Worst Show on Broadway now...- Page 3

[SamIAm]

Posted: 8/28/04 at 12:18pm

I saw this post the other day and didn't answer because frankly I am caught up in the pre-RNC nausea and negativity and feeling that things are already going so badly for NYC that I don't want to focus on 'bad shows'. We who love and are in the theater should be supporting theatrical productions.

If they ARE truly bad theater, they will garner no audience and will go under on their own but we shouldn't applaud the death of a production. With so many dark theaters and so many actors out of work it is a dismal time for us right now.

If I don't think I'm going to like a show, I don't go but that doesn't mean I should be trashing it. To each his own. That's what makes art SO great...the subjectivity and paradigm of the person who comes to the art and experiences it is what gives them their unique vantage point.

Beauty in the public eye today has become all about being thin and what is accepted as beautiful and hence the wonderful, well endowed ladies in the classic paintings are now 'fatsos'...let's give everyone for bringing their own unique spirit and beauty to their bodies, minds and creativity and stop buying into the tabloid world we live in. Maybe we can make it a better place.

[AvalonSkysStudios]

Posted: 8/28/04 at 12:28pm

Bombay Dreams,
1) Bollywood as a musical, not a good idea, and
ugh, never really liked the theme of it.

[Tiny-Toon]

Posted: 8/28/04 at 1:23pm

I giva Dracula a 9.5 out of 10 for the Worst Musical on Broadway

[Fieruby]

Posted: 8/28/04 at 1:34pm

Some of the songs like 'in his eyes' 'some one like you' and ... a couple others >_> <_<... were good. The majority of the score is mediocre but it's very stylized so basically if you don't like that style, you don't like the msuci. The acting was very good (in my opinion. I saw it when it first came out with the original cast) but granted i was 7 or 8 lol. Worst musical in my opinion? This may sound insane but Avenue Q or Raisin in the Sun sounds the worst to me. Dracula sounds cool (i also semi-know some one from there which is neat and partially why i wouldn't hit it down but hey i never saw it so i dunno. =] ), and Wicked... Wicked = Bliss.

[Gypsy2]

Posted: 8/28/04 at 1:50pm

Dracula, Dracula! I want to suck - Yea, I guess you do that pretty well, sucking, being bad.

[HotTicket]

Posted: 8/28/04 at 2:15pm

Avenue Q

[Amy Archer]

Posted: 8/28/04 at 2:29pm

How interesting Gypsy2. Here you are bashing Dracula, while elsewhere imploring others to give Brooklyn a chance. Hypocrite.

[uncageg]

Posted: 8/28/04 at 2:38pm

In response to Margo's post.....I really don't think this thread will have a direct effect on the state of the shows still playing. I can only imagine what New York is like right now. But this thread and what New York is going through due to the RNC really are not related. As far as the little kids from around the country...ok, yes it does get monotonous see the same questions asked and the same comments on "certain" shows popping up all the time. For me though, it is not as much whether someone posts that they like or dislike a show, it is the way they express their like or dislike. Which then turns into a 9 page argument. And seeing just one show on Broadway does not make it the best show ever on Broadway. In defense of these "kids" (And by the way, I live in CO and am not a kid. Trust me!), this may be their only outlet to discuss theatre. I come from a small town in PA where people thought I was a freak because I liked theatre. I had no one to talk to about it. I would go to New York and come home and lock myself in my room and read my Playbill over and over while listening to the music from a show I had just seen. Not being able to talk about it to friends. This kind of thread is going to pop up whether the RNC is in town or it's just the slow or busy time on Broadway. And, in my opinion, if it does not get out of hand, should take place. (But not over and over and over) I agree wholeheartedly that we should support the arts. But everyone has an opinion. That is why I am here, you are here and everyone else from NYC to LA are here. I hope no offense is taken here and I may not have said what I wanted to say the way I really should have or really wanted to......but I caught the post right as I was preparing to leave my home to go shopping. I suspect there may be responses to both of our posts. I will be sure to check in when I return home. Have a good day everyone. AND for all of you in NYC...hang in there and I hope all goes relatively smoothly so you can have your great city back to normal in a week! My ramble for the day.....Peace.

Updated On: 8/28/04 at 02:38 PM

[Gypsy2]

Posted: 8/28/04 at 3:49pm

Amy Archer, how do you know that I haven't seen Dracula? And I'm not the only one that said it sucked. Get over it.

Updated On: 8/28/04 at 03:49 PM

[Amy Archer]

Posted: 8/28/04 at 8:09pm

I didn't say anything about you having seen it or not, nor do I love Dracula. But it strikes me as hypocritical of you to bash Dracula while imploring others not to do the same to Brooklyn. Practice what you preach.

[Gypsy2]

Posted: 8/28/04 at 8:13pm

I was telling people that haven't even SEEN Brooklyn not to bash it. How can you bash something you've never even seen before? I wasn't being hypocritical. It just seems unfair to talk badly about a show you've never seen. If you hate a show, say so, but I think you've had to have actually SEEN a show to be able to bash it.

[nystateomind04]

Posted: 8/28/04 at 8:42pm

It seems obvious to me that the way that some of you have been carrying on even after that post by margo is a testiment to the fact that a lot of posters here neglect to read long posts and stick to the simple little two-liners. In retrospect, it does seem petty to go on about "the worst show on broadway" at a time like this. Being one of those out-of-town kids (only until September 6th, then I'm a New Yorker for life!!! ) I can say that I was unaware of just what a state the city is in right now, and I wish all of you New Yorkers the best of luck. I take back what i said about "Jekyll and Hyde", even though it isn't running, it was still an unneccessary comment.

[Love4Cheno]

Posted: 9/10/04 at 10:32am

I really like Wicked's book also. Although extremely different than the Maguire novel, I think Winnie Holtzman did a great job in finding a story with balance- to really give it 2 female protagonists (as opposed to the novel, which focuses heavily on Elphaba). Also the cute little ways she incorporates the tin man and scarecrow, etc.

Of course, I love Winnie for being the writer of My So-Called Life, so I'm biased.

[SamIAm]

Posted: 9/10/04 at 11:22am

I agree CatsNY and with all the trouble Broadway has had with show closings and bad revenue in the past couple of months, I think we may rather focus on the positives and on supporting the shows.

There are sometimes shows that are just plain BAD but more frequently, the shows are just not to someone's liking or taste

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 9/10/04 at 12:22pm

"1) Bollywood as a musical, not a good idea, and
ugh, never really liked the theme of it."

But most Bollywood films ARE musicals (specifically A.R. Rahman). That's the point.

Updated On: 9/10/04 at 12:22 PM

[devonian.t]

Posted: 9/10/04 at 12:59pm

It was just as disappointingly trite for me in London. After all the hype, I really believed they had got it right for Broadway. Whoops- silly me!

[timote316]

Posted: 9/10/04 at 2:16pm

Just so you know, I read the question and hit reply, I didn't read any other responces, as I know this thread will have been turned into a Wicked bashing thread by now. So, here are my picks, sorry if any are repeated:

Going by the critics, I'd have to say Drakula.
Going by this board: Mamma Mia, Bombay Dreams
My picks (going by impression, not what I've seen): The Frogs and The Lion King

I only say The Frogs and Lion King because they really don't interest me. Some shows I HAVE to hear music from or see, but neither of these two catch my attention (and I'm a big Nathan Lane fan, thats saying something). I've heard both are good, but I have no interest

[SamIAm]

Posted: 9/10/04 at 2:26pm

timote: I don't think you can say a show is the 'worst show on broadway' unless you've actually seen it.

and even then...art is so subjective. As you've said, you weren't interested in seeing those two shows so they are not likely to qualify as the worst...only as something you have no interest in seeing.

BUT...I do think you should have to have actually SEEN a show before you call it bad.

[Marquise]

Posted: 9/10/04 at 2:32pm

if the poster hasn't seen the show how can they say the show is BAD, just because the show doesn't interest you? you can't take this thread seriously. Updated On: 9/10/04 at 02:32 PM

[Bobby457]

Posted: 9/10/04 at 2:35pm

Oh C'mon ya'll!!!!

Its gotta be The FROGS! fer gawds sake....that was hideous!

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 9/10/04 at 2:36pm

I thoroughly enjoyed "The Frogs."

[Bobby457]

Posted: 9/10/04 at 2:41pm

I respect that Margo....I just hated it tho. It was even worse than Aspects of Love, which I didnt care for either

[Amy Archer]

Posted: 9/10/04 at 2:49pm

Too bad Millie is not still around. That show still haunts my dreams at night. All those bolts of fabric fighting with each other to see who could be the ugliest.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 9/10/04 at 2:54pm

I don't know -- I loved Lane and Byner and Peter Bartlett and Burke Moses and Daniel Davis; I loved most of the score, especially "I Love To Travel," "Dress Big," "Hades," "Hymn To Dionysus," "It's Only A Play," and "Shaw." I thought the sets and costumes were fab and that the overall message of the show was a timely one. Yes, the Shaw-Shakespeare debate could have been staged more strongly and cleverly and yes, not all of Stroman's work was her stellar best (though I liked a lot of it), but, quibbles aside, all in all, there was a heck of a lot to enjoy and admire about the show. Is it the best show I've ever seen? No, of course not. But, worst on Broadway??? I don't get that.

[Bobby457]

Posted: 9/10/04 at 2:58pm

I guess I was expecting more from Sondheim....the music didnt go anywhere for me. I love Peter Bartlett....I did Merry Widow him at Paper Mill. What a delight he was to work with. He was the best thing about the show for me.