What is your LEAST favorite musical ever?- Page 4

[Jonny boy]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 1:36pm

Maby thats why! I saw the tour...

[once a month]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 1:48pm

Thou Shalt Not, in my book, beat out Cry Baby, Catered Affair, Passion, Sweet Smell of Success, Spelling Bee

[shh282]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 1:48pm

Morning Guys [edited because the poster above me and i posted in the same minute]

Cats XIII
Phantom of the Opera XI
Grease VII
Rent III
Annie III
Cry-Baby III
The Music Man III
High School Musical III
Wicked III
Avenue Q II
Brigadoon II
Follies II
Hairspray II
Movin' Out II
Oklahoma II
South Pacific II
Sunset Boulevard II
The Little Mermaid II
Seussical II
Camelot II
Thou Shalt Not II
The Fantastiks II
Joseph I
Godspell I
Chicago I
Footloose I
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change I
Sound of Music I
Oliver I
Back to the 80's I
Lucky Stiff I
Working I
Mimi le Duck I
The Scarlet Pimpernel I
The Mystery of Edwin Drood I
Jersey Boys I
A Chorus Line I
Light in the Piazza I
The Fatnasticks I
Nick and Nora I
La Cage Aux Follies I
Dr. Dolittle I
Jelly's Last Jam I
Sweeney Todd I
Into the Woods I
My Fair Lady I
Flower Drum Song I
Bye Bye Birdie I
Mamma Mia I
Miss Saigon I
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat I
1776 I
Honk I
Kismet I
Passing Strange I
Bring in Da Noise I
They’re Playing Our Song I
Aida I
The Lion King I
Starlight Express I
We Will Rock You I
Notre Dame de Paris I
Blame it on the Movies I
Annie Get Your Gun I
Les Miserables I
The Wedding Singer I
Gypsy I
Café Crown I
The Producers I
Do Black Patent Shoes Really Reflect Up? I
Tarzan I
A Catered Affair I
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee I
Passion I
Sweet Smell of Success I

Updated On: 5/20/08 at 01:48 PM

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 1:48pm

Johnny Boy - The tour was something of a mess. The book and score had been cut and the result was a patchwork of scenes that didn't really connect. The staging for the opening was completely different and made no sense at all. The whole show looked like it was cut and pasted together with no cohesive concept.

The Broadway production had its faults, but worked much better, especially the opening and finale, which were absolutely joyous. I still get goosebumps when I hear Oh the Thinks You Can Think from remembering the Broadway staging and choreography.

It's like trying to compare the Broadway and tour productions of Big, which were two different shows. The Broadway production was charming and the tour was just hideous.

Updated On: 5/20/08 at 01:48 PM

[oohshizz146]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 2:22pm

oh god. And the Fantastiks. SO boring.

[PUGILIST]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 2:23pm

-Starlight Express (When the tour came to my city, they gave my theatre class tickets due to poor ticket sales..)

-Brigadon't.. I used to call it that, and it made me happy to see someone else list it. This was the only time I've ever walked out of a performance at intermission, but something tells me it was the production rather than the actual show which I've been been brave enough to attempt again.



p.s. I'm so sad the Fantasticks is getting no love as it is one of my favesies

Updated On: 5/20/08 at 02:23 PM

[Roscoe]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 2:27pm

I'd have to say OKLAHOMA. I can't imagine ever sitting through this bit of nonsense again. Yeah, I recognize the historic significance of the show, and all that. I also recognize the historic significance of BIRTH OF A NATION, and I'm not gonna sit through that again any time soon either.

OKLAHOMA. Incredible historic importance. Now dated beyond salvation.

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 2:28pm

AVE Q

[spidey_882]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 2:47pm

Grease. So much loathing for that show.

[sally1112]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 2:59pm

Ok, I have to rain on some parades here. If the op really wants Broadway fans (who have seen many shows) to state their least favorite, then you can't list 10 or more shows, it takes away from the question.
Really think about all the stinkers and decide on your least favorite. If you list every bad or weak show you have ever seen you are cheating.

[Marianne2]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 3:15pm

1776-I was watching it in a class in college, and actually fell asleep one day because it was boring. The class was at noon too. Mr. Feeney from "Boy Meets World" didn't even excite me. LOL! I know that's not the actor's name, but that's how I remember him. LOL!

[KrissySim]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 3:23pm

roscoe,
I admit to only seeing the film version of Oklahoma!. Yes it is dated, but IMO that gives it its charm. An artifact of old-timey Americana.
I saw the film in 70mm super wide screen and the cinematography was impressive. I hope it comes out in Blu-ray.

shh282 , I'm glad you're keeping score. Interesting results. I do not yet have a least favorite, but I assure you that when I arrive in New York this September I will not be seeing Cry-Baby, Grease, Young Frankenstein or Wicked, based partly on what I've read in this forum.

I'm hoping to hear more about Top Girls before I get to NY. I'm undecided about seeing that one.

[Raviolisun]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 3:34pm

The Producers. Uuuuugh.

[kylestefanie]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 3:58pm

Grease
Music Man
Boy from Oz.

[jackson992]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 3:58pm

wow what is wrong with people. How can someone say Cats and Phantom of the Opera was the worst thing they'd ever seen. I'm gonna say the movie of Sweeney Todd which was horrendous and Nuncrackers.

[Jonny boy]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 4:03pm

"I'm gonna say the movie of Sweeney Todd which was horrendous and Nuncrackers."



I agree with you on that one...

[dalefully]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 4:03pm

Wicked, but a few come very close.

[jackson992]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 4:06pm

wow I really enjoyed Wicked especially as it ties in with The Wizard of Oz

[oohshizz146]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 4:17pm

I've never seen it, but I hate what I've heard from CATS.

[SirNotAppearing]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 4:18pm

Godspell
Grease
Starmites
The Music Man
High School Musical
The Boy Friend

Wow, I hate musical theater.

[Jonny boy]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 4:23pm

"I've never seen it, but I hate what I've heard from CATS. "

The Dancing is what makes that show.....
for me at least

[Clayford27]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 4:28pm

The Fantasticks.

[beyondblessed]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 4:31pm

On Broadway: Cats, as my dear friend Cubby Bernestein would say.. "What the hell WAS that?"

On Tour: Whistle Down the Wind

Off Broadway: The Ark ( Did anyone else see this, it was about Noah's Ark and the audience was suppose to be all the animals.It played at 37 Arts. There were some good moments, but the show got a little weird.)

[ErinDillyFan]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 4:38pm

Are people separating a performance from the show itself?

I have a friend who saw Joseph ATATDC performed by 4th and 5th graders and swears it is the worst musical ever. And he sat through the full 4 1/2 hrs of the road premiere of "Hello, Dolly" in Detroit.

I find it funny that the top shows on the list are some of the most successful in history. Can't help but think there is some sour grapes action going on and not true feelings. Either that they simply haven't seen that many shows.

Then, there are the people who love a show, but will vote it as the worst, because they don't like the casting of a particular production. Doesn't make sense to me.
Updated On: 5/20/08 at 04:38 PM

[Idinster87]

Posted: 5/20/08 at 4:41pm

I'm going to have to say Young Frankenstein. Worst professional production I have ever seen. I actually left before it ended.

Then I'd say Kismet, and BKLYN- what a joke. I used to hate the Fantasticks, but now that I am older (and I have seen a good production of it) I am able to understand it much more, and I enjoy it a good deal. I think some shows really depend on the individual production you see, and this can dictate your love/hate for the show.