Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
#1Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 2:42pm
Choose here -- Poll: Worst Broadway Show of the Decade -- and/or elaborate in this thread.
#2Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 3:03pm
The Lightning Thief is by far the worst Broadway show I have ever seen. It set a new low bar for me. It made the other shows I considered the worst prior to seeing it look like high art.
#3Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 3:10pm
I ain't clicking on a random link - for those that have - what are the other shows mentioned?
#4Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 3:18pm
Considering the cult hit it’s become, I’m surprised BEETLEJUICE is on the list
I picked SCANDALOUS
showchoirguy
Broadway Star Joined: 7/14/10
Broadway61004
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/11
#6Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 3:19pmNot on there, but Soul Doctor. Hands down worst Broadway show I've ever seen and in the running for worst show I've ever seen period. Any show that includes a moment where the leader of a synagogue gets fired and another character comments "And another rabbi gets nailed" instantly moves to the top of the list.
#7Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 3:22pm
Farinelli and the King. Atrocious, unfunny. Just bad.
#8Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 3:23pm
it wasn't on Broadway but...the Diana DeGarmo/Ace Young production of JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAST was truly the worst thing I have ever seen.
#9Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 3:25pm
Recency bias is alive and well with this one
#10Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 3:28pm
poisonivy2 said: "Farinelli and the King. Atrocious, unfunny. Just bad."
If THAT was the worst show you’ve seen in the last ten years then you must not have seen much. I loved that show, fantastic performances in a top notch production.
#11Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 3:33pm
TotallyEffed said: "poisonivy2 said: "Farinelli and the King. Atrocious, unfunny. Just bad."
If THAT was the worst show you’ve seen in the last ten years then you must not have seen much. I loved that show, fantastic performances in a top notch production."
Maybe it's because I am pretty familiar with the story of Farinelli, and so the fact that they didn't actually play any music that Farinelli sang and the historical inaccuracies bothered me. That, plus the terribly hammy acting of Mark Rylance.
#12Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 3:33pm
quizking101 said: "Considering the cult hit it’s become, I’m surprised BEETLEJUICE is on the list”.
I’d have picked My Fair Lady over Beetlejuice as worst. lol
Sampatches
Understudy Joined: 8/2/19
#13Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 3:36pmWonderland IMMEDIATELY came to mind. That was one of the worst shows I have ever seen. Being in the cavernous Marquis with basically no set didn’t help it either.
sppunk
Leading Actor Joined: 6/18/16
#14Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 3:45pm
Does the Rockettes Summer Spectacular count? That is literally the worst thing I’ve ever seen in any theater anywhere in my life.
If not, I hereby nominate the drek that was The Cherry Orchard.
bwayboy22
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/12
#15Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 4:03pm
AMAZING GRACE. ugh how brutal. The only show I’ve ever wanted to leave at intermission, but for some reason stayed and suffered through.
the CATS revival was pretty bad too!
#16Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 4:08pmThe Cherry Orchard, The Snow Geese, Scandalous (it was great, camp fun), Macbeth at Lincoln Center, Junk, Leap of Faith, and Baby, It’s You!
#17Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 4:10pm
VernonGersch said: "it wasn't on Broadway but...the Diana DeGarmo/Ace Young production of JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAST was truly the worst thing I have ever seen."
Oh, yes. I almost blocked that out of my memory, but yes, that's the worst.
ModernMillie3
Broadway Star Joined: 9/23/13
yellibean2
Featured Actor Joined: 5/17/06
#19Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 4:20pm
First Date wasn't on the poll but that was, no exaggeration, the worst musical I've ever seen.
#20Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 4:24pmI didn’t see Holler if you Hear Me on there either.
VotePeron
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/2/13
#22Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 5:34pmBeetlejuice and Hands on a Hardbody are a tie for me.
#23Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 5:36pm
I voted for The Anarchist also. It was just god awful! I wrote in Outside Mullingar as one of my worsts. Insipid!
On the other hand, I was happy to see Fun Home and Hamilton on the Best list. I was especially pleased to see The Invisible Hand on there. I loved that play. I feel it didn’t get the attention it deserved.
Broadway Buddy
Stand-by Joined: 5/9/19
#24Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 6:47pm
bwayphreak234 said: "The Lightning Thief is by far the worst Broadway show I have ever seen. It set a new low bar for me. It made the other shows I considered the worst prior to seeing itlook like high art."
I second this.
Fordham2015
Broadway Star Joined: 4/3/17
#25Worst Broadway Show of the Decade?
Posted: 12/22/19 at 7:05pm
Paramour- terrible book, terrible score, pointless acrobatics including a neverending finale, and the worst rhyme I've ever heard in a Broadway musical:
"We're in a tangle/It's a love triangle/Cause three is one too many"
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