The Most overrated and underrated musicals- Page 4

[icecreambenjamin]

Posted: 12/23/14 at 10:52am

I think that Seussical has a great score and is very Underrated. I do think that the original broadway book was a mess, but I think that the off-broadway revival fixed all of the issues by making it a one act. You have to look at it for what it is which is a wonderful kids musical.

[Fantod]

Posted: 12/23/14 at 12:40pm

Mister Matt, yes, I recently did a little digging and found that people on this board seem to love the show. I agree with you about the problems with the book and also find the score to be a little repetitive, though the opening number is one of the strongest in the canon of American theatre.

[Tom 2]

Posted: 12/23/14 at 1:16pm

Underated: By far–Side Show
Most Over-rated: Rent (in my opinion)

[Elfuhbuh]

Posted: 12/24/14 at 1:47am

Overrated: Heathers

Underrated: Ghost

[BobNC]

Posted: 12/24/14 at 8:21am

Overrated: Phantom

Underrated: Nine

[sctrojan65]

Posted: 12/25/14 at 5:04am

Updated On: 12/25/14 at 05:04 AM

[seahag2]

Posted: 2/18/15 at 3:37am

Overrated: Lion King

Underrated: Little Women, Secret Garden, Ragtime

[JoseLee_]

Posted: 2/18/15 at 4:06am

Overrated: anything Patti Lupone originated

Underrated: Bare

[After Eight]

Posted: 2/18/15 at 6:47am

Being up to date:

Overrated: Hamilton, Fun Home.

The former will win the Pulitzer, the latter the Tony.

A great theatrical universe we live in!

[South Florida]

Posted: 2/18/15 at 7:43am

AE, you're a tough person to please. I've enjoyed so many you guys think are overrated. It took me 10 minutes to leave Rock of Ages, and lasted till intermission for Spamalot. So those two for overrated.

[South Florida]

Posted: 2/18/15 at 7:48am

"... and that putrid item that we're all told to bow and scrape before, Fun Home. " Nobody had to tell me to love this show. I must admit however that I do enjoy your negativity, honestly it makes me smile all the time.

[After Eight]

Posted: 2/18/15 at 8:05am

"AE, you're a tough person to please."

Actually, I'm the easiest person in the world to please. Just give me a good show, and I'll be happier than a clam.

But give me a putrid stinker like Fun Home, and well, who wouldn't be out of sorts?

[South Florida]

Posted: 2/18/15 at 8:14am

^ :)

[mamaleh]

Posted: 2/18/15 at 8:46am

Overrated: KINKY BOOTS (MATILDA was robbed; it's so much better crafted), SIDE SHOW and especially SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (talk about the Emperor's New Clothes!).

Underrated: WOMEN ON THE VERGE, THE BOY FROM OZ, ILLYA DARLING.

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 2/18/15 at 9:16am

Overrated: anything Patti Lupone originated

The Robber Bridegroom?

[Consistency]

Posted: 2/18/15 at 12:45pm

OVERRATED: Viva O'Brien (ugh!), Sunny River (excuse me while I gag), Toplitzky of Notre Dame (talk about the emperor's new clothes!), Mr. Strauss Goes to Boston (what were the critics thinking?!?!), Cabalgata (wretched! rancid! enervating!), Oklahoma! (I'm with the 99.9999999%!)

UNDERRATED: The Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, The Sound of Music, Cats, Sweeney Todd, Rent, Les Miserables, The Lion King, Oh! Calcutta

[gypsy101]

Posted: 2/18/15 at 6:35pm

@Consistency How is it that so many of your underrated musicals won the Tony for Best Musical???

[Nicole109]

Posted: 2/18/15 at 7:00pm

Mister Mstt I think Grey Gardens should have won the TONY

[brdway411]

Posted: 2/18/15 at 9:19pm

Overrated Matilda If/Then Fun Home
Underrated Passing Strange Merrily We Roll Along



Updated On: 2/19/15 at 09:19 PM

[seahag2]

Posted: 2/18/15 at 9:37pm

gypsy101- as contradicting as this sounds, I think just because a show wins Best Musical doesn't mean it'll be remembered widely by the public (The theatre community maybe, but not the general public). I personally classify overrated as a show that non-theatre people are fully aware of but isn't the favorite of people within the community. So yes, Kiss of the Spider Woman won best musical in the 90's but I would guess that most people can't name one song from that show. It's not as appreciated as it should be, considering it's a Tony winner, making it underrated.

[rattleNwoolypenguin]

Posted: 2/18/15 at 10:10pm

Underrated: Baby (or at least the score for Baby), Bat Boy, Weird Romance, Reefer Madness, Assassins, A Little Night Music, Sister Act, DEFINITELY Pacific Overtures.

People who find Sunday in the Park and Into the Woods overrated I don't even know what to say. It's nonsensical to call them overrated when really only in the theatre community (up until the recent Disney film) were both shows really known about! They're cult musicals if anything! Overrated is a term I reserve for the shows that rank in the bucks and are LITERALLY overrated like Cats, Phantom etc..

[Elfuhbuh]

Posted: 2/18/15 at 10:15pm

Oh, allow me to add another to my overrated list: The Lion King.

Posted: 2/18/15 at 11:36pm

Phantom, Cats and Passion are all overrated.
Parade, Half a Sixpence and Shenandoah are great, underrated shows.

Posted: 2/18/15 at 11:41pm

Scottsboro Boys is definitely underrated. Pwerful,emotional, good score.

Posted: 2/18/15 at 11:48pm

I really need to think these things through before I post! Little Women is underrated. It has a great score and although there are some holes in the storyline, it still deserves more mention. Another underrated show is Whistle Down the Wind. Again, plot holes abound, but in my opinion, one of ALW's best scores.