The Worst Songs in Broadway Musicals | *nerdy rant warning*

[@sierrajade3926]

Skipping songs just because they're too emotionally draining

[@Kath_Steele]

omg YES !!!!

[@carys1925]

me with at least a quarter of the songs in heathers

[@TheElyonBrown]

Telephone Wire from Fun Home. I can't listen to it very often without feeling super drained so I just skip it 😅

[@user-sb9mv3yn4p]

Me with hamilton act 2

[@NicoleFoti]

YUP

[@weezer5704]

I always skip at least one song in each musical, I don’t know why but I always do

[@Kath_Steele]

Right?! Same!!!

[@helenparker843]

Exactly!

[@weezer5704]

A Person With A Name I have a really innocent friend so we used to just play that song to her all the time, now she can sing it perfectly and I’ve never been more proud

[@televisionhaze]

Same honestly!

[@allaboutadva7736]

Me too!

[@mollygarry4254]

“The goat man.” *flashback* “gOaTmAn i’M dAnCiNg On YoUr bRiDgE”

[@indagosnake4974]

CHILDREN WILL TELL TALES OF ME!

[@beeasmr3673]

Molly Garry you two are my favorite people for knowing that you guys made my day...

[@kaitie648]

THIS IS MY BRIDGE NOW.

[@shakespeareaddict1165]

Ryan’s not part of his little charade!

[@ellatraylor3997]

Indago Snake FUCCCCKKK YOUUU GOATMAN

[@livia2759]

I was singing "i'm a believer" and my friend told me to stop because it was annoying and I thought she was kidding but then I saw her face

[@s-h7015]

That joke made me laugh way too much smh

[@s-h7015]

Also, I spot an SNL icon 👀

[@livia2759]

Thank you so much I've never gotten so many likes on a comment

[@ZuzannaFavesDie]

and now you believe her

[@rowanilsley2941]

This needs more likes

[@mirifried8908]

I was at the stagedoor of Wicked, and an actor came out. Someone beside me thought he played Dr. Dillamond and made a goat noise at him. He didn’t play Dr. Dillamond.

[@aya9118]

Miri Fried oof

[@caribrown48]

Omg this is the best comment I've ever read.

[@ellieC18]

😂😂

[@mickytherat8020]

oH NO

[@3mers0n]

oh no 😂

[@benmohr6850]

I feel like “Sentimental Man” is the main skip song from Wicked. I almost never listen to it.

[@julietournier4319]

Oh my god same

[@graceliz865]

Benjamin Mohr both of the wizard’s songs I always skip bc I can’t stand the character and I’m just not a fan of the songs. It’s my favorite show but that’s just my tea on Wicked

[@Dan_da_man-og8zh]

Wizards songs is always a skip... and then I get upset over the fact that Nessa’s little “Wicked Witch of the East” song isn’t a full scored number and not recorded on the Oscar recording.

[@spicyjellybelly4195]

No lie. I didn't even remember that song existed.

[@corelei]

true!! the wizard's songs are MUCH more skippable

[@chalkkish]

I tend to skip lots of songs, cause they’re boring, or generally not the best.

[@sillydeven]

Amburx same tho

[@abmaisie]

I mean I would but I need the story

[@chalkkish]

m4151e I listen to the entire soundtrack a few times before I skip songs

[@josselinsanchez184]

I always skip Kindergarten Boyfriend from Heathers cuz I like more of the upbeat theme they have

[@Cutziday]

Josselin Sanchez bruh same!

[@hollystanleyy]

“Between Elphaba and... her goat professor.”

[@helenparker843]

So true.

[@NicoleFoti]

I totally forgot that was a thing in that musical haha

[@cruisindownthestreetinmy6490]

Nice

[@davidvasquez8488]

For me it’s the first song the wizard sings

[@bullsharkTM]

it's ba-aa-aa-aa-aa-aa-d!!!!

[@sarahp6512]

Schuyler Defeated from Hamilton. When I'm listening on shuffle I get so excited when I hear the Schuyler Sisters intro, only to get hit with "Look! Grandpa's in the paper!"

[@megzmith]

SAME

[@Niqhtmusic]

Sarah P oh god, yes

[@evanhansen724]

I miss the draft of it, it’s on YT and gives Eliza a tired mom vibe and shows her kindness, and just :3

[@sarahp6512]

@@evanhansen724 I miss the whole "Let it go" motif in the drafts/deleted songs, especially Hurricane. I know it was cut for time, but it would've made the show even better, fleshing out Hamilton's character and motivations even more.

[@Teudlanif]

If it was the workshop version, I'd let it slide tbh.

[@alysevans8668]

I'm sorry but we have to talk about who's house is this from mean girls.....

[@vogelmeister6809]

its a bop but i get it-it doesn't fit

[@AllycatlovesAG]

Big fun -1000000000

[@hannahgebbia2961]

true that’s my friends fav song and she likes it bc it’s not a typical musical theatre song but i hate it

[@SweenyTodd98]

Who's House is This is one that's grown on me. Still don't love it but I don't skip it anymore.

[@SweenyTodd98]

@@AllycatlovesAG I've never been a fan of Big Fun either.

[@alexandrawatkinson2691]

i literally have a playlist called “once but without the songs i always skip” bc there are two songs i always skip oops

[@Kath_Steele]

OH MY GOD THAT IS SUCH A MOOD

[@daliaelhanan]

im sorry i cantr like the like is 69 sorry

[@starpupilz]

...abandoned in bandon

[@user-th8fz5od5d]

Alexandra Watkinson LEGITT ABANDONED IN BANDON AND EJ PADA PADA ROSICKA AND IF YOU COUNT THE EXTRA SONG, CHANDLERS WIFE

[@pellaw8011]

Six! Is literally the only musical that I don't skip songs in. There are only like 10 songs (including Megasix) and every. single. one. is. a. BOP.

[@pellaw8011]

@Julia Krider I get it, but I kind of love that song. It's prob my second-to-least favorite song in the show, but I love the entire show so

[@clareann8912]

Julia Krider Never skip haus of Holbein

[@eviekenyon574]

Julia Krider I can see why you’d skip it cause it kinda ruins the mood, but it’s an absolute bop

[@marshall9003]

I can’t listen to Heart of Stone and I Don’t Need Your Love. They’re just so boring in comparison

[@eviekenyon574]

Mars Cassidy I agree, they’re definitely slower and it took a while for me to like them as much as the others but you can’t deny the songs are still great (depending on each persons music taste)!

[@adotburr6494]

I like musical theatre, mental breakdowns, AND internet cults, so this is where I go every theatre Thursday lol

[@Kath_Steele]

😂💖

[@rine6740]

If you like all of those, you should check out starkid. We're all of them!

[@shambamz7476]

A Person starkid is the bestttt

[@spookylad1367]

You called?

[@hannahsiskin8938]

omg I saw a production of Carousel where they overly sexualized "That Was A Real Nice Clambake" and it was so WEIRD

[@cosmicrey1486]

How??😂😂😂☠

[@afoolishfopdoodle3284]

Learning this was very weird because I had this picture book growing up that had the exact same song as all the words in the book and it was all illustrated as a modern clambake, and I only learned through this video that that song was from a musical

[@laurenwindley9267]

“Oh no something bad is going to happen to that kid who’s slightly younger than all the other lead cast members wearing a gray wig” 😂😩

[@goldenstar8406]

Lauren Windley why did I think this was about the guy who didn’t like musicals at first? 😂

[@madisonhall8846]

Golden Star same but nobody should skip show stoppin’ number 😂

[@Charlotte-uf2ti]

on the other hand, there's always that one song that you have to play twice because a) it's just _that good_ or b) you didn't appreciate it enough

[@Munksfan1]

Charlotte wait for it from Hamilton and literally any energetic song from legally blonde

[@craneflyswarm]

Dead Girl Walking from Heathers definitely gets this treatment from me.

[@lidiafsr]

Me with Seventeen from Heathers, everytime

[@anonymouspumpkin8296]

Seize the day from Newsies. I just love it so much I just want to listen to it over and over again

[@ItsAsparageese]

@@anonymouspumpkin8296 SAME. I haven't binged that song and the other best songs from it in too long, thanks for the reminder

[@jamielsyy7878]

I”M SO HAPPY I”M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT SKIPS CERTAIN SONGS IN EACH MUSICAL

[@SM-BSW]

Jamie Lau I do as well!

[@bellarose5934]

i always skip "to break in a glove" from dear evan hansen

[@alison8107]

Yes, it's emotional and I find that not to appealing

[@lucianoalonso4389]

I love all the songs from Dear Evan Hansen that I don't skip any songs

[@fizzydizzystudios4768]

I know it’s relevant in the story but I feel like if Only Us had a different tune or lyrics maybe I wouldn’t feel the need to skip it

[@Awemazngness25]

Me too. I hate to admit it because I love DEH but that for some reason I just skip that.

[@caleb2730]

It's my 3rd favorite song. Theres so much symbolism in it.

[@isabellaperez5365]

When Kat said broadway mental breakdowns and internet cults I really felt that

[@common-placee]

I've decided instead of saying "this off topic but..." I'm gonna say "that was a real nice clam bake, but..."

[@thephandmphamilywithalvefo3307]

Alex Naples omg amazing!! 😂

[@sagetheplantsage8430]

See I don’t like that they gave heather duke a song as the reason why she didn’t have one is because she is a copy, she isn’t original and the only time she gets the “spotlight” is when she’s stealing or copying from other characters.

[@whatok3273]

She deserved a solo song, the musical did her so dirty. I wished her solo wasn't so upbeat and more threatening like Shine A Light Reprise

[@sagetheplantsage8430]

@@whatok3273 not that I don't like Heather duke it just messes with the colour theory that I absolutely love, the reason why she's green is because she's a copy, like veronica says in beautiful "no discernible personality" she doesn't have a personality, see how veronica is blue, Heather C is red and Heather M is yellow, they're all main colours whilst Heather D is green which is a secondary colour. Green represents jealousy (of Heather C) and quietness, she perfectly represents her colour until she (in the movie) changes to red, red represents rage and power, she goes from a shy bookworm who is secretly jealous to a mean and powerful leader, who will do anything to stay on top even if that means convincing her friend to kill herself. Giving her a song that wasn't a reprise took away all the meaning of jealousy and her having to copy from others.

[@emilyruthsoglin]

i’d maybe like a very short (like one minute long if that) candy store reprise because that’d be like copying heather c ya know

[@whatok3273]

Giving her a solo song fleshes her out, the musical butchered her characterization from the movie so badly

[@whatok3273]

@@emilyruthsoglin Villain songs should never be short

[@summerannew]

okay quick rant. i'm genuinely intrigued as to why they added a heather duke solo in west end. there is a very important reason as to why she did not have any stand alone solos in the original. that is because, her personality is purely based off of following other people. that's why all of her solo lines are just repeats of other people

[@izzfizz9721]

*I would like to know Katherine’s thoughts on Blue from Heathers.*

[@brooketrotter18]

In her Heathers UK video she talked about the replacement song (You're Welcome) and said she preferred Blue.

[@mandysue1857]

I couldn’t skip that song, it’s too hilarious. One time I got a friend to sing it in anatomy

[@homicidalfruitcake]

Blue really isn’t that bad of a song. It’s content is questionable, but it’s funny, catchy, and the instrumental is actually a serious bop.

[@yespleasesir]

I like both You’re Welcome and Blue but I personally like Blue more because I like Kurt and Ram’s voices and appearance in the Off-Broadway way more than in the West End - but I think Blue really characterizes Kurt and Ram being stereotypical, perverted (and drunk) teenage boys - but they also aren’t supposed to be good guys so I’m fine with the content of it - that being said You’re Welcome is just a different approach to that situation and is still a good song lol thanks for listening to my TEDtalk lol

[@emmihanson7115]

i have have have to skip it omg

[@Munksfan1]

I think cause legally blonde is so good as a whole, blood in the water just doesn’t seem as exciting but I think it’s a solid song on its own.

[@ipukerainbowz]

Munksfan1 i love blood in the water but probably because I always wanted to go to law school lol- for me it’s “there right there”

[@josiesedam5407]

That’s definitely true, I was just in Legally Blonde (and I was a student in Blood in the Water) and it’s a good song but it’s just not as fun or exciting as the rest of the soundtrack (with the exception of Legally Blonde which is a gut punch song and it’s fantastic)

[@whiter4bbit930]

I love blood in the water ngl, but I skip Harvard variations

[@theturtlepwn]

YES. That and the exercise video song lol

[@MaddieMP3]

Lily Atk same I LOVE the professor’s (idk how to spell his name) voice in the Broadway recording

[@_giddy]

Anyone else click immediately?

[@helenparker843]

Absolutely

[@iryspichu]

I would of, but I was in the middle of a callback for a role. However, I did watch this as soon as I got home.

[@yourlocaltheatrekid900]

Irylan Ingram oh, break a leg!

[@gabyhawk5686]

I would've but I was in the middle of rehearsal :(

[@Mark_R_Tho]

Only you.

[@lostgirlcosplay14]

To Break a Glove from DEH I don't know why I just can't get into it. Even when I saw the show I wanted to skip it but obviously couldn't

[@barbaro267]

That is such a skippable song. I agree.

[@internalscreaming7566]

It just- okay, it serves as a good plot point and needs to be there so we better understand Larry as a man and a father But cmon. Either write it better or make it diALOGUE OH MY GOSH

[@raincloud5309]

Because I’m not overly happy or overly sad...

[@sigsin1]

I always skip this one.

[@rose-ns1rs]

ppl r dunking so hard on whose house is this from mean girls but i listen to that one on repeat because it's always been hilarious to me how much it sounds like a phineas and ferb song

[@-ronnie-76]

its my happy song

[@razbuten]

In This House We Stan King Herod's Song

[@margicates553]

Razbuten right! It’s a vaudeville number that makes fun of Christ. Jesus is rock n roll King Harod is obviously gonna be a different genre.

[@kaleidoscopicfractal460]

There’s always at least one “song” like Something Bad, that doesn’t feel like a song, it’s clever exposition set to music, and I have a hard time thinking of those numbers as individual songs.

[@sydney6885]

The pants song from be more chill makes me irrationally angry

[@ryaneby4778]

smartphone hour does that for me. i just don't want the stretched-out-yness of it.

[@bargainbinboy]

Alison TheRohirrimWillAnswer it’s more engaging live bc of all the very active choreography and energetic actors, but i agree, the song is very boring to listen to by itself.

[@kandyappleview]

RayTheGay yes that and Halloween

[@slvsh77]

I love all these songs...

[@telescope_6990]

kandyappleview Halloween is a bop to me but to each there own ✌🏻

[@puntoalegria3450]

Whos house is this from meangirls, i can’t with that one.

[@audreyhockman6199]

Punto Alegría same, I was listening to the soundtrack for the first time while doing some work, and I was like “why is this a song”

[@giadap9501]

I always skip that and Fearless

[@puntoalegria3450]

Cuptain Capcake i feel like fearless is not as bad as do this thing, i... truly dislike that song (but yea i skip fearless too)

[@josselinsanchez184]

Damien’s songs, revenge party , the plastics songs(Regina’s songs Karen’s songs ect) and it Roars are probably the only songs I don’t skip

[@sophiaruizuvalle2523]

Omg like Big Fun on Heathers, I always skip that one too

[@sillydeven]

I have a playlist called “musicals (-the songs that are annoying)”

[@Kath_Steele]

Omg I love that so much

[@domenicaaugusta7733]

Please share it

[@MelanieNLee]

Yeah, post a link!

[@chantolove]

They put ‘Something Bad’ on the album... But left out Wicked Witch Of The East........

[@whatdoyousuppose]

^THIS!!!

[@katehaug5635]

I think that was because they felt Wicked Witch of the East would give away too many huge spoilers about the show.

[@deeplyshalllow8967]

@@katehaug5635 yeah, Wicked has this really weird thing about spoiling Boq being the Tin Man, Fiyero being the scarecrow and Elphie being alive. Even in the script in the Grimmerie and the pop up story book those bits are left out.

[@chloebutler8438]

Kate Haug I mean, it’s not like they took care to avoid any of the other spoilers. Once you know that Elphaba is the Wicked Witch of the West and that Nessa is the ruler of Munchkinland, her being the other witch only makes sense.

[@andresequeira4461]

@@chloebutler8438 Elphaba is from the west and Nessa from the East.

[@sadlystuckinreality]

I absolutely ALWAYS skip 'To Break in a Glove' when I listen to DEH. It's just not for me

[@aenilta]

Same!

[@yuju1195]

Same....

[@jilliank6379]

sadlystuckinreality Same

[@wyattmichaels4008]

I get why it’s in there and the metaphor but it’s just like there I guess.....

[@sadlystuckinreality]

@@wyattmichaels4008 Yeah, I totally get the purpose of the song but I just don't personally enjoy listening to it!

[@MauritsVeen]

I always skip a sentimental man and wonderful, they're just a bit boring imo

[@chloeleadbetter6770]

Same! I almost never listen to those songs to the point that over the years I have forgotten some of the lyrics. I know they are important on a narrative level, but they are also big time meh songs.

[@ameliajames1463]

I skip sentimental man but wonderful is fun to sing

[@lauraafjs]

YESSSS me toooo.

[@carriewood3308]

Maurits Veen i agree

[@happychaosofthenorth]

Wonderful contains some of my favourite lyrics and I love it. Sentimental Man is, compared to the rest of the show, just okay.

[@05RoadRunner]

I feel like Beetlejuice is the only musical where I don’t skip songs because they are all glorious

[@soph1elvsptv]

yessssssss

[@wolfsdfgu]

Can’t argue with that

[@thattheatrekid4861]

preach

[@spacesugar]

unpopular opinion: i feel SUUUUUUUUUUUUPER guilty about this but i usually skip That Beautiful Sound 😅

[@freddiemercury4880]

Not gonna lie- I almost always skip The Whole Being Dead Thing Reprise, and often skip Fright of Their Lives 😀

[@kieragalligan8409]

“that makes me sound like a chihuahua , but i kinda am a chihuahua ” -katherine 2019

[@sandracaraballo9830]

I'm never usually this person, but I don't want people to be mean to you: it's Chihuahua*

[@kieragalligan8409]

Sandra Caraballo lol i was struggling so hard to spell it it just wasn’t coming to me 😂

[@aaliyahetc.6687]

What tf is a chuwawa I-

[@leonewashere]

chi hua hua (say it like that and you’ve got it)

[@that_orange_hat]

exelent _ elefent dont wanna be that guy but chihuahua

[@aoifed2519]

Has to be "Over the Moon" from Rent. I love Rent, I love Maureen and I love Idina Menzel, but "Over the Moon" is just too weird!

[@Stars52505]

Yes yes!!! I absolutely love Rent and all of the songs are amazing but that one is weird but I have grown to like it lol.

[@briannastultz6924]

Omg yes! Rent is one of my faves but I cannot stand Over the Moon and I love Idina too

[@julietalexander5585]

I completely agree. I was very confused the first time I listened to that musical.

[@margaretwhite5944]

That song and contact

[@milefazzini3481]

I love how weird it is, the other day I was listening to it at my dad’s car and suddenly he’s like “Are they mooing??”😂

[@MadamoiselleSushiCat]

no one: absolutely no one: seriously not one chorus girl, stage manager or opera diva: joseph buquet: like yellow pARCHMENT is his S K I N

[@magicamadeye]

surprisingly enough...the only time the phantoms book appearence is ever mentioned

[@indie267]

Finally the phantom comment I was looking for!

[@spookylad1367]

And this is why he's dead

[@spookylad1367]

@@indie267 oh, hello

[@magicamadeye]

*Erik mulhiem has entered the chat*

[@gracieobrien202]

The ‘something bad’ one hit differently. How does this completely relate to me? I feel physically SICK thinking about that song HAHA

[@shadowofthemoon3104]

Magical Lasso, or as I like to call it: the only proof that alw read the book

[@spookylad1367]

[Red Death noises]

[@Niqhtmusic]

@The Phantom in The Basment what the heck..

[@ms.marvelous8156]

My opinion: -Dust and ashes from the great comet emotionally drains me every time -blood in the water from legally blonde is funny but one of the more meh songs from the show (glad you agree) -mooning from grease is pointless except to set up a romantic interest between Jan and t-bird who’s name I don’t remember -blow us all away from Hamilton destroys me and fills me with anxiety because I know what’s coming at the end -step one from kinky boots is vocally good and sets up Lola’s influence on the brand later but the lack of billy porter just makes me uninterested

[@midnight62126]

I had to reply only because my favorite song is actually blood in the water (most likely because I'm in love with Micheal Rupert's voice) but the song I always skip from legally blonde is Ireland and I have no idea why

[@ms.marvelous8156]

misfit admittedly I skip Ireland too but I still kind of love the song because it just feels random for Paula’s character but also is kinda funny

[@lbintenew]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7-

[@claire-ionies1884]

ms.marvelous 815 step one is my favorite song from kinky boots.........

[@sarahandrewson2442]

@ms.marvelous 815 Jan’s love interest was Putzie.

[@mimiyaps]

THE LAST TIME I WAS THIS EARLY , SIX (the musical ) DIDNT EXISIST Edit: WoW ThAnKs FoR ThE LikEs

[@lavender70113]

Sherbet Bear wow girl. YOUR EARLY NOW. I’m super late 😂

[@mimiyaps]

@@lavender70113UwU this is the first time im early

[@lavender70113]

Sherbet Bear I’m never early 😂 Good job!

[@mimiyaps]

@@lavender70113 UwU Thanks

[@josselinsanchez184]

Last time I was this early Peggy was still relevant

[@Vanguard255]

I am really shocked to see that so many people skip Kindergarten Boyfriend, for me it always was one of the strongest numbers in Heathers.

[@MellifluousPrism]

Vanguard255 I agree completely tbqh

[@squidrose]

For me, it fits strangely especially since a few minutes ago you heard Lifeboat. While live it is emotional and passionate and reflective and sad. When you’re just blazing through an album it makes sense to skip cuz you want to get back to the story.

[@mandarinsandclementines2997]

Yes.

[@taliathetree123]

I love it

[@calliaandrea5683]

Vanguard255 it is but low key makes me sad

[@kiapet286]

"I tend to skip songs that are mostly interstitial dialogue" I get the idea you would be very frustrated by Fun Home's soundtrack

[@Foxwish3221]

i've never liked fun homes soundtrack very much tbh, it's mostly dialogue and what isn't dialogue is repeated over and over til i just want the song to be done

[@kiapet286]

@@Foxwish3221 I love it, I just have to skip half of it haha

[@keiragreen6109]

ngl i am too but come to the fun home is a TUNE and no one can deny that. also changing my major is iconic

[@Celeste-lk7qt]

@@shylahjones950 Especially The Duel XD

[@professorrock4698]

@@shylahjones950 no but Great Comet is actually SUNG through (and some of the best music I've ever heard) - except for the one emotional moment at the end where the music stops. I often skip songs like And Then There Were None, because as fantastic as it is I can't deal with that much dialogue interrupting the flow of the music listening

[@mcarts4722]

ExcUSE YOU BLOOD IN THE WATER IS SUCH A FUN SONG RUUUDE

[@bananakid2850]

blood in the water is okay, it’s just that callaghan is in it and everyone hates him.

[@angeliquemariel1497]

I hate that song too

[@cobaltobject1855]

@@bananakid2850 He's the villain, you're SUPPOSED to hate him

[@Niqhtmusic]

If you hate them, he’s doing his job 😌

[@samd4800]

I always skip “Take it from an old man” when I listen to waitress

[@JoseJaure]

sameeeeeer

[@alissasnyder1940]

Broken heart 💔 that one is one of my very favorites. It reminds me of dancing with my grandpa.

[@AliciaNyblade]

I usually skip "Magical Lasso", too, and as I was thinking about that, it hit me: The lyrics describe Erik, the Phantom, with the corpse-like appearance he has in the original book, but the stage show used a different design. How messed up is that? It's like, "Sure, we'll throw the source material a bone by referencing it in the lyrics, but we'll go with a half-faced deformity so the Phantom isn't TOO ugly." Now, presumably, they went with a less extreme makeup design because Hal Prince thought a full-faced one, including its mask, would be too hard to act behind. But personally, I think there was more to it than that. There is, sadly, a long history of book characters who are disabled or deformed having their conditions and/or appearances watered down for stage or film adaptations. It's a trend that I call "making a character grotesquely sexy", keeping them disabled/disfigured while also making them JUST conventionally attractive enough so audience members will still swoon over them. And, as a performer and playwright who is disabled myself (visually impaired), I find this trend really disheartening and insulting, not just to the people the characters are supposedly representing, but to audiences as well, as if the only way viewers would care about their fellow humans is if they're somewhat pretty/handsome to look at. It's a topic those of us who are in or appreciate theater should be discussing a lot more, I think.

[@Niqhtmusic]

Alicia Nyblade the song that describes ALW DIDNT read the book :D (It’s a joke, I do t wish to offend ALW In any way)

[@AliciaNyblade]

@ThatGreenDayFreak I mean, Christine grows to fear Erik for good reason. It isn't that she's bothered by his face, it's that he slowly reveals himself to be a deeply disturbed man who sees her as his salvation, to the point where he disregards her feelings and wants and is willing to blackmail, manipulate, and murder to have her all to himself. For all of Erik's talk of, "The world objectified me and made me into a monster!", he does the exact same thing to Christine, turning her into an object, an angelic servant meant only for him rather than her own person. And that's why, as much as I love the ALW musical, I don't like how it transformed the story from a Gothic mystery to a melodramatic love triangle tale. As much as we may empathize with Erik and pity him, he's not a dashing, darkly seductive figure. He's an abuse victim who, like many, uses his past as an excuse to inflict abuse on others. For me, "Phantom" is a cautionary tale about what can happen when an innocent child, Erik, grows up to believe he has no other choice but to become the villain he's perceived to be. In that sense, he reminds me more of, say, Frankenstein's Creature rather than the "sexy bad boy with a mask" the musical presents him as.

[@BuffytheRealSlayer]

I was my town's performance of 'Carousel' and I take your dislike of "It's Been a Real Nice Clambake" and raise it a million for one reason. Waltzing. Yep, for some bizzare reason our choreographer decided that we needed to have waltzing couples during the song. I was one of the people chosen to be one of the ones waltzing.

[@dianeericson7900]

Had to do something to work off those clams! And to wake up after the break....

[@firestarhk3875]

In the production I did we got to all lie down leaning against each other on the stage haha

[@Luv2Dnce4]

Me, after seeing the title of this video: “Please let her include that terrible clambake song from Carousel.” 🤮 Thank you!

[@gerbs139]

“Clambake” made it into Carousel only because Sondheim wasn’t yet ready to contribute “A Little Priest”.

[@wrmsnicket]

Gerald Seixas I actually like that Sweeney ends on such a weird note. Writers seem to have this unwritten rule that the act 1 finale is the highest point of emotional intensity in the show so it has to be this grand sweeping number that leaves the audience spellbound. But it’s old hat. Not bad, just formulaic. So I like act 1 finales that take chances like Sweeney or Next to Normal.

[@MoonlitMaskAnimation]

"That was a real nice clambake. What was in it?"

[@pumbaaj]

I enjoy chewing on a brown paper sack while listening to "Something Bad" .

[@airbear320]

I always skip the breaking in the glove song from Dear Evan Hansen. Listened to it once the first time I went through the cast album and that was enough. lol

[@stellabella3337]

It's a super duper cute song, but I mean yeah same. It's not the type of song to jam to. At least not by my definition.

[@saraha4972]

it’s really good when you’re seeing it acted out, but a little boring while listening to it

[@Hannah-eg7vl]

I AGREE I DONT LIKE IT

[@misssaramariya]

airbear320 i thought it was boring in person too

[@alyrar8002]

I've never listened to Carousel at all, but when you said the song title I LOST IT.

[@lindsayallebest8055]

I really thought the first one would be "To Break In A Glove" lmao

[@paigescarlett589]

That’s the one I always skip lol. DEH is my favorite musical but that one just...idek

[@kieragalligan8409]

me: *listens to beetlejuice soundtracks* katherine: *posts* me: i’m ready for the ranting!

[@harmonizing8627]

My new obesstion!! "Bettlejuice is sexy"

[@Kath_Steele]

😂😂

[@emilydonan7000]

the 2 songs i usually skip over are ready set reprise and no reason. because i just love the transition from invisible to say my name!!

[@fxlauren]

exelent _ elefent yESS BeEtALJOICE

[@jayyy2937]

i always skip ready set not yet bc it’s so boring and to me it sounds like Barbara and Adam r like “hey let’s sing!” and the beginning but then halfway through they’re like “nope let’s not” and idk y i think of it that way but i just hate that song😂

[@bryanaughal261]

I don’t remember the name of it, but there was one song in “Newsies” where, after hearing it, I just *KNEW* something was gonna happen to Crutchie. And what happened? Something happened to Crutchie.

[@ItsAsparageese]

My skippable song from Newsies is "That's Rich" if I recall right, the boring "ha ha I'm an old man and I'm tbe bad guy" song lol. Edit: I'm wrong, was thinking of "The Bottom Line" haha

[@Goremaid]

I skip the rap battles on Hamilton a lot, like they're fun and funny on stage, but in my house I mostly just want to belt along to Burn and Satisfied

[@crunchysaranwrap6799]

same, just add stay alive reprise, the world was wide enough, it's quiet uptown and wlwdwtys. don't get me wrong, they're masterpieces, I just get to emotional to listen to the depressing ones in public lol

[@reha3063]

I gotta disagree, i love the rap battles

[@hannahb6411]

I love the rap battles (especially cabinet battle 1) but I have to agree about just wanting to belt Burn and Satisfied😁 (too bad I can't sing)

[@godirl]

Goremaid the Aaron Burr songs are the ones I don’t skip uwu

[@kadencedaily5666]

I’d have to say the opposite

[@n0thiing2ch3r3]

I just did Beauty and the Beast at my school, and Kath's description of a "kid's community theater production" described our casting of Maurice perfectly (For reference, he was an 8th grader, Belle was a senior/12th grader. The school is 6-12).

[@jonlindamood42]

Who’s house is this- mean girls Blue- heathers Sentimental man- wicked Blood in the water- legally blonde Break in a glove- DEH House of Holbein- SIX Take it from an old man- waitress

[@alison8107]

Yes

[@erenvarli4665]

Other than house of holbien yes

[@arianaminhas6495]

I just skip Blue bc I don’t want my family to hear me listening to a song abt balls🤣

[@hium8716]

Yes blue very awkward

[@brennadebor2364]

when you’re just listening to the soundtrack, Break in a Glove, sounds really unnecessary. but when you see the show it’s a kinda powerful moment😂

[@matankraiztman2225]

"Take it from an old man" from "Waitress" whenever I hear the first 3 seconds I'm like "nope, not going to happen" and immediately change the song

[@so_lys_is]

Same lol

[@clarissasie8500]

For me it’s “you will still be mine” it’s just an awkward song (on purpose) but listening to it out of context just isn’t enjoyable

[@camibalk2085]

I skip contraction ballet

[@anna-mm4cj]

Cami Balk contraction ballet just makes me uncomfortable

[@hellothere-tu7fq]

anna it's just breathing lol

[@emh6957]

I almost always skip kindergarten boyfriend just because it’s SO BORING compared to the rest of heathers.

[@alovese]

Em H i love the song? I live her vocal cords

[@sophiacontinues]

yes so it’s not just me

[@evelynblackthorn5737]

Miyori GachaStudio her perspective just seems so insignificant compared to the plot; like there’s MURDER and then we just have elementary angst

[@retro7422]

Agreed. I’m obsessed with Meant to Be Yours,Candy Store,Big Fun :>

[@babycheybuggg]

legally blonde- whipped into shape; GIVES ME MAJOR PTSD FROM MY JR YEAR PERFORMANCE WITH THOSE JUMP ROPES AND SINGING

[@courtneyozog3675]

I was a senior and was in the same scene and played Chutney using my real hair. I hated the two-show day.

[@margaretgiles]

For me I don't mind something bad (even though I usually still skip it) but I will ALWAYS skip sentimental man. sidenote: conspiracy theory Katherine Steele is actually Bruser Woods

[@AW-tv6nq]

maggie anne SAMMEEE I skip sentimental man but I also don’t like something bad....

[@orchishmamukherjee5250]

@@AW-tv6nq I always skip Something Bad and March of the Witch Hunters

[@alyssapisani]

I'm ready for the rants...

[@alyssapisani]

@@lilydavis8209 I saw the video posted when it was 15 seconds old. Just happened to be refreshing my subs page. 😂😂😂

[@Liz-tj6ll]

i skip every song that pertains to the weird "Chinese white-slavery ring" b-plot in thoroughly modern millie lol

[@averysg7789]

Lol, agreed. It’s still my favorite show. TMM, is drastically underrated and I wish it was as popular as some of the more recent musicals.

[@mcarts4722]

TMM is a fantastic classic show but gosh am I uncomfortable with the white slavery songs.... tho "they dont know" is fantastic

[@everythingz888]

Your actual Mother My school was gonna do TMM in 6th grade but they didn’t, because “itS RaciSt”

[@deeplyshalllow8967]

@@everythingz888 ...I mean it is. Like I've seen it, I have some of the songs on heavy rotation, I don't think we should forget it's existence, but maybe it's the wrong thing having children play it.

[@barbaro267]

Blasphemy!! Muqin is the best song ever because when the Chinese boys start singing "mammy" in English, the subtitles on the screen are in Chinese LOL

[@stormbob]

"Your Eyes" from Rent. I've been a Renthead for almost 25 years and I can count the number of times I've heard that song on two hands (and given that I've seen the show four times...).

[@sandracaraballo9830]

Its honestly so embarrassing that the big song Roger has been working on for the whole damn show is like...the worst song in the musical. I love Rent, but that song is an easy skip, eveeeery time.

[@smokierings]

@@sandracaraballo9830 It killed me, especially compared to how GOOD I find "One Song" to be.

[@jamiemersel1247]

Yesss this is the worst song in the musical and it’s so crazy because One Song Glory is one of the best and it’s all about how Roger needs to write this amazing song before he dies and the result is just awful

[@samjensen392]

The tonal shift thing is so true! I mean, I’ve never watched or listened to the Hunchback of Notre Dame live, but in the movie soundtrack, “A Guy Like You” is a total departure and I honestly forget that it exists when I’m thinking of that movie because it’s just so bizarrely out of left field.

[@l.n.3372]

It's a mood shift and it doesn't belong but hot take: that's ironically why I like it. It's a funny song in a tragic, dark Disney movie. And the song is very catchy.

[@rinisafool]

I feel like Starkid shows are the ONLY times where I don’t skip a song, they’re just all _bops_

[@leasmith5861]

Yes! I love Dear Evan Hansen but like... I don’t LOVE the finale which is weird I know

[@claudiastutzman6453]

It's underwhelming

[@hazeldaniels1679]

I always skip to break in a glove tbh

[@brooketrotter18]

@@claudiastutzman6453 I like a fair few DEH songs, and I adore Ben Platt but I can't say I really like the musical. It just feels like half the plot is missing for me?

[@wyattmichaels4008]

I haven’t watched you video yet but I know it’s going to be great because all of what you post is great and I love you and your work!!! ❤️ QOTD: It’s not necessarily a song I skip but am like always just like oh this song is “It’s Gonna Be Good” from Next to Normal because of the change in type of song and change from Diana’s “I Miss the Mountains” to Dan’s much peppier song even though that is what it intends to do.

[@sillydeven]

Same. It’s a bop, but like.. it doesn’t fit lol

[@wyattmichaels4008]

It fits in the context and is meant to be very optimistic in contrast but just sounds weird listening only to the album

[@sillydeven]

Wyatt Michaels exactly!

[@Sophia-hw8iu]

Why am I the only one that likes who’s house is this 🥺

[@mcarts4722]

I loveloveLOVE who s house is this

[@stelladougherty6721]

yes

[@Logan-dc1fv]

I don’t like it. It’s literally just a mean girls big fun

[@Sophia-hw8iu]

SlipperyCats i guess I kinda get it

[@Becksasaurus]

I LOVE IT! Let Kevin G shine, plz&thnx.

[@baylay1062]

Heyyy where are my fellow mental breakdowns🙋🏼‍♀️😂

[@Kath_Steele]

heyo! 🙋🏼‍♀️

[@NicoleFoti]

Legit just had one today haha

[@allaboutadva7736]

Here! Had one 5 seconds again

[@baylay1062]

Katherine Steele I love u kat😭💕

[@josiefaith0]

i'm auditioning to be a stepsister next week and i'm so so so nervous, please pray for me

[@mads9966]

Josie Faith good luck!

[@josiefaith0]

Maddie xx thank you!!

[@josiefaith0]

update: i didn't get the part... but i am still really excited to be in the show because they cut about 100 people and they still saw talent in me so i'm happy with what i got 😉

[@mads9966]

Josie Faith well done for getting in

[@kchrules775]

The “movie” songs from Grease always sound out of place to me in productions. Yes, they are iconic, and are widely considered “better” than the songs they replace. But it’s really obvious they were written in the 70s not by the original team, Hopelessly devoted and the title song in particular. The songs in the original score actually sound like grungy late 50s early 60s rock and share motifs throughout

[@cobaltobject1855]

Finally, someone says it! I don't care what anyone says, alone at the drive in is WAY better than sandy

[@zacharyspencer8321]

@@cobaltobject1855 "Sandy" is a dog of a song, and far inferior to "Alone At the Drive-In Movie". Allegedly "Drive-In" was cut because Travolta wasn't able to pull off a decent vocal for it, so they had a new song written that wasn't so hard to sing.

[@alexyncervantes7423]

i was in carousel 3 years ago, and ‘this was a real nice clambake’ was the most dreaded song of the show. the assistant director also had the nerve to ask us what we FEEL while singing that song. we had to restart many times because we weren’t fully invested in the clambake.

[@josiemarie1460]

6:05 that is the most accurate description of a minor character in a high school play I’ve ever heard

[@JustAry89]

When you brought up That Was a Real Nice Clambake, I giggled so aggressively? lol

[@StevyWondr1]

"Diamond in the Rough" - Aladdin "Hurricane" - Hamilton "Christmas Bells" - Rent "To Break in a Glove" - Dear Evan Hansen "Whose House Is This?" - Mean Girls "March of the Witch Hunters" - Wicked

[@shaylalynn2030]

Steven Shaw what I love hurricane Noooooo why

[@katie9985]

I like who’s house is this but I really do not like the stars song lol

[@isfngjdfoijgidjfiojg]

@@katie9985 I See Stars is a bop bro

[@StevyWondr1]

@@shaylalynn2030 It's just boring to me. Especially compared to a lot of other Hamilton songs.

[@sillydeven]

YES HURRICANE! I skip that every time I honestly thought it was just me

[@meaghan5850]

We love controversial Opinions BROADWAY QUEEN

[@ellalorettaludwig]

i love you and i relate to this topic, but that was a real nice clambake is one of my favorite ensemble songs ever lol

[@cookiefoxy8711]

Nah you ain’t crazy because when I listened to The full album of Newsies I never listened to The bottom line Reprise or That’s rich idk why I mean they are good songs I just don’t like them as much I don’t skip it that much anymore but i used to all the time Don’t hate me please Btw I wanted to say that in like two hours I have an audition for Alice in Wonderland I’m auditioning for Alice any tips?

[@ElinorMahoney]

I like That's Rich but I don't really like The Bottom Line Reprise, agree lol

[@kyosgirl92]

Same with that’s rich I also end up skipping something to believe in and I never planned on you. I think I just don’t really need the romantic storyline in it. I just want to get back to these poor children fighting to get paid XD

[@cookiefoxy8711]

Lps Sugar Rose I feel like it’s such a different mood from the bottom line like the Bottom Lines entrance is like sorta happyish and then the bottom line reprise entrance sounds like a sound effect in a horror movie or idk

[@vogelmeister6809]

YES YES YES THE BOTTOM LINE. I love that's rich tho

[@lexstalkaboutit]

Same!!!

[@avachen8526]

When she added blood in the water from legally blonde I was like ouch I love that song 🤭 but no lie every theatre kid has that one song they just skip lol

[@joetrudnak9589]

“A Heart Full of Love” from Les Miserables. Beautifully done, only needed it in my life once.

[@UnseenHuntress]

Yeah, I got bored of it too.

[@ella-gz4fj]

You only needed it in your life.... there are so many questions and answers

[@Tillysnow1]

Let's be honest, songs like Something Bad work incredibly in the context of the musical, but really don't need to be on the album...

[@imabanana633]

Oh rants... MY FAVORITE TYPE OF VIDEO!!!

[@spookylad1367]

Skipping magical lasso is a mood

[@lizzieroseholley]

“Something Bad” is literally the song I thought of when I saw this video. And “Sentimental Man”.

[@emilyalmond7460]

This made me laugh. I just left choir because the teacher was so mean. He made us spend a whole class on four words and blamed us for not being good enough. He also had us memorize four songs to sing in front of everyone! Anyway thank you for making me laugh after that today

[@Kath_Steele]

Oof, sorry today was so rough 💖 sending you lots of love!

[@emilyalmond7460]

Katherine Steele your amazing

[@ziggystardog]

I never can get to the end of your videos, so I understand this. Many of the skip songs in older musicals are just there for costume or set changes.

[@alyssapisani]

NOT crazy Kat. We all have those songs we skip over but we also know we should listen to but we just aren't feeling them... like ever...

[@helenparker843]

Completely accurate.

[@mickymcbryan4814]

I played Belle in Beauty and the Beast a few years back and I literally forgot about No Matter What until you mentioned it

[@jacksonherring5169]

Good video and channel. I used to hate musicals, but the new cats movie got me to research the old cats play. Now I am becoming interested in musical theatre as a whole.

[@starfishkids]

Nobody needs to know from the last five years. I can’t listen to it without shriveling up and screaming at Jamie for being such a jerk. It’s too much emotion for me to handle in my daily musical bops

[@wrenclark4907]

Ya know what’s a really great act 2 opening song? Falsettoland/About Time. It’s from falsettos and it does the whole here’s a recap and all the people are here, and ooh look here’s some new characters whoohoo, welcome back to our show let’s tell this story and make u both laugh and cry thing very very well. Would recommend

[@catherinecameron334]

Magical lasso is the song I skip without hesitation and without remorse

[@AmericanIdolLover16]

I always skip “Club knocked up” from Waitress.... it’s just kinda meh.

[@letsgolesbians4143]

Fr

[@RoBoat29]

I always skip over The Acrobat Stories in Matilda, like they’re low key boring ngl Also totally agree with the Phantom one, It’s also a number I wanna skip in the musical lmao

[@ElinorMahoney]

I was in a production of Matilda (I was a doctor at the start and a school child) and I always found that bit of the show really boring...

[@DAOXINNo15]

That beautiful sound from Beetlejuice musical adaptation. I like it but at sometimes I just skip it when I am alone. Also sometimes creepy old guy.

[@katievivian3941]

I usually skip That Beautiful Sound because of all the dialogue and how it drags on forever

[@mayamoo291]

your room is so aesthetic, kat!

[@Kath_Steele]

Aw thank you!! 💖