Flops that deserve one more day in the sun- Page 5
Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
#100re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 2:42pm
If I ever strike it rich, my first order of business will be to produce full-scale productions of BRING BACK BIRDIE and RAGGEDY ANN...I know I will lose millions, but if I'm filthy rich, I won't care.
And if I asked the pianist at Marie's Crisis to play "Rag Dolly" or "Blue," he would! 
#101re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 2:44pmHe might, but than you'd be thrown out into the streets by the drunk patrons and that bar wench. BRING BACK BIRDIE is pretty baffling to me - I don't get your affinity for that. At least RA was bizarre!
#102re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 2:52pmI just have an affinity for all shows that lasted fewer than 10 performances on Broadway...I love them all, regardless of the show. RAGGEDY ANN just happens to be my obsession right now.
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#103re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 2:55pmI would totally bring back the original CARRIE and ROZA, with Mary Testa.
#104re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 3:00pmMy ROZA obsession was sooooo last year...though I still sing "Happiness Is" and "Different" every once in a while.
fengshuihellnyc
Broadway Star Joined: 3/8/05
#105re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 3:15pmEveryone keeps saying parade and Ragtime. Technically neither shows are flops. Parade was a limited run at lincoln center (which is the norm) and Ragtime was in the ford theatre for 2-3 years.
#106re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 3:20pmbut Ragtime did not make back its investment and therefor is categorized as a flop.
#107re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 3:22pmDid PARADE actually play out its entire scheduled run? When I saw it, the theater was more than half empty (though I LOVED the show).
#108re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 3:23pmI'd love to see a production of Ballroom.
#110re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 3:24pm
but only if we bring Dorothy Loudon back from the dead...
same goes with a revival of THE FIG LEAVES ARE FALLING!
Updated On: 10/24/06 at 03:24 PM
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#111re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 3:28pm
My ROZA obsession is like CATS at the Wintergarden. Now and forever.
Updated On: 10/24/06 at 03:28 PM
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#112re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 4:13pm
Trace-
How did I know you would say "Bring Back Birdie" Granted...I liked it too. What about other flop sequels, like "Whorehouse Goes Public" or "Annie Warbucks/Annie 2"? All of which are kinda catchy if rotten.
#113re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 4:31pmI've only heard the songs to WHOREHOUSE GOES PUBLIC and ANNIE 2. From what I've heard, I love WHOREHOUSE and hate ANNIE 2. With a few more listens, that may change though...I'll probably fall in love with both. Haven't really given ANNIE 2 much of a chance yet...
#114re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 4:35pmagreed on sidce show. and i say brooklyn in a smaller offbway theater. i think if they were to go work more on the book and minimize that more the show could really work. it was just to small for a bway show. i say with an intimate theater it could work.
#115re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 4:37pmThe Woman In White, Carrie, Side Show, Parade, Lestat
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#117re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 5:57pm
Inner City
Rockabye Hamlet
Gantry
Superman
Baker Street
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#118re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 6:15pm
Parade
Caroline, or Change
The Light in the Piazza
Ragtime
Brooklyn
Passion
bwayondabrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/05
#119re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 6:18pm
Light in the Piazza didnt flop.
id say DRACULA, ALL SHOOK UP, and if this is considered a flop, SWEET CHARITY
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#120re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 6:41pm
Do not think you can call Piazza a flop
Revive all the vampire musicals - get a CD on all for Bryan
#121re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 7:14pm
My friend is obesessed with "The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall," which ran one night on Broadway back in the 70s. It was about a Clark Gesner musical about Catholic schoolgirls who plot to kill their nun teachers. It sounds like a riot.
I'd also love to see Roundabout do a star-studded revival of "Anyone Can Whistle." Please, please, please.
-best12bars
"Sorry I am a Theatre major not a English Major"
-skibumb5290
balletandbroadway
Featured Actor Joined: 8/3/06
#122re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 7:19pmChess and Parade most definitely!
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#123re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 7:20pmSaw Morrisey Hall & there was a reason it closed quickly
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#124re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 7:25pm
Yeah, you're right. Piazza isn't a flop. But it wasn't doin' so hot when I saw it. The balcony was almost empty. And I shuddered seeing all those empty seats on the telecast.
And yes, we must send Bryan cast recordings of Dracula, Lestat, Dance of the Vampires, Hot Feet, Ring of Fire, and In My Life for Christmas.
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