Shows that were panned but you loved
Shows that were panned but you loved
mc1227
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/07
#1Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 6:47pmHow about a turnaround on the "hate" issue? Name some shows that the critics didn't like that you did??
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#2re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 6:55pmLennon. Didn't love it, but I did like it a lot.
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#2re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 6:59pmThe Woman in White...LOVED it.
mc1227
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/07
#3re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 7:03pmDidn't get to see Woman in White, but I agree on the Lennon show. I thought it was very ambitious and creative and didn't get a fair shake.
The only review of a show that matters is your own.
#4re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 7:17pmCarrie
Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna
FutureAladdinOnB'Way
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/07
#5re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 7:21pm
-Aida
-Footloose
-The Wedding Singer
#6re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 7:25pm
SideShow
Cyrano-The Musical
Swinging On a Star
A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!''
Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'
#7re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 7:30pmI loved and continue to love Little Women. Sue me.
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neddyfrank2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/05
#8re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 7:44pmWasn't Chita Rivera: A Dancers Life mostly panned? Because I LOVED that show.
mauriposa
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/14/05
#9re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 7:58pmI love Little Women, too. And I really enjoy Once Upon a Mattress, even though I never got the chance to see it.
#10re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 8:34pm
Oh there are tons:
Taboo
In My Life
Jekyll and Hyde
Starlight (I was like 5 and loved it 
)
among many many others.
"Judy Garland, Jimmy Dean, You tragedy Queen" ~ Taboo
"Watching a frat boy realize just what he put his d!ck in...ex's getting std's...schadenfruede" ~ Ave Q
"when dangers near, exploit their fear" ~ Reefer Madness the Musical
"Watching a frat boy realize just what he put his d!ck in...ex's getting std's...schadenfruede" ~ Ave Q
"when dangers near, exploit their fear" ~ Reefer Madness the Musical
#11re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 9:10pm
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Jane Eyre
Aspects of Love
Bombay Dreams
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
Updated On: 10/27/07 at 09:10 PM
#12re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 9:23pm
Jekyll & Hyde
The Woman in White
The Pirate Queen (please don't shoot!!)
#13re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 10:12pm
Jekyll and Hyde
The Pirate Queen
Little Women
Woman in White
Aida
And finally I still loved bits of "Lestat." Some of my favorite actors were in the show. The costume's were beautiful and a small handful of the songs were actually quite good. Although the lyrics blew.
ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#14re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 10:14pm
The Pirate Queen
High Fidelity
Aida
"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife
TM1162
Chorus Member Joined: 1/4/07
#15re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 10:20pm
Jekyll & Hyde
The Wedding Singer
#16re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 10:20pmPirate Queen
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IMissNYC
Stand-by Joined: 1/7/06
#18re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 10:29pmThe Woman in White and Pirate Queen
FranzRelax
Leading Actor Joined: 8/4/07
#19re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 10:35pm
Wasn't Chita Rivera: A Dancers Life mostly panned? Because I LOVED that show.
- Most critics were kind to it. But fans (and critics) found flaws with the book and structure of the show. Otherwise all agreed Chita and her performance was sensational as always. She received a Tony nom. for her performance.
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We carve their meat,
We tend to their house,
We polish their
Silverware.
Updated On: 10/27/07 at 10:35 PM
Fenchurch
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/16/06
#20re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 10:42pmCapeman was a masterpiece, maligned by critics and racist reviewers.
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#21re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 11:22pm
Jekyll and Hyde
Aida
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#22re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 11:25pm
The Civil War- I friggin loved this show.. I told everyone it was goign to be HUGE...then of course everybody hated it and it closed shortly..oops
High Fidelity-Although I didn't see this show as I was working out of town the week it was up..I loved the book, the movie, and the OCR sooo I refuse to think it wasn't good.
BwayBaby18
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/19/05
#23re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 11:27pm
i thought the critics loved Side Show i know NYTimes did.
I enjoyed hifi, steel pier, and Womena in White
#24re: Shows that were panned but you loved
Posted: 10/27/07 at 11:33pm
The Wedding Singer
Sue me Sideways, but I thought this show was so good. I like it 10 times better than Legally Blonde. I was forced to see it with friends after loosing a bet and was presently surprised. I found the comedy to be quite clever, and I also learned not to judge shows before seeing them.
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