Forgotten Musicals
Forgotten Musicals
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
Forgotten Musicals #1
Posted: 3/8/22 at 2:41pm
I was just thinking back on all the musicals that ran for a short period of time and then never materialized anywhere else.
I'm thinking of Saved, Far From Heaven, etc. Any that come to mind? Any that have recordings?
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
Forgotten Musicals#2
Posted: 3/8/22 at 2:54pm
There is a wonderful, eccentric Facebook group called Forgotten Musicals which celebrates these types of shows (and sometimes less forgotten shows), just as a heads-up.
Forgotten Musicals#3
Posted: 3/8/22 at 3:09pm
RippedMan said: "I was just thinking back on all the musicals that ran for a short period of time and then never materialized anywhere else.
Wouldn't that apply to, like, 99% of all the musicals ever written?
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
Forgotten Musicals#4
Posted: 3/8/22 at 3:25pm
Well I don't really mean like shows that made it to Broadway and flopped, but more like, the off-Broadway musicals that were announced and performed, and you'd think they would have a life after but they didn't.
Like Dogfight (which I personally love)
But yeah, just want to listen to some forgotten musicals, so was just hoping to start a discussion and bring back some old shows.
Forgotten Musicals#5
Posted: 3/8/22 at 4:00pm
Nobody much talks about It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! anymore.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
Forgotten Musicals#6
Posted: 3/8/22 at 5:04pmI was listening to a podcast with Harvey F. and it occurred to me that A Catered Affair literally vanished into thin air.
Forgotten Musicals#7
Posted: 3/8/22 at 5:22pm
Ghost
spiderman turn off the dark
shoulda been you
Tarzan
it seems like no one ever talks about Joseph anymore. Maybe need a revival
promises promises
if/then
Rocky
side show
once
war Paint
bandstand
King Kong
Forgotten Musicals#8
Posted: 3/8/22 at 6:49pm
What about Raisin? If we hadn't done it at my high school,I never would have known anything about it. (Other than the play it's based on,of course.)
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/20
Forgotten Musicals#9
Posted: 3/8/22 at 6:55pm
KevinKlawitter said: "Nobody much talks aboutIt's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! anymore."
I saw this with my Grandmother and I’m 90% sure we walked out at intermission
Forgotten Musicals#10
Posted: 3/8/22 at 7:05pm
What about Raisin? If we hadn't done it at my high school,I never would have known anything about it. (Other than the play it's based on,of course.)
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
Forgotten Musicals#11
Posted: 3/8/22 at 7:16pm
Theatrefanboy1 said: "Ghost
spiderman turn off the dark
shoulda been you
Tarzan
it seems like no one ever talks about Joseph anymore. Maybe need a revival
promises promises
if/then
Rocky
side show
once
war Paint
bandstand
King Kong"
None of those are forgotten musicals. Most are just musicals you wish you could forget.
Forgotten Musicals#12
Posted: 3/8/22 at 10:06pm
Yeah and those are all pretty recent. Some of those toured or had international productions.
I still stand by “Raining” from Rocky as one of the prettiest songs in the past 10 years.
Forgotten Musicals#13
Posted: 3/11/22 at 7:58pm
Anybody remember the Lord of the Rings musical that played Canada & London in the mid-2000s? An Olivier-nominated show based on such a huge license with music by A.R. Rahman should have made some sort of a cultural imprint - not only isn't it available for licensing, it doesn't even exist as a punchline the way Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark does. All we have is the London cast recording and a few clips on YouTube.
Updated On: 3/11/22 at 07:58 PM
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Forgotten Musicals#16
Posted: 3/13/22 at 4:20pm
Someone mentioned Joseph. That has been revived and on tour non-stop for years in the UK and it is a community (and church) theatre staple performed so often that it’s not unusual to see on season schedules many years in a row. Unless Daniel Fish takes the helm, I just don’t see what another big revival would even offer. Although it’s nice to have kid-friendly fare, Disney has done it bigger and better. Now, the long-rumored cartoon might bring some new life.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
Forgotten Musicals#17
Posted: 3/13/22 at 4:22pm
It just had a big tour a few years ago with American Idol peeps.
I'd love to hear Raisin. Or the forgotten Our Town musical. Love to see Encores put on those types of shows.
Did anyone see Far From Heaven? or A Catered Affair? Both seem like show I would have enjoyed.
Forgotten Musicals#18
Posted: 3/14/22 at 1:54pm
Bernarda Alba is one that comes to mind. I adored it when I saw it and still listen to the beautiful, if sometimes difficult, cast album.
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Forgotten Musicals#20
Posted: 3/14/22 at 3:03pmkdogg36 said: "Bernarda Albais one that comes to mind. I adored it when I saw it and still listen to the beautiful, if sometimes difficult, cast album."
Thank you for that throwback!! I use to wear that album out and cannot wait to revisit.
Forgotten Musicals#21
Posted: 3/17/22 at 1:52pm
I don't know if this would qualify as "forgotten" because it ran for 2 years on Broadway in the early 80's - but I wish we could see a revival of Sophisticated Ladies. The Dancin' revival made me think about it as I saw touring productions of both in the 80s and they were fantastic.
Forgotten Musicals#22
Posted: 3/19/22 at 9:05pm
Drat! The Cat! Book and Lyrics by Ira Levin, Music by Milton Schafer.
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