Worst show you've seen- Page 5

[MusicSnob22]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 12:47am

pair-o-dice ~ absolutely hilarious! I thought that my group of friends and I were the only people to see By Jeeves. At the end I was like "What in the name of God is going on here, and why is everyone wearing costumes from The Wizard of Oz?" Totally terrible...though it is ALW, so what could we expect!

My choices, as I've listed on here before, are Brooklyn and Bombay Dreams. Both are tied, in my opinion, for the worst show ever put on a stage.

As for productions that were terrible, the most recent one that I've walked out on was the NYU Fall 2004 production of Sweeney Todd. I thought that NYU was supposed to be good for musical theater...little did I know.

Have a great day!

[sipos]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 1:03am

TOMMY - the bus and truck

They couldn't even hold up the mirror "slivers" before the actual mirror got smashed-scene where fat tinsle confetti rained down clearing my glossed over eyes.

They kept trickling down. I was like, "Oh F*ck, I hate this"

[justme2]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 1:37am

Blood Brothers, SF Tour....Petula Clark and BOTH of the Cassidy brothers. Terrible story that couldn't keep my interest past intermission and none of the leads were doing well. Nobody seemed like they wanted to be there.

[KristiAnn85]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 1:54am

Oklahoma, Grease, The Music Man...
They were fine the first 5 times around, but when everyone and their brother has Curly Oklahoma on a resume, one's gotta wonder...
Overdone shows, terrible talent.

[musicalmjk]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 2:06am

ive seen a few, Little Women, the play, it was a very bad production.

[That Groovy Guy]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 9:53am

Titanic...I liked when the boat sank though...

[Justice]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 10:00am

Jeckyll & Hyde
Dracula
Movin' Out
Cabaret
Take Me Out
The Kareoke Show

[robbiej]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 10:16am

Oh please!

Wait till you all sit in a little hole-in-the-wall theatre and have to endure the 'art' of people who think they deserve to be famous. Holy sh*t!

As for Broadway (since it seems we're focusing on that), I'd have to go with THE RED SHOES.

HOLY, HOLY SH*T!

[Feodor Sverdlov]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 1:07pm

I'll limit my choices to those shows that I saw on Broadway or the West End. I've seen a lot of show I didn't like; but these are my least favorite:

CATS (just hate seeing adults prancing around like kids or animals), and the whole thing was a mind-numbing bore.

MARY POPPINS (lots or professional effort; but the end result was dreary and depressing. Couldn't wait for it to end, so I could go home and watch the masterpiece that is the film.)

SUNSET BLVD. (garish over-the-top nightmare, with Glenn Close's alleged singing (I call it screeching) and acting with the finesse of a sledgehammer)

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 2:02pm

the worse 10
1.movin' out
2.the lion king
3.the producers
4.bklyn
5.reckless
6.the phantom of the opera
7.the beauty and the beast
8.mamma mia
9.les miserables
10.cats

[Unknown User]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 2:17pm

I cannot believe anyone has not mentioned this show yet...

I saw the worlds worst show EVER....

COPACABANA.

I sat there with my mouth open the whole time. And the sad thing is I enjoy Barry and I liked the London Cast Recording...but then I saw it. I was in such shock. I was not sure what was worse, the fact that I paid 100 bucks to see it with a date, that the show ruined the date completely, or the fact that show was just that bad.

I wish Rico had just taken out (shot) Lola and Tony.

[kiss_me2_fiercely]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 3:35pm

I really did not care for the show '1776'.

but then again it might just be because i dislike history.

[chess12]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 4:07pm

Broadway - GRAND HOTEL with John Schneider and Liliane Montevecchi Total crap on a grand scale. Oh, what was the point of the clanging silverware?

West End - TIME with David Cassidy He creaked worse than the set.

Tour - SONG & DANCE with Melissa Manchester. You know Patti LuPone's story of THE BAKER'S WIFE in Washington? Only four people in the audience and they didn't have sense enough to sit in the same row? That was our experience at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans. We at least moved down from the last row of the balcony, but it didn't make Ms. Manchester any better.

[Corine2]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 4:47pm

Some others i left out this year:
Bklyn
Dracula

[personB]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 9:29pm

Please don't kill me, but...Les Mis. I need my dialogue. I can't have characters singing their way through their lines on the same two notes over and over again.

Oh, and to be seen...Joseph. The tunes are catchy, but do they really fit together to make a musical? Not really.

[babygiraffeboots]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 9:38pm

Cats
Does memory give anyone else a headache?

[MusicMan]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 10:26pm

The most recent: Little Women.

Not only does nothing work in this show but the very heart and soul of the source material have been eviscerated and ground into dust.
A non-starter.

[Mattio98]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 10:39pm

It figures....I loved Little Women.

The worst I've ever seen? Probably Phantom of the Opera.

[bta212]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 10:40pm

BWay musical/Recently: Boy from Oz

Bway musical/Ever: Steel Pier/Sunset BULL-evard

Play: Six (seven? five? I don't remember) Baboons Adoring the Sun

Road Show: Starlight Express. Oh God help us all.

Greatest disappointment: Bounce

[Mr. Tuttle]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 11:02pm

Blood Brothers....booooooooring

[sabrelady]

Posted: 1/20/05 at 11:18pm

AVE Q!
(I don't care what every one else says- 1 good song)

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 1/21/05 at 8:18pm

MUSICALS
Brooklyn, Dracula, Imaginary Friends (oh, god! when cherry jones can't save a show, you know it's doomed), Radiant Baby, Dance of the Vampires...

PLAYS
Prymate, Sixteen Wounded, The Good Body

[KateMusic]

Posted: 1/21/05 at 8:53pm

GREASE

horrible

[NativeNewYorker]

Posted: 1/22/05 at 12:16am

Fame on 42nd Street. Horrendous.

[ShuQ]

Posted: 1/22/05 at 1:18am

I'd have to say the most recent tour of The Music Man.