what is the most overrated musical of all time — Page 9

This opinion is based solely on the film, but Oklahoma! does NOTHING for me. I can't imagine I'd enjoy it on the stage, either.

Miles2Go2 said: "bobs3 said: "Hello, Dolly; Mame; and Man of La Mancha -- all three very much products of their times (the mid 1960s) and none of them have aged well -- it would take a genius director and choreographer to make any of them work on Broadway today."

Wow, well you’re probably right. Especially about Hello Dolly. It would take geniuses to make that show a hit on Broadway today!"

LOL talk about not aging well

My list consists of shows already mentioned:

1. Cats

2. Phantom of the Opera (my favorite part was the chandelier)

3. The Producers

In regard to Memphis and Jersey Boys, even though I agree with others who have listed them, I have a soft spot in my heart for both because they were the last two touring shows I saw with my mom and dad before he died and her dementia worsened. It should be noted that I also saw Cats and POTO with my mom and dad, but no amount of nostalgia could save those shows from this list. Sadly, I had to suffer through The Producers (with its broad caricatures and stereotypes that the Tulsa audience I saw it with seemed to love) alone.

I am sure it's not the most overrated of all time, but I thought Kinky Boots was overrated. So many of my friends raved about it and I guess I was just expecting to like it a lot more than I actually did. I didn't find any of the songs particularly memorable and I just didn't think it was as funny or exciting as everyone hyped it up to be.

Miles2Go2 said: "My list consists of shows already mentioned:

1. Cats

2. Phantom of the Opera (my favorite part was the chandelier)

3. The Producers
"

I must say that there is a big difference in The Phantom of the Opera between Broadway and London. I was disappointed when I saw it on Broadway a few years back, it felt stale, like moths could fly out of the set pieces and costumes at any moment. This wasn't helped by the two 40 year old Christines who sounded like housewives and had vibrato's flapping so wide that they covered a span of 6 notes. Carlotta was actually the ingenue and I longed for her scenes.

However, when I saw it in London, it was a gem. It felt fresh, strong, very emotional, as if it was a brand new show.

raddersons said: "Phantom is good, but 30 years? Nothing deserves that."

It's still selling a lot of tickets, so apparently a lot of people disagree with you.

Dave28282 said: "Miles2Go2 said: "My list consists of shows already mentioned:

1. Cats

2. Phantom of the Opera (my favorite part was the chandelier)

3. The Producers
"

I must say that there is a big difference in The Phantom of the Opera between Broadway and London. I was disappointed when I saw it on Broadway a few years back, it felt stale, like moths could fly out of the set pieces and costumes at any moment. This wasn't helped by the two 40 year old Christines who sounded like housewives and had vibrato'sflapping so wide that they covered a span of 6 notes. Carlottawas actually the ingenue and I longed for her scenes.

However, when I saw it in London, it was a gem. It felt fresh, strong, very emotional, as if it was a brand new show."

I saw POTO (just once) on tour probably 10 years ago or more. I thought the performers were good. I will say that there were some Phantomheads (or whatever POTO fans call themselves) behind us who were comparing this production unfavorably to previous productions they had seen. Also, I have friends who are a married couple. Everytime they come to NYC, they will only see one show and that show is always POTO. Baffles me, but it seems to work for them.

Dear Evan Hansen, hands down

More recently:

Matilda, friends raved about it so we paid full price (which we hardly do) and I thought about leaving at intermission. The diction was poor for most of the cast and the music was unmemorable, add in screaming children everywhere. The set was the only thing I enjoyed.

The Great Comet

Glen Close's Sunset Blvd

South Pacific (actually I'm not a fan of anything Rogers and Hammerstein. Most of their shows are very long and laborious although I did enjoy the latest King and I at Lincoln Center)

raddersons said: "Lot666 said: "raddersons said: "Phantom is good, but 30 years? Nothing deserves that."

It's still selling a lot of tickets, so apparently a lot of people disagree with you."

I believe this thread is about overrated musicals, so that's pretty much a given."

Your statement was "Nothing deserves that". My statement countered that a lot of people disagree.

I think into the woods is the reason why some people hate musicals.

GeorgeandDot said: "Some of ya'll asking to catch these hands........"

That they have to suffer their own ignorance (blissful or not) is probably punishment enough.

At 360,000 + views and little in the way of illumination, this may be the most overrated thread of all time on this site.

Updated On: 10/4/17 at 03:15 PM

My thing about A Chorus Line... is that I think the Montage is one of the best 20 minutes of anything in musical theater, but a lot of the rest of it is “eh”. So when someone says it’s their favorite show, I just give it to them.