FAVORITE FLOPS

#1

FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 10:39am

What are your five favorite scores from shows that did not run long? Mine are:

1. MACK AND MABEL
2. ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT SMELL OF THE CROWD
3. THE ROTHCHILDS
4. TWO BY TWO
5. THE HAPPY TIME

I also love I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE ,MR. PRESIDENT, LITTLE ME, WILDCAT, THE GRAND TOUR and DEAR WORLD.

Updated On: 4/28/05 at 10:39 AM

#2

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 10:40am

Chess
Amour

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#3

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 10:44am

Side Show
Carrie
Bring Back Birdie
Steel Pier
Dear World
Mack and Mabel
Mr. President
The Happy Time

...and so many more

#4

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 10:45am

Is WHOLESALE considered a flop? Didn't it run for a year and a half?

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#5

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 10:48am

I suppose it wouldn't be considered a flop, too bad revivals are few of WHOLESALE.

#6

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 10:48am

Chess
Jane Eyre
Golden Rainbow
Baby (is that a flop?)

#7

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 10:50am

"Carrie." Hands down.
"Baby" is considered a flop. At least, it was in Ken Mandelbaum's flop Bible, "Not Since Carrie."

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#8

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 10:51am

Jane Eyre

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#9

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 10:54am

Side Show
Steel Pier (mainly because of "I'm Everybody's Girl")
Chess
Carrie (LOVE "When There's No One")
Pump Boys and Dinettes (well, 573 performances isn't a flop, but WHAT A FUN SHOW. It should have run 5730 performances!!!)

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Updated On: 4/28/05 at 10:54 AM

#10

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 11:06am

Henry, Sweet Henry
The Golden Apple
70, Girls, 70
Anyone Can Whistle

#11

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 11:07am

dance of the vampires
dracula

#12

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 11:07am

What exactly constitutes a flop? In Mandelbaum's book it's any show that ran less than 250 performances, but nowadays it's mostly designated by how much money a show loses. Like, isn't TMM considered a flop despite the fact that it ran for two years and swept the 2002 Tonys?

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#13

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 11:08am

Dance of the Vampires!!!
LOVED this show in spite of it's flaws.

Does Taboo count?

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#14

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 11:10am

Side Show
Carrie
Dance of the Vampires

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#15

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 11:27am

In order.....

5)You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (revival)
4)The Life
3)Taboo
2)Side Show
1)Carrie

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Updated On: 4/28/05 at 11:27 AM

#16

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 11:31am

Are you all going on OCR's, or did you actually see these shows? In the cases of both THE LIFE and STEEL PIER, I can tell you that they come off much better if you only hear them than if you had actually sat through the productions.

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#17

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 11:35am

Caroline, or Change

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#18

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 11:36am

I have actually seen the productions I listed. While I certainly did not enjoy Steel Pier (and it didn't make my list), I truly enjoyed The Life. Don't know why, can't explain it, just enjoyed it.

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#19

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 11:37am

Chess
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown (revival)
Snoopy
Caroline or Change
Taboo

#20

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 11:38am

TABOO!!!

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#21

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 11:44am

Jane Eyre!!!!!!!

#22

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 11:45am

dance of the vampires
dracula...

yay cathywellerstein!!

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#23

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 11:46am

TABOO and SIDE SHOW.

#24

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 11:51am

Smile, Passion (does that count?)

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#25

re: FAVORITE FLOPS

Posted: 4/28/05 at 11:54am

AMOUR!!

Side Show
Parade
Jane Eyre

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