Does anyone ever do these failed musicals?

[Skip23]

Posted: 5/6/19 at 10:53pm

Sorry if there's a post about this...



Like:

1. ROCKY

2. METRO

3. GLORY DAYS

4. DRACULA

5. THE STORY OF MY LIFE

What else?

[QueenAlice]

Posted: 5/6/19 at 11:08pm

Well MTI just announced they acquired the licensing rights to ROCKY a couple of months ago, so there haven't been any productions of that yet, but there will be.  I know several colleges and small theatres that have done GLORY DAYS.  MTI also licenses DRACULA and THE STORY OF MY LIFE and lists upcoming productions planned for both.

Honestly, if you are truly interested in knowing if a show is getting produced anywhere, all you have to do is google the title of the show and the word licensing. 

The only show you list that doesn't appear available to license is METRO, which is probably just as well.

[Skip23]

Posted: 5/6/19 at 11:10pm

QueenAlice said: "Well MTI just announced they acquired the licensing rights to ROCKY a couple of months ago, so there haven't been any productions of that yet, but there will be. I know several colleges and small theatres that have done GLORY DAYS. MTI also licenses DRACULA and THE STORY OF MY LIFE and lists upcoming productions planned for both.

Honestly, if you are truly interested in knowing if a show is getting produced anywhere, all you have to do is google the title of the show and the word licensing.

The only show you list that doesn't appear available to license is METRO, which is probably just as well."

 

Honestly, QA, I posted because I thought this might be a fun topic for discussion.  I'm familiar with google.

 

 

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 5/6/19 at 11:53pm

STORY OF MY LIFE is a show I'd love to do at some point. A simple affair, and Jonathan Tunick's orchestrations are gorgeous.

GLORY DAYS has a lot of flaws, but it's got some fun songs, and I could see fringe theatres picking it up.

[Broadway Bob*]

Posted: 5/7/19 at 6:02am

I played Alvin in the first post-Broadway production of "The Story of My Life" produced. We ended up taking our production to competitions and MANY of the other theaters there loved the show and have since produced it (we should've gotten a finder's fee, LOL!)

[StageStruckLad]

Posted: 5/7/19 at 7:28am

Wow, Metro. Haven’t thought of that in years. One of the worst Broadway shows I’ve seen.

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 5/7/19 at 8:58am

Back in March, a regional theatre (Drayton Entertainment, in Cambridge, Ontario Canada) did a production of Rocky, that will play at another one of their theatres later the summer. 

I saw the show, and enjoyed the show especially the score very much. Much more than The Last Ship with Sting, which I saw the night before.

Drayton Entertainment has a great rep within the Canadian regional theatre. They always get the rights to be the first regional production, or first Canadian company for some big shows (Mary Poppins, Les Miserables, Rocky, etc.)

[markypoo]

Posted: 5/7/19 at 9:50am

The Story Of My Life was given a Chicago production during the 2010-2011 season.
Jack Noteworthy played one of the leads.
It folded in just a few days.
It was presented by some fledgling musical theatre company that was never heard from again.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 5/7/19 at 9:59am

It did on Bway, too.  Don't see how anyone would ever want to produce it.

[Here I Am]

Posted: 5/7/19 at 12:31pm

dramamama611 said: "It did on Bway, too. Don't see how anyone would ever want to produce it."

Because The Story of My Life is a truly beautiful show... but it should have played Off-Broadway. 

 

Updated On: 5/7/19 at 12:31 PM

[dramamama611]

Posted: 5/7/19 at 12:37pm

It was insipid and boring.

[Kad]

Posted: 5/7/19 at 12:47pm

I know Story of My Life gets produced here and there, simply because it's cheap as dirt to produce. 

[Elfuhbuh]

Posted: 5/8/19 at 1:48am

Dracula, much like Wildhorn's other show Jekyll & Hyde, found moderate success over in Europe and Asia after it flopped on Broadway.

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 5/8/19 at 1:25pm

Will "Bonnie & Clyde" ever be done again ?

[BWAY Baby2]

Posted: 5/8/19 at 3:38pm

I loved Flora The Red Menace as a kid- also Skyscraper- which never is mentioned - but I remember really loving it- I guess those two are forgotten- too bad.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 5/8/19 at 3:47pm

I often think about the musicals I fell in love with as a kid, that are never seen or, often, even spoken of like:

The Rothschild's and Two by Two

 

[TheSassySam]

Posted: 5/8/19 at 4:09pm

There's a few theaters in Chicago dedicated to putting on these shows. 

Refuge Theatre Project just did "Hands on a Hardbody" they did shows like "Glory Days," "High Fidelity" and "Lysistrata Jones." 

NightBlue used to put on shows that aren't done as much like, "Bullets over Broadway" 

Porchlight does a "Revisits" series where it showcases shows rarely done, but were fairly popular back in the day, like "Woman of the Year," "Can-Can" and "The Rink."  The next ones are "Minnie's Boys" and "Call Me Madam."

[Phillytheatreguy10]

Posted: 5/8/19 at 4:43pm

What about Brooklyn?

[Sauja]

Posted: 5/8/19 at 4:52pm

Phillytheatreguy10 said: "What about Brooklyn?"

God help us all. I still have flashbacks. I've probably seen around 250+ Broadway shows, and I think that still holds the honor of all-time least favorite. I haaaaaaaaated it. And not even in a fun way.

[comets]

Posted: 5/8/19 at 5:22pm

Phillytheatreguy10 said: "What about Brooklyn?"

I adored Brooklyn. It was one of the first shows I had ever seen as a teenager.