ShowScore format change

I’m someone who always has a hard time with change, so I’m wondering how others feel about ShowScore shifting to a 5-star metric instead of a 0-100 score.



They’ve also added a lot of emojis to their buzzwords, and they no longer let you sort reviews by who has been most active on the site. Essentially, they’ve made it feel more juvenile and less interesting. On top of their decisions not to prioritize critic reviews, which they made a couple years ago, and the loss of member nights…it’s lost all its luster for me.



But am I just old and cranky?

The site has fallen apart, prey to TodayTix. Hard to trust any longer. RIP Show Score.

TodayTix bought it to essentially kill it as a competitor/kill off a comp website

I agree with those who think the site has gone downhill (and become untrustworthy with many shills), but it seems that the new ratings allow for half-stars, which I think is granular enough.

Showscore was founded as “the Rotten Tomatoes of theatre” but it really needs to embrace being the Letterboxd of theatre. Letterboxd leans into the niche and catering to diehard cinephiles, while still attracting more casual viewers who like the interface. And with that comparison in mind, a score out of 5 makes total sense, especially since TodayTix (its owner) does a lot of work in London where starred reviews are more common.

I find Did They Like It to be helpful for a quick glance of consensus.

The problem with all is they skew positive because they want producers to embrace them.

It also appears that you can no longer edit your reviews. I did this often if I saw something a second or third time by adding another sentence or two.

It seems that alerts from anyone you follow are also gone. This takes the fun out of the "socialness" of the site.

What they have not removed is the monetization of your review by linking it to the corresponding show for sale on TodayTix.

Another one bites the dust. Too bad. I still miss the original pink Broadway Box.

I can forgive anything but non-consensual emoji's.

The Internet is Dying

Updated On: 9/18/24 at 11:19 AM

I contacted Show Score after I saw that a show I reviewed on Sunday was not appearing on my profile page. That has been fixed, and I can see it now. But like everyone else, I can no longer edit my reviews, and my old reviews have been changed over to the new format and gussied up with cheap looking emojis.

According to Marika, Senior Customer Experience Representative (help@show-score.com), we will be able to edit our reviews at some point, accessible through our profiles.

Once Show Score dropped the member nights, I knew the end was near. Boo on TodayTix!!!

Since I've been using Show Score as a convenient online theater diary, can anyone recommend a substitute? My friend uses a spreadsheet, but there must be something more fun. Does anyone have a favorite?

Updated On: 9/18/24 at 12:04 PM

macnyc said: "I contacted Show Score after I saw that a show I reviewed on Sunday was not appearing on my profile page. That has been fixed, and I can see it now. But like everyone else, I can no longer edit my reviews, and my old reviews have been changed over to the new format and gussied up with cheap looking emojis.

According toMarika,Senior Customer Experience Representative (help@show-score.com), we will be able to edit our reviews at some point, accessible through our profiles.

Once Show Score dropped the member nights, I knew the end was near. Boo on TodayTix!!!

Since I've been using Show Score as a convenient online theater diary, can anyone recommend a substitute? My friend uses a spreadsheet, but there must be something more fun. Does anyone have a favorite?"


The Mezzanine app is great!

Updated On: 9/18/24 at 03:00 PM

The newest Show Score descent into crapdom is that two shows I scored recently are no longer visible on my profile. So many things are broken on the site now, it's sad!

Has anyone tried to review a show on Show Score recently? I tried to score Oedipus, and I got taken to a survey instead. I completed the survey (several times!), but I was never given the option to score the show. I hope user reviews aren't the latest functionality Score Score will deep-six! Then there's nothing left.

Updated On: 1/6/26 at 11:29 AM

I did hear back from an email I sent last week:

Thanks so much for getting in touch — I completely understand how confusing it can be not to see your review appear straight away.

Your review has been safely saved and counted. We’re in the middle of a big set of improvements to Show-Score, which means reviews aren’t appearing immediately on profiles or show pages right now. Full synchronisation is expected by March 2026.

You’ve already seen the first part of this work with new survey questions and the $100 monthly draw, and there’s a lot more coming that we’re really excited about.

Nothing is broken on your end, and you don’t need to do anything — your review will be published automatically as soon as this phase of the project is complete.

Thanks again for being part of the Show-Score community,