re: Flop Musicals
Jun 9
2008, 04:24:17 PM
THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM, THE GOLDEN APPLE and THE HUMAN COMEDY.
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re: Sweet Georgia Brown - A Must See!
May 3
2007, 10:49:23 AM
Ah yes, Sweet Georgia Brown. Thank you, BSoBW2. It was wonderful seeing these clips.
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re: i hope these shows get cast cd made
Apr 30
2007, 05:34:31 PM
Ya did. Check out the Upcoming Releases section at http://www.castalbums.org
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re: i hope these shows get cast cd made
Apr 30
2007, 05:15:42 PM
bryan must be a masochist. I think he likes the abuse we heap on him.
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re: Worst Changes Made in an Amateur Production
Apr 25
2007, 12:03:25 AM
VonTusselGirl might be the new frontrunner! I can just imagine the coronaries that Sondheim and Lapine would have had if they had seen that!
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re: Worst Changes Made in an Amateur Production
Apr 24
2007, 11:51:51 PM
This thread is freakin' awesome! I haven't laughed so hard in a long time! Here's some I remember:
Teen Angel's line change for the song "Beauty School Drop-Out" in GREASE: "But no customer would go to you, unless she was a BOOKER!!!"
New lyrics to "Thurio's Rhumba" from TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA: "She said 'Love lovea lovea lovea, Peace peacea peacea peacea, hope hopea hopea hopea, friends friendsa friendsa friendsa, mates matesa matesa matesa wow!'"
I have been in a
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re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Apr 23
2007, 11:10:14 PM
Dee Hoty, like Chita gets nominted for practially EVERY show she does. Heck, she even got a Tony nomination out of FOOTLOOSE!
Another example: Christopher Plummer in CYRANO.
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re: Will Phantom Ever Close?
Apr 23
2007, 10:54:20 PM
No show runs forever.
Well, maybe London's production of THE MOUSETRAP...
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re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Apr 23
2007, 10:50:54 PM
Well, probably the best example would be Delores Gray, who won a Best Actress Tony for the musical CARNIVAL IN FLANDERS. Total run of the show: Six performances.
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re: Star replacements who were actually incredible.
Apr 23
2007, 10:47:03 PM
I wish I was around during the time, but I would have loved to have seen Pearl Bailey and Ethel Merman in HELLO, DOLLY!
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re: SPIDERMAN: THE MUSICAL Given the Green Light
Apr 19
2007, 05:14:54 PM
Well, the only way I could see this working would be to give this a rock score...
I try to be very optimistic about show ideas...
But, wow! That's all I can say.
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re: shows that flopped that should not have
Apr 19
2007, 05:10:22 PM
Indeed, Gypsy9. Some some I'm thinking of...
THE GOLDEN APPLE
CANDIDE
THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM
BABY
MACK AND MABEL
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re: SPIDERMAN: THE MUSICAL Given the Green Light
Apr 19
2007, 05:04:35 PM
I am a huge fan of Broadway musicals. I am a huge fan of Spider-Man. Why can't I stop shuddering?
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re: Who is the greatest American playwright of all-time?
Apr 19
2007, 05:00:55 PM
If I HAD to pick one...Arthur Miller. Wow, that was hard.
EDIT: And D2, I was going to mention Wilder.
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re: Who is the greatest American playwright of all-time?
Apr 19
2007, 04:50:48 PM
Awww, do I hafta CHOSE?! That's like picking a favorite among your children!
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re: Mame on DVD 19th June 07
Apr 16
2007, 10:57:14 PM
Don't get me startedon THE WIZ. That movie had me crying for a week!
When I think of the movie MAME I think of Kirby Furlong as Young Patrick Dennis He gave one of the most excrutiating "LEMME OUTTA HERE!!!" performances ever captured on fim! He looked like his mother MADE him go into show business!
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re: Was there ever a show you saw that bored you?
Apr 16
2007, 04:35:54 PM
Lots.
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Songs About Food or Drink
Apr 16
2007, 03:49:43 PM
What songs from shows have to do with food or drink? So far I've thought of:
"Food, Glorious Food" from OLIVER!
"Chrysanthemum Tea" from PACIFIC OVERTURES
"Booze" from RAISIN
"Ice Cream" from STREET SCENE and SHE LOVES ME
"A Real Nice Clambake" ::Shudders:: from CAROUSEL
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re: Two Gentleman of Verona-Best Musical?
Apr 16
2007, 03:38:24 PM
Also, consider another lighthearted musical that was packin' 'em in at the St. James at the time: The 1971 revival of NO, NO, NANETTE. After that fun, nostalgic trip to the 1920s many people thought FOLLIES was a real bummer.
To quote Steven Suskin: "TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA worked in 1972. FOLLIES didn't."
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re: TENDERLOIN: Could it work with a new book?
Apr 15
2007, 01:09:33 PM
Ya know Gypsy9, people might complain about the critics, but that has to be one of the most accurate reviews I've ever read!
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