What's the very worst musical you ever saw?

[Merboy]

Could be on Broadway or off or off-off or regional or local...

 

It had to be a real stinker though. I mean, tomatoes being thrown at the stage lol

[Merboy]

I'm reminded of that line from TGG when they are talking about the local theatre lady, Phyllis Hammerow... lol

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0589829/

[samhexum]

Jerome Robbins' Broadway. I went with 2 friends. I left the theater at intermission, telling them I'd meet them afterwards for dinner. They left 1 or 2 numbers after intermission.

 

Merboy said:

I'm reminded of that line from TGG when they are talking about the local theatre lady, Phyllis Hammerow... lol

 

Rose: “Oh I thought she was terrific last year in 'The Diary of Anne Frank.'”

Dorothy: "Oh Rose please, during the entire second act the audience kept yelling, 'She's in the attic! She's in the attic!'”

Edited January 14, 2022 by samhexum
Just for the hell of it.

[Merboy]

Jerome Robbins' Broadway. I went with 2 friends. I left the theater at intermission, telling them I'd meet them afterwards for dinner. They left 1 or 2 numbers into the second act.

 

 

 

Rose: “Oh I thought she was terrific last year in 'The Diary of Anne Frank.'”

Dorothy: "Oh Rose please, during the entire second act the audience kept yelling, 'She's in the attic! She's in the attic!'”

That won the Best Musical Tony right? 1989 I believe?

[Merboy]

And I knew one of you guys would know that line!

[samhexum]

Either we saw a particularly boring cast, or there were no good musicals in 1989.

[Merboy]

Also: wasn't there a performance by Tallulah Bankhead that was so bad there was some kind of story about it?

[Merboy]

The worst one I saw--- hmmm I've seen about 10. "The Phantom of the Opera" was boring I have to admit. I did like the muscular guy during the opera scenes though. "Thoroughly Modern Millie" had some weak parts but overall I really like some of the big songs.

[+ sf westcoaster]

"Legs Diamond"

[+ Nakedchi]

“Mean Girls” Just blah. The hubby and I should have said what we were individually thinking at intermission. We would have cut off the painful experience early.

[john1973]

"Sweet Smell of Success."

[+ Lucky]

Into the Woods

[+ WilliamM]

"Tovarich" Vivien Leigh, Boston tryout (1963).

 

To be fair to Me Leigh, she did try and gave her all during the singing and dancing.

Edited January 17, 2021 by WilliamM

[+ azdr0710]

I am in the smallest room of the house. I have your review in front of me. Soon it will be behind me.

Max Reger - German composer

Edited January 17, 2021 by azdr0710

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

Miss Saigon

I realize now that dramas aren't my cup of tea. I also didn't like Lion King. It is a very depressing play. That's why I am not in a hurry to see Les Meserables or Phantom of the Opera

[Merboy]

I'm watching Broadway HD right now and Miss Saigon but it's not with Lea Salonga. I think there are some moments that are superb, but I keep pausing it and putting off watching the rest.

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

OMG...I can't believe I never heard of Broadway HD! Thank you, @Merboy, for mentioning it. I'm going to subscribe when I get home

[Merboy]

OMG...I can't believe I never heard of Broadway HD! Thank you, @Merboy, for mentioning it. I'm going to subscribe when I get home

You're welcome! It has a fairly good selection... my friend got it for me

[Merboy]

It has "Ann" with Holland Taylor. she's hilarious!

[keefer]

The worst? has to be "The Gift of Music: An Evening with Julie Andrews" at the O2 in London... went with a number of friends, half of us walked out at first interval, the remainder during first song after the interval. Much drinking followed in an attempt to erase what we had seen.

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

I once saw a live production of Best Little Whorehouse with a very low budget and only half the cast they needed. The football players were played by three effeminate twink dancers. The reaction by the audience during the Augie song, when the twinks wore only their mesh fashion jockstraps, was one of unpleasant shock. It did not look like a college football locker room (at least from what I've seen in porn)

[Merboy]

The worst? has to be "The Gift of Music: An Evening with Julie Andrews" at the O2 in London... went with a number of friends, half of us walked out at first interval, the remainder during first song after the interval. Much drinking followed in an attempt to erase what we had seen.

Gee Julie wasn't good?

[+ WilliamM]

Gee Julie wasn't good?

 

Julie Andrews was good in "Victor/Victoria" on Broadway, but somehow despite everything, it didn't quite work.

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

Julie Andrews was good in "Victor/Victoria" on Broadway, but somehow despite everything, it didn't quite work.

Le Jazz Hot is one of my most requested songs at a piano/showtune bar

[keefer]

Gee Julie wasn't good?

 

This was after her surgery which severely impacted her singing ability. At least a third if not half the venue walked out before interval. It was advertised as Julie singing her greatest hits, but was actually Julie singing the first line and then a quartet of backing singers kept the song going as she walked off stage for another costume change. Afterwards one reviewer said it would have been an incredible evening if she had dropped the backing singers and instead billed it as sing along with... and let the audience help her through the songs.