of Mormon A-
A Bronx Tale D
Cats D
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory F
Chicago A
Come From Away B
Dear Evan Hansen A
The Glass Menagerie B+
Groundhog Day B
Hamilton A
Hello, Dolly! A+
In Transit F
Kinky Boots C+
The Lion King D
Miss Saigon B+
Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 A+
On Your Feet! C
Oslo A
Phantom A-
School of Rock B
Significant Other A
Sunset Boulevard B-
Waitress C
War Paint B+
Wicked B+
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