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#1

"Flops" you were lucky enough to see

Posted: 8/25/07 at 11:16pm

By "flops" I mean shows that didn't run more than a couple of months or so.
"In My Life" was PAINFUL to sit through. By this I mean because I felt so sorry for the actors, the audience laughing uproariously at totally inappropriate chunks throughout the show. Those actors commited so hard to what they were doing, but that material was just...insane.
I also saw My Favorite Year 12 years ago (give or take) and loved Andrea Martin, that's really all I remember from that show...
Lucifer's Child with Julie Harris was a bore as well.
#2

re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see

Posted: 8/25/07 at 11:20pm

CARRIE
BELLS ARE RINGING (Faith Prince revival)
MY FAVORITE YEAR
NICK & NORA
THE PIRATE QUEEN
LENNON
STEEL PIER
SIDE SHOW
TRIUMPH OF LOVE
THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE GOES PUBLIC
SMILE

...too many others I can't remember as of right now.


#4

re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see

Posted: 8/25/07 at 11:21pm

Technically "High Fidelity" was a flop, but I saw it and enjoyed it very much.
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#5

re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see

Posted: 8/25/07 at 11:22pm

Brody - you saw Smile??

wow.
"Zac is sweet as can be. He's very much just a sweet kid from California who happens to have a face that looks like it was drawn by Michelangelo, (if Michelangelo did anime)."
-Adam Shankman.

"I haven't left this building since Windows 3.1!"

"Celebrating a birthday this week: Rene Descartes is 412! Do you know who he is? Then why are you watching this show? You could probably get into college and even get one of those job things. As for the rest of us; Amanda Bynes is 22! Yay!"
-E!'s "The Soup"
#6

re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see

Posted: 8/25/07 at 11:23pm

Grey Gardens... financially it was a flop, I don't if this is the "type" or flop you were looking for.
#7

re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see

Posted: 8/25/07 at 11:25pm

Yes, In My Life sucked. Sucked very much.

But it still rates as one of the most entertaining experiences I've ever spent in the theater. What was entertaining? The fact that it was one of the most well thought-out pieces of crap shows in the history of pieces of crap shows. Joe Brooks knew exactly what he wanted and, unlike many other shows where there's a lot of in-fighting, he got it, since he wrote, directed, and probably produced it.

What else have I seen? High Fidelity, Dracula, Lennon, Pirate Queen, Elvis People, Barefoot in the Park (with Amanda Peet), Ring of Fire, Lestat, Hot Feet, Wedding Singer, Caine Mutiny (with David Schwimmer), Tarzan, Brooklyn, Good Vibrations, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang...the list goes on.

The only one I missed, and I regret it so much...Blonde in the Thunderbird.

Updated On: 8/25/07 at 11:25 PM

#8

re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see

Posted: 8/25/07 at 11:26pm

Oh dear, let me think:

BROOKLYN (My best friend's family treated me to the show)
La Cage aux Folles (1004 Revival) (Gary and Daniel were really, really good - from what I can remember of it)
Mimi le Duck (I thought Annie and Eartha carried the piece)
Evil Dead (I loved it, but yeah...)
How to Save ... 90 Minutes (Comp. tickets I won)
The Pirate Queen (Comp. tickets I won)
DEUCE (Front row I got for less than $50 a pop - Only for Angelia Lansbury, of course - Weak material, good laughs)


Updated On: 8/25/07 at 11:26 PM

#9

re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see

Posted: 8/25/07 at 11:27pm

High Fidelity. Except I call myself unlucky. Sorry...that's how I feel about the show. re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
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#10

re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see

Posted: 8/25/07 at 11:34pm

End Of The World
Platinum
A Doll's Life
Frankenstein
Treemonisha
Bring Back Birdie
The Goodbye People
Murder at the Howard Johnson's
King of Hearts
Angel
The Water Engine / Mr. Happiness
A History of the American Film
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
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#12

re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see

Posted: 8/25/07 at 11:37pm

Here are my most recent:

Coram Boy. I absolutely loved it. And if we're counting Grey Gardens, that, too. re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see

Oh, and Deuce. I enjoyed the ladies, hated the show.

lc
#13

re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see

Posted: 8/25/07 at 11:39pm

I agree about High Fidelity, millie.

I am happy that I got to see Lestat, Good Vibrations, Pirate Queen, and Deuce (just for the opportunity to see Lansbury live).

The rest of the flops I have seen I could have done without.
#14

re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see

Posted: 8/25/07 at 11:40pm

The Sweeney Todd Revival
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#15

re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see

Posted: 8/25/07 at 11:40pm

Well, "Grey Gardens" was a financial flop I loved.

"Chita Rivera; The Dancer's Life" wasn't exactly a hit either. In fact, I think it has one of the shortest runs in a while.
Some people paint, some people sew, I meddle.
#16

re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see

Posted: 8/25/07 at 11:41pm

I enjoyed Coram Boy as well, but the "floppiness" could've been cut out, I.E. the retarded character gyrating up in heaven after his death...
#17

re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see

Posted: 8/25/07 at 11:44pm

If two months is your benchmark, some shows mentioned here don't fit that criteria. "Brooklyn" ran just under three months, the "La Cage aux Folles" revival ran for over six months and the "Sweeney Todd" revival ran for ten months.
"Smart! And into all those exotic mystiques -- The Kama Sutra and Chinese techniques. I hear she knows more than seventy-five. Call me tomorrow if you're still alive!"
#19

re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see

Posted: 8/25/07 at 11:51pm

Sweeney Todd which wasnt really a flop, but it didnt last too long. I'm so glad that I saw Grey Gardens. Oh, and The Apple Tree revival.
#20

re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see

Posted: 8/25/07 at 11:53pm

But "The Apple Tree" was limited engagement, so I don't think it's really a flop, personally.
Some people paint, some people sew, I meddle.
#21

re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see

Posted: 8/25/07 at 11:57pm

even though these were all "flops" i did not dislike them all. I thought some of them were pure horrible fun

brooklyn
in my life
Sqwank
urban cowboy
Confederate widow (opening and closing)
dance of the vampires
dracula
lestat
tom sawyer
Pirate queen
#22

re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see

Posted: 8/26/07 at 12:00am

WithoutATrace, what flop are you watching right now??
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#24

re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see

Posted: 8/26/07 at 12:03am

Anyone see the original MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG?
We serve their food, We carve their meat, We tend to their house, We polish their Silverware.
#25

re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see

Posted: 8/26/07 at 12:03am

If it's "The Rink," I should get a prize.

EDIT: If it's "Marilyn," you're my hero.
Some people paint, some people sew, I meddle.

Updated On: 8/26/07 at 12:03 AM

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