Shows You Do/Don't Like — Page 2

They all have their moments - unfortunately, that is all some have:

Jersey Boys - not seen
Rent - love the music
Wicked - surprised me and that is truely something - very enjoyable.
Phantom - I've never stayed awake for an entire performance.
The Producers - Wish I'd seen the OBC - love the movie.
Spamalot - love the album
Cats - Memory is one of the great moments in musical theatre - other than that, well, zzzzzzzz.
Miss Saigon (the only one I despise) - I cried, my boss cried, my partner cried and my bosses wife had to distribute tissues.
Les Miz - I've seen this I think 6 times. Hits me emotionally.
A Chorus Line - The best of this lot, certainly. Arguably the best theatrical experience I've ever had.

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I can't stand "Cats," and though I've never seen "Jersey Boys," I've never been a fan of jukebox musicals, so I'm guessing I wouldn't be too fond of it.

The rest I like. Phantom, I adore.

AudreyTwoTwo --- I know you're young, and I know this is harsh, but... Sounds like your parents are idiots. They've taught you to waste your time and energy on things you don't like by summing them up in a fast and incorrect way, instead of encouraging you to find the things you DO like and figuring out why you like them.

It's a very bad behavior/habit they're showing you by example... not to mention completely irritating... and I hope you can break free of it... soon.

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I have never seen it, but something about the concept of Jersey Boys really irks me. I mean, yes, their voices are powerful (judging by the OBCR) and I'm sure the acting is good. But we've already pretty much heard their voices before (via the original Four Seasons). I'd much rather hear new voices and new music than listen to very similar voices and older music.

Updated On: 10/8/06 at 12:52 PM

She hasn't seen it, but is basing her opinion (i.e., not liking the "action performed") on what her mother told her.

hmm. i don't really hate any of those...
the producers is kinda weird...

phantom
it was boring and very very confusing
half the people around me were snoring
so was my family
i was feeling a bit drowsy too
it was boring and un entertaining

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I'm not the biggest "The Producers" fan. I really don't like the characters, and the music is nothing to praise, but I can't really hate any type of musical theater. I try to give it all a chance.

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Some people make me cry and loose hope for this board

So did that post. *lose, not loose .

Jersey Boys - enjoyable, but WAY overrated. Seriously, I don't get it one bit.
Rent - it's had its impact. Many were offended by it, many love it.
Wicked - not perfect but it has brought a new wave to the theatre.
Phantom - many people's first musical; people I know who hate musicals like Phantom...so, who know?
The Producers - I enjoy it, nice to go back to the old style musical comedies. Past its prime now.
Spamalot - OVERRATED. Seriously, the movie was cheaper.
Cats - I enjoy it. Many tourists loved it.
Miss Saigon - seems like the smaller of the Big Three (Les Mis, Phantom, Miss Saigon (not in order))
Les Miz - my first show, love it.
A Chorus Line - finally saw a production of it and loved it.

So, no. I don't love all those shows. I love maybe two of them.

Jersey Boys- I enjoyed it throughly, but I grew up listened to Frankie Valli. The entire cast was incredible and I feel it's the best of the jukebox musicals because the book is solid.

Rent- I love it. I love the music and the book and it's heart. I do believe that the quality of the cast makes or breaks it for the audience.

Wicked- I have mixed feelings. Some parts I love, some I don't. I feel like the entire second act needs work.

Phantom- I love it for sentimental reasons. I think most people from my generation were introduced to musical theatre through the works Andrew Lloyd Webber, and I was no expection.

The Producers- At the time it opened, it was one of my favourite movies put onstage starring two of my favourite actors. It's my guilty pleasure favourite, but I do think that the movie was subpar and the show has never been as great as it was with Nathan and Matthew.

Spamalot- I'm a mega-Monty Python fan and love Holy Grail. It's not high art, but it's great fun.

Cats- First Broadway show I ever saw and the one that convinced me that my calling was to be an actress. If you were seven and sitting in the front row and had never been to the theatre before, you would have loved it too.

Miss Saigon- I liked it, I thought it was a very clever way of updating Madame Butterfly and connected with the love story even through all the crazy special effects

Les Miz- like they say in Forbidden Broadway, you "better read the synopsis at the end of the play" but despite having one of the more intricate books of a musical, it's still a very powerful piece of theatre.

A Chorus Line- Revolutionary, up there with West Side Story and Gypsy as one of the best pieces ever written for musical theatre.

I have always wondered...



...why some people can't put a whole subject in the subject line.

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For the BILLIONTH time . . . CATS DOES have a plot!

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