Favorite Flops

[CATSNYrevival]

Favorite Flops#2

Posted: 5/29/17 at 1:10am

Recently, Doctor Zhivago, Tuck Everlasting and Bonnie & Clyde. Bonnie & Clyde still hurts.

[@z5]

Favorite Flops#3

Posted: 5/29/17 at 1:12am

Loved and saw IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU multiple times...

AMERICAN PSYCHO; FINDING NEVERLAND (if that counts?); AMELIE was cute and had some decent laughs in it, too. 

 

[BroadwayConcierge]

Favorite Flops#4

Posted: 5/29/17 at 1:20am

Honeymoon in Vegas, always and forever.

[marcor]

Favorite Flops#5

Posted: 5/29/17 at 1:21am

Honeymoon in Vegas, American Psycho

[Cfried]

Favorite Flops#6

Posted: 5/29/17 at 2:05am

Honeymoon In Vegas, American Psycho, and Side Show for sure!

My heart is still broken as I remember the day Side Show posted closing notice. Ugh. 

[BroadwayRox3588]

Favorite Flops#7

Posted: 5/29/17 at 2:12am

Bright Star is my all-time favorite musical. I went to the closing, and as soon as the show ended, I felt like a part of me was snatched away.

[ebontoyan]

Favorite Flops#8

Posted: 5/29/17 at 3:38am

Rocky, American Psycho

[10086Sundays]

Favorite Flops#9

Posted: 5/29/17 at 3:50am

I'll second Big.  It's nice to see the kids like Spencer Liff and Joseph Medeiros going on to have successful careers in theater.  (Even if I do still picture them as kids.)

Leap of Faith

Sadly, I think Groundhog Day is going to be the newest addition.  Without pulling some major upsets at the Tonys, I fear it's going to be swallowed up by this crazy season.  I've looked at a few future dates and there are Friday & Saturday nights this summer and fall where it seems they've only sold about 100 tickets so far.  I hope I'm wrong though.

[Wick3]

Favorite Flops#10

Posted: 5/29/17 at 6:05am

I liked Jane Eyre a lot. Other flops I enjoyed are Bright Star, Taboo, American Psycho

[MrsSallyAdams]

Favorite Flops#11

Posted: 5/29/17 at 7:36am

I Can Get It For You Wholesale. It's remembered for Barbra Streisand but the score is full of gems and Marilyn Coopers songs deserve attention.

threepanelmusicals.blogspot.com

[bwayphreak234]

Favorite Flops#12

Posted: 5/29/17 at 8:00am

So many... but just off the top of my head... American Psycho, Rocky, Bright Star, Bullets Over Broadway

"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "

[Laurapattifan]

Favorite Flops#13

Posted: 5/29/17 at 8:27am

American Psycho and Bright Star

[dramamama611]

Favorite Flops#14

Posted: 5/29/17 at 8:43am

The Scottsboro Boys.  Will never get over my disappointment of seeing it only once. Stunning. Meaningful. Important.

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

[tomwsjr]

Favorite Flops#15

Posted: 5/29/17 at 8:47am

The Rink, Grind, Leader of the Pack, Jerry's Girls, Buddy, Big, The Wedding Singer, Bullets Over Broadway, Bright Star, American Phycho.

[markypoo]

Favorite Flops#16

Posted: 5/29/17 at 9:22am

I saw Big: The Musical in what appeared to me to be a heavily revised, non-Equity tour in 1998.  Different book and songs.  Not so hot.

[JBroadway]

Favorite Flops#17

Posted: 5/29/17 at 9:31am

They're all musicals because I don't feel like looking up which plays (which are mostly limited runs) recouped, and which didn't. So, in no particular order:

--The Scottsboro Boys 

--Tuck Everlasting

--The Last Ship

--American Psycho

--The Story of My Life (though I've only seen it regionally in a tiny house, which I suspect worked much better than Bway)

--Soul Doctor (sorry)

--Amelie (though I only saw it in Berkeley. Having recently listened to the cast album for the first time, I think they might have made it worse between Berkeley and Broadway - but that'sa discussion for another thread)

--Bridges of Madison County

--Finding Neverland (though it may well recoup on tour) 

--Spring Awakening (Deaf West revival)

[Emmaloucbway]

Favorite Flops#18

Posted: 5/29/17 at 9:40am

Chess, Doctor Zhivago, Bright Star, Side Show, and Bullets Over Broadway.

[Willie4316]

Favorite Flops#19

Posted: 5/29/17 at 10:51am

Amélie 

American Psycho

Bonnie and Clyde

Bridges of Madison County

Chess

Finding Neverland

The Last Ship

Parade

Tuck Everlasting

[devonian.t]

Favorite Flops#20

Posted: 5/29/17 at 10:55am

I realize that it's not from the last 18 months so probably won't count with most posting here, but I love both Amour and especially Triumph of Love.

[markypoo]

Favorite Flops#21

Posted: 5/29/17 at 11:00am

IMHO, both Amour and Triumph of Love are nothing short of perfect...

for some community theatres, somewhere.

[devonian.t]

Favorite Flops#22

Posted: 5/29/17 at 11:10am

though in the hands of Betty Buckley and Melissa Errico they lit up Broadway!

[BroadwayMan5]

Favorite Flops#23

Posted: 5/29/17 at 11:18am

The Wedding Singer, Steel Pier, Parade

[RaisedOnMusicals]

Favorite Flops#24

Posted: 5/29/17 at 11:19am

Side Show and The Scotsboro Boys for sure. And I'd throw Young Frankenstein into the mix. 

CZJ at opening night party for A Little Night Music, Dec 13, 2009.

[tripelite]

Favorite Flops#25

Posted: 5/29/17 at 11:28am

For me, it's Title of Show.  I feel fortunate to have seen it, and there will never be another production that captures the unique qualities of that show.  The night I went, the audience was so enthusiastic you would have thought it was the biggest hit on Broadway.

[leighmiserables]

Favorite Flops#26

Posted: 5/29/17 at 11:55am

Tuck Everlasting, if only for the ballet number at the end.