What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of all time". "What do YOU think are the best and worst?

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What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of all time". "What do YOU think are the best and worst?

Posted: 1/21/06 at 5:46pm

and what do you think the MAJORITY of PEOPLE think is
the best and the worst of all time?

That is the theme for tomorrow night's show of Broadway and more

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of all time'. 'What do YOU think are the best and worst?

Posted: 1/21/06 at 8:41pm

IMO:

Best: Sweeney Todd (Candide a close second)

Worst: Cats. It's not THE absolute worst EVER, but it's the worst show to ever be successful

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of all time'. 'What do YOU think are the best and worst?

Posted: 1/21/06 at 9:03pm

THE BEST:

A Tie:

City of Angels and A Little Night Music

Both entertaining shows, with beautiful and exhilirating scores, great characters, and all around amazing shows. Prolly my two favorite scores of all time as well.


THE WORST

CATS. Loathe the music. Loathe the book. I have seen better performances/shows in dumps and alleys of SoHo

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of all time'. 'What do YOU think are the best and worst?

Posted: 1/22/06 at 5:58am

It's interesting how many people hate CATS

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of a

Posted: 1/22/06 at 10:23am

Because it's just embarassing that that was the longest running show of all time for a while. It's bad enough that it's second. As it is, musical theater fans aren't exactly looked at the same way as, say, Jamie Foxx fans or Jessica Simpson fans -- so when we say we're theater fans and we hold up CATS as our biggest success -- it doesn't exactly leave the best impression.

As for the MAJORITY of people thinking best or worst - are you talking about us, or the population at large, because there is a difference...

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of a

Posted: 1/22/06 at 10:33am

BEST: Gypsy

WORST: Oh, Calcutta!

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of a

Posted: 1/22/06 at 11:09am

Best: Phantom

Worst: The TUTS production of CATS. Ugghh....dont get me started

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of a

Posted: 1/22/06 at 11:15am

BEST: (that I've seen, until I see Doyle's Sweeney and change my mind) Wicked


WORST: Fame on 42nd Street

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Updated On: 1/22/06 at 11:15 AM

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of a

Posted: 1/22/06 at 11:40am

Best: Well, I have a top 3
1. Chicago
2. Follies
3. Carousel

Worst: Two
1. Phantom (I'm sorry, I just didn't like it. It was the same damned song over and over again.)
2. Cats (No explination needed)

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of a

Posted: 1/22/06 at 12:48pm

I have a few....

BEST: Songs For A New World
Miss Saigon
Les Miserables
Kiss Me Kate
A Chorus Line

WORST: Behind The Iron Mask
RENT
Fiddler On The Roof

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#11

re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of a

Posted: 1/22/06 at 2:26pm

Best: West Side Story

Worst: Brooklyn/In My Life(though the latter was entertaining, that doesn't make it good...)

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of a

Posted: 1/22/06 at 2:27pm

BEST=RENT-AIDA-BOMBAY DREAMS-WONDERFUL TOWN-EVITA
WORST=MOVIN OUT-LION KING-PRODUCERS-CATS

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Updated On: 1/22/06 at 02:27 PM

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of a

Posted: 1/22/06 at 2:34pm

BEST: RENT

WORST: Aida

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of a

Posted: 1/22/06 at 2:35pm

Best: Les Mis, Crazy For You, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Last Five Years

Worst: Cats, Phantom of the Opera, Lil' Abner (I saw it at Bucks County. The worst thing ever), jane Eyre

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of a

Posted: 1/22/06 at 2:42pm

For myself...

Best: Les Miserables and Urinetown
Worst: Grease, In My Life

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of a

Posted: 1/22/06 at 2:47pm

Best: Les Mis

Worst: Cats

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of a

Posted: 1/22/06 at 3:15pm

Best: "POTO", "Les Mis", "Sweeney Todd", "Woman in White" (maybe "Lestat" if they get the story together before they get to New York)

Worst: "Thoroughly Modern Millie", "Grease", "Peter Pan"

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Updated On: 1/22/06 at 03:15 PM

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of a

Posted: 1/22/06 at 3:20pm

*Musicals_Fan* --- how can you call yourself a musical fan and put RENT as the worst?!

BEST: RENT / BARE

WORST: Lion King / 42nd Street

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of a

Posted: 1/22/06 at 3:23pm

Best-POTO, Wicked, Hairspray

Worst-Cats, Annie

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of a

Posted: 1/22/06 at 3:24pm

Best:Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods and Aida

Worst:Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Cats and Bounce

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of a

Posted: 1/22/06 at 3:27pm

Thats to funny i had a dream last night thatI went to go see "Wicked", but then I figured out i was seeing "Hairspray".....and they are both your favorites!

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of a

Posted: 1/22/06 at 3:42pm

QUOTE:

*Musicals_Fan* --- how can you call yourself a musical fan and put RENT as the worst?!

I am a musicals fan but where does it say I have to like every musical?? I don't like RENT, that's a personal choice, I am allowed to like some things and not others arn't I? I bet you don't like every musical?

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of a

Posted: 1/22/06 at 6:12pm

I think the best musicals are

Hairspray and Chicago

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of a

Posted: 1/22/06 at 6:17pm

Best: Songs for a new world; Last five years; We will rock you (sorry, I'm a huge Queen fan!); Les Miserables; Miss Saigon; Brooklyn (I can't get enough of Once upon a time!); Ragtime; Jerry Springer: The Opera; tick, tick...Boom!; Rent; Kristina Fran Duvemala; Jekyll and Hyde; Avenue Q ...

ok, out of all those, I'd say my favourites that I can listen to over and over are Songs for a new world; Last five years and Ragtime. I think when Kristina Fran Duvemala gets transferred to Broadway and actually makes sense to me, that'll be my favourite. It really is beautiful!

Worst: Jesus Christ Superstar (except for the song Gethsemane); Cats; GREASE (the worst musical ever ever ever); Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

I think the absolute worse is definately Grease. Yuck!

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re: What is the BEST musical of ALL Time and what is the WORST musical of a

Posted: 1/22/06 at 6:18pm

Best: Sweeney Todd

Worst: BKLYN

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