Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Malinda5000
Stand-by Joined: 6/19/16
#1Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/7/23 at 4:29pm
I was wondering if anyone else can share cancelled Broadway Shows that put up a Marquee but never began performances.
What comes to mind for me ?
Annie 2 (Marquis Theatre)
Rebecca (Broadhurst Theatre)
Mambo Kings (Broadway Theatre)
JSquared2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/17
#2Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/7/23 at 4:33pm
Sing Street (Lyceum Theatre)
https://www.alamy.com/lyceum-theatre-with-sing-street-marquee-149-west-45th-street-nyc-usa-image345542738.html
BroadwayRox3588
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/5/16
#3Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/7/23 at 4:33pm
I could be wrong about this, but I believe Room had a marquee up at the Jones.
BroadwaysBroad
Understudy Joined: 8/17/23
#4Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/7/23 at 4:35pm
I wonder why shows don’t cancel more often when they look to be over budget and bad.
#5Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/7/23 at 4:39pm
Hillary Swank's "The Miracle Worker" at the Music Box is one I always think of.
#6Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/7/23 at 4:39pm
The infamous Lone Star Love.
TapDanceGal
Understudy Joined: 5/10/14
#7Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/7/23 at 4:43pm
The Heart of Robin Hood at the Marquis
#8Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/7/23 at 4:48pm
If I remember correctly, "Busker Alley" had it's Marquee up when Tommy Tune broke his foot out of town and the backers withdrew their money.
#9Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/7/23 at 4:49pm
Did Nerds even make it to a marquee? I truly can't remember.
#10Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/7/23 at 4:54pm
Kad said: "Did Nerds even make it to a marquee? I truly can't remember."
Kad woke up and chose violence here today lol
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#11Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/7/23 at 5:50pm
They did! I remember seeing Nerds up at the Longacre! And the cast was already in rehearsals.
#12Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/7/23 at 6:02pm
The 2009 revival of Broadway Bound (in the Neil Simon rep) at Nederlander. Brighton Beach Memoirs opened and closed in previews
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#13Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/7/23 at 6:09pm
#14Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/7/23 at 6:47pm
RippedMan said: "They did! I remember seeing Nerds up at the Longacre! And the cast was already in rehearsals."
It was definitely up there. A backer pulled out when they began rehearsals.
Wasn't Adrienne Warren's last show about to start rehearsals and had a marquee up?
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#15Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/7/23 at 6:49pm
Senator Joe played 3 previews, but Nimrod and the Tower of Babel never made it. This was the Alvin/Neil Simon Theatre in its 1980s disaster mode, post-Annie. 
Fordham2015
Broadway Star Joined: 4/3/17
#16Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/7/23 at 6:59pm
Smaxie said: "Senator Joe played 3 previews, but Nimrod and the Tower of Babel never made it. This was the Alvin/Neil Simon Theatre in its 1980s disaster mode, post-Annie.
It's giving Angels in America/Let's Do This Bitches
#17Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/7/23 at 7:14pm
George in DC said: "If I remember correctly, "Busker Alley" had it's Marquee up when Tommy Tune broke his foot out of town and the backers withdrew their money."
I was just going to mention this show. You remember correctly. It was 1995. That show had numerous rewrites while touring and never seemed to have gotten better.
#18Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/7/23 at 8:49pm
jagman1062 said: "George in DC said: "If I remember correctly, "Busker Alley" had it's Marquee up when Tommy Tune broke his foot out of town and the backers withdrew their money."
I was just going to mention this show. You remember correctly. It was 1995. That show had numerous rewrites while touring and never seemed to have gotten better.
"
For a show that never opened, that marquee is fücking amazing
#19Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/7/23 at 10:43pm
Jorge, the artwork is on the facade and technically not the marquee. Busker Alley, originally called Buskers, was coming into the St. James on the heels of Tommy closing. The facade of the St. James was painted bright yellow with black lettering spelling out Tommy all over it, so I guess it was cheaper to paint the building yellow and paint the images rather than return the facde to its usual unpainted surface.
bwaylyric
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/22/03
#20Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/7/23 at 11:09pm
I remember seeing posters all over Penn Station for Whistle Down the Wind. Did that ever get a marquee?
#21Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/7/23 at 11:12pm
Yes, at the Martin Beck (now the Hirschfeld). There doesn't seem to be any photographic evidence of it, though.
Broadway Legend
joined: 5/1/05
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#22Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/8/23 at 12:35am
Jordan Catalano said: "Kad said: "Did Nerds even make it to a marquee? I truly can't remember."
Kad woke up and chose violence here today lol"
Let's keep it ~light snark~, please.
#23Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/8/23 at 11:58am
jagman1062 said: "George in DC said: "If I remember correctly, "Busker Alley" had it's Marquee up when Tommy Tune broke his foot out of town and the backers withdrew their money."
I was just going to mention this show. You remember correctly. It was 1995. That show had numerous rewrites while touring and never seemed to have gotten better.
OT but I would definitely want to buy a ticket to "Busker Alley" if I saw this theater. Looks amazing! Reminds me of when the Rodgers was painted for "Footloose" and the O'Neill for "Grease". Hairspray had a pretty extensive exterior too.
The Other One
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/08
#24Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/9/23 at 8:02am
BroadwayRox3588 said: "I could be wrong about this, but I believeRoomhad a marquee up at the Jones."
You are correct. They had signs on the doors about refunds for a while before The Sign In Sidney Brustein's Window moved in.
The Other One
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/08
#25Cancelled Shows That Only Made It To The Marquee
Posted: 9/9/23 at 8:07am
quizking101 said: "The 2009 revival of Broadway Bound (in the Neil Simon rep) at Nederlander. Brighton Beach Memoirs opened and closed in previews"
Brighton Beach Memoirs actually did open, but with no advance sale. The entire engagement was closed before Broadway Bound gave its first preview.
BBM was excellent so I eagerly anticipated BB, arguably my favorite of Simon's plays, so this was a big disappointment.
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