Worst Best Musical?- Page 3

[sweetestsiren]

re: Worst Best Musical?#50

Posted: 11/7/05 at 12:19am

Comparatively I agree that Ragtime should've trumped The Lion King, but the latter isn't undeserving of the Best Musical award... as you said about Millie, there's no way that it's the worst pick for Best Musical.

[aegeusrocks]

re: Worst Best Musical?#51

Posted: 11/7/05 at 12:29am

I have to say...The Music Man and How to Succeed. I can't stand either of them. (Waits for the first person to start to attack)

[BrendanStryker]

re: Worst Best Musical?#52

Posted: 11/7/05 at 12:33am

I won't attack you, but along with MY FAIR LADY, THE MUSIC MAN and HOW TO SUCCEED... are my favorite stage musicals! And, if you think they're bad, I shudder to think what you find good!

And enjoy the beauty - all the joy and beauty - that a Merry Christmas can bring to you!

Updated On: 11/7/05 at 12:33 AM

[JoMarch]

re: Worst Best Musical?#53

Posted: 11/7/05 at 12:38am

I guess I'm the only one who couldn't stand Will Rogers Follies. I'm still disgusted by its win over Once on This Island, Secret Garden and Miss Saigon. Any of those three musicals would have been a far more deserving recipient.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: Worst Best Musical?#54

Posted: 11/7/05 at 12:48am

My intention wasn't to be snarky, so I apologize if I came off that way. But...

If you're basing it on the book and/or the score (cast recording), then you should title this thread "Worst Best Book and/or Score" not "Worst Best Musical". If you never saw the production, you have no clue what you're talking about in terms of Best (production of a) Musical.

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

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-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

Updated On: 11/7/05 at 12:48 AM

[HeyMrMusic]

re: Worst Best Musical?#55

Posted: 11/7/05 at 12:55am

My vote is going to have to be Spamalot. Of course, this is only because I don't know some of the older "worst best musicals" too well.

~Steven

[munkustrap178]

re: Worst Best Musical?#56

Posted: 11/7/05 at 12:55am

Regardless of what the technicalities of what I wrote are, everyone knows what I mean, and absolutely no one has a problem with it but you.

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

[justme2]

re: Worst Best Musical?#57

Posted: 11/7/05 at 1:08am

oh man...I loved Will Rogers and was thrilled when it won over Secret Garden!

I was disgusted when Titanic won...and yes...I saw the show.

"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."

[munkustrap178]

re: Worst Best Musical?#58

Posted: 11/7/05 at 1:15am

I wasn't disgusted when TITANIC won...it was the best thing that year by a longshot.

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

[Phantom05]

re: Worst Best Musical?#59

Posted: 11/7/05 at 1:16am

Eh, I didn't think Will Roger's Follies was atrocious, but SECRET GARDEN...How fabulous is this show, it's gorgeous in every way!

...In terms of Titanic the Musical, it definitely wasn't the "worst" best musical, there have been some bad ones and would have to say that in my book, Fosse took the cake! The show was fun to watch, but just a review of the works of a brilliant choreographer...I did enjoy it though! I don't know, Fosse and Contact were a tad on the annoying side to me, lol, Fosse obviously being more enjoyable!

Also:

- Spamalot
- Cats
- The Producers

Later!

Phantom05

------- "We Drink Your Blood And Then We Eat Your Soul, Nothings Gonna Stop Us Let The Bad Times Roll" -------"Past The Point Of No Return, No Backward Glances, Abandon Thought And Let The Dream Begin"

[aegeusrocks]

re: Worst Best Musical?#60

Posted: 11/7/05 at 1:24am

Stryker, my favorite musicals are Light in the Piazza, Ragtime, and The Secret Garden, among others. I just happen to dislikee The Music Man and How to Succeed in Business without really Trying, I find them uninteresting and fluffy. But that's just my opinion.

[aegeusrocks]

re: Worst Best Musical?#61

Posted: 11/7/05 at 1:26am

Sorry about the double post.
I just wanted to say to JoMarch that I would like to join you, it's just that I don't know Will Rogers Follies well enough.

[justme2]

re: Worst Best Musical?#62

Posted: 11/7/05 at 1:28am

Munk, was Titanic the same year as Steel Pier? I can't remember if it's the same year or not, but I liked that better than Titanic!

"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."

[HeyMrMusic]

re: Worst Best Musical?#63

Posted: 11/7/05 at 1:30am

Based on book and score, I still think West Side Story should have won over The Music Man. I'm not a huge fan of The Music Man, although it was a really fun show to be in (I played one of the members of the barbershop quartet).

~Steven

[MargoChanning]

re: Worst Best Musical?#64

Posted: 11/7/05 at 1:36am

Steel Pier was a monotonous bore to me when I saw it -- Debra Monk was the only thing that kept me awake. Personally I'd have voted for THE LIFE that year, just for the Cy Coleman score and Lillias White and Chuck Cooper. Not a banner year for musicals, though.

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

[aegeusrocks]

re: Worst Best Musical?#65

Posted: 11/7/05 at 1:36am

Exactly. I feel that should have won as well, MrMusic.

[neocomposer]

re: Worst Best Musical?#66

Posted: 11/7/05 at 1:41am

One that hasn't been mentioned very many times

Avenue q

I don't hate the show. And I am not saying Wicked should have won, though Im not a Wicked hater. I'm just saying I wish something else had won-although I am not sure what would have been better...

*hides behind the proverbial couch that people always hide behind, but then comes back out because its rediculous to hide when you like your own opinion*

"That Sondheim kid has a big future."-Nathan Lane

[MargoChanning]

re: Worst Best Musical?#67

Posted: 11/7/05 at 1:50am

I thought AVENUE Q was cute and fun, but, for me, CAROLINE, OR CHANGE was masterpiece.

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

Updated On: 11/7/05 at 01:50 AM

[C is for Company]

re: Worst Best Musical?#68

Posted: 11/7/05 at 1:53am

It was an epic that went under-appreciated by the majority and nothing is sadder than seeing a heartwrenching demonstration of art wiped away by financial figures. Especially when it lasted on broadway for less than 4 months

[HeyMrMusic]

re: Worst Best Musical?#69

Posted: 11/7/05 at 1:55am

It makes me sad that I don't know Caroline, or Change too well.
It'll be my next mission in life, I promise...

~Steven

[justme2]

re: Worst Best Musical?#70

Posted: 11/7/05 at 1:56am

Thank you Margo, you reminded me of "The Life" from that same year...better than both Titanic and Steel Pier. I wasn't a HUGE fan of Pier, but did find it more enjoyable than Titanic.


extraneous side note: When Titanic the movie and show were around, and Titanic specials were rampant, I took my niece and nephew to a circus...Thay had one of those huge inflatable slides with balls at the end for children to play on outside. My friend and I were horrified to see that it was a blow up version of the Titanic ship...sinking. The children would slide down the deck into the balls at the bottom. The sickest thing I ever saw.

"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."

[neocomposer]

re: Worst Best Musical?#71

Posted: 11/7/05 at 1:59am

Ah yes, Caroline or Change. That was quite a show! Thanks for reminding me, Margo@

"That Sondheim kid has a big future."-Nathan Lane

[HeyMrMusic]

re: Worst Best Musical?#72

Posted: 11/7/05 at 2:04am

Haha! O goodness, justme2, that's absolute terrible!
And yet, it makes me kind of laugh on the inside.

~Steven

[justme2]

re: Worst Best Musical?#73

Posted: 11/7/05 at 2:05am

yeah, and me without a camera!!

"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."

[aegeusrocks]

re: Worst Best Musical?#74

Posted: 11/7/05 at 2:05am

I wish Caroline, or Change was still around, maybe even just a touring production...I love it so much more than Avenue Q and Wicked combined.
::edit:: God, you have to wonder what the world's coming to when you see something like that, justme2. Oh well, let the madness begin. Updated On: 11/7/05 at 02:05 AM