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Yes it's funny, and makes fun of Broadway; but thats no reason for it to win more Tony's than anything else. And I don't think the score is that memorable at all.

oooh good call.... 42nd Street was OK but I thought the dancing was so over rated, I wasn't all that impressed

Almost all of the longer-running shows with a rabid fan base, are certain to make some theater goers scratch their heads and wonder what all of the fuss is about.

You can't sling a dead cat without hitting SOMEONE who thinks that Wicked, RENT, The Producers, Phantom, Cats or many other shows, are wildly overrated.

And since it's all just a matter of opinion, everyone is right.

I'd have to go with "The Producers". I see I am not alone in the opinion that this show is:

BORING

I couldn't believe how little I liked the show. I was expecting a Tony award winning show and instead got a show with two hams cavorting onstage between overblown, "look at me, I can use props in my choreography" dance numbers that were in no way original or amusing.

Well, the bratwurst hat was amusing. But that's IT!!

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Phantom
Fiddler
All Shook Up
Lennon

Just have no clue why these shows are so popular

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So happy to read that my Producers description made you laugh, stagedoor76! I love it when my writing is appreciated, and I thank you.

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Anyone who has listened to the CD of "The Producers" has virtually no surprises awaiting upon attending the show. And, by the way, is there anyone who gets the urge to play that CD to uncover the elusive riches of Brooks' score after having heard it a couple of times? In retrospect, I find the other three musicals that were up for the Tony that year -- "Jane Eyre," "Full Monty," and "Class Act" -- were all more rewarding shows.

Bert...dead on...I beleive I have the Producer's CD somewhere in my collection. It's never made an actual appearance in the player, however.


Oh...if I had only played the cast recording first....

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Actually, All Shook Up isnt really that popular at all..

my first trip to the city (when I was 12, and many of you were not yet born) included the hot ticket Phantom, and I was so excited I couldn't sleep the night before. Well, I made up for it by sleeping through half the show. I was so let down I honestly cried to my parents, "I thought Broadway was going to be so much better!"

It was, because I also got to see Into the Woods!

SPAMALOT - POOR

CATS - POOR

WICKED IS GOOD BUT DEFINITELY OVER-RATED

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Yes, I agree with all of the obligatory responses, most notably
PHANTOM

I can't believe someone listed THE GRAPES OF WRATH! That was one (actually two, because I went back to see it again) of my most favorite experiences of seeing a Broadway show. The acting (Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney, Lois Smith, Sally Murphy) was phenomenal. Amazing ensemble cast. Wonderful direction, set design, lighting, etc. The final sequence with Rose of Shar'n breast feeding the dying man in the barn knocked my socks off with one of the slowest fades to black ever! It made me (and the entire audience) leap to its feet.

Fortunately, PBS recorded this Tony-winning production, but on the same note, it's unfortunate that the direction of the televised version lost a lot of the magic of seeing it live. The way it was shot, you couldn't see the set and how cleverly it was designed.

Oh, one more completely overrated show...
SUNSET BOULEVARD (also known as "The Worst BEST MUSICAL Ever!)

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Spamalot
The Producers
RENT
Cats
The Phantom of the Opera