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Post by Jon on Mar 13, 2016 0:50:43 GMT
It's not underrated but Grease gets a lot of slack due to poor productions but it can be really good when done well.
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Post by primitivewallflower on Mar 13, 2016 4:52:28 GMT
I always liked The Rothschilds. They stripped it down off-Broadway in the 90s but still prefer the original 1970 version.
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Post by mrtumnus on Mar 13, 2016 18:23:47 GMT
Betty Blue Eyes Should have ran for years. Wish it would tour.
Wonderful Town I can't understand why this gets overlooked in favour of West Side Story.
Barnum Must be one of the happiest shows ever.
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Post by dgjbear on Mar 14, 2016 10:23:10 GMT
A vote for Love Never Dies. Beautiful score, ruined on stage by poor concept and design. Needs resurrecting some day when ALW can't interfere... Agree...far better than Phantom.
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Post by Boob on Mar 14, 2016 16:50:33 GMT
The Hunting of the Snark. Ground-breaking for its time I think. Napoleon. So sad that this closed so quickly. I listen to the soundtrack often and think it’s very beautiful and moving. Lend Me a Tenor. I only went to see this because the tickets were cheap and there was nothing else I wanted to see on at the time. Both my friend and I were in hysterics throughout – loved it! I thought it was so funny, especially the surtitles in Facciamo L'Amor, and May I have a moment? The Drowsy Chaperone. So funny and clever, and also touching. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. I realise I’m in a minority here, but I LOVED this. So quirky, original and different to anything else I’d seen. I was in floods of tears by the end and had a very long post-show conversation with my friends about whether the two leads made the right life choices and were truly happy in the end. Yes yes yes to Napoleon. A really good score given 24 carat orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick. Shame about the dodgy lyrics, though. Zambello also doing some of her better work. One of my favourite Shaftesbury flops. Also thought Umbrellas of Cherbourg was magical. Flawed, for sure, but I had tears in my eyes at the end - so refreshing and true to life, and brilliantly staged with the set turning into Soho. Another vote, too, for La Cava, which was really compelling and thrillingly staged. Good story, some good songs. A proper tragedy. UPDATE: the pianist in my hotel reception is playing "I Will Wait for You" from Umbrellas. Spooky!
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Post by crabtree on Mar 19, 2016 0:12:45 GMT
Listening to both cast recording tonight prompted me to think that The Scottsboro Boys is certainly underrated....it was a magnficent show, powerful, crammed with tremendous rag and cakewalk songs, and superbly staged. An angry, well structured masterpiece.
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Post by crabtree on Mar 19, 2016 11:28:10 GMT
I would also add ragtime to this list - a very sophisticated piece of musical theatre.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2016 9:50:25 GMT
Made in Dagenham! I really enjoyed the show and although it wasn't the best it was still enjoyable!
I think the problem was that they went into a huge West End theatre first. They could've tried it out somewhere else or even started in a smaller theatre like the playhouse or Phoenix.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Apr 5, 2016 10:46:54 GMT
Is anyone going miss atomic or wonder.land?
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Post by theatrelover123 on Sept 6, 2017 16:35:15 GMT
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Post by d'James on Sept 6, 2017 16:38:11 GMT
I'd be up for that. Ditch the talent show part though.
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Post by daniel on Sept 6, 2017 20:34:19 GMT
From what I've heard there's definitely another Spice Girls musical on the way. Whether that ends up being a Viva Forever revival or something new, I don't know.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 20:36:05 GMT
I really enjoyed it, I saw it twice and it was a completely different show both times, and I had a lot of fun! Sure it needs work, but it was a good night out for what it was.
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Post by musicallady on Sept 7, 2017 14:09:09 GMT
70 Girls 70.
I saw it twice and loved it.
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Post by ABr on Sept 7, 2017 15:31:43 GMT
I've always been intrigued by Viva, so I'd definitely be up for seeing it or a reworked Spice Girls musical if it ever happens! As some of the Spice Girls music is epic!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2017 20:11:33 GMT
Back on topic of general underrated shows, I'd throw Honeymoon in Vegas, Yank and Side Show some love.
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Post by crabtree on Sept 7, 2017 21:31:48 GMT
I'll vote for Scottsboro Boys.......
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 7, 2017 21:46:11 GMT
I' don't care what anybody said about it, I'm chucking in Made in Dagenham. It firmly sits in my top 3 musicals of all time and I don't know what is going to knock it off. Saw it 3 times in its 6 months and I miss it terribly.
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Post by haz23 on Sept 8, 2017 18:25:48 GMT
Lend Me aTenor!!! The most fun I've ever had in a theatre!
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Post by d'James on Sept 8, 2017 18:38:58 GMT
Lend Me aTenor!!! The most fun I've ever had in a theatre! Loved that. Would love to see it again.
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Post by drowseychap on Sept 9, 2017 15:20:09 GMT
Lend Me aTenor!!! The most fun I've ever had in a theatre! Loved that. Would love to see it again. We really enjoyed that show too great fun should have run longer loved the set too The Rink love love love it ! And drowsy chaperone of course
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Post by tonyloco on Sept 9, 2017 15:46:43 GMT
Lend Me aTenor!!! The most fun I've ever had in a theatre! I entirely agree with that. My previous high point for hysteria at the theatre was 'A Flea in Her Ear' with Albert Finney and Geraldine McEwan but 'Lend Me a Tenor' was even better because not only was it a hilarious farce but it was also a brilliant musical and also managed to make wicked fun of Italian opera, right down to extremely accurate observations of several real-life opera singers and their dreadful spouses. And the set was amazing. But I guess the show was like that song in 'On Your Toes' – 'Too good for the average man'
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Post by wicked on Sept 9, 2017 16:04:07 GMT
Dogfight!
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Post by dazzlair on Sept 10, 2017 22:36:06 GMT
Aspects of Love - the unforgettable sights of Michael Ball in boxers and the wall splitting in half
Pageant - so so funny and Michael Xavier's debut in drag!
From Here to Eternity - it had its problems but I thought it was a first class production and the cast worked their butts off
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Post by tmesis on Sept 10, 2017 22:55:06 GMT
The Grand Tour - Jerry Herman
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Post by westendboy on Jul 4, 2020 15:54:18 GMT
I Can't Sing! - It was actually a lot of fun when I saw it the week before it closed.
Lord of the Rings - I haven't seen the show, the score isn't bad.
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Post by alece10 on Jul 4, 2020 17:03:41 GMT
Loved that. Would love to see it again. We really enjoyed that show too great fun should have run longer loved the set too The Rink love love love it ! And drowsy chaperone of course Totally agree with your two choices.
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Post by crabtree on Jul 4, 2020 17:32:16 GMT
I'll go for Kander and ebb's The Visit, with Ragtime and The Hired man following close.
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Post by intoanewlife on Jul 4, 2020 17:43:01 GMT
A few already mentioned.
Beautiful Game and Whistle Down the Wind are far superior to most of ALW's more successful shows.
Godspell does not get done often enough!
Closer to Heaven, though the last 2 revivals were not good.
I'm gonna add Great Comet as it should never have closed on Broadway and hasn't been here yet.
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Post by pianowithsam on Jul 4, 2020 18:11:48 GMT
A few already mentioned. Beautiful Game and Whistle Down the Wind are far superior to most of ALW's more successful shows. Godspell does not get done often enough! Closer to Heaven, though the last 2 revivals were not good. I'm gonna add Great Comet as it should never have closed on Broadway and hasn't been here yet. Yes! Great Comet & Ghost Quartet.
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