Favorite Unsuccessful Musicals
Favorite Unsuccessful Musicals
leomaxfrank
Broadway Star Joined: 3/19/04
#0Favorite Unsuccessful Musicals
Posted: 4/9/04 at 6:10pm
listening to broadwayworld.com radio right now made me want to pose this question.
What are some of your favorite unsuccessful musicals?
Requirements - either critically received or length the show lasts, etc. stuff like that.
My favorites:
PARADE
FLOYD COLLINS
VIOLET
THE WILD PARTY (let's say both Lachiusa and Lippa though i prefer the OBC)
ANYONE CAN WHISTLE
it's interesting to include Sondheim musicals in this category..
JOHN & JEN
SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS
keep it coming - this is just to start something!!
#2re: re: Favorite Unsuccessful Musicals
Posted: 4/9/04 at 6:21pm
SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (needs to be re-worked.)
BY JEEVES (B-way)
CATS (I just wish more people here liked it)
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (the 2000 revival)
SHERRY!
CARRIE (I think it could work on B-way now...it's better than WICKED....) But, I say that about everything....
PUTTING IT TOGETHER (should have ran longer. It was great.)
THE EDVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER (I want a CD.) "To Hear You Say My Name"... *cries*...
Updated On: 4/9/04 at 06:21 PM
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#3re: re: re: Favorite Unsuccessful Musicals
Posted: 4/9/04 at 6:30pm
1. Sideshow
2. Jimmy
3. Inner City
4. Superman
5. Baker Street
6. Bajour
7. What Make Sammy Run
8. Hallelujah, Baby
9. Rockabye, Hamlet - Guilty Pleasure
10.DOTV - Guilty Pleasure
#4re: re: re: re: Favorite Unsuccessful Musicals
Posted: 4/9/04 at 6:41pmSWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS!!!!! I saw it pre-broadway and it was pretty good then.
#5re: re: re: re: Favorite Unsuccessful Musicals
Posted: 4/9/04 at 6:41pmSWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS!!!!! I saw it pre-broadway and it was pretty good then.
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Posted: 4/9/04 at 6:43pm
SEUSSICAL
RAGTIME
--Aristotle
#7re: re: re: re: re: re: Favorite Unsuccessful Musicals
Posted: 4/9/04 at 6:46pmyes SEUSSICAL. Love it.
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Posted: 4/9/04 at 6:48pmsuccesful in my heart but not others taboo.
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Posted: 4/9/04 at 6:57pm
just because a lot of people here dont like cats doesnt mean its not succesful, i mean it is one of the most succesful shows of all time! and didnt some critics like it? not that i dont see your frustration catsny, it is hard to like a show that others are constantly bashing, as a fan of wicked, i should know (wink wink) haha.
o, and i liked seussical too, it was fun 
#10re: Favorite Unsuccessful Musicals
Posted: 4/9/04 at 7:46pm
Taboo
The Prince and the Pauper (should have run longer...especially since it was Off-Broadway).
Footloose
VoiceofReason
Leading Actor Joined: 2/18/04
#12re: re: re: Favorite Unsuccessful Musicals
Posted: 4/9/04 at 8:52pm
Mack and Mabel
always,
~m~
#13re: re: re: re: Favorite Unsuccessful Musicals
Posted: 4/9/04 at 9:04pmSeussical, Ragtime, tick Tick boom, Parade, Last 5 Years ( should have run much longer)
Benzy92
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/24/03
#14re: re: re: re: re: Favorite Unsuccessful Musicals
Posted: 4/9/04 at 9:06pm
Seussical
Taboo
Side Show
Bat Boy
Tom Sawyer**
Belter
Stand-by Joined: 6/13/03
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Posted: 4/9/04 at 9:36pm
Taboo
Amour
Goldilocks
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
I Had a Ball
Scarlet Pimpernel
Aspects of Love
The Baker's Wife (but only the recording -- never saw the show or heard the songs not on LuPone/Sorvino album)
A New Brain
Sideshow
Johnny Johnson
Note: List not in order of preference, just as they came to mind!
#16re: re: re: re: re: re: re: Favorite Unsuccessful Musicals
Posted: 4/9/04 at 10:16pmnystateomind, I'll like WICKED if you like CATS....deal?
Al Dente
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#17re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: Favorite Unsuccessful Musicals
Posted: 4/9/04 at 10:45pmI'll second Mack and Mabel and add Fascinating Rhythm.
MasterLcZ
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/12/03
#18re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: Favorite Unsuccessful Musicals
Posted: 4/9/04 at 10:48pmHOUSE OF FLOWERS - ravishing score, godawful book.
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Posted: 4/9/04 at 10:48pm
Taboo
Chess
I also thought "Amour" was pretty good.
#20re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: Favorite Unsuccessful Musicals
Posted: 4/9/04 at 10:58pm
Ruthless!
It was off broadway for a little while, and can only be described as "The Bad Seed" meets "Gypsy" meets "All About Eve" - its hysterical!
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#21re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: Favorite Unsuccessful Musicals
Posted: 4/9/04 at 11:28pm
things that ive enjoyed have succeeded by my mere enjoyment.
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#22re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: Favorite Unsuccessful Musicals
Posted: 4/9/04 at 11:38pm
Violet was not successful?
BroadwayGal
Stand-by Joined: 10/6/03
#23re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: Favorite Unsuccessful Musicals
Posted: 4/9/04 at 11:47pm
Don't shoot me...
Never Gonna Dance
I looooooved the dancing so much... I wish it had stuck around a little longer. I'm glad I got to see it once.
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Posted: 4/10/04 at 12:01am
no particular order...
BIG
FOLLIES
MACK & MABEl
PASSION
d.b.j
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