Broadway Ratings 2018---Please Post Your Ratings

[muscle23ftl]

(I will do letters too in case anyone has difficulty reading)

 


-Aladdin C

-The Band's Visit D

-Beautiful F

-Book of Mormon F

-Chicago B

-Come From Away C

-Hamilton F

-Head Over Heels F

-Hello Dolly! C

-Kinky Boots A

-Lion King F

-My Fair Lady A

-Once on this Island C

-Phantom of the Opera C

-Pretty Woman C

-School of Rock B

-Summer C

-Waitress C

-Wicked C

 

 

[bwayphreak234]

-Anastasia D

-Aladdin D+

-The Band's Visit C-

-Beautiful D

-Book of Mormon A

-The Boys in the Band B

-A Bronx Tale D-

-Carousel F-

-Chicago C

-Come From Away B

-Dear Evan Hansen C-

-Frozen A-

-Gettin' the Band Back Together F

-Hamilton A+

-Harry Potter and the Cursed Child A-

-Head Over Heels B-

-Hello, Dolly! A+

-Kinky Boots B-

-Lion King C-

-Mean Girls A-

-My Fair Lady A+

-Once on this Island D

-Phantom of the Opera A-

-The Play That Goes Wrong D

-Pretty Woman  B

-School of Rock B-

-SpongeBob SquarePants B+

-Straight White Men F-

-Summer F

-Waitress B

-Wicked C+

 

 

[paphillyguy]

Muscle23ftl,  I know we would never get along with your taste in shows.  I highly discount anyone's list that has Book of Mormon, Lion King and Hamilton as BAD.

[ImAProphet]

Anastasia ***

Angels in America *****

The Book of Mormon ****

Hello, Dolly! *****

Kinky Boots ****

My Fair Lady *****

The Phantom of the Opera *****

The Play That Goes Wrong ***

Three Tall Women ****

Waitress ***

[BroadwayConcierge]

I'm using letter grades because asterisks are too small!

- Anastasia - B

- Aladdin - B-

- The Band's Visit - A+

- Beautiful - B

- The Book of Mormon - A

- The Boys in the Band - A

- Carousel - D

- Chicago - A-

- Come From Away - A

- Dear Evan Hansen - C-

- Frozen - F

- Gettin' the Band Back Together - D-

- Hamilton - A++

- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - A++

- Head Over Heels - B

- Hello, Dolly! - A++

- Kinky Boots - B 

- The Lion King - C+

- Mean Girls - B-

- My Fair Lady - A+

- Once on this Island - B

- The Phantom of the Opera - A-

- The Play That Goes Wrong - A-

- Pretty Woman - D+

- School of Rock - B

- SpongeBob SquarePants - A- 

- Waitress - B

- Wicked - A

[Sarah329]

-Aladdin ***

-Anastasia *****

-The Band's Visit *****

-Beautiful ****

-Book of Mormon ***

-Boys in the Band *****

-Carousel **

-Come From Away ****

-Dear Evan Hansen *****

-Frozen ****

-Hamilton ***

-Head Over Heels ***

-Hello, Dolly! ***

-Kinky Boots *****

-Lion King ***

-Mean Girls ****

-Once on this Island *****

-School of Rock ****

-Spongebob ***

-Waitress *****

-Wicked ****

[ElphabaGoodman]

Using letter grades as well

Aladdin-C+

The Band's Visit-A+

Beautiful-B

The Book of Mormon-A

The Boys in the Band-A-

A Bronx Tale-C+

Carousel-B-

Chicago-B

Come From Away-B+

Dear Evan Hansen-A-

Frozen-C+

Gettin' the Band Back Together-F

Hamilton-A+

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child-A

Head Over Heels-B+

Hello, Dolly-A+

Kinky Boots-B+

Mean Girls-B

My Fair Lady-B+

Once On This Island-A

The Phantom of the Opera-B+

The Play That Goes Wrong-D

Pretty Woman-C+

School of Rock-B+

SpongeBob SquarePants-C

The Lion King-C-

Waitress-B+

Wicked-A

[JudyDenmark]

For shows that are currently playing... though worth saying that I’d give both Angels in America and Three Tall Women an A+

Aladdin - D+
Anastasia - C+
The Band's Visit - A
Beautiful - A
Book of Mormon - A+
Carousel - D+ (I just really hate this dated WTF of a book. Renée Fleming and Justin Peck saved it from an F.)
Chicago - A- (haven’t seen it since 1996)
Come From Away - A
Dear Evan Hansen - A
Frozen - C+
Hamilton - A
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - B+
Hello, Dolly! - A
Kinky Boots - C+
Lion King - A-
Mean Girls - A-
My Fair Lady - B+ (excellent production, I just don't love the show)
Once On This Island - A+
Phantom of the Opera - B+ (haven’t seen it since about 1989)
The Play That Goes Wrong - A-
School of Rock - B+
SpongeBob SquarePants - B
Waitress - B / A+ (depending on the Jenna...)
Wicked - B+
 

Edited to letter grades because I’m a joiner.

[lachri5]

The Band's Visit *****
The Boys in the Band ****
Carousel **
Come From Away **
Hamilton ****
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ****
Hello, Dolly! ****
My Fair Lady *****
Once on this Island ****
SpongeBob SquarePants **

 

[Dancingthrulife2]

Angels in America A++

Boys in the Band B+

Children of a Lesser God B

Farinelli and the King C+

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child  C- (The American cast members are uniformly horrendous imho.)

Hello Dolly w/ Donald Murphy A+

Junk B+

My Fair Lady A++

Once on This Island A

Phantom of the Opera C

Saint Joan B+

The Band's Visit A++

The Children A

The Iceman Cometh B+

Three Tall Women A

Travesties B 

 

[GeorgeandDot]

Angels in America- A+++
Boys in the Band- A
Carousel- F-
Children of a Lesser God- C
Farinelli and the King- B
Getting the Band- F
Harry Potter- B-
Head over Heels- D-
Hello Dolly (Peters)- A+
Junk- B
Lobby Hero- B+
Mean Girls- C-
Meteor Shower- C
My Fair Lady- B-
Once on this Island- A++
Saint Joan- C+
SpongeBob- B-
Straight White Men- B
The Band's Visit- A+++
The Children- A
The Iceman Cometh- A+
Three Tall Women- A++
Travesties- B

[BroadwayMan5]

Aladdin: B-
Anastasia: C
The Band's Visit: C-
Beautiful: B+
A Bronx Tale: D
Carousel: B
Chicago: C+
Come From Away: A-
Dear Evan Hansen: A
Hamilton: A+
Hello Dolly: A
The Lion King: B
Mean Girls: B-
My Fair Lady: B+
Once on this Island: A
Phantom of the Opera: C+
School of Rock: C+
Wicked: B

[After Eight]

The recent ones:

The Boys in the Band: A

Gettin' the Band Back Together: F

Head Over Heels: D-

Pretty Woman: C

Straight White Men: F-

[BobbyBubby]

You all know Muscle just makes these threads to ruffle feathers by giving well received shows very poor grades. Art is, of course, subjective, but he just loves being a contrarian. Hamilton isn’t my cup of tea, but it hardly warrants an F. And why even include long running shows on the list? Just to get attention.

[JPeterman]

- Anastasia - B-

- Aladdin - B-


- The Band's Visit - B

- Beautiful - B+

- The Book of Mormon - B+

- Carousel - B+

- Chicago - B+

- Come From Away - B+

- Dear Evan Hansen - A

- Frozen - D

- Gettin' the Band Back Together - D

- Hamilton - A+

- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - A

- Hello, Dolly! - A+

- Kinky Boots - B+

- The Lion King - A-

- Mean Girls - B-

- My Fair Lady - A

- Once on this Island - B

- The Phantom of the Opera - A-

- School of Rock - B

- SpongeBob SquarePants - B


- Waitress - B

- Wicked - A

- Angels In America - A

- The Iceman Cometh - B

 

[After Eight]

Bobby Bubby wrote:

"Hamilton isn’t my cup of tea, but it hardly warrants an F."

Perhaps not to you. But not everyone on the planet might feel as you do. I know I surely don't.

And why are you criticizing Muscle? He's simply offering his assessments of shows,  just like  everyone else here.

And I, for one, agree with many of his assessments.

 

 

[jbird5]

Angels B+
The Band’s Visit A+
Carousel A
Harry Potter A
Head Over Heels C
Saint Joan D
The Iceman Cometh C-
Travesties B-
Kinky Boots (Billy & Stark) C
Beautiful (Melissa) B-
Waitress (Kat or Sara) A
The Play That Goes Wrong B
The Parisian Woman F
Mean Girls B
Sponge Bob C (Gavin Lee A+)
Margariaville Gentleman’s C
Once on. This Island B-
Helllo Dolly (Bette A-, Bernadette C)
Straight White Men B-
Lobby Hero A
Three Tall Women A-
Farinelli & the King B
M Butterfly D-

Summer B

 

[BroadwayRox3588]

Aladdin ***

Anastasia *****

Angels in America *****

Beautiful *****

Bronx Tale ***

Carousel **

Chicago **

Children of a Lesser God ***

Come From Away *****

Dear Evan Hansen *****

Frozen ***

Hamilton *****

Hello, Dolly! ***** (I could honestly give infinite stars for this masterful production)

Kinky Boots ****

Mean Girls ****

Once on This Island *****

School of Rock ****

SpongeBob SquarePants ****

The Band's Visit *****

The Book of Mormon ****

The Lion King ****

The Phantom of the Opera ***

The Play That Goes Wrong ****

Three Tall Women *****

Waitress *****

Wicked ****

[BobbyBubby]

After Eight said: "Bobby Bubby wrote:

"Hamilton isn’t my cup of tea, but it hardly warrants an F."

Perhapsnot to you. But not everyone on the planet might feel as you do. I knowI surely don't.

And why are you criticizingMuscle? He's simply offering his assessments of shows,just likeeveryoneelse here.

And I, for one, agree withmany of his assessments.



"

Of course you do, Blanche.

 

[muscle23ftl]

I always enjoy reading After Eight's comments...totally agreed. If it failed to engage me and entertain me, it's an F! If I can't wait to leave a show, it's an F! The end.