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"Flops" you were lucky enough to see
masterthes
Stand-by Joined: 11/7/04
#50re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 3:33amJane Eyre and BKLYN (also, would Good Night, Gracie count, or was that a limited engagement?)
#51re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 4:08amDance Of The Vampires- jesus that was bad! BAD!
#52re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 4:09amSideShow -still a great favourite of mine. Id die to see it again.
#53re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 4:09am
Sweet Smell Of (NOT) Sucess - great score.
#54re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 4:12am
In London-
Leonardo
Bernadette
Lautrec
Fields Of Ambrosia
Zeigfeld
Behind The Iron Mask
Always
Winnie
Marilyn
Beyond the Rainbow
...the list goes on.
#54re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 4:13am
Its interesting to see what works on Broadway then doest in London and vice versa.
The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas Broadway 1584 perfs
London 167
Swenney Todd (original) Broadway 557
London 146
City Of Angels Broadway 879
London 182
La Cage Aux Folles Broadway 1761
London 212
#56re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 4:23amdid you really did to post 5 times in a row?
#57re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 4:31am
Excuse me!!!
...at least i posted something constructive!
#58re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 5:19amYes, I saw the original MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG and while not an outright disaster, it was clearly not working. But what a fantastic score!
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#59re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 7:25am
I am going out for the papers now so I will whet your appetite with the Titanic of flops
Rockabye Hamlet
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#60re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 7:37am
I've seen my share. Flops have come, flops have gone. Honorable Flops like GRIND and A DOLL'S LIFE that tried to do something interesting but couldn't quite get there, and Dis-Honorable Disasters like GOOD VIBRATIONS and the embodiment of evil CORAM BOY.
The two that are closest to my heart:
CARRIE THE MUSICAL -- Still the living embodiment of So Bad It's Good. The PLAN NINE FROM OUTER SPACE of musicals.
DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES -- Wow. I've never laughed so hard in my life, most especially at things that weren't intended to be funny.
jagfkb
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/29/07
#61re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 7:46am
Seussical-2001 (It might have been the closing night too
Into the woods- 2002 (twice, I LOVED IT!)
Little Shop of horrors-2003 (If I'm correct it didn't make that much money. I also saw it again on closing night)
Millie-2004 (ok, loved the tap though)
Wonderful Town-2004 (pretty good)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (the car was cool, but the first act was terrible)
La Cage Aux Folles (Closing Night)
The Woman in White (opening night)
Lestat
Tarzan
#62re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 7:58am
The rvival of 'La Cage' was pretty dire and totaly un needed.
'The Look Of Love' -the look on Ann Reinkings face at the preview said it all. Dreadfuly dreary crap.
'Cyrano-The Musical' I thought it looked stunning and the music was ok.
shiz_student94
Featured Actor Joined: 7/29/07
#63re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 8:22am
The Wedding Singer, which is one of my absolute FAVORITE shows (Up with Wicked and Grease!)...I got to see it twice.
Little Shop of Horrors Revival. That was also a great production. I saw this twice too. This was my 2nd show on Broadway, and I was much younger and wouldn't know anything about a cast, and then to my surprise, years later I'm looking at the playbill and find out I saw Joey Fatone. 
Pretty Cool!
#64re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 8:27am
Broadway:
Jane Eyre
Seussical
Thou Shalt Not
Sweet Smell of Success
The Pirate Queen
Waiting in the Wings
The Dinner Party
Proposals
London:
Boyband
Closer to Heaven
#65re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 8:29ami was only a kid but i got to watch Carrie on the opening night at Stratford and me and the rest of the audience loved it, it got a huge ovation at the end.Now i get to watch it all the time on dvd
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#66re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 8:37am
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The Wedding Singer
Caroline, or Change
#67re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 8:48amCaroline, or Change! BBBBOOOOOOOOOREING!
#68re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 8:50amWell there it is. That last post speaks volumes.
#70re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 8:53am'The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public" should neve have been put in front the paying public.
#71re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 9:23am
Goodtime Charlie
Home Sweet Homer
King of Hearts
Platinum
Pacific Overtures
Merrily We Roll Along
A Doll's life
Mack and Mabel
Cyrano
Baby
My parents had a group of freinds who were regular investors. A lot of these I saw with them at or around the opening. I always remember when the bad reviews came out my father would tell us all what a crapshot it was to invest in the theater. My mother would act like the critics had personally attacked their friends.
it was pretty funny. I was in my early teens at the time and I remember most of them pretty well except for Home Sweet Homer, and Platinum which were both a complete mess.
#72re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 9:41amGreat story there, fab.
#73re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 9:55am
Raggedy Ann
Smile
Into the Light
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#74re: 'Flops' you were lucky enough to see
Posted: 8/26/07 at 10:04amI will say I was one of the few people who actually got to see "Wind in the Willows" (w/Nathan Lane) in the 80s.
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