Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/05
How could you say that Scarlet Pimpernel was a flop? It ran 722 performances and it most certainly did not lose money.
SEUSSICAL
SIXTEEN WOUNDED
SIDE SHOW
MACK & MABEL
THE LAST FIVE YEARS
I don't know what else. But I adored Seussical.
wasn't THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD a flop? i never saw it on broadway...but i'm a huge fan of the show.
Featured Actor Joined: 10/22/03
CARRIE by a landslide...
and re: The Color Purple...based on the Atlanta production...IMO, big ole flop.
Featured Actor Joined: 12/31/69
I dont know whether DROOD turned a major profit, but I dont really consider a show that ran for two years and won a handful of Tony Awards to qualify as a flop.
TWO by TWo
Side Show
Chorus Member Joined: 4/17/05
YAGMCB revival
caroline or change
last five years
Taboooooooooo.
Caroline, or Change
The Human Comedy
Mack & Mable
The Golden Apple
BALLROOM
Broadway Star Joined: 12/1/04
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (revival)
And...yes...seussical. It was fun
I'm going to look into some of the lesser known ones that were mentioned here...some of them sound really intriguing.
With its three incarnations, Scarlet Pimpernel is rumored to have lost an estimated $20 million, which may make it the biggest money loser of all time.
And Passion did not make a profit on Broadway.
I don't consider these flops but I loved them:
Caroline or Change
Millie
Swing Joined: 4/27/05
A Doll's Life
Music: Larry Grossmann
Lyrics: Betty Comden, Adolph Green
Book: Betty Comden, Adolph Green
Premiere: Thursday, September 23, 1982
Mark Hellinger Theatre, (New York)
Performances: 5
5 PERFORMANCES?! NOW THAT'S ONE HELLUVA FLOP!!!!
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
The Last 5 Years - Taboo - Urinetown (not sure if that's a flop, but I didn't really run too long)
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/5/04
Wicked.
I'm funny.
My favorite flop was La Boheme. I miss that show.
Carrie
Big
Dance of the Vampires
Urinetown ran 965 performances - two years, four months on Broadway, returned its investment and made a profit. Variety would classify that as a hit.
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