Quick poll.
What was the worst musical you ever sat through or walked out on?
Der Brucer and I walked out on two, back to back!
The first was a production of
No No Nannette at the Long Beach Civic Light Opera. Horridly conceived, with a color scheme that somehow blended aqua, burgundy, and peach. Not to mention that the show itself is one of the lamest ever given a major revival on Broadway; I'll never figure out how it became a hit.
This was followed, the next night, by a show called
Fashion at the Alex Theater in Glendale. It was a show that had been mounted rather quickly, as the funding for the production originally planned for that slot in the subscription series had fallen through. Therefor, it was done on one set, with all the actresses in modern dress, although the play itself was set in a much earlier era. It was so bad that der Brucer's snoring sounded better than what they'd given Dale Kristien to sing! Amazingly, a cast album was made, particularly since the show sunk the production company affiliated with the Alex at the time, and almost sunk their other venue, the Pasadena Playhouse!
Now, I'll admit, I was going through a serious bout of depression at the time, but let's face it, if a musical can't lift my spirits, then there's something really wrong with the musical. As it was, the depression gave us both a good excuse to head for home early.
