We've all seen the thread for most overrated musical, so this is the thread for the other end of the discussion! What are your most underrated musicals or underrated songs from musicals?
For me personally it's; Blood Brothers, The Boyfriend and Whistle Down the Wind.
I second 1776. It's one of my absolute favorite shows, and more, one of my top five all time favorite movies - yet even I forget to name it sometimes when naming favorites.
I, too, love 1776, both the stage show and the movie. I love Martha Jefferson's song about how her husband relaxes by playing the violin. I also love that they didn't shy away from the slavery issue, as some productions about the Revolution do (e.g., Mel Gibson's movie, which I think was called "The Patriots.")
I think Bat Boy gets way less love than it should, wish it would've transferred to Broadway. I agree with 1776 too. Lovely, lovely show, wish I could've seen the production at Asolo Rep this past December.
Blood Brothers (though it was well loved in London) Wild Party (LaChuisa) Passion
“I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.”
``oscar wilde``
Herbie: "Honey, Don't you know there's a depression?"
Rose: "Of Course I know, I Watch Fox News"
-(modified)Gypsy
Broadway Schedule
December 5th- Hamilton, On Your Feet
December 19th- Noises Off, Edith Piaf Concert at Town Hall