What is the most overrated show on broadway you have ever seen? — Page 4

The Lion King -- as much as I like the costumes, I think they make the performers appear less important than they should be. And in some cases, the performances didn't measure up to the costumes. Also (at least when I saw it), the entire cast was very unprofessional -- VERY noisy in the back of the theatre every time they entered through the aisles. Finally, while I love the African "art" appearance of the sets and costumes, the Disney "signature" that were put onto Timon and Pumbaa (like Disney on ice) really took away from the environment that they tried to create.

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cats, yea just didn't love it...

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The Lion King

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CAT----w/o a doubt. I saw Wicked early on---(before the hype)--didn't expect much and so, enjoyed it more than I thought. I was bored silly at Cats, tho'.

The Producers

If you are speaking "overrated" in critics' terms, "Wicked" is not overrated. The reviews were less than stellar.

A tie between "The Lion King" and Mamma freakin' Mia. I was SO bored during the Lion King and the thought "How the hell did this get so popular?" ran through my head.
Same with Mamma Mia. Not only was I bored, I was pissed that I spent money on that turd.

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Phantom of the Opera. The book was way better.

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Another vote for THE PRODUCERS...without Lane/Broderick, it's pretty shabby stuff.

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I'm actually surprised at all the venom aimed at The Producers - I thought it was pretty funny. Sure, not the best score of all time by any stretch, but it was an entertaining evening. Out of curiosity, how many of you who said you didn't like it aren't Jewish?

I'm also surprised that a couple of people didn't like Avenue Q -- if you didn't find that or The Producers funny, then what DO you find funny?

Of course, I'm sure there are people on here who don't understand how I can say I didn't really like Hairspray...

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