What is the worst production you have ever seen on Broadway? What is the worst show?

[kingfan011]

Posted: 5/17/24 at 11:28pm

Well

[broadfan327]

Posted: 5/17/24 at 11:46pm

[title of show], Guttenberg the Musical, Scandalous, Come From Away top my list.

[kingfan011]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 12:11am

broadfan327 said: "[title of show], Guttenberg the Musical, Scandalous, Come From Away top my list."

Interesting that you said title of show. I thought that was a classic or soemthing

[BWAY Baby2]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 12:14am

I loved Come From Away. I hated A View From A Bridge- that latest one from  that Dutch director- whose work I detest. I saw All About Eve in London and he ruined that one too.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 12:23am

BKLYN

[Mr. Wormwood]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 12:36am

Worst: A Bronx Tale (the musical)
Most Misguided: 2009 Guys & Dolls revival
Most Overrated: The Band's Visit

[Skip23]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 12:54am

Worst was TELETHON, but this GREAT GATSBY is a close second. 
 

 

[Leaf Coneybear]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 1:16am

I haven't seen that many shows, but out of the ones I have seen, New York New York was by far the worst.

[dearalanaaaa]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 1:27am

I'm stealing WormWood's scale:

Worst Show: Walking With Ghosts

Most Misguided: The Collaboration

Most Overrated: Shucked

[raddersons]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 2:10am

Getting The Band Back Together was so bad it made me actually angry 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 2:17am

I thought this little skit called Hamilton early in its Broadway run was pretty bad…

 

…ass.

[BoringBoredBoard40]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 5:27am

this thread

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 6:14am

The Lightening Thief fits the bill for both worst production and show I've ever seen. Special shoutout to Charlie and The Chocolate Factory too, though - that was absolutely abysmal.

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 6:39am

Still, to this date, for me, is Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark, but Gatsby comes in at a close second, followed by Gutenberg. 

[Lavieboheme3090]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 6:43am

Holla if you Hear Me…

 

but more recently &Juliet. Woof. 

Updated On: 5/18/24 at 06:43 AM

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 6:47am

Thou Shalt Not …tuggggg boat

Wonderland

Leap of Faith

Women on the Verge

Updated On: 5/18/24 at 06:47 AM

[kidmanboy]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 6:56am

Absolutely has to be Memphis. Utterly baffling. 
 

A few dishonorable mentions: Pirate Queen, Pretty Woman, The Last Ship, Frank Wildhorn’s Dracula. And, yes, Great Gatsby. 

[RUkiddingme]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 7:39am

Sunset Blvd revival with Glen Close talking her way through the songs.

[Sammy232]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 7:47am

It Shoulda Been You. It was painful.

[RubyLee]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 7:50am

I'll second Leap of Faith. Although I have yet to see Gatsby.

[lyceum]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 8:12am

Rocky! Beautiful set but some of the worst songs most and baffling creative choices I’ve ever experienced at a broadway musical. 

Honorable mention to Chaplin. The decision to put almost everyone in white face paint still haunts me

Updated On: 5/18/24 at 08:12 AM

[FANtomFollies]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 8:14am

I can't believe I'm the first person to mention Lysistrata Jones. That's the closest I have ever come to leaving a Broadway show at intermission.

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 8:20am

Hated If/Then. Trying to be high art, and so tedious.

[Melissa25]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 8:20am

I am chuckling once again thinking about the best part of Leap of Faith for me was reading Whizzer’s review. I don’t think I ever laughed so much. I specifically recall the exquisite detail of the gent on crutches trying to make a getaway exit up the center aisle before intermission.

[quizking101]

Posted: 5/18/24 at 8:34am

Worst Overall Production: Paradise Square - or as I called it - LesMiseRagtime

Worst Structure (Book, Score): Scandalous. Woof. 

Most Overrated: The Lion King & Aladdin - I finally saw these just to be able to cross off theatres I haven’t been in yet, and both shows are just remarkably bland mass-tourism fare. TLK is better structurally, but Aladdin basically is lifeless when the Genie isn’t on stage.