The new Assassins one was nothing special either, it really said little to nothing about the show.
the new Rent one. *shudder* ew, that's just gross. i also didn't like the one with Drew Lachey shirtless and the green lettering in the background. that one was an eyesore, too.
i guess its safe to say that the new 'rent' poster and the 'footloose' poster takes the crown for 'broadways ugliest poster'
It's a little too cute, Footloose....why is our poster puce?
The Bernadette GYPSY revival poster! It was so not Gypsy. What were they thinking? Guess they had run out of ideas.
Oh, JoMarch, you beat me to it. It was the first to come to mind for me too.
I HATE the new Rent poster. The old one fit the show better.
I hated Titanic and The Triumph of Love.
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Check out a bunch of posters on my site.
I'm not fond of the current one for "Rabbit Hole," since it doesn't show off how beautiful Cynthia Nixon is.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/05
I truly dislike the new RENT poster. It reflects absolutely nothing about the show, the character dynamics or even a clear and appealing design. I have no idea what they thought they were doing.
Likewise the Follies poster. That big "F" does nothing. It's difficult to tell what show it's supposed to represent.
I also find the "Lion King" poster with "primitive" style lion rather blah. They could have done so much more.
59 posts on this thread and 17 of them mention the new Rent artwork.
Okay I am jumping on the bandwagon, I can't stand the new Rent poster. I also didn't care for the one with Joey Fatone either. I also think the Odd Couple and Little Women posters were pretty bad.
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Little WOmen is one of my favorite musicals, but I thought the poster was horrible!
Stand-by Joined: 4/10/05
I found mine on EBAY and it was cheaper than TRiton!!!
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I found mine on EBAY and it was cheaper than TRiton!!!
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Did you buy 5 copies?
I loved the receny GYPSY poster...
I also don't like the current SWEENEY TODD.
I also loved the new Gypsy one. both the plain black and the Bernadette purple one. IMO, it clearly defines the show business theme of the show.
I also think that the WICKED poster is hideous. I liked the original versions better.
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/31/06
Can someone explain to me what the new "Rent now" thing is supposed to mean.
I'd also like to know whats so hideous about the new Wicked poster. They barely changed anything besides removing the cast names.
Sorry, but I got you all beat.
Nothing is worse than the revival of Waiting in the Wings.
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