Worst shows you've seen
Worst shows you've seen
#0Worst shows you've seen
Posted: 12/22/04 at 6:37pm
Curious as to why and what the worst shows you've seen are. These are mine.
1. Jeckyl & Hyde (Overacted and too melodramatic. Walked out after Lucy died)
2. Movin' Out ("Twyla Tharpe and Billy Joel" says it all)
3. Dracula (Good direction. Everything else horrific.)
4. 42nd Street (Fell asleep in the first act. Plot too simple.)
5. Take Me Out (Too much gratuitous nudity. Did not need to see all that. Besides, what was that show about? Baseball, Homosexuality, or Rednecks?)
6. Cabaret (Sorry, not a fan.)
"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive.
"Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot."
"No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one."
Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.
Updated On: 12/22/04 at 06:37 PM
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#1re: Worst shows you've seen
Posted: 12/22/04 at 6:50pm
POTO
Just about 42nd Street - the plot isn't supposed to be intricate. It's all about the dancing. If you don't like dancing - then you shouldn't see the show...
maybethistime
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/3/04
#3re: Worst shows you've seen
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:01pmBso - had a free ticket
"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive.
"Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot."
"No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one."
Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#4re: Worst shows you've seen
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:03pm
awesome.
well, nevertheless - an intricate story would get in the way of the dancing....
i just saw it - second row, center (not the best for that show) - but still amazing!
#5re: Worst shows you've seen
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:07pmOkay, I'll admit, the dancing was amazing. But, to me, there's only so many tap steps I can take before my eyelids start getting heavy.
"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive.
"Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot."
"No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one."
Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.
#6re: Worst shows you've seen
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:07pmIf done well, an intricate story and amazing dancing should have no trouble co-existing. (re: West Side Story, etc)
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#7re: Worst shows you've seen
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:07pm
CONTACT
I still get livid about the fact it one the Tony as the best musical in 2001.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#9re: Worst shows you've seen
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:11pm
granted, Justice....well, it still is better than Forever Tango
Slaps? No. ::pulls out gun::
JK
#10re: Worst shows you've seen
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:11pm
^^ Slap! :)
While well-designed, Sweet Smell of Success was pretty bad. Hans Christian Anderson ("pre-Broadway" in SF) was dreadful. And I completely missed the point of Contact and Movin' Out.
#11re: Worst shows you've seen
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:18pm
I know this is all about opinions, but all the shows listed above I thought were AMAZING - except for DRACULA and 42ND STREET. I'm shocked that people would consider THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, 42ND STREET, CABARET, TAKE ME OUT, and CONTACT as "worst" shows. People complain about mediocre crap taking over Broadway, then they consider amazingly written and classic shows to be awful. I don't get it. But, it's not my opinion, and my rant is over. So the WORST shows I've seen are:
Dracula - Just a mess. Some good intentions, but just terrible.
Enchanted April - What is the purpose of this entire show? It was so unbelievably bad, I couldn't even believe that what I was watching had the nerve to charge admission.
Never Gonna Dance - Again, some good intentions, but it just failed miserably. With the exception of Karen Ziemba, the entire cast was stale and awful and the direction was a mess.
The Producers - I know I'm definitely one of the only people on here that really thinks this show is awful, but I can't see one good thing about. It's fun and all, but that's about it. Everything is predictable and typical, and all the entire production was amateur. Whenever I see those signs boasting "the most tony awards ever," it makes me a little angry. I just don't understand the rave reviews this show got and how it continues to take up space on Broadway.
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BSoBW2
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#12re: Worst shows you've seen
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:22pm
well, isn't your post a little hypocritical?
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#13re: Worst shows you've seen
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:25pm
None of the shows I have seen where HORRENDOUS.. but some parts have been bad....
Oh wait, I just thought of it
COPACABANA
oh my god, Rico should have just shot them all.
#14re: Worst shows you've seen
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:26pm
Dear god...forgot about Copacabana! What a cheap mess of a show. 
unnaturallygreen
Swing Joined: 11/27/04
#15re: Worst shows you've seen
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:26pm
i will forever dislike 42nd street, yes dancing is an art that i appreciate... but it does not deserve so many Tony's if it was ONLY good b/c of its dancing! Christine Ebersole winning the tony award for best lead actress upsetted me b/c she was barely in the second act... Marla Schaffel deserved that tony and we all know it!(okay, maybe a little biased 
)
Other than that... i've never really seen a show i disliked, but i havent seen TOO many of a variety YET...
Swing Joined: 12/31/69
#17re: Worst shows you've seen
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:28pmWell, since we're mentioning non-Broadway shows now...I have to say The Kareoki Show was a God-Awful mess of crap.
"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive.
"Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot."
"No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one."
Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.
#18re: Worst shows you've seen
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:30pm
"Angel" (The musical version of "Look Homeward Angel")
"A Doll's Life" (The musical sequel to "A Doll's House")
"Bring Back Birdie" (The sequel to "Bye Bye Birdie")
"Platinum"
"Frankenstein" (The Play)
"The Goodbye People" (Revival)
"Six Dance Lessons In Six Weeks"
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Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#19re: Worst shows you've seen
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:31pm
I remember the reviewer say something along the lines of
Corpse of Cabana for the review. It was pathetic.
I HAVE to say that I saw a production of DREAMGIRLS that toured when Copa was touring. They got rid of the lady who was playing Effie the day AFTER I saw the show with BJ Crosby. And I have to say I was so mad that the Effie we saw was just a train wreck. She must have known the ax was a coming cause she just MURDERED And I am telling you... and I am Changing.
#20re: Worst shows you've seen
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:32pmPab, was the wonderful Jennifer Laura Thompson in A Doll's Life the musical when you saw it?
#21re: Worst shows you've seen
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:37pmShogun - there was just no artistry involved and the condensing of the story left it incomprehensible. A grand effort by the cast, but the earthquake was just silly.
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Derek
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#22re: Worst shows you've seen
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:39pm
I'll say it, I've never seen a show I havent liked, and I've seen like over 40, so...maybe thats just me? I think every show has its own meaning and its own magic
shows Ive seen and LOVED
Wicked
Dance of the Vampires
POTO
Hairspray
Little Shop of Horrors
Lion King
Aida
TMM
The Music Man
Les Miz
Chicago
Gypsy
Never Gonna Dance
Wonderful Town
Rent
42nd Street
Blast
The Boy From Oz
#23re: Worst shows you've seen
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:43pm
"Pab, was the wonderful Jennifer Laura Thompson in A Doll's Life the musical when you saw i"
I was one of the unfortunate people who saw the show in previews back in 1982 and I don't think she was in that production and I'm not sure why anyone would have done this show again.
There were so many people of note involved with this production and that is why I could not believe the crap that happened on the stage when I saw it.
The director was Harold Prince, the choreographer was Larry Fuller. Larry Grossman wrote the music and the book and lyrics were by Comden and Green. Performers like George Hearn, Edmund Lyndeck, Betsy Joslyn and Peter Gallagher (who actually won a Tony for his performance) were also involved.
"Smart! And into all those exotic mystiques -- The Kama Sutra and Chinese techniques. I hear she knows more than seventy-five. Call me tomorrow if you're still alive!"
Updated On: 12/22/04 at 07:43 PM
#24re: Worst shows you've seen
Posted: 12/22/04 at 7:45pm
Notre Dame de Paris
Closer to Heaven
Jekyll and Hyde (Broadway)
Aida
Moonlight and Magnolias
Czar of Rock and Roll
The Christmas Schooner
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