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#26

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/27/07 at 10:26pm

Avenue Q- 7
Grey Gardens- 9.5
Legally Blonde- 6
Rent- depends on the cast, around a 7
Curtains- have not seen
Les Miz- 8
XanadU- 7.5
Mary Poppins- 8
The Pantom of the Opera- 5
The Drowsy Chaperone- 9
Spring Awakening- 9.5

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#27

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/27/07 at 10:31pm

very interesting, the favorites seem to be Avenue Q, grey gardens, and drowsy

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"I mean, sitting side by side with another man watching Patti LuPone play Rose in GYPSY on Broadway is essentially the equivalent of having hardcore sex." -Wanna Be A Foster. "Say 'Goody.' Say 'Bubbi.'" ... "That's it. Exactly as if it were 'Goody.' Now I know you're gonna sing 'Goody' this time, but nevertheless..."

#28

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/27/07 at 10:35pm

Avenue Q- 8
Grey Gardens- 8.5
Legally Blonde-5
Rent- 6
Curtains- 6
Les Miz- 5
XanadU- (sunds good, but i have not seen it)
Mary Poppins- 5
The Pantom of the Opera- 6
The Drowsy Chaperone- 9 (short and sweet)
Spring Awakening- 9.5

#29

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/27/07 at 10:43pm

gut reactions, without giving it much thought:

Avenue Q- 9.0
Grey Gardens- 8.5
Legally Blonde- haven't seen it
Rent- 8.0
Curtains- 7.5
Les Miz- 5.0
XanadU- haven't seen it
Mary Poppins- haven't seen it
The Pantom of the Opera- 1.5
The Drowsy Chaperone- 7.0
Spring Awakening- 7.75

#30

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/27/07 at 10:43pm

Avenue Q- 6
Grey Gardens- never saw
Legally Blonde- 1
Rent- 9
Curtains- never saw
Les Miz- 10
XanadU- never saw
Mary Poppins- 7
The Pantom of the Opera- 5
The Drowsy Chaperone- 10
Spring Awakening- 4

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"Those You've Known And Lost Still Walk Behind You"-Spring Awakening

Updated On: 5/27/07 at 10:43 PM

#31

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/27/07 at 10:54pm

Avenue Q- 8
Grey Gardens- 9
Legally Blonde- 8.5
Rent- 6
Curtains- 7
Les Miz- 9
XanadU- ?
Mary Poppins- 7
The Pantom of the Opera- 7.5
The Drowsy Chaperone- 8.5
Spring Awakening- 8

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#32

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/27/07 at 10:57pm

Grey Gardens- 9
Legally Blonde- 6.5
Rent- 4
Les Miz- 5
Mary Poppins- 9.5
The Pantom of the Opera- 3
The Drowsy Chaperone- 7.5

#33

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/27/07 at 11:04pm

Avenue Q- 9.5 when I first saw it, though the replacement cast is on autopilot by now
Grey Gardens- 10
Legally Blonde- 6
Rent- see my evaluation of Avenue Q
Curtains- 5
Les Miz- 7
XanadU- haven't seen
Mary Poppins- haven't see
The Pantom of the Opera- 1.5
The Drowsy Chaperone- 9
Spring Awakening- 9.5

#34

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/27/07 at 11:06pm

Avenue Q- 7
Grey Gardens- 8
Legally Blonde- have not seen, though I'd probably say 3
Rent- 8
Curtains- haven't seen or heard
Les Miz- the new one: 4 original: 7
XanadU- haven't seen
Mary Poppins- 6
The Pantom of the Opera- 8
The Drowsy Chaperone- 8
Spring Awakening- (haven't seen but based on OBC) 4

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#35

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/27/07 at 11:18pm

"Avenue Q- 9.5 when I first saw it, though the replacement cast is on autopilot by now"

I wouldn't say that, I think they're all still doing an excellent job keeping the energy where it needs to be.

#36

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/27/07 at 11:21pm

whats up with phantom mostly being in the 3-6's? is it just a really bad cast or something??

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"I mean, sitting side by side with another man watching Patti LuPone play Rose in GYPSY on Broadway is essentially the equivalent of having hardcore sex." -Wanna Be A Foster. "Say 'Goody.' Say 'Bubbi.'" ... "That's it. Exactly as if it were 'Goody.' Now I know you're gonna sing 'Goody' this time, but nevertheless..."

#37

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/27/07 at 11:30pm

Avenue Q- Haven't seen
Grey Gardens- 9
Legally Blonde- HS
Rent- 8
Curtains- HS
Les Miz- 7.5
XanadU- HS
Mary Poppins- HS
The Pantom of the Opera- depends on the cast
The Drowsy Chaperone- 9
Spring Awakening- ... I think I need to see this again.

#38

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/27/07 at 11:40pm

"whats up with phantom mostly being in the 3-6's? is it just a really bad cast or something??"

No, the show's just a piece of SH*T.

#39

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/27/07 at 11:45pm

Avenue Q- 9.5
Grey Gardens-8.5 (half a great show)
Rent- 8
The Pantom of the Opera- 5
The Drowsy Chaperone- 8
Spring Awakening 9.5


Saw Avenue Q for the third time yesterday and it's still hysterical...Mary Faber is still awesome and understudy Minglie Chen is FAR better as Christmas Eve than Ann Sanders, although NO ONE beats Ann Harada....very lucky to have seen her before she left. My daughter now thinks Christian Anderson is the greatest thing since...well...John Tartaglia.

Updated On: 5/27/07 at 11:45 PM

#40

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/27/07 at 11:47pm

Avenue Q - 5
Grey Gardens - 8
Legally Blonde - 7
Rent - 8
Curtains - 6
Les Miz - 10
Xanadu - 2
Mary Poppins - 10
The Phantom of the Opera - 1
The Drowsy Chaperone - 7
Spring Awakening - 0 (or maybe negative 1)

Updated On: 5/27/07 at 11:47 PM

#41

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/27/07 at 11:48pm

Avenue Q- 7
Grey Gardens- 8.5
Legally Blonde- 6.5
Rent- OBC, 9. Recent casts, 6.
Curtains- 8
Les Miz- 8.5
XanadU- Haven't seen it yet.
Mary Poppins- 8.5
The Pantom of the Opera- 5
The Drowsy Chaperone- 8.5
Spring Awakening- 9.5

#42

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/27/07 at 11:51pm

Avenue Q- 8
Rent- 5
Les Miz- 7
The Pantom of the Opera- 7
The Drowsy Chaperone- 8
Spring Awakening- 4

#43

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/27/07 at 11:53pm

Avenue Q- 8
Grey Gardens - 10
Legally Blonde- 6
Rent- 8
XanadU- 0
Mary Poppins- 7
The Phantom of the Opera- 7.5
The Drowsy Chaperone- 7.5
Spring Awakening- 8.5

I really should see CURTAINS under a better state of mind, so I refrain from any comment. I have not seen the current production of LES MIZ.

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#44

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/27/07 at 11:57pm

Xandau was that bad Munk?

#45

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/27/07 at 11:58pm

Avenue Q- 8
Grey Gardens- 9
Legally Blonde- 1
Rent- 5
Curtains- 6
Les Miz- 10
XanadU- havent seen it
Mary Poppins- 6
The Pantom of the Opera- 5
The Drowsy Chaperone- 6
Spring Awakening- 3

I'm not easily impressed

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I mean, Denzel Washington? Gun to my head..of course.

#46

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/28/07 at 5:44am

Avenue Q- 9
Grey Gardens- 9
Legally Blonde- 10
Rent- 7
Curtains- n/a
Les Miz- n/a
XanadU- n/a
Mary Poppins- 10
The Pantom of the Opera- n/a
The Drowsy Chaperone- 10
Spring Awakening- 5

#47

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/28/07 at 8:50am

Avenue Q- 7
Grey Gardens- 10
Legally Blonde- n/a
Rent- 8
Curtains- n/a
Les Miz- 9.5
XanadU- n/a
Mary Poppins- 7
The Pantom of the Opera- 5
The Drowsy Chaperone- 8.5
Spring Awakening- n/a

#48

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/28/07 at 8:56am

Avenue Q- 8
Grey Gardens- 5
Legally Blonde- 4
Rent- 6
Curtains- haven't seen it.
Les Miz- haven't seen this production
XanadU- haven't seen it
Mary Poppins- haven't seen it
The Pantom of the Opera- 6
The Drowsy Chaperone- 6
Spring Awakening- 10

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#49

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/28/07 at 11:17am

Avenue Q- 7
Grey Gardens- 8.5
Rent- 7 (highly depends on current cast)
Spring Awakening- 10

#50

re: Rate The Following Broadway Shows 1-10

Posted: 5/28/07 at 3:55pm

Avenue Q- 6
Grey Gardens- 10
Legally Blonde- 7
Rent- 6
Curtains- 9
Les Miz- 2
XanadU- not applicable
Mary Poppins- not applicable
The Pantom of the Opera- 7
The Drowsy Chaperone- 8
Spring Awakening- 6

and let me just add
The Pirate Queen-8

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My 2007/2008 Season: Grey Gardens (7/5) 110 in the Shade (7/6) Mary Poppins (7/7) Xanadu (7/7) Deuce (7/8) Spamalot (7/8) Jersey Boys (8/25) The Year of Magical Thinking (8/25) Mauritius (11/2) Young Frankenstein (11/3) Rock 'N' Roll (11/3) Pygmalion (11/4) Mauritius (11/10) Mauritius (11/21) Mauritius (11/21) Sunday in the Park with George (3/6) South Pacific (3/7) Gypsy (3/8) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (3/9)