If I May Be Honest

A Broadway musical based on American Idol, aptly called "Idol: The Musical!" was closed after one performance. According to the producer, the show closed "due to a lack of advance ticket sales, a lack of positive feedback from audience members and critics and a lack of sustainable financial resources."

Ie the show sucked. But that brings me to another topic- can we stop making shows that have "The Musical!" in its title? So far we have:

Urinetown: The Musical (the first and best)
Silence! Silence of the Lambs: The Musical!
Musical! The Musical
Cannibal! The Musical
Menopause: The Musical
Gutenberg! The Musical!
Evil Dead: The Musical

And my personal favorite and cause of a major outrage:
Jihad: The Musical

If that's not enough, in this year's New York International Fringe Festival alone we have:

Cancer! The Musical!
Williamsburg! The Musical
Thunder! A Musical Memoir
Show Choir! The Musical
Farmer Song: The Musical

Oy. It's enough to make my head hurt: The Musical.