#26
Posted: 6/14/10 at 2:23pm
Memphis. Absolutely.
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What is the weakest Best Musical winner of the past 10 years? — Page 2
#27
Posted: 6/14/10 at 2:39pm
I didn't care for some of those winners, and thought that there were more deserving ones in the categories. But Memphis was one of the few times when I left a show wishing I hadn't gone, because there were hardly any redeeming qualities about it.
#28
Posted: 6/14/10 at 2:40pm
Hated Spring Awakening, but at least it had more artistic merit than Memphis.
#29
Posted: 6/14/10 at 2:45pm
Strongest to weakest:
1. Hairspray
2. In The Heights
3. Avenue Q
4. Spring Awakening
5. The Producers
6. Billy Elliot
7. Jersey Boys
8. Spamalot
9. Thoroughly Modern Millie
10. Memphis
11. Contact
1. Hairspray
2. In The Heights
3. Avenue Q
4. Spring Awakening
5. The Producers
6. Billy Elliot
7. Jersey Boys
8. Spamalot
9. Thoroughly Modern Millie
10. Memphis
11. Contact
#30
Posted: 6/14/10 at 2:56pm
Strongest to Weakest:
1. Hairspray
2. Spring Awakening
3. Avenue Q
4. The Producers
5. In The Heights
6. Thoroughly Modern Millie
7. Jersey Boys
8. Billy Elliot
9. Spamalot
10. Contact
11. Memphis
1. Hairspray
2. Spring Awakening
3. Avenue Q
4. The Producers
5. In The Heights
6. Thoroughly Modern Millie
7. Jersey Boys
8. Billy Elliot
9. Spamalot
10. Contact
11. Memphis
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#31
Posted: 6/14/10 at 3:01pm
Team Spamalot, for reasons already stated by others.
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#32
Posted: 6/14/10 at 3:23pm
I'll do my strongest to weakest, leaving out Jersey Boys.
Strongest to weakest:
1. Billy Elliot
2. Avenue Q
3. Hairspray
4. The Producers
5. Contact
6. In The Heights
7. Thoroughly Modern Millie
8. Spring Awakening
9. Memphis
10. Spamalot
Strongest to weakest:
1. Billy Elliot
2. Avenue Q
3. Hairspray
4. The Producers
5. Contact
6. In The Heights
7. Thoroughly Modern Millie
8. Spring Awakening
9. Memphis
10. Spamalot
#33
Posted: 6/14/10 at 4:56pm
In the Heights. I don't get this one.. Don't like the musical and it seemed like a glorified after school special with music.
Spring Awakening - sorry but it's dull.
Contact - What was that? It wan't even a musical
Titanic is missing from the list- I can't believe that won over
The Life!
I do like Memphis and given the choices-- it deserved the award.
The rest are all acceptable
Spring Awakening - sorry but it's dull.
Contact - What was that? It wan't even a musical
Titanic is missing from the list- I can't believe that won over
The Life!
I do like Memphis and given the choices-- it deserved the award.
The rest are all acceptable
#34
Posted: 6/14/10 at 5:25pm
I hate to burst people's bubble but Contact didn't win Best Musical in the last ten years...
#35
Posted: 6/14/10 at 5:30pm
"Memphis"--- hands down !!!!
#36
Posted: 6/14/10 at 6:54pm
My personal strongest to weakest:
1. Avenue Q
2. In the Heights
3. Spring Awakening
4. Billy Elliot
5. Hairspray
6. Jersey Boys
7. Memphis
8. Spamalot
9. The Producers
10. Thoroughly Modern Millie
11. Contact
1. Avenue Q
2. In the Heights
3. Spring Awakening
4. Billy Elliot
5. Hairspray
6. Jersey Boys
7. Memphis
8. Spamalot
9. The Producers
10. Thoroughly Modern Millie
11. Contact
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#37
Posted: 6/14/10 at 7:03pm
strongest to weakest:
1. Hairspray
2. Billy Elliot
3. Contact
4. Avenue Q
5. Spring Awakening
6. In the Heights
7. The Producers
8. Jersey Boys
9. Thoroughly Modern Millie
10. Memphis
11. Spamalot
Contact was brilliant.
1. Hairspray
2. Billy Elliot
3. Contact
4. Avenue Q
5. Spring Awakening
6. In the Heights
7. The Producers
8. Jersey Boys
9. Thoroughly Modern Millie
10. Memphis
11. Spamalot
Contact was brilliant.
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-Charlie Manson
#38
Posted: 6/14/10 at 7:24pm
Memphis, for sure.
Then maybe Spamalot and Jersey Boys.
Then maybe Spamalot and Jersey Boys.
#39
Posted: 6/14/10 at 8:42pm
I am from Australia and I have heard of contact it was excellent viewing on the computer I have seen clips and it was amazing
#40
Posted: 6/14/10 at 8:46pm
Contact was not musical but it was different
#41
Posted: 6/14/10 at 10:07pm
Easily MEMPHIS for being so trite. MILLIE not far behind for being so bland.
#42
Posted: 6/14/10 at 10:39pm
Strongest is 1 weakest 10
1.Spring Awakening
2. Hairspray
3. In The Heights
4. Avenue Q
5. Thoroughly Modern Millie
6. Billy Elliot
7. Contact
8. The Producers
9. Spamalot
10. Memphis
1.Spring Awakening
2. Hairspray
3. In The Heights
4. Avenue Q
5. Thoroughly Modern Millie
6. Billy Elliot
7. Contact
8. The Producers
9. Spamalot
10. Memphis
#43
Posted: 6/14/10 at 11:02pm
First, I loved Memphis. I think this board is extremely unkind to this wonderful show.
2000: Contact: I liked Contact, but didn't love it. Definitely not Best Musical material.
2001: The Producers: Did not like The Producers at all.
2002: Thoroughly Modern Millie: What a bland boring show. I actually found myself nodding off during this dull dull show. (I rarely nod off at Broadway shows.)
2003: Hairspray: Loved Hairspray and it definitely deserved it's win.
2004: Avenue Q: Loved Avenue Q, saw it twice and was thrilled that such an intimate show won.
2005: Spamalot: Enjoyed Spamalot. Not sure it was Best Musical material, but a fun, silly show and definitely a good time.
2006: Jersey Boys: Adored Jersey Boys and for me it was the win for Dreamgirls that Nine so inappropriately stole. Jersey Boys is brilliant.
2007: Spring Awakening: What an overrated show. I was shocked at how much attention this rather mediocre show got. American Idiot is infinitely more interesting.
2008: In the Heights: Loved In the Heights. Very pleased that it won.
2009: Billy Elliot: Beyond overrated - in so many regards. Wow! I still can't believe this won.
2010: Memphis: Loved Memphis and definitely think it deserved it's win.
I realize that my opinions go against many of those here. Oh, well.
2000: Contact: I liked Contact, but didn't love it. Definitely not Best Musical material.
2001: The Producers: Did not like The Producers at all.
2002: Thoroughly Modern Millie: What a bland boring show. I actually found myself nodding off during this dull dull show. (I rarely nod off at Broadway shows.)
2003: Hairspray: Loved Hairspray and it definitely deserved it's win.
2004: Avenue Q: Loved Avenue Q, saw it twice and was thrilled that such an intimate show won.
2005: Spamalot: Enjoyed Spamalot. Not sure it was Best Musical material, but a fun, silly show and definitely a good time.
2006: Jersey Boys: Adored Jersey Boys and for me it was the win for Dreamgirls that Nine so inappropriately stole. Jersey Boys is brilliant.
2007: Spring Awakening: What an overrated show. I was shocked at how much attention this rather mediocre show got. American Idiot is infinitely more interesting.
2008: In the Heights: Loved In the Heights. Very pleased that it won.
2009: Billy Elliot: Beyond overrated - in so many regards. Wow! I still can't believe this won.
2010: Memphis: Loved Memphis and definitely think it deserved it's win.
I realize that my opinions go against many of those here. Oh, well.
Updated On: 6/14/10 at 11:02 PM
#44
Posted: 6/14/10 at 11:29pm
i think millie is the ONLY one that didn't recoup.
so by that rationale it would be Millie...so far. we will see if memphis does.
so by that rationale it would be Millie...so far. we will see if memphis does.
#45
Posted: 6/14/10 at 11:56pm
"2006: Jersey Boys: Adored Jersey Boys and for me it was the win for Dreamgirls that Nine so inappropriately stole. Jersey Boys is brilliant."
Um....what?
Um....what?
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
#46
Posted: 6/15/10 at 12:00am
For those of you who are ranking Contact as your weakest or in your bottom 3... did you even see it? Like be honest? If you saw it, you would know how excellent it was. Just because it was a dance show doesn't mean it wasn't good. Movin' Out would have won in 2003 if Hairspray hadn't been around.
Also, I don't remember. Did Spring Awakening recoup?
Also, I don't remember. Did Spring Awakening recoup?
#47
Posted: 6/15/10 at 1:27am
I wholeheartedly agree. Anyone who had actually seen CONTACT couldn't possibly rank it among the worst. Whether or not it's a "musical" is irrelevant, because it was judged as thus.
And that's correct...if HAIRSPRAY hadn't been around, MOVIN' OUT would have won hands down.
I do believe SPRING AWAKENING recouped, but don't quote me on that.
And that's correct...if HAIRSPRAY hadn't been around, MOVIN' OUT would have won hands down.
I do believe SPRING AWAKENING recouped, but don't quote me on that.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
#48
Posted: 6/15/10 at 1:33am
Memphis is clearly the worst winner in the past ten (er, eleven) years. I wouldn't have even nominated it for Best Musical.
Movin' Out would have gotten my vote over Hairspray. If something is eligible for a certain category, it shouldn't be discriminated against because it's so drastically different than the others (i.e. a dance show in the category of Best Musical). It should be judged fairly.
~Steven
Movin' Out would have gotten my vote over Hairspray. If something is eligible for a certain category, it shouldn't be discriminated against because it's so drastically different than the others (i.e. a dance show in the category of Best Musical). It should be judged fairly.
~Steven
#49
Posted: 6/15/10 at 1:51am
#50
Posted: 6/15/10 at 1:55am
Oh, and didn't see CONTACT, but...
Strongest to weakest:
1. SPRING AWAKENING
2. BILLY ELLIOT
3. THE PRODUCERS
4. HAIRSPRAY
5. JERSEY BOYS
6. IN THE HEIGHTS
7. AVENUE Q
8. THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
9. SPAMALOT
10. MEMPHIS
For the record, the first seven shows on my list are four star/three and a half star shows in my book. Not too bad when I look at it!
Strongest to weakest:
1. SPRING AWAKENING
2. BILLY ELLIOT
3. THE PRODUCERS
4. HAIRSPRAY
5. JERSEY BOYS
6. IN THE HEIGHTS
7. AVENUE Q
8. THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
9. SPAMALOT
10. MEMPHIS
For the record, the first seven shows on my list are four star/three and a half star shows in my book. Not too bad when I look at it!
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