" Catch Me If You Can - Yes, Aaron Tveit was bland and Norbert Leo Butz was over-the-top .... but the score was top notch and worked well with the story "
Not sure about The Scottsboro Boys (which was around that number), but the rest ran less than 100 performances:
— Drat! The Cat (8 perf) — Darling of the Day (32 performance) — The Scottsboro Boys — The Grand Tour — Maggie Flynn (60s) — Cry For Us All / Who to Love (a week or so) — Cyrano (Christopher Plummer) — Shuffle Along —
How about Martin Guerre? I've been listening to the original cast album, not the later revised version, and the original is wonderful. I wish Cameron Mackintosh hadn't given up on reviving it. I'd like to see that one back some day.
CATSNYrevival said: "How about Martin Guerre? I've been listening to the original cast album, not the later revised version, and the original is wonderful. I wish Cameron Mackintosh hadn't given up on reviving it. I'd like to see that one back some day."
It doesn’t sound as if you saw it. I saw it in DC and can only say that it was one of the most boring shows I have seen in the past 20 years. You were so bored by what was happening on stage that you didn’t even notice if the ending was any good.
Jarethan said: "It doesn’t sound as if you saw it. I saw it in DC and can only say that it was one of the most boring shows I have seen in the past 20 years. You were so bored by what was happening on stage that you didn’t even notice if the ending was any good."
That was the revised version though. The second or third major rewrite as far as I know. The original London production was very different and the most recent staging at the Watermill Theatre in 2007 reverted back to a lot of the original material. Maybe I'm just a sucker for courtroom drama.
Hot Pants said: "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."
So well said! Miss it dearly.
I'd also add Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson to the mix.
I loved Victor/Victoria with Julie Andrews- I know it got dissed- but I personally loved it. Going back a million years- loved Flora The Red Menace- Liza's first BWAY show- and a flop- boy I loved that as a kid. Also a musical no one ever mentions- Skyscraper- Julie Harris was one of the stars- I loved it. Long, long time ago, I know. I also loved Parade- a very serious and engrossing look at racism in Georgia. I love serious musicals.
WOMEN ON THE VERGE... Saw it twice and almost went back for a third before it closed--wish that I had. It wasn't perfect, but it was far more fun and entertaining than the buzz around it said. Great score, great performances.
yankeefan7 said: "" Catch Me If You Can - Yes, Aaron Tveit was bland and Norbert Leo Butz was over-the-top .... but the score was top notch and worked well with the story "
My favorite was Kerry Butler singing "Goodbye"."
Lol, were you drunk? It was Tveit's character that sung "Goodbye". Kerry Butler sang "Fly, Fly Away".
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
I so loved Georgy, Sophie, Hot Spot, The Student Gypsy, Darling of the Day, The Happiest Girl in the World... these and so many others of cherished recollection.
1. Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812. I saw it two times total, both of which were during its final weekend. Since then my boyfriend and I have become big Dave Malloy fans, and were lucky enough to see both Ghost Quartet and Octet.
2. Head Over Heels. I saw it four times in San Francisco, and three in New York. I'm sad it never found an audience, because HOH was pure joy to me.
3. Groundhog Day. See icon. This show is incredibly near and dear to my heart, and I'm thrilled that regional productions are now popping up.