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Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
#125re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 7:40pmI want my caroline back
Michie
Swing Joined: 5/21/03
#126re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/24/06 at 7:41pmFor what it's worth, Caroline, or Change is currently playing in London at the Lyttleton National Theatre. It opened October 19 and is booking until January 4th.
broadwaybaby221
Featured Actor Joined: 12/26/05
madlibrarian
Broadway Star Joined: 8/15/06
#129re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/25/06 at 12:33amMr. Roxy- What was the reason? Was it the cast or the material?
"I seem to have wandered into the BRAIN load-out thread... "
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"Sorry I am a Theatre major not a English Major"
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"Sorry I am a Theatre major not a English Major"
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#130re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/25/06 at 12:26pmBump
"I seem to have wandered into the BRAIN load-out thread... "
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"Sorry I am a Theatre major not a English Major"
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"Sorry I am a Theatre major not a English Major"
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#131re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/25/06 at 12:36pmTaboo
"I wish the stage were as narrow as the wire of a tightrope dancer, so that no incompetent would dare step upon it." Goethe
#132re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/25/06 at 1:03pm
Carrie...wait no...I mean Rockabye Hamlet!!!
Seriously, I would love to see Darling of the Day come back, I got to see it in Illinois and it was great, I love the score and it's a nice charm show.
"Love the Art in Yourself. Not Yourself in the Art." -- Stanislavski
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#133re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/25/06 at 3:31pm
I only want Rockabye Hamlet if someone is supplying earplugs and cyanide pills....pretty sure my ears bled on that one.
What about Breakfast at Tiffany's? And I totally agree bschneid on the Darling of the Day idea. Maybe a CD Re-issue?
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#134re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/25/06 at 3:49pmI agree with Breakfast at Tiffany's and Darling of the Day, but please god, no Rockabye Hamlet!
#135re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/25/06 at 8:25pmBARE! (enough said)
How can they see with sequins in their eyes?
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#136re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/25/06 at 8:29pmRockabye rocked
Poster Emeritus
#137re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/25/06 at 9:51pmMarie Christine and Bright Lights Big City. Actually I don't know if Bright Lights was a flop or not but I don't think it lasted long and I would've liked to have seen it live.
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#138re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/25/06 at 10:00pm
Wickedfiyer0-
Bare was NOT a flop, by any means, they just lost their backing. They had extended runs in both LA and at ATA
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#139re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/25/06 at 10:33pmBARE was sooooo good. I wish they could have gotten backing.
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
#140re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/26/06 at 11:30am
I agree with a revival of 1968's DARLING OF THE DAY. I have the vinyl LP of the show(I don't think it's on CD)and love it. It is good Jule Styne and the plot seems interesting.Apparently the OBC production was poorly directed and stodgy. It only ran for 31 performances at the flop house George Abbott Theatre off the beaten track on 54th Street, east of 7th Avenue.
Another show that could be revived is the 1958 musical OH CAPTAIN! which starred Tony Randall and ran for 192 performances at the Alvin, now the Neil Simon. It has a very likable score( The ballad "Life Does a Man a Favor" is a winner)and an excellent plot based on the fine film "Captain's Paradise". In 1958 it was competing with WEST SIDE STORY and THE MUSIC MAN, but was at least nominated for a Tony, as was Tony Randall. Randall thought the show a good one and had an undeserving short run.
"Madam Rose...and her daughter...Gypsy!"
Updated On: 10/26/06 at 11:30 AM
ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#141re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/26/06 at 11:52am
Chess
Side Show
Lennon
"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife
AudreyTwoTwo
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/06
#142re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/26/06 at 12:05pmAll Shook Up. :)
The Best of Times is Now!
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RockabyeHamlet
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/1/05
#145re: Flops that deserve one more day in the sun
Posted: 10/26/06 at 12:56pm
Rockabye Hamlet!
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