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Broadway hits and flops
#50re: Broadway hits and flops
Posted: 6/22/08 at 3:16am
Yes, Variety reported that POPPINS recouped this past season so I have changed its status.
As for CARRIE, it was indeed a huge flop but no cast album was made so it is not on the list. There are thousands of flops over the years that closed after brief runs - less than a week in many cases - and were not recorded. These shows are merely statistics.
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com
stupidbeans
Broadway Star Joined: 8/30/08
#51re: Broadway hits and flops
Posted: 9/5/08 at 6:53pmwas the sitpwg revival a hit or a flop
"And We Have A Shepherd's Pie Peppered With Actual Shepherd On Top" - Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd
commasplice
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/29/04
#52re: Broadway hits and flops
Posted: 9/5/08 at 8:40pm
"was the sitpwg revival a hit or a flop"
Neither -- "hit" and "flop" are terms only used for commercial productions, and the Sunday revival was produced by Roundabout, which is a not-for-profit.
stupidbeans
Broadway Star Joined: 8/30/08
#53re: Broadway hits and flops
Posted: 9/5/08 at 8:41pmooo
"And We Have A Shepherd's Pie Peppered With Actual Shepherd On Top" - Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd
#54re: Broadway hits and flops
Posted: 9/7/08 at 3:37am
Indeed all Roudabout shows are non=commercial.
BTW, Stupid Beans, I hope you realize your quote from "A Little Prist" is wrong. The line is "And we have some shepherd's pie peppered with actual shepherd on top." Peppered is an internal rhyme with shepherd.
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com
stupidbeans
Broadway Star Joined: 8/30/08
#55re: Broadway hits and flops
Posted: 9/7/08 at 11:57amooops, I'll fix it
"And We Have A Shepherd's Pie Peppered With Actual Shepherd On Top" - Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd
#56re: Broadway hits and flops
Posted: 1/9/09 at 3:06pm
BUMP
Any chance of this list getting updated?
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AndAllThatJazz22
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/08
#57re: Broadway hits and flops
Posted: 5/3/09 at 9:08amSO, any updates
"There's nothing good on. The media hates Christmas. The media loves vampires, though. Maybe they will show a Twilight Christmas."
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
#58re: Broadway hits and flops
Posted: 5/3/09 at 10:52am
THe update will happen in early June when Variety publishes their lists and stats for the season (which officially ends Sunday May 31.)
Of last season's holdovers we know that IN THE HEIGHTS paid off earlier this year and is classified as a hit now.
A CATERED AFFAIR, CRY BABY, GYPSY, PASSING STRANGE, XANADU and YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN were all flops.
Of this season's openings we know that [title of show}, and STORY OF MY LIFE were flops.
It is too soon to know on BILLY ELLIOT (likely a hit if it keeps grossing $1 million + a week), SHREK, NEXT TO NORMAL, ROCK OF AGES or the revivals of GUYS AND DOLLS, WEST SIDE STORY and HAIR. The latter two would seem likely to pay off but probably not until next year.
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#59re: Broadway hits and flops
Posted: 5/3/09 at 11:53amAnd don't forget ATOTC was a definite flop, as was 13.
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Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#60re: Broadway hits and flops
Posted: 5/3/09 at 1:36pmWas "The Human Comedy" in that list?
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blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#61re: Broadway hits and flops
Posted: 5/3/09 at 1:42pmWe already know Human Comedy was a huge floperoo.
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AndAllThatJazz22
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/08
#62re: Broadway hits and flops
Posted: 5/8/09 at 12:30pmWhite Christmas is a touring show, right? It might've recouped before the Broadway run.
"There's nothing good on. The media hates Christmas. The media loves vampires, though. Maybe they will show a Twilight Christmas."
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
#63re: Broadway hits and flops
Posted: 6/24/10 at 4:19pmAwesome thread. It would be great to have a list of all the shows that didn't receive a cast recording. Great job FrontRow!
With Irma you gotta do something!
#64re: Broadway hits and flops
Posted: 6/24/10 at 9:09pm
One of the best threads I have read on here, remember reading this last year and wondered if this thread would come back, great it has, tells a lot about history of musical theatre.
Great that Billy Elliot and Next to Normal are now HITS.
Earlier in the thread, a scaled back version of Sunset Boulevard was mentioned, this did happen in London as actor/musician concept and was tremendous production, I had high hopes it would come to New York, so you guys could share the beauty.
#65re: Broadway hits and flops
Posted: 6/25/10 at 1:44am13 was a major flop .
Interviewing a Vampire, DUH
