What are the worst musicals you ever saw- Page 4

[Tom5]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 12:41pm

Title Of Show, Something Rotten (Collegiate, not Broadway). I didn't see Sleepless In Seattle, but did see a clip of the cast sitting on plain chairs to represent their van. Definitely NOT Broadway.

[ZellMorrowsPledge]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 12:51pm

rosscoe(au) said: "Call_me_jorge said: "As much as I agree that people should have their own opinions, I just will never understand someone who says they can't stand fun home. Especially when you are in the theatre and you experience and see people who go through what Bruce and Alison went through you should at least feel a connection to the story in just a fragment at the very least.

 

"

I loved Fun Home, but that huge spoiler that comes in the opening moments takes you out of the story from the beginning. 

 

"How is a real life event a spoiler? Even if someone  goes in not knowing anything about Alison Bechdel they're still gonna be shocked when Beth announced the death

 

[BroadwayNYC25]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 1:21pm

To all the people that said Fun Home, 

The only reason you didn't like it was because you didn't understand it. The direction is so unique that not most theater goers would understand. The same thing goes for the characters. It is not often that you see three people playing one character. But, the reason it won Best Musical is because it is a beautiful piece of musical theater. If you looked at the people in the audience you would see how much it moves people. Audience members of all ages are connecting with those characters. It is a wonderful show that you are just incapable of wrapping your head around.

 

P.S. If you have something wrong with the fact that Allison is a lesbian and Bruce is gay than you are on the wrong website.

[freewilma]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 1:44pm

Spiderman - Turn out the Dark, the only show I've contemplated leaving at intermission....and I took a bit of a nap.  

[mar6411]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 2:09pm

This is what these threads typically devolve into.  No one can love/hate a show I hate/love.

Is the concept of difference of opinion or taste unfamiliar?  And if people feel differently, why do you care?

Sheesh.

Carry on.

Updated On: 6/5/16 at 02:09 PM

[KnewItWhenIWasInFron]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 2:26pm

freewilma said: "Spiderman - Turn out the Dark, the only show I've contemplated leaving at intermission....and I took a bit of a nap.  

 

"

I'm with you. ("Motown" may be my runner-up)

 

[ANewBrainn]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 2:33pm

I saw Chitty Chitty Bang Bang when i was 11 and I think it was the first show I really knew was just horrible

I also thought Jersey Boys was one of the most boring things I've ever seen in my entire life even though I loved the music

The only show I've ever walked out of was Cats at the State Theatre in New Jersey, me and my entire family hated it and left at intermission

[hork]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 3:29pm

What's with all the hate for Once? I thought it was lovely.

[Kad]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 3:35pm

Y'all need to see more off or off-off Broadway shows- or better yet, Fringe shows- to get perspective on what a truly terrible musical is.

[Jarethan]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 3:41pm

freewilma said: "Spiderman - Turn out the Dark, the only show I've contemplated leaving at intermission....and I took a bit of a nap.  

 

"The only reason I did not include Spider-Man was because I thought the flying was a lot of fun and I did enjoy some of the visuals that are Taymour's strength...and I thought the sets were also fun.  Most of the shows I listed, I hated in every aspect.

 

[Queen of the Night]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 3:42pm

The 101 Dalmations musical. Not even the kids in the audience seemed to enjoy it!

[Gingersnap2]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 3:48pm

The pre-Broadway production of "Raggedy Ann" at the Empire State Institute For The Performing Arts.

It was atrocious. 

[Wildcard]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 3:59pm

Lestat

Fiasco's Into the Woods

First Wives Club

Sleepless in Seattle

Nightmare Alley (Geffen)

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 4:06pm

Rainbow Jones

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson - Did enjoy AP

Once

Updated On: 6/5/16 at 04:06 PM

[little_sally]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 4:08pm

Am I the first to mention Scandalous? My goodness, that show was so embarrassing for everyone involved.

Also:

Ghost

The Addams Family 

[#1CarrieFan]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 4:23pm

The worst musicals would be: Flash Dance, Chu Chem, Once. 

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 5:27pm

If/Then, Tuck Everlasting, Born for This (not a Broadway musical, this was a regional show but it was atrocious from start to finish).

[HogansHero]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 5:29pm

hork said: "Usually you're a voice of reason on here, but that analogy is so nonsensical I don't even know how to argue against it. But mostly I'm baffled that you call this thread stupid because not enough people have seen enough musicals that are worse than horrible. What's worse than horrible? And how many is enough? Enough for what? I'm so confused.

I don't agree that you need to see a lot of dreck to understand a discipline. You don't need to watch Uwe Boll movies to understand film, and I have a pretty solid understanding of literature without having read 50 Shades of Gray. Are you really taking people to task for having missed Carrie, or whatever?"

You are connecting some dots that I wasn't connecting (or at least not intending to). I called the thread stupid because it has no purpose other than as another invitation for people to remind us what they don't like. (E.g., After Eight) The comment about not having seen enough bad theatre was intended to highlight the silliness of the thread, by mocking it. If you make a list of shows people have called "the worst," most of them are shows that a lot of people liked. So what meaning are we to attach to their dislike of them that warrants bandwidth on the internet? My comment was focused on how ridiculous the lists are because they suggest the writer's sample size renders their opinion meaningless. (If you grow up in Paris, your idea of what bad food is will likely be skewed. If you grew up rich, your notion of what's hard up is likely wrong. etc etc) People are free to dislike (to pick the example that probably caused the most reaction) Fun Home, but when you pretend to have something meaningful to say and then say that, you come off as ignorant (i.e., you must not know what bad is in any meaningful sense-which was my point). Finally, without regard to whether you can understand a discipline based only on the good stuff, I think you will agree that the subject here is evaluating what's "worst" within a discipline, and that should assume that you have a certain breadth of knowledge of the dreck. But when all you can come up with as bad are things that won a bunch of awards, it tells me your frame of reference is flawed. The bottom line is: this is a dumb thread rendered even dumber by the responses.

[Broadway61004]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 5:36pm

Soul Doctor.  Any show that includes the line "All you Hebrews...and She-brews" takes the cake.

Starlight Express (tour--I've heard it was better on Broadway, but the tour was embarrassing)

20032004 Jesus Christ Superstar tour

[HighFlyingAdored97]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 5:42pm

I was waiting for someone to mention Scandalous little_sally!

[Dancingthrulife2]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 6:34pm

HogansHero said: "hork said: " But when all you can come up with as bad are things that won a bunch of awards, it tells me your frame of reference is flawed. The bottom line is: this is a dumb thread rendered even dumber by the responses.

 

"

It would be inappropriate to suggest that no one is allowed to dislike a show if it grabs some awards. Theatrical experience is a matter of personal taste. People who love campy slapstick shows like Disaster probably won't be a big fan of Fun Home. People who appreciate subtlety more probably are also taken aback by the overacting in Matilda. Everyone is entitled to  his or her opinion and let's not be too snarky about people's likes and dislikes.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 6:40pm

I had an absolute blast at Scandalous! Kathy Lee was taking selfies in the aisle before the show and Carolee played an 11 year old. It was hilarious! I was cackling and smiling the whole time.

[mc1227]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 6:42pm

Forever Tango (the only show I have ever left at intermission) 

[wonkit]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 7:11pm

Once.

Cats.

Addams Family.

Spamalot.

[hork]

Posted: 6/5/16 at 7:35pm

HogansHero said: "hork said: "Usually you're a voice of reason on here, but that analogy is so nonsensical I don't even know how to argue against it. But mostly I'm baffled that you call this thread stupid because not enough people have seen enough musicals that are worse than horrible. What's worse than horrible? And how many is enough? Enough for what? I'm so confused.
I don't agree that you need to see a lot of dreck to understand a discipline. You don't need to watch Uwe Boll movies to understand film, and I have a pretty solid understanding of literature without having read 50 Shades of Gray. Are you really taking people to task for having missed Carrie, or whatever?"

You are connecting some dots that I wasn't connecting (or at least not intending to). I called the thread stupid because it has no purpose other than as another invitation for people to remind us what they don't like. (E.g., After Eight) The comment about not having seen enough bad theatre was intended to highlight the silliness of the thread, by mocking it. If you make a list of shows people have called "the worst," most of them are shows that a lot of people liked. So what meaning are we to attach to their dislike of them that warrants bandwidth on the internet? My comment was focused on how ridiculous the lists are because they suggest the writer's sample size renders their opinion meaningless. (If you grow up in Paris, your idea of what bad food is will likely be skewed. If you grew up rich, your notion of what's hard up is likely wrong. etc etc) People are free to dislike (to pick the example that probably caused the most reaction) Fun Home, but when you pretend to have something meaningful to say and then say that, you come off as ignorant (i.e., you must not know what bad is in any meaningful sense-which was my point). Finally, without regard to whether you can understand a discipline based only on the good stuff, I think you will agree that the subject here is evaluating what's "worst" within a discipline, and that should assume that you have a certain breadth of knowledge of the dreck. But when all you can come up with as bad are things that won a bunch of awards, it tells me your frame of reference is flawed. The bottom line is: this is a dumb thread rendered even dumber by the responses.

 

But no one is claiming that these are the worst musicals ever written, or even necessarily bad musicals. The title of the thread is "worst musicals you've ever seen." Which people are naming.  The "meaning" is exactly that, and it has exactly as much value as one's interest in the answers. Maybe some people are fortunate enough to have never seen a truly bad musical. No one is evaluating anything, they're just answering a simple survey question.