Under-rated musicals

[broadwayfan24]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 12:25am

Since we have overrated I decided to make underrated and to start the list off:

Little Shop of Horrors

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 12:26am

PARADE

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 12:30am

I haven't heard much about that show, The Boy From Oz. Is it a sequel to Wicked about Elphie and Fiyyie's love child? I loooove Wicked.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 12:30am

Urinetown
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Little Shop of Horrors

I wonder if a lot of you are going to be saying Caroline, Or Change.

Type_A_Tiff: Um...Wicked and Boy From Oz are two completely different shows and have nothing to do with each other! Unless you're joking.

Updated On: 8/25/04 at 12:30 AM

[CurtainUp]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 12:31am

I think the Producers got a lot of flak after the Lane and Broderick left, and I think it's a brilliantly comedic show no matter who plays the leads.

I also think people misread Avenue Q, when besides hysterical, is such a well put together and touching show.

Updated On: 8/25/04 at 12:31 AM

[Matt_G]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 12:31am

JAMES JOYCE'S THE DEAD

It's a highly under rated show with gorgeous music.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 12:34am

Um...Wicked and Boy From Oz are two completely different shows and have nothing to do with each other! Unless you're joking.

But why would Broadway want to have a show that doesn't have anything to do with Oz, aka The Emerald City? I'm confused. It's a Wicked world, and we all just live in it.

[GovernorSlaton]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 12:35am

You know what? Caroline's been mentioned on these boards a lot this week. Maybe a bit too much.

Oh hell, Caroline, or Change is underrated.

You know what they say; too much of a good thing is a better thing.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 12:39am

To branch out a little.......if I had to pick an underated singer, it would have to be ANTHONY WARLOW. I don't understand why every household in American does not have at least one of his recordings. That man is a VOCAL GOD!!!

[ChicagoManic]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 12:41am

Bat Boy.

Brilliant music. Comfort And Joy will got stuck in your head for ages.

[GovernorSlaton]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 12:43am

"Comfort and Joy....Comfort and Joy!
-Comfort and Jo-o-o-o-o-o-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY!"

[ChicagoManic]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 1:18am

Kill Him-Shut Up-KILL HIM-SHUT UP!

Best part of the whole song.

[SMichaelK]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 1:22am

Last Five Years
Sweeney Todd.... I know they recieved accalim, but you don't always hear people bring them up off the bat.

[marincrazy11]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 1:39am

Ragtime, Parade, A Man of No Importance

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 1:42am

For the record, Millie, I was kidding about The Boy From Oz. I know it's not Wicked's sequel. But the prequel.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 1:44am

Funny...

[bwaybaby2]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 1:47am

SIDE SHOW!!!!!!! last five years. parade, wild party - off bway version, jekyll and hyde... p.s. caroline is NOT underrated - everyone knows its AMAZING

[MyNameInLights]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 2:06am

Jekyll and Hyde... and does tick, tick... BOOM! count as and under-rated musical?

[not_that_girl]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 5:48am

i would agree that tick tick boom is under-rated...
and also -
the wild party (off-broadway)
the sweet smell of sucess
Updated On: 8/25/04 at 05:48 AM

[ChiChi]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 6:38am

Quilters

[meagan9848]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 7:22am

The Last 5 Years! It took me so damn long to even hunt down the CD...I was all set to order it online (which I hate doing) but the local Barnes and Noble got some in yesterday! woohoo!

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 7:41am

la boheme

[paradox_error]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 8:29am

The most underrated Broadway musicals I would have to think are those by Stephen Sondheim
Anyone Can Whistle - I love this show...I'm hankering for a revival
Sweeney Todd - its critically acclaimed but most people hate it
The Frogs! - I havent seen it...but i think the backlash is pretty severe...considering i hear it even contains hummable tunes *gasp*
Sunday In The Park With George - this is such an exceptionally moving piece of theatre...and it has so many beautiful songs..."Move On" "We Do Not Belong Together" "Children and Art" "Finishing the Hat" "Beautiful" I personally think Sondheim was robbed of a best score Tony for this show! (much as I love La Cage)
A Little Night Music - Okay, so i know everyone loves "Send in the Clowns" but there is so much more to this piece of theatre than that...
Other than the Sondheim musicals...
R & H's Carousel
Camelot - "If Ever I would leave you" is just sensational...and i thoroughly enjoyed this show
and i can think of a lot of others...but ive probably listed enough.
And btw...i struggle to call La Boheme a musical...its an opera, and a damn good one at that!

[BWayBoy88]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 8:48am

I would say that Caroline is under-rated. Even though there are a bunch of people on this board that like it, it got mixed reviews from critics and a lot of people dont understand it and therefore dont like it.

[MusicalDirector109]

Posted: 8/25/04 at 8:51am

"The Secret Garden" - a beautiful score and great story
"110 in the Shade" - one of Jones and Schmidt's best
"Baby" - I still think a revival would work!