"Flops" you were lucky enough to see- Page 7

[ruprecht]

Posted: 10/12/07 at 4:25pm

The "flop" term seems alittle broad here so I'll go with something that closed in under a month that I talk about all the time. Fascinating Rhythm. Practically that entire cast has become stars in their own right. They're all either Tony nominees (Patrick Wilson, Orfeh, Michael Berresse), and/or winners (Sara Ramirez, Adriane Lennox). It was Gershwin for crissake, with some seriously incredible singers and there was a tap number, what more could you want?

[Broadway Baby4]

Posted: 10/20/07 at 7:13pm

Please don't hate me.

My flop list:
Tarzan (x2) Once with Josh Strickland and Jenn Gambatese and once with their *horrible* understudies.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - School Trip. ugg! It was HORRIBLE! I was in 8th grade and it was too aimed to little kids.
Lestat - LOVED IT! Saw it the day before it closed (Drew Sarich as Lestat) and was blown away (I saw in the first row)! That's how I discovered Drew Sarich. I'd never heard of him till that day, May 27, 2006

[Chason]

Posted: 10/20/07 at 7:28pm

I'll go with TARZAN, as well. Is a show that plays a year and a few months a bonified FLOP?
I absolutely loved it. Loved the MUSIC and will forever be in love with Josh Strickland.

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

Posted: 12/9/07 at 9:50pm

Shows I saw live

The Wedding Singer
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Somone said it was)

......Cough..... B00tleg$.......Cough

Gotta do somthing for that cold. The downside of living in Chicago.

Big
Fame Becomes Me
Annie 2
Annie Warbucks

[Huey's Pop]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 3:43pm

I attended the first performance of Mack and Mabel at its pre-Broadway stop at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion in Los Angeles. At the time, Student Tickets were $2.00, for which they gave us horrible seats in the balcony.

As soon as we sat down, we checked out the orchestra seating and saw that there were some blocks that were vacant, so we moved down (we were young then and had no fear!)

We sat in the very last row and Jerry Herman was sitting a few seats down from us.

At intermission, I told him that the show was very good (again, no fear!) I lied to him -- It was a mess. Staging was awful -- too much action with no focus. Loved the music though.

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 4:13pm

WOW. You saw the first performance of Mack & Mabel for $2, sat in the orchestra, AND spoke to Jerry Herman? You are one lucky guy.

[Junior]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 4:16pm

High Fidelity. Twice. And say what you will, but I LOVED it and HATE that it closed so soon....

I also saw Tarzan, although I don't consider myself "lucky" for having seen it...

[Huey's Pop]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 5:22pm

I guess I WAS lucky. As a relatively poor student I saw lots of shows in the balcony for $2.00.

I also saw the first performance of "They're Playing Our Song" at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion for $2.00 -- before it went to Broadway. Robert Klein was always one of my favorites (still is) and it was a major thrill to see him in that show.

[Radioactiveduck]

Posted: 12/11/07 at 3:53am

DRACULA!!! It was so gloriously, wonderfully awful.