What Year Had The Best Broadway Season?
What Year Had The Best Broadway Season?
#0What Year Had The Best Broadway Season?
Posted: 2/15/04 at 7:46pm
Which year had the Best Broadway Season (for Musicals)?
2003: HAIRSPRAY, AMOUR, MAN OF LA MANCHA, GYPSY, NINE, MOVIN' OUT, etc.
2002: OKLAHOMA, INTO THE WOODS, URINETOWN, THOROUGHLLY MODERN MILLIE, MAMMA MIA!, SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS, etc.
2001: THE PRODUCERS, FULL MONTY, SEUSSICAL, ROCKY HORROR, 42nd STREET, FOLLIES, BELLS ARE RINGING, JANE EYRE, etc.
2000: CONTACT, KISS ME KATE, THE DEAD, MUSIC MAN, WILD PARTY, AIDA, SWING, etc.
1999: PETER PAN, YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN, FOSSE, LITTLE ME, PARADE, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, FOOTLOOSE, etc.
1998: CABARET, 1776, THE LION KING, RAGTIME, SCARLET PIMPERNEL, SIDE SHOW, etc.
1997: THE LIFE, STELL PIER, CHICAGO, JECKYLL & HYDE, TITANIC, CANDIDE, etc.
1996: RENT, FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, BIG, KING AND I, BRING IN THE NOISE/FUNK, VICTOR/VICTORIA, etc.
1995: SUNSET BLVD, SHOW BOAT, SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE, HOW TO SUCCEED, etc.
1994: DAMN YANKEES, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, PASSION, SHE LOVES ME, GREASE, CAROUSEL, etc.
While thinking about Seasons, what a great year we are having in 2004! TABOO, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, WICKED, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, AVE Q, and BOY FROM OZ, in addition to those yet to come!
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
Updated On: 2/15/04 at 07:46 PM
--Aristotle
#1re: What Year Had The Best Broadway Season?
Posted: 2/15/04 at 7:50pm1998
BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"
#2re: re: What Year Had The Best Broadway Season?
Posted: 2/15/04 at 7:53pm
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
haha i cant decide! i luved all the musicals in those years!
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LouW95
Leading Actor Joined: 9/27/03
#3re: re: re: What Year Had The Best Broadway Season?
Posted: 2/15/04 at 7:59pm
All of the 1955-59 seasons
1963-66
The mid-70s
1998
#4re: re: re: re: What Year Had The Best Broadway Season?
Posted: 2/15/04 at 8:31pmI would say either 2002 or 1998.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
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Posted: 2/15/04 at 9:02pm
Capt'n, I know you're joking with your selections of the "best" years.
Broadway Bulldog.
Broadwaygirl4life
Broadway Star Joined: 1/8/04
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Posted: 2/15/04 at 9:42pm2000-2003
"[My son]'s really into my music, but one day we were listening to Billy [Joel] in the car and he said, 'Daddy, I think Billy's songs are a little better than yours." (Michael Cavanaugh)
orchajaws
Featured Actor Joined: 5/16/03
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Posted: 2/15/04 at 9:55pm2001 - Producers & Rocky Horror - 2 of my most favorite shows of ALL TIME!
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Posted: 2/15/04 at 10:02pm
1998: CABARET, 1776, THE LION KING, RAGTIME, SCARLET PIMPERNEL, SIDE SHOW, etc.
it is all about Ragtime!!!
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Posted: 2/15/04 at 10:19pm
Bulldog,
Depending on what you meant by that:
1) I meant which Broadway Years was the best in the past 10 years
2) Although PETER PAN is my favorite, that year was not the best in my opinion for a Broadway season.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
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Posted: 2/16/04 at 6:05am
I am sorry Q was off broadway first.
I can't pick love every season but my top favorites were earlier.
What year did A Chorus Line open in the 70's?
