Worst Musical. Ever?!

[G]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 10:30am

I'm sure this subject has been discussed before, but as I had to witness Saturday Night Fever this week, I just had to give it a mention again. My final vote would go to FAME though! It's been in the UK for 10 odd years now. WHY???????!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jimmcf]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 10:33am

I had the misfortune of seeing "La Cava."

[sean martin]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 10:33am

Well, we should define our terms before the games begin. Are we talking the worst US musical ever to see the Broadway stage? There's so many to consider: Via Galactica and Rockabye Hamlet and Dude instantly spring to mind.

[Matt_G]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 10:36am

Katz (The Jewish Version)

Updated On: 7/9/04 at 10:36 AM

[WOSQ]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 10:36am

The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 10:37am

Mail

[POLisPOL]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 10:37am

Fame has a lot of numbers to be the worst show that I ever seen on stage...

[Corine2]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 10:40am

"Vincent The Musical"
Adult Entertainment comes in second place and The Joy's Of Sex is in 69th place.
Updated On: 7/9/04 at 10:40 AM

[thirdrowcenter]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 10:48am

Corine "Adult Entertainment" was painful but was it a musical?

[Al Dente]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 10:49am

Of more recent times, Footloose immediately comes to mind, as does Debbie Does Dallas.

[Corine2]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 10:53am

Adult Entertainment should not have been a musical but it was billed as one.
So sad.
I actually liked Debbie Does Dallas. I found it quite funny.
Especially the eager cheerleader who is now in Assassins.
She cracked me up.
Sheri is always fantastic in everything she does. I loved her in The Last Five Years! Updated On: 7/9/04 at 10:53 AM

[Gypsy2]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 10:57am

I really didn't like Footloose at all. It was so boring, and it was my first broadawy show! Thank god I didn't automatically think all broadway shows were as bad as Footloose was.

[J.J.]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 10:58am

Fame and Footloose were ten times better than Bombay Dreams. That trainwreck called Bombay Dreams was a complete waste of my time.

[hawkeyemania]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 11:05am

Footloose is not that bad. I think that for the purpose it serves it is just fine. Nobody expected it to be this masterpeice of theatre. It is an upbeat rock musical. And I enjoys the music.

Grant

[Corine2]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 11:05am

I forgot FAME.
I REALLY HATED FAME!
The kids in it were very talented but it was this years worst musical so far.
Guess it is not going to live forever.
Yikes. Updated On: 7/9/04 at 11:05 AM

[Eastwickian]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 11:07am

I quite liked La Cava, lots of plot!

Notre Dame de Paris has to be one of the worst simply because it was so dull and the staging was practically non-existent: actor comes on. Sings. Goes away again. Repeat until audience can take no more and then thrown in people in bells.

[sean martin]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 11:14am

Oh, c'mon, folks, we need true train wrecks here, not these pretenders to the throne. Where's Kelly? Where's Her First Roman? Let's see some real cornerstones of appalling theatre.

[onceadancer2]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 11:50am

Honestly, the worst musical ever was FOLLOW THE GIRLS in 1944. But it so revelled in its cheapness, cheesiness and sleaziness that it beame a huge hit in its day. They don't write them like that any more!!!

Miriam

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 11:54am

The worst musical I can think of that I have sat through would be Napoleon a few years back. It was about 46 hours long and very very very very very boring. With NO good songs. Or staging. Dire.

[jayem1968]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 12:38pm

Thou Shalt Not.

[CJR]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 12:38pm

Bounce
My Life With Albertine


I'm still scarred from both to this day.

[basketcase]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 12:44pm

FAME, definitely.

[broadwaystar2b]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 12:50pm

The worst show I have ever seen in my entirely life would be A Hillbilly Hoedown which played in Tennessee. To this day, I have nightmares about that GAWDAWFUL experience.

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 12:51pm

But lets hear it for that title.

[JohnPopa]

Posted: 7/9/04 at 12:52pm

Personals.