Flops that deserve one more day in the sun- Page 3
Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
broadwaybelter
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/26/04
#50re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/9/06 at 11:32pmso which flops were recorded?
#51re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/9/06 at 11:36pmHundreds of flops have been recorded...
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#52re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/9/06 at 11:53pm
Musical wise I second chess. The original london cast had great strongs, and to me a great story. I live for the day when a proper Chess revival comes back to the great white way.
Play wise I loved Democracy. To me it was the best play I have seen before or since. I know it ran for a while, but still it was the first time in a play where I could truly feel the characters emotions. I proudly hang the poster in my dorm. It was such a great evening, I will never forget it. For those of you who missed out on it, you can buy the script off of amazon.com.
#53re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/10/06 at 1:21amSunday in the Park
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
#54re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/10/06 at 1:25amTaboo (but this time with a new book)
#55re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/10/06 at 2:06am
Seussical-i love the changes they have made to it.
Steel Pier
#56re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/10/06 at 9:59amI second "Beautiful Game." The first time I heard the cast recording I had tears in my eyes. Some of the songs in the beginning are throw aways (not all), but once you hit the wedding song and to the end . . . heartbreaking is the only word I have for it.
Lome2
Stand-by Joined: 1/23/05
#57re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/10/06 at 10:20am
- All Shook Up
- The Woman in White
- Dance of the Vampires
#58re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/10/06 at 10:27am
Platinum
Marlowe
Dude
Via Galactica
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Marilyn: An American Fable
#59re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/10/06 at 10:38amI second Dude, Via Galactica, and Marilyn: An American Fable!!! Add Rachael Lily Rosenbloom!
#60re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/10/06 at 11:29am..and The Education of Hyman Kaplan!!
#61re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/10/06 at 12:38pmI'll have to go with: Chita: A Dancer's Life. What a shame that it closed. I hope I get to see it on tour.
MeleeQ
Understudy Joined: 9/24/05
#62re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/10/06 at 12:44pm
Seussical.
Done right, I think it's a great show (I recently saw it done VERY right by a local community theater). The problem is: there are so many ways it can be (and often is) done WRONG.
Hank
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#63re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/10/06 at 1:21pm
TABOO, the cr was terrific, and I could kick myself for having missed it. I'd like to see Roundabout have a go at this.
NEVER GONNA DANCE, I love these old fashioned song and dance musicals.
As for CHITA, A DANCERS LIFE, it should have been a limited run, and classified a special event.
InTheKnow2
Chorus Member Joined: 4/10/06
#64re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/10/06 at 1:58pmHave we all forgotten Titanic?
Harmondo21
Understudy Joined: 3/27/06
#65re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/10/06 at 2:26pmI would love to have seen those Alice and Emily in SIDE SHOW
#66re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/10/06 at 2:59pm
I have to second Platinum. I saw it twice in Philly before it went to New York.
Merrily We Roll Along
Caroline or Change (It does get a new life in London in the fall)
#67re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/10/06 at 3:03pm
uncageg- I'm jealous! What did you think about Platinum?
P.S. I say this a lot, but who else thinks Roundabout should do Merrily We Roll Along in the next few years? It would be incredible, and I can think of some great casting ideas...
#68re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/10/06 at 3:09pmomg, uncageg, you saw Platinum TWICE? i would sell my soul to see it at least once! how was it??
#69re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/10/06 at 3:10pmI'd be careful for what you wish for, especially since you're seeing Hot Feet next week.
#70re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/10/06 at 3:11pm
Titanic did win the 1997 Tony Award for Best Musical so it would be hard to classify it as a flop even if it did lose money.
Two flops not already mentioned that I wish could be re-tinkered with are:
Mack and Mabel
Subways are for Sleeping -- this show has such a nice score, it is a shame that the plotline and the book were so bad!
I also agree with previous posters on Chess, Rags, and Parade
#71re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/10/06 at 3:13pmHaha...doesn't Vivian Nixon sell her soul in Hot Feet?
#72re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/10/06 at 3:15pm
No, but Mr. Serpentine sells it for her.
#73re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/10/06 at 3:16pmvery interesting Updated On: 4/10/06 at 03:16 PM
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Joined: 12/31/69
#74re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 4/10/06 at 3:21pm
I second or third or whatever number we are up to;
SEUSSICAL
CHESS
MACK AND MABEL
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
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