What do you think are the best and worst shows on Broadway right now?

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 12:14am

What do you think is the best show running and the worst show running on Broadway right now?

Best: August: Osage County

Worst: Grease

[amalou]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 12:30am

I haven't made up my mind on what is best but I won't argue with GREASE as the worst.

[xoangel2789xo]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 12:58am

Speaking of the devil...the Grease commercial is playing as I type.

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 1:09am

Is Grease really worst than Rent?

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 1:10am

Yes, by leaps and bounds.

[blaxx]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 1:26am

HUGE leaps and bounds. It's beyond awful!

[dramamama611]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 1:34am

best: South Pacific (The closest thing to theatrical perfection I've ever seen!)

worst: Tough one -- Rent? (never liked it); Curtains (I know I'm in the minority)

Can we say Glory Days? (but to be fair, I didn't see it.)

[blaxx]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 1:36am

No, you can't say Glory Days because it closed...hello?!

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 1:37am

In that case than Grease must really be a pile of crap, to be worse than Rent.

[blaxx]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 1:40am

ReNt is a superb,exquiste and magnificent work of art compared to Grease.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 2:09am

Best:

Tie Between AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY and SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE

Worst:

Tie Between GREASE and CRY-BABY

[buddharich]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 5:57am

Best: GYPSY - an exquisite fully realized production of one of the greatest musicals of all time!! Tremendous chemistry between all of the actors, too. Arthur Laurents re-imagining of his show brings out new nuances and pleasure. Perfect.

Worst: PASSING STRANGE - I would nominate this as one of the worst shows of all time. I hated hated hated every single rotten moment of this overblown, over-hyped piece of garbage! Don't get me started on how VILE this junk is, with an obnoxious score and performances of such ineptitude - yes, I know, most others just loved this piece of filth, go figure...

Favorite: XANADU! - for sheer fun, pleasure, and enjoyment, and astonishment that such a terrible movie could be turned into such a top-notch musical!!!

[kylestefanie]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 1:13pm

People are going to give me a hard time about this but.
Best: a tie between Young Frankenstein and Avenue Q

Worst: Grease. I wanted my money back after seeing that show.

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 1:15pm

Best: South Pacific and Gypsy

Worst: Passing Strange, Spring Awakening
Updated On: 5/9/08 at 01:15 PM

[bwaygal1]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 1:18pm

Best: As far as musical is concerned it's "South Pacific"-I can't find anything wrong with this show really.

Worst: Grease-I can't believe I shelled out money to see this garbage. (granted, it went to the actors' fund so I can rest easy on that one.)

Updated On: 5/9/08 at 01:18 PM

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 1:22pm

For what its worth -- RENT did get a Pulitzer Prize.

[joe5]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 1:31pm

WAT, I guess you liked Grease. That says enough about your thoughts on shows. Best; August; Osage County Worst: Grease.

Updated On: 5/9/08 at 01:31 PM

[spencinthecity]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 1:31pm

BEST: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (but I'm seeing GYPSY tonight and haven't seen SOUTH PACIFIC...and I could see either of those uusurping that spot...)

WORST: THE LITTLE [freakin] MERMAID - No offense to Sierra who was wonderful, but that show is awful. Worse than Passing Strange, and worse than... well, anything! Hated it.

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 2:10pm

I did not like GREASE...in fact, it was awful...but I would sit through GREASE again rather than go near Passing Strange or Spring Awakening. I haven't walked passed the Eugene O'Neal Theater since SA opened...

[antiandrewx]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 2:11pm

Best - Gypsy and South Pacific.
Worst - Cry-Baby

[WestVillage]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 2:15pm

Best: August and South Pacific
Worst: Cry-Baby and Spring Awakening (haven't seen Grease, so can't put that in the mix, but I'm sure it would take the Worst Award if I had)

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 2:54pm

Best: In The Heights!


Worst: Cry Baby or Grease or Young Frankenstein

[GlindatheGood22]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 3:44pm

Best: I love Spring Awakening, but I'm not ignorant. I'd say South Pacific. SA second.

Worst: Xanadu

[puppetman2]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 3:46pm

Best- AVE Q and SOUTH PACIFIC

Worst - WICKED

[sally1112]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 3:48pm

Let me just say if Rent is the worst thing on Broadway, then Broadway is having another Golden Age, cause Rent is pretty darn good.