Character Men's group numbers
Character Men's group numbers
Broadway Star Joined: 8/9/04
Character Men's group numbers#1
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!
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/10
Character Men's group numbers #2
Posted: 10/20/11 at 12:26am
Everybody Ought to Have a Maid
Have I Got a Girl for You
Music Man Rock Island
Character Men's group numbers #2
Posted: 10/20/11 at 2:27amWhere Can You Take A Girl? - Promises, Promises,
Broadway Star Joined: 8/9/04
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/06
Character Men's group numbers #6
Posted: 10/20/11 at 12:18pmSo, COMPANY, THE MUSIC MAN, FORUM and PROMISES, PROMISES are now considered flops?!
Character Men's group numbers #7
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
Character Men's group numbers #8
Posted: 10/20/11 at 12:25pm
True flop show?
THE BAKER'S WIFE
Song: The Luckiest Man in the World
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
Character Men's group numbers #9
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)
Character Men's group numbers #10
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
Character Men's group numbers #11
Posted: 10/20/11 at 1:43pmFive 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.
Character Men's group numbers #12
Posted: 10/20/11 at 1:48pmI 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.
Character Men's group numbers #13
Posted: 10/20/11 at 1:50pmOh God, not this argument again...
Character Men's group numbers #15
Posted: 10/20/11 at 4:10pm
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
Character Men's group numbers #17
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
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
Character Men's group numbers #19
Posted: 10/21/11 at 10:52amNot the worst of all flops, but WEDDING SINGER's "Single" is a fun number.
Character Men's group numbers #20
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)
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