Character Men's group numbers

#1

Character Men's group numbers

Posted: 10/19/11 at 11:51pm

I am looking for a few good songs for a group of 3 or more character men (like Little Tin Box from Fiorello!). The catch is this: I would LOVE for them to be from flop shows. Songs from 1776 or Most Happy Fella are not ideal because the shows were hits. I'd rather the songs come from shows that ran only briefly on Broadway for some reason. Anyone have any suggestions? Obscure is good as long as the song is good!

#2

Character Men's group numbers

Posted: 10/20/11 at 12:26am

Everybody Ought to Have a Maid

Have I Got a Girl for You

Music Man Rock Island

#3

Character Men's group numbers

Posted: 10/20/11 at 2:27am

Where Can You Take A Girl? - Promises, Promises,

#4

Character Men's group numbers

Posted: 10/20/11 at 7:27am

Good one, Mister Snow!

#5

Character Men's group numbers

Posted: 10/20/11 at 9:57am

"Silverware" from WE TAKE THE TOWN.

#6

Character Men's group numbers

Posted: 10/20/11 at 11:50am

The title song from BY JEEVES.

#7

Character Men's group numbers

Posted: 10/20/11 at 12:18pm

So, COMPANY, THE MUSIC MAN, FORUM and PROMISES, PROMISES are now considered flops?!

#8

Character Men's group numbers

Posted: 10/20/11 at 12:24pm

Promises, Promises was a big hit, dancinfan. Do you want songs from flops?

You could do:
"Darlin' Man" from Juno (written for 2 men, but could be more)
"Sez I" and "Wisha Wurra" from Donnybrook
"A Right Girl" from A Family Affair
"Money Isn't Everything" from Foxy
"I've Got You To Lean On" from Anyone Can Whistle (Cora's part can be covered by a man)
"A Pox Upon the Traitor's Brow" and "Today Is A Day For A Band To Play" from Drat! The Cat!
"I Wonder If" from A Time For Singing
"Lament for Ten Men" from Breakfast At Tiffany's
"Like Yours" from The Fig Leaves Are Falling
"Right Hand Man" from Lovely Ladies Kind Gentlemen
The Entire Minstrel Show from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
"Fingers and Toes" from Angel
"The Rink" (and others) from The Rink

#9

Character Men's group numbers

Posted: 10/20/11 at 12:25pm

True flop show?

THE BAKER'S WIFE

Song: The Luckiest Man in the World

#10

Character Men's group numbers

Posted: 10/20/11 at 1:03pm

Saturday Night - Saturday Night (Sondheim)

The Dresden Northwest Mounted - Pardon My English (Gershwins)

We Love An Old Story (and several other male ensemble numbers) -
Oh, Brother! (Valenti/Driver)

#11

Character Men's group numbers

Posted: 10/20/11 at 1:15pm

It's Legitimate - Do Re Mi
A Certain Girl - The Happy Time
You've Got What I Need - It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman!
Bad Companions - Goldilocks (female could be male)
Life is Like a Train - On the Twentieth Century
The Creation of Man - The Scarlet Pimpernel

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"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

#12

Character Men's group numbers

Posted: 10/20/11 at 1:43pm

Five Zeros from On the Twentieth Century also would work -- no reason why Primrose's part couldn't be sung by a male out of context.

#13

Character Men's group numbers

Posted: 10/20/11 at 1:48pm

I know it didn't run for years (it did have 449 performances, though), but would you really call On The Twentieth Century a flop? It won several Tony awards, including best score.

#14

Character Men's group numbers

Posted: 10/20/11 at 1:50pm

Oh God, not this argument again...

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"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

#15

Character Men's group numbers

Posted: 10/20/11 at 2:54pm

"What a Game" from "Ragtime."

#16

Character Men's group numbers

Posted: 10/20/11 at 4:10pm

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"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

#17

Character Men's group numbers

Posted: 10/20/11 at 4:41pm

Poker Polka from 110 in the Shade.

#18

Character Men's group numbers

Posted: 10/20/11 at 8:03pm

"Another National Anthem" from Assassins.
"Hundreds of Girls" from Mack & Mabel.
"Pretty Lady" from Pacific Overtures.
"Rothschild & Sons" or "Everything" from The Rothschilds.
My favorite:
"The Begat" from Finian's Rainbow, whose recent revival was indeed a huge flop.

Updated On: 10/20/11 at 08:03 PM

#19

Character Men's group numbers

Posted: 10/20/11 at 9:51pm

"Big Ass Rock" from THE FULL MONTY.

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#20

Character Men's group numbers

Posted: 10/21/11 at 10:52am

Not the worst of all flops, but WEDDING SINGER's "Single" is a fun number.

#21

Character Men's group numbers

Posted: 10/21/11 at 3:05pm

I wish there were accepted terms for the different varieties of flops.

Total flop: critical and public/financial failure
Financial flop: Won awards and was well-praised or well-known, but failed when staged
Reclaimed flop: Flopped as a critical or financial venture, but was essentially "de-flopped" by tours and regional stagings until it became a well-established or successful show in its own right ("The Rocky Horror Show" being the ur-example, but "Legally Blonde" and "The Wedding Singer" are more recent examples)