Your Top Shows of the Year- Page 2

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 12/28/05 at 1:41am

More so my list of favs than best, but quality obviously plays a part, so it's a combo of for me enjoyable/quality:

Broadway:
1. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
2. Pillowman
3. Light in the Piazza
4. Chita Rivera: Dancer's Life
5. Spelling Bee

Other-non bway favs in no particular order:

Ragtime at Papermill
Finian's Rainbow at Westport
Forbidden Bway: SVU
Newsical
Dog Sees God

[jimmirae]

Posted: 12/28/05 at 3:26am

1. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
2. La Cage(?)
3. Sweeney Todd

[tagiunagi]

Posted: 12/28/05 at 3:37am

1. The Light in the Piazza
2. Lennon
3. Sweeney Todd
4. Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life

I gotta say, all the other Broadway musicals this year were crap (but I haven't seen Jersey Boys or WIW, so exclude those from my snarkiness).

[lamentingenvelope]

Posted: 12/28/05 at 11:25am

Of the (admittedly few) that I saw (in NYC):

1. Sweeney Todd
2. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
3. Sweet Charity

For regional theatre, the Pittsburgh Public Theatre's recent production of 'Yellowman' was OUTSTANDING.

Worst show? DOCTOR DOLITTLE.

[worrell4077]

Posted: 12/28/05 at 2:26pm

1.Jersey Boys
2.Monty Python's SpamAlot
3.Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
4.The Odd Couple
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"We're marching to a faster pace. Look out, here comes the master race."
-Springtime For Hitler(The Producers)

[children&art]

Posted: 12/28/05 at 2:31pm

DRS & LitP

[Chanticleer148]

Posted: 12/28/05 at 7:30pm

Thanks for all the nominations for top shows of the year. Please post more on my blog or email [e-mail].

I love regional/local nominations too. Pictures are great.
The Best of Theater 2005

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 12/28/05 at 7:46pm

1. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
2. The Pillowman
3. RENT

RENT isn't new, but those are the only 3 shows I saw this year *hits herself for being stupid and seeing DRS 5 times*

[Unknown User]

Posted: 12/28/05 at 7:57pm

of the new musicals that i have seen, my fave is Spelling Bee.

still have to see DRS and Spamalot, but ya..

[BOYFROMOZ]

Posted: 12/30/05 at 3:22am

1.Jersey Boys
2.Sweet Charity
3.Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
4.Spamalot
5.Sweeney Todd

Lets hope for a great season in 2006!

[BroadwayRandy0711]

Posted: 12/30/05 at 4:03am

1. Sweeney Todd
2. Wicked
3. The Color Purple
4. See What I Wanna See
5. The Woman in White

I agree let's hope for a great 2006.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 12/30/05 at 10:11am

My worst are definitely GOOD VIBRATIONS and LA CAGE. BKLYN just about misses making my worst because of Eden and Ramona's stunning performances.

[Marguerite Chauvelin]

Posted: 12/30/05 at 10:21am

B-way
1. Lennon
2. I've got to make it to New York more often.

Tours:
1. Little Shop of Horrors
2. Phantom of the Opera
3. Evita
4. Shangri-la (sp?)

Regional:
The Scarlet Pimpernel is the only one worth mentioning.

[jv92]

Posted: 12/30/05 at 11:11am

Yankeefan made a great poll. I'd like to add my choices to it.

Favorite Break-through Performance Male - Norbert Leo Butz
Favorite Break-through Performance Female - Victoria Clark
Favorite Return to Broadway - Chita Rivera
Favorite Broadway Debut - None
Favorite "I Never Thought They Could Do It" - Harvey Fierstein
Favorite "Finally Made it to Broadway" - None
Most Graceful Way to Leave a Show - None
Favorite "That Should Have Transferred" - None
Least Favorite Performance - Matthew Broderick (Why? He plays all of his roles the same way.)
Least Favorite Return - Rosie O'Donnell
Most Overhyped Show that Lived Up to/Exceeded Expectations - Doubt
Most Overhyped Show that didn't Live Up To Expecations - Spamalot
Best Flop - Pacific Overtures
Show that Exceeded Lowest Expecations - Color Purple

[Spelling_bee_fan8]

Posted: 12/30/05 at 11:20am

1.Spelling Bee
2.Piazza
3.DRS
4.Altar Boys