1 Performances Wonders You've Seen

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 8/5/05 at 8:56pm

Gantry
Home Sweet Homer

[leefowler]

Posted: 8/5/05 at 10:01pm

I actually worked on one:"Dance A Little Closer"
AND...I worked on that even rarer animal, the NO performance wonder ("The Little Prince And The Aviator")

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 2/28/06 at 10:25am

i would love to have seen all four of these flops!

[philcrosby]

Posted: 2/28/06 at 10:34am

Not sure if these count because I saw them out of town:

1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
CARMELINA

And a real four-performance wonder on Broadway:
BROADWAY (directed by George Abbott to celebrate his 100th birthday)

[twogaab2]

Posted: 2/28/06 at 10:35am

Home Sweet Homer. Actually, I really liked the score and found the book and cast quiet funny. Opened on a Sunday.

[hushpuppy]

Posted: 2/28/06 at 10:46am

I saw ONE NIGHT STAND (Jule Styne) in previews. It closed in previews. Does that count?

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 2/28/06 at 11:14am

Nick and Nora...ugh!

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 2/28/06 at 11:31am

oops...N&N played 9 perfs...sorry!

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 2/28/06 at 11:31am

Wow - anyone who actually saw some of these "one night" fiascos should really elaborate on the experience for the rest of us. Priceless.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 2/28/06 at 7:10pm

Remember nothing from Homer although I do have an autographed Playbill ( alledgedly ) signed by Brynner. You put your name & address on it & it was mailed back to you so no idea if it is genuine or not

Gantry was not that bad. As I recall, Shaw was not bad & Rita Moreno was great. The score was not too bad . I have an 8 song demo from it. I still have the Playbill but alas did not have the Foresight (an actual song title from the show) to get it signed as I had no idea it would flop

Song List from Gantry:

Act 1

Offer Yourself To Him
The Promise Of What I Could Be
Wave A Hand
Elmer Gets The Call
a) He Was There
b) Play Ball With The Lord
Katie Jonas
Someone I've Already Found
He's Never To Busy
We're Sharin' Sharon

Act 2

We Can All Give Love
Foresight
These Four Walls
Show Him The Way
You Have To Go With Me/These Four Walls (Rep)
She was A Woman
We're Sharin' Sharon (Rep)

Shaw had 4 solos & a Reprise
Moreno had 2 & a Reprise

1 Performance @ The George Abbott

Beth Fowler had 2 minor roles

Onna White did the choreography
We Can All Give Love was a number done on Ed Sullivan
RCA Victor was to do the album

Updated On: 2/28/06 at 07:10 PM