#76
Posted: 8/10/07 at 1:03am
Jenny Powers, Of Thee I Sing, ENCORES!
Worst performances you've seen — Page 4
#77
Posted: 8/10/07 at 2:07am
I loved Ali Ewoldt, on tour and in the revival. Oh well!
Edit: Oops, I forgot to mention Paul Truckey as Javert! Although he wasn't so much "worst," but "hilariously, entertainingly bad." I had a blast, even though it was a wreck.
Edit: Oops, I forgot to mention Paul Truckey as Javert! Although he wasn't so much "worst," but "hilariously, entertainingly bad." I had a blast, even though it was a wreck.
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Updated On: 8/10/07 at 02:07 AM
#78
Posted: 8/10/07 at 6:38am
Among the worst I've seen...
John Stamos in HOW TO SUCCEED...
Karen Ziemba in CHICAGO
Terrence Mann in BEAUTY & THE BEAST
Terrence Mann in LES MISERABLES
Idina Menzel in WICKED
Joel Grey in WICKED
Frances Ruffelle in LES MISERABLES
Betty Buckley and Cast in SUNSET BLVD
David Hyde Pierce in SPAMALOT
Will Chase in AIDA
Michael Maguire in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (NYCO)
Peter Allen in LEGS DIAMOND
Marla Maples in THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES
Tommy Tune in BYE BYE BIRDIE (Nat'l Tour)
John Stamos in HOW TO SUCCEED...
Karen Ziemba in CHICAGO
Terrence Mann in BEAUTY & THE BEAST
Terrence Mann in LES MISERABLES
Idina Menzel in WICKED
Joel Grey in WICKED
Frances Ruffelle in LES MISERABLES
Betty Buckley and Cast in SUNSET BLVD
David Hyde Pierce in SPAMALOT
Will Chase in AIDA
Michael Maguire in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (NYCO)
Peter Allen in LEGS DIAMOND
Marla Maples in THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES
Tommy Tune in BYE BYE BIRDIE (Nat'l Tour)
Itty Bitty Geisha?
Toyland?
Gypsy Pasadoble?
Just a few popular favorites...
Updated On: 8/10/07 at 06:38 AM
#79
Posted: 8/10/07 at 8:59am
Marylouise Burke and Molly Ephraim in the Into the Woods revival. I've never seen anyone look for cues as if they were truffles like that.
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Updated On: 8/10/07 at 08:59 AM
#80
Posted: 8/10/07 at 9:04am
Oh, let me add:
Nathan Lane in BUTLEY. I've seen him do much better work; especially in TRUMBO.
Nathan Lane in BUTLEY. I've seen him do much better work; especially in TRUMBO.
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#82
Posted: 8/10/07 at 9:27am
Oh yeah, I forgot to add Marin Mazzie in SPAMALOT
Her "Diva's Lament" was absolutely terrible...
Her "Diva's Lament" was absolutely terrible...
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Grey Gardens (7/5)
110 in the Shade (7/6)
Mary Poppins (7/7)
Xanadu (7/7)
Deuce (7/8)
Spamalot (7/8)
Jersey Boys (8/25)
The Year of Magical Thinking (8/25)
Mauritius (11/2)
Young Frankenstein (11/3)
Rock 'N' Roll (11/3)
Pygmalion (11/4)
Mauritius (11/10)
Mauritius (11/21) Mauritius (11/21)
Sunday in the Park with George (3/6)
South Pacific (3/7)
Gypsy (3/8)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (3/9)
#83
Posted: 8/10/07 at 9:29am
LizzieCurry, what was wrong with Robert Morse in Wicked? I did not see him in that show, but I love him. I heard that he was supposed to be in the Broadway cast, but it didn't work out. What did he do wrong?
#84
Posted: 8/10/07 at 10:46am
Sucked the life out of the stage whenever he was on it.
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#85
Posted: 8/10/07 at 11:08am
That's a shame. He was so good in "Tru."
#86
Posted: 8/10/07 at 11:51am
When Robert Morse was doing the "Wonderful" number, I was embarrassed for him, myself, and everyone else in the theatre.
'"Contrairiwise," continued Tweedledee, "if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic."'
~Lewis Carroll
#87
Posted: 8/10/07 at 1:20pm
Was it his singing that was the problem?
#88
Posted: 8/10/07 at 1:28pm
Stephanie J. Block in the 1st National tour of Wicked (In Denver)
Tommy Tune in Busker Alley/Stagedoor Charlie/Buskers (In Denver)
Tommy Tune in Busker Alley/Stagedoor Charlie/Buskers (In Denver)
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#89
Posted: 8/10/07 at 2:02pm
Tony Randall - The Music Man
Matthew Broderick - The Odd Couple
Hasselhoff - Jekyl/Hyde
Lorraine Newman - 5th of July (Granted she was taking over for Swoosie Kurtz who gave one of the best performances I've ever seen)
June Havoc (the real life Baby June) - Sweeny Todd
Linda Lavin - Gypsy
Mark Hamill and David Birney - Amadeus (I only went because I heard it had to be seen to be believed)
Matthew Broderick - The Odd Couple
Hasselhoff - Jekyl/Hyde
Lorraine Newman - 5th of July (Granted she was taking over for Swoosie Kurtz who gave one of the best performances I've ever seen)
June Havoc (the real life Baby June) - Sweeny Todd
Linda Lavin - Gypsy
Mark Hamill and David Birney - Amadeus (I only went because I heard it had to be seen to be believed)
#90
Posted: 8/10/07 at 3:44pm
The only truly BAD performances I have seen were...
Daphne Rubin Vega in Les Mis
and Lisa Rinna in Chicago
Daphne Rubin Vega in Les Mis
and Lisa Rinna in Chicago
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#91
Posted: 8/10/07 at 3:49pm
Robert Morse seemed really lost. His soft-shoe routine was almost apologetic, like he had no idea how to make the number work. And when the number is basically one guy on the stage, ahd he is seeming confused and unsure of himself, it just really doesn't work.
'"Contrairiwise," continued Tweedledee, "if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic."'
~Lewis Carroll
#92
Posted: 8/10/07 at 3:54pm
"he had that cool, clear, eye of a seeker of wisdom and truth.
yet there's that upturned chin and the grin of impetious youth.
Oh I believed in you
I believed in you."
yet there's that upturned chin and the grin of impetious youth.
Oh I believed in you
I believed in you."
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#93
Posted: 8/10/07 at 4:31pm
"Marylouise Burke and Molly Ephraim in the Into the Woods revival. I've never seen anyone look for cues as if they were truffles like that. "
-Oh doodle, your wit amazes me. So true.
-Oh doodle, your wit amazes me. So true.
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#94
Posted: 8/10/07 at 6:02pm
Joey Fatone - Little Shop of Horrors
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#95
Posted: 8/12/07 at 12:32am
George Hearn in Wicked. The Wizard is already a boring character, and he did nothing to change that. I guess he wasn't "bad", persay, but he was really boring.
Nellie McKay in The Threepenny Opera. No character whatsoever, and her singing was basically speaking, but occasionally singing a word or two and the notes were wrong.
Rue McClanahan in Wicked. My mother, the people sitting around us, and myself were all convinced that she was drunk. She slurred her words, couldn't stand still, and made strange noises. It was painful to watch.
Speaking of drunk, allow me to wander off topic for a moment. Did anyone see Bette Midler's performance at the American Idol finale? I was so sad for her. I truly hope she was drunk.
Nellie McKay in The Threepenny Opera. No character whatsoever, and her singing was basically speaking, but occasionally singing a word or two and the notes were wrong.
Rue McClanahan in Wicked. My mother, the people sitting around us, and myself were all convinced that she was drunk. She slurred her words, couldn't stand still, and made strange noises. It was painful to watch.
Speaking of drunk, allow me to wander off topic for a moment. Did anyone see Bette Midler's performance at the American Idol finale? I was so sad for her. I truly hope she was drunk.
#96
Posted: 8/12/07 at 12:46am
Aaron Carter in Seussical. I don't think I've ever seen anyone as lost on a near-open stage as Carter was.
ETA
Rue McClanhan was dreadful, I agree. I feared she was going to fall over every time she stood --I mean, slumped-- on stage.
ETA
Rue McClanhan was dreadful, I agree. I feared she was going to fall over every time she stood --I mean, slumped-- on stage.
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Updated On: 8/12/07 at 12:46 AM
#97
Posted: 8/12/07 at 8:46am
OK so not that many got the chance to see it as it dissapeared very fast -thank god- but what the hell was Michael Crawford trying to do in 'Dance Of The Vampires'?? The most god awful mess ive ever seen and in 35 years of theatre going ive seen a few.
A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!''
Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'
#98
Posted: 8/12/07 at 8:51am
(1) Daphne R V as Fantine in Les Mis - give me nails down a blackboard anytime this was a travesty on so many levels.
(2) Caprice in the 2nd West End version of Rent - horrific
(2) Caprice in the 2nd West End version of Rent - horrific
#99
Posted: 8/12/07 at 9:01am
Peter O'Toole in 'Macbeth' at the Old Vic theatre London 1980. Regarded as one of the biggest disaters in recent theatre history. I saw it and i agree. Shocking, how they got away with i will never know. The amount of stage blood used would put movies like 'Hostel' and 'Saw' to shame! The stuff of nightmares!
A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!''
Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'
#100
Posted: 8/12/07 at 9:01am
Every single second of the musical 'The Fields Of Ambrosia' -Aldwych Theatre London. Stand out lyric from number called Alone- 'If it aint one thing its another' just after the male character had been gang raped!
A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!''
Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'
Updated On: 8/12/07 at 09:01 AM
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