-The Pajama Game never got to have the announced commercial run on Broadway or the National Tour.
Any more show that were cursed by this award?
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
Nearly all of them, but many were limited runs like Pajama Game. Here's the list or Best Revival (Musical) 1994: Carousel (limited run)(Lincoln Center) 1995: Showboat 1996: King and I 1997: Chicago (still running) 1998: Cabaret (still running) 1999: Annie Get Your Gun 2000: Kiss Me Kate 2001: 42d Street 2002: Into the Woods 2003: Nine 2004: Assassins 2005: La Cage 2006: Pajama Game 2007: Company
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
Yeah, Assassins closed because of the Republican National convention (and nothing will convince me otherwise). Yet another thing the Republicans have ruined :-p
Actually ljay, Oh! Calcutta ran longer than Chicago.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
Revue or not, it was still a Broadway show, and a revival. And it ran longer than Chicago. :P
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
Damn facts get in the way of my post. So a little digging on IBDB yields 1994: Carousel 337 performances closed in January of following year 1995: Showboat 947 performances 1996: King and I 750 performances 1997: Chicago (still running) 1998: Cabaret 2377 performances 1999: Annie Get Your Gun 1045 performances 2000: Kiss Me Kate 881 performances 2001: 42d Street 1524 performances 2002: Into the Woods 279 performances, closed January of following year 2003: Nine 283 performances, closed December of year 2004: Assassins 101 performances, closed July 18 2005: La Cage 229 performances, but closed June 26 2006: Pajama Game 128 performances, closed June 17 2007: Company 246 performances, closed July 1
So, it's only been the recent shows that closed shortly after he win. Before that, some made it to the end of the year. Before that, longer runs.
Yes hehe. But we had this discussion a few weeks ago. And CHICAGO does have the distinction of being the longest running musical revival. I never said longest running revival period.
Well, according to ibdb, Oh! Calcutta WAS a musical.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
ljay, the only distinction that Chicago has is being the longest running musical revival CURRENTLY OPEN on Broadway. Oh Calcutta! counts as a musical, revue or not. Fosse counted as a musical, Jerome Robbins counted as a musical, and these were reviews too.
I haven't seen the musical, but I think it's about a plot to murder the president.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
That thread brought up that Oh! Calcutta had 11 performances a week, not eight. However, Oh! Calcutta ran for thirteen years, while Chicago has been only running ten. So, even if Oh! Calcutta played eight performances a week, it would still beat Chicago.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
No it was a different thread. And I completely forgot what the title was. It go into the whole book musical vs revue thing.
Updated On: 7/3/07 at 11:34 PM
I don't care if there's a thread on it or not. People may have explained the differences of why they personally felt one way or the other. But, the fact remains that both were considered musicals by the Tony committee, and as such Calcutta is the longer running Broadway musical revival. It's very true, I agree with you, that Chicago is really more of a musical since it has a consistent book throughout, but it's not the content that matters. It's a revival, it was technically a musical, and it ran longer than Chicago has yet to. So it is the "longest running" "revival" of a Broadway "musical".
I feel like I'm talking to BrodyFosse. (Actually I wouldn't mind hearing Brody's opinion on this. Calcutta vs Chicago. Book musical vs Revue.) Updated On: 7/3/07 at 11:37 PM
This comes straight from Broadway.com's feature on CHICAGO as summer blockbuster.
The show celebrated its 10th anniversary in November 2006 and ranks as the longest-running revival in Broadway history.
I told you I didn't come up with that from my ass. And I'm sure Broadway.com knows CALCUTTA ran longer. But as very ignorant as it sounds - CALCUTTA doesn't really count, because it was a revue. Updated On: 7/7/07 at 09:00 PM