Favorite Short Lived Musicals?

[magictodo123]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 8:17am

I found memorabilia from two shows that didn't have long runs on Broadway, and it made me think. What are your favorite shows that lasted less than a year on Broadway? 

The two that come to mind for me are Bandstand and Amelie. 

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 8:20am

American Psycho and Bullets Over Broadway immediately came to mind for me.

 

[Hot Pants]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 8:36am

SpongeBob Squarepants. The show was such a wonderful surprise. What could’ve been a soulless cash grab had so much care and effort put into it. The direction, the cast, and the music were all absolutely excellent. Not to mention, it introduced the world to Ethan Slater.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 8:36am

The Scottsboro Boys. Stunning.

[ChildofEarth]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 8:41am

American Psycho, Great Comet

[The Other One]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 8:55am

The Bridges of Madison County.

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 9:02am

Bridges of Madison County, Bonnie and Clyde (it was flawed, I know, but I still love it)

[AADA81]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 9:12am

Caroline, or Change - One of my favorite scores ever and a wonderful production

A Catered Affair - Beautiful score with a superb cast

[greensgreens]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 9:15am

Oh yeah, Scottsboro Boys! What a truly excellent show that never received the accolades or attention it deserved. I really feel that if someone jumped on this and did a revival soon it could be a hit. Cast Todrick Hall as one of the "women," Corbin Bleu in the Colman Domingo role and get David Hyde Pierce as the Interlocutor. I think with current culture re-examining our past through today's lens, this could be something truly special! Would love to see a person of color direct this time around as well and see what new light they could shed on the piece - George C. Wolfe would be fascinating!

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 9:32am

Bandstand

[darquegk]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 9:34am

The Visit. It was weird and ugly-pretty in exactly the way I like.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 9:55am

Dracula, Bonnie & Clyde and Doctor Zhivago. I adored each of them for different reasons.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 10:02am

Spongebob, Head Over Heels

[taylortrensch]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 10:04am

spongebob, head over heels, groundhog day, and great comet. i miss comet so much that i flew to japan just to see it 

Updated On: 7/23/19 at 10:04 AM

[Phillytheatreguy10]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 10:07am

American Psycho, The Visit, Great Comet, Hands on a Hardbody- if for nothing else giving us Keala's break out performance! 

[Valentina3]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 10:25am

Shuffle Along. That one still stings.

[Theatrefanboy1]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 10:32am

Ghost. Bandstand. American psycho. Cher show. Jcs revival 2012.

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 10:38am

Some recent ones that come to mind:

AMERICAN PSYCHO

A CATERED AFFAIR (this one really deserves a second look - what a beautiful, quiet score).

THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY

BONNIE & CLYDE 

Updated On: 7/23/19 at 10:38 AM

[zainmax]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 10:39am

Lots of goodies listed. Bandstand, Ghost, & even JCS 2012 revival were good.

But, favorite is probably Xanadu... if that counts, because i think it ran for two years.

[santeFEEE]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 10:42am

Hands on a Hardbody, what a spectacular show! Tuck Everlasting was also a pleasure

[Wee Thomas2]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 11:02am

Lysistrata Jones was a whole lot of fun

[l0l]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 11:03am

Lysistrata Jones

[sethepstein12]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 11:20am

Tuck Everlasting, Bandstand

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 11:23am

I forgot about the Superstar 2012 revival. I still long for a cast album. It was such a great cast.

[trentsketch]

Posted: 7/23/19 at 11:39am

Amour. It has a wonderful score and the cast sounded great on it.

Scottsboro Boys is easily one of the best shows I've ever seen.