MEMPHIS!?!?!???

[tommigyrl5]

Posted: 5/4/10 at 9:21am

Worst musical I have seen in a LOOOONG time! How in the world did it get so many nominations? Because Adams family sucks and they can't accept American Idiot as a real musical? I wanna barf.

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/4/10 at 9:22am

Darling, we already have a ranting thread.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/4/10 at 9:26am

"I wanna barf."

Yeah! I wanna barf, too! I think we should both barf!

[wickedpoppinsfan]

Posted: 5/4/10 at 3:29pm

So? I happened to like, I'm sure A LOT more other people seemed to like it. Their grosses are high, and people have different tastes. You shouldn't go around saying they don't deserve it, because they do.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 5/4/10 at 3:38pm

I haven't seen it on Broadway, but I saw it in La Jolla and I thought it was great. Not the best show ever, but a nomination in a weaker season makes perfect sense to me.

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 5/4/10 at 4:24pm

I hope Memphis takes the prize!

[Katurian2]

Posted: 5/4/10 at 4:28pm

Well any musical that is making so many people bulimic should really not be running...

[DirectorGP]

Posted: 5/4/10 at 4:54pm

Memphis is totally deserving of the nom and hopefully it will take the prize.... AMAZING show... Bravo Memphis... All the best!

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 5/4/10 at 6:16pm

I hope it wins the prize also.

[purtynpynk]

Posted: 5/4/10 at 7:00pm

I echo these praises! I loved this show when I saw it back in January. I agree, not the best show, but I thought it was pretty great. Lots of fun.

[TimesSquareRegular]

Posted: 5/4/10 at 8:30pm

Not the greatest show in the world, but very enjoyable.

It's nice to have a "Best Musical" nominee that actually has music composed for the story and characters on stage .... you know, like the old days.

[Endweezy]

Posted: 5/4/10 at 8:42pm

I can't wait til Memphis wins Best Musical and all these whiners can protest the award with a whiny sit-in in Duffy Square.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 5/4/10 at 8:48pm

It probably got more nominations because other people feel differently about the show. I hated Spring Awakening, but it won Best Musical. I sort of chalked it up to a difference of opinions and moved on. The Tony Committee and voters are made up of people who aren't me. Therefore, my opinion has nothing to do with theirs. Isn't it fascinating? Remember when Bush was elected president twice? No matter what he did? It's sort of like that.

[Heng]

Posted: 5/5/10 at 12:14am

AI deserved more it is original different and well thought out this is quite an achievment.

[Heng]

Posted: 5/5/10 at 12:15am

but MDQ sucks bad and it is trying to be a Jersey Boys what a waste of talent. At least memphis is original.

[TulitaPepsi]

Posted: 5/6/10 at 11:29am

MEMPHIS makes one appreciate the greatness of HAIRSPRAY and DREAMGIRLS.

[dave1606]

Posted: 5/6/10 at 12:46pm

"MEMPHIS makes one appreciate the greatness of HAIRSPRAY and DREAMGIRLS."

Only because it rips Dreamgirls in Act I (with a bit of Ragtime thrown in for good measure), and then in act II takes Hairspray's plot, even ripping You can't stop the beat in its finale.

It is pretty inoffensive dumb fun if you ask me. I do think Montego is great though!

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/6/10 at 1:26pm

^ DO NOT SAY MEMPHIS RIPS OFF OTHER SHOWS. Waymon_Wong will be here soon to put you in your place!!
Updated On: 5/6/10 at 01:26 PM

[Scott Briefer]

Posted: 5/7/10 at 12:07am

I was actually surprised the Memphis didn't get a Tony nod in the choreography category. The dancing was spectacular.

[broadwaybabe1234]

Posted: 5/7/10 at 12:49am

i saw Memohis in Seattle and was underwhelmed...it wasn't the best but it wasn't the worst either.

i won't be mad it wins because i was rooting for Everyday Rapture, but thats kind of a lost cause...

[B3TA07]

Posted: 5/7/10 at 2:44am

TORONTO??!!!?!?!