Worst Show on Broadway now... — Page 3

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

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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.

Avenue Q

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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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!

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.

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Oh C'mon ya'll!!!!

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

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

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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.

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