Best Revival TONY Curse

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 10:15pm

-La Cage closed shortly after winning the Tony.

-The same about Company.

-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?

[little_sally]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 10:18pm

Assassins won, announced it was extending its limited run, but ended up cancelling the extension.

[ggersten]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 10:22pm

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

I'll come back and add in run results.

[Aqualline2]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 10:26pm

Cabaret has closed

[James2]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 10:30pm

42nd Street is an exception. It ended up running for four years.

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 10:30pm

CHICAGO is the most successful and longest running musical revival of all time..

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 10:31pm

Didn't "Assassins" close for political reasons?

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 10:32pm

Yeah, Assassins closed because of the Republican National convention (and nothing will convince me otherwise). Yet another thing the Republicans have ruined :-p

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 10:33pm

Actually ljay, Oh! Calcutta ran longer than Chicago.

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 10:35pm

^ Oh!Calcutta was a revue. So it doesn't count.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 10:35pm

Revue or not, it was still a Broadway show, and a revival. And it ran longer than Chicago. :P

[ggersten]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 10:36pm

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.

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 10:36pm

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.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 10:39pm

Well, according to ibdb, Oh! Calcutta WAS a musical.

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 10:44pm

It was a revue. Not a book musical.

[Julian2]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 10:49pm

What did the RNC have to do with Assasins?

[bjh2114]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 11:20pm

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.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 11:20pm

I haven't seen the musical, but I think it's about a plot to murder the president.

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 11:23pm

Bjh. There was a thread on this, I can't find it. But people explained the differences. And why CHICAGO has the distinction, and not Calcutta!

But of course. If I say it - people won't believe me.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 11:31pm

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.

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 11:34pm

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

[bjh2114]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 11:36pm

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".

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 11:37pm

Okay! Whatever you say is right.

I don't feel like getting into this anymore.

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

[bjh2114]

Posted: 7/3/07 at 11:44pm

"Okay! Whatever you say is right."
FINALLY!!! SOMEBODY UNDERSTANDS!!

No, seriously though. I wasn't trying to be an ass. I amm just trying to be as objective as possible.

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/7/07 at 9:00pm

I'M BACK AGAIN!

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