Your best and worst from this Broadway Season- Page 3

[TheActr97J]

Posted: 8/18/09 at 3:13am

Best (Money's been tight, so my list is more limited than other years):
-God of Carnage
-Exit the King (Geoffrey Rush alone was the best part of my theater-going year)
-[title of show]
-Equus
-Liza's at the Palace
-You're Welcome America
-Blithe Spirit
-9 to 5 (There, I said it)
(and not Broadway, but... Happiness, Roundabout's A Little Night Music concert, and Ragtime and Giant in D.C.)

Indifferent:
-West Side Story (It's hard to call it the worst when the material is this strong)
-Speed the Plow (I was totally blown away by Raul's performance. The production... not as much.)

Worst:
Shrek
Irena's Vow (Overrated with a capital O!)

I still haven't seen Billy, Next to Normal, or Hair (soon, soon... ), and I could kiiiiiiill myself for missing The Norman Conquests trilogy, All My Sons (Dianne Wiest is a genius), The Seagull, and Mary Stuart.

Updated On: 8/18/09 at 03:13 AM

[bschneid76]

Posted: 8/18/09 at 6:18am

Best of the Season:
Blithe Spirit
The Norman Conquests
Billy Elliot
God of Carnage
Liza at the Palace
Equus

Worst
13
A Tale of Two Cities
The Story of My Life
Speed-the-Plow

[Yero my Hero]

Posted: 8/18/09 at 1:38pm

I'm trying really, REALLY hard to limit these because I loved so much this season, but here goes:

BEST:
Exit the King
Hair
[title of show]
Speed-the-Plow

WORST:
Rock of Ages
Desire Under the Elms

Updated On: 8/18/09 at 01:38 PM

[WhizzerMarvin]

Posted: 8/18/09 at 1:58pm

I'm having a hard time limiting this too, but

Best:
The Norman Conquests
[tos]
The Story of My Life
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Billy Elliot

Worst:
Impressionism
The Philanthropist
Hedda Gabler
Accent on Youth
Rock of Ages

[Marianne2]

Posted: 8/18/09 at 2:15pm

To those asking about West Side Story, I'll admit I am basing it on only seeing 2 new shows. I just enjoyed Shrek more. I do want to give it another chance though. I do agree with everyone else's critiques on Matt Cavenaugh. He is a decent singer, but there is just no life in his Tony. And, I also did not care for Yanira Marin as the Anita understudy as well.

[BlueWindSadness]

Posted: 8/18/09 at 5:14pm

BEST:

-Mary Stuart
-Equus
-Next To Normal
-[title of show]
-Blithe Spirit
-Hair

WORST:

-Shrek
-Guys and Dolls

[mc1227]

Posted: 8/18/09 at 11:03pm

Best: God of Carnage
Rock of Ages
Next to Normal

Worst: Pal Joey
Waiting for Godot
The Philanthropist
I guess the entire Roundabout season.