Understudy Joined: 7/14/08
This has happened a lot to me- people rave and rave about how amazing a show is and I can't find one thing about the show that would ever initiate a positive review. . .What are the top three worst shows you've ever seen that everyone else seemed to praise?
1. The Woman in White
2. Curtains
3. Xanadu
Mamma Mia
Spamalot
Beauty and the Beast
Dracula
Wicked
Brooklyn
Working
South Pacific
Understudy Joined: 7/14/08
Just out of curiosity, what about Brooklyn and Wicked didn't you like? Interesting answers, so far!
Wicked
Sunday in the Park with George
Mamma Mia
Seriously?
People praised Brooklyn?
Understudy Joined: 7/14/08
I agree on Mamma Mia- I never understood the fascination. . .I never really understood it with Phantom either. . .beyond the beautiful sets, it didn't do much for me, at all. . .
Lion King
Guys and Dolls
South Pacific
Mamma Mia!
Wicked
Phantom
Rent - Oh you poor bohemians! Jeez! Put down the needles, wear a condom and get a job!
Sunday in the Park with George - snooooooooooore
Wicked - What? What?!? I can't hear you over the green girl screaming!
Lion King (aside from the ethnic music/sets)
Cry Baby
Wicked
Spring Awakening
Updated On: 8/15/08 at 05:10 PM
With "Wicked," I guess, I just don't "get it." First time I saw it was right after it first opened. Kristen C was out the day that I saw it, and her stand by, Laura BB, went on for her, and she was wonderful. But, in all fairness, I saw "The Boy From Oz" the day before and was still in a state of awe from Hugh Jackman's performance. So, I could have seen anything, and I would still be thinking about Hugh.
Then I saw it again a year later in "Chicago," to give it a 2nd look. Still didn't care for it.
So, I gave it a 3rd try last year. Stephanie Block was brilliant. But, the show itself.....just don't care for it.
Going to hazard a guess and say 'Wicked' and 'Rent' are going to crop up a lot in peoples lists, deserved or not.
I never really warmed to Starlight Express, Blood Brothers or anything Gilbert + Sullivan.
Wouldn't say they're the worst shows at all though, just not really for me.
Cats
Momma Mia
The Jersey Boys
Updated On: 8/15/08 at 05:16 PM
Adding Machine
Wicked
Personally, I thought ADDING MACHINE was a mess. I thought the book was poorly constructed, I thought the issues it was trying to explore never really took centerstage, and I thought the music was great- but wasn't motivated and not logical in the context of the plot. I personally thought it was a sloppy musical with a terrible book.
And as for WICKED- it just didn't seem like that much fun when I saw it. It just never turned into what I thought it would. Also- I hated the opening number, and it set a bad tone for the rest of the show (which probably wasn't quite as bad as that terrible opening sequence.)
Featured Actor Joined: 3/19/08
Rent
Spring Awakening
Wicked
Swing Joined: 7/18/08
4.Beauty and The Beast
3.Spamalot
2.Cats
1.Wicked
The Producers
Phantom
Grease
Spring Awakening
Rent
The Producers
3. Next to Normal (except for great performances and a few catchy songs)
2. Legally Blonde
1. RENT
Aida - didn't get into this show at all
Spamalot - Not a Monty Python fan
Mamma Mia - Not a big Abba fan
Jersey Boys - didn't get into this one either
Copenhagen
Rent
Stones In My Pocket
the usual...
RENT
WICKED
SPRING AWAKENING
LEGALLY BLONDE
Cats
Urinetown
Spelling Bee
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