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

[CT2NYC]

Posted: 10/3/17 at 7:26pm

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]

Posted: 10/3/17 at 7:33pm

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! 

[michaelhale]

Posted: 10/3/17 at 7:36pm

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

[Valentina3]

Posted: 10/3/17 at 7:40pm

michaelhale said: "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"

 

Talk about taking geniuses to making it work today. *customary tip of my hat to Bette Midler, Warren Carlyle, Scott Rudin, and Jerry Zaks* 

 

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 10/3/17 at 7:42pm

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. 

[michaelhale]

Posted: 10/3/17 at 7:50pm

Valentina3 said: "michaelhale said: "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"



Talk about taking geniuses to making it work today. *customary tip of my hat to Bette Midler, Warren Carlyle, Scott Rudin, and Jerry Zaks*

"

Very true as well! Didn't mean to discredit the crew :) 

[Blair5]

Posted: 10/3/17 at 11:23pm

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.

[theater_tech]

Posted: 10/4/17 at 2:15am

From last season, it's definitely Come From Away. I thought it was just fine. Its weekly grosses continue to baffle me. "No producer has ever lost money betting on sentimentality". 

I also think Miss Saigon is an overrated spectacle. 

Cats.

 

[Dave28282]

Posted: 10/4/17 at 4:47am

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.

[Dave28282]

Posted: 10/4/17 at 4:49am

theater_tech said: "I also thinkMiss Saigonis an overrated spectacle."

Spectacle of emotions?

 

[Lot666]

Posted: 10/4/17 at 7:43am

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.

[Lot666]

Posted: 10/4/17 at 7:46am

Dave28282 said: "Carlotta was actually the ingenue and I longed for her scenes."

That's because Michelle McConnell is a goddess.

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 10/4/17 at 8:25am

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. 

[rattleNwoolypenguin]

Posted: 10/4/17 at 9:45am

Phantom and Les Mis.

 

Both just so bloated.

[ebizzle]

Posted: 10/4/17 at 10:15am

Dear Evan Hansen, hands down 

[broadwaybabywannabe2]

Posted: 10/4/17 at 10:19am

NINE...i saw this musical when it first opened on Broadway and had no ****ing idea what it was about or why it even existed...not one song was memorable ...lol...biggest waste of my Broadway dollar i thought back then,  and then when the movie came out i felt completely justified in this opinion...

 

P.S....for ANYONE saying Sondheim shows are over-rated,  then all i can say is GURL!!...never grace the door step of Broadway again!!

Updated On: 10/4/17 at 10:19 AM

[BuddyStarr]

Posted: 10/4/17 at 10:25am

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]

Posted: 10/4/17 at 10:31am

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.

[Lot666]

Posted: 10/4/17 at 10:37am

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.

[Pan_Am_L-1011]

Posted: 10/4/17 at 1:35pm

CarlosAlberto said: "FOLLIES

followed in rapid succession by:

GYPSY

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

COMPANY

"

Yes, I agree. Sondheim is so overrated. I would call Sweeney Todd the greatest musical ever written, and I think Into the Woods is brilliant, but everything else is so overrated, uninteresting, and just flat out boring.

[Dave28282]

Posted: 10/4/17 at 2:29pm

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

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 10/4/17 at 2:33pm

Some of ya'll asking to catch these hands........

[Andy51]

Posted: 10/4/17 at 3:15pm

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

[Soaring29]

Posted: 10/6/17 at 3:50am

Mine(in no particular order): 

 

1. Follies: I feel like it's one of those things where you had to be there  for the original 1971 production to get it, but Follies is just not one of the best musicals of all time. I like a lot of the songs, but really? People overblow it constantly.  

2. A Chorus Line: The show is  stuck in it's time  and all of the   dancers telling their stories wears on you after a while. One deserves to burn in hell forever. But it definitely has its merits and some of the songs and moments are fantastic. 

 

[raddersons]

Posted: 10/6/17 at 8:40am

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.