Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
jbdc
Leading Actor Joined: 3/17/07
#1Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/23/07 at 10:46pm
With the OCC noms coming out today, and all of the opinions, agreements, disagreements, and claims of nomination robbery--I thought, in the spirit of non-malice, I'd give a thread to those performers who have done fantastic work in shows that didn't fare too well on Broadway.
I'll start with two of my favorites from this season:
Thom Sesma, The Times They are a'Changing
Jenn Collela, High Fidelity
#2re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/23/07 at 10:50pm
Well, probably the best example would be Delores Gray, who won a Best Actress Tony for the musical CARNIVAL IN FLANDERS. Total run of the show: Six performances.
AnnaK<3LMIP
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/20/07
#2re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/23/07 at 10:55pm
Seriously? That's amazing!
I don't know of many myself, but I do know (as does everyone) about Kristin Chenoweth and Roger Bart, who both won Tonys for their work in YAGMCB, which flopped.
#3re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/23/07 at 10:56pmWill Chase in Lennon.
MungoGypsy8232
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/8/07
#4re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/23/07 at 10:57pmChita Rivera got nominated for the flop Merlin and Carolee Carmello got nominated for Lestat. Didn't Dee Hoty get nominated for a flop, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public?
#5re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/23/07 at 11:10pm
Dee Hoty, like Chita gets nominted for practially EVERY show she does. Heck, she even got a Tony nomination out of FOOTLOOSE!
Another example: Christopher Plummer in CYRANO.
#6re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/23/07 at 11:16pmBetty Buckley and Linzi Hately in Carrie(even though Hately did win one award for her performance.
#7re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/23/07 at 11:19pmCyndi Lauper in last season's Threepenny.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#8re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/23/07 at 11:28pm
Michael Arden in THE TIMES.....
and all the dancers.
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#9re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/23/07 at 11:28pmWell, it should be noted that Grey, Rivera, Angela Lansbury, Bernadette Peters, Helen Gallagher (and many others) all starred in FAR more flops than hits.
neddyfrank2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/05
#10re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/23/07 at 11:43pmWhile I wouldn't call her performance GREAT, Stephanie J. Block in The Pirate Queen.
#11re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/23/07 at 11:47pmNorbert Leo Butz in Thou Shalt Not. The show was thrashed by the critics, but he got a Tony nom.
#12re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/23/07 at 11:49pmAccording to Seth Rudesky there were several AMAZING performances in the ill fated "Carrie". Betty Buckley?
#13re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/24/07 at 12:32amMargo, don't forget the incomparable Dorothy Loudon.
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
#14re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/24/07 at 12:39amCeline Dion in The Pirate Queen... oh wait, SJB.. Haha.
#15re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/24/07 at 2:05amadrian beat me to it...Norbert Leo Butz was the single redeeming factor of Thou Shalt Not. He was absolutely fantastic in that show.
jbdc
Leading Actor Joined: 3/17/07
#16re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/24/07 at 8:10amOMG, yes. If only we could all go back and see Dorothy Loudon in Ballroom!
#17re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/24/07 at 8:19amRobert Preston and Bernadette Peters in MACK AND MABEL.
philcrosby
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/17/04
#18re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/24/07 at 8:25am
Patricia Routledge in 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
Georgia Brown in CARMELINA
#19re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/24/07 at 8:37am
Elaine Stritch in 1958's GOLDILOCKS
Pat Stanley and Russell Nype received Tony awards for their work in GOLDILOCKS, a musical that received mixed reviews but only ran for 161 performances.
Buy the CD on Amazon.com and hear for yourself!
#20re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/24/07 at 8:40amDebra Monk in Steel Pier.
Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
#21re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/24/07 at 8:51amDaniel Davis in "Wrong Mountain". The critics all hated the show but praised his performance. (Most theatre-goers felt the same way).
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onceadancer2
Leading Actor Joined: 5/22/03
#22re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/24/07 at 12:08pm
Gertrude Niessen in the 1940s war camp musical of all time, FOLLOW THE GIRLS. The reviews were awful, calling it tacky, stupid, imbecilic, vapid, degrading, vile, an insult to one's intelligence, etc. It didn't matter. The audiences came. Part of the fun of FOLLOW THE GIRLS were the regulars who came and would call out the dialogue from their seats.
loverly90
Swing Joined: 5/16/05
#23re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/24/07 at 12:12pmAlice Ripley & Emily Skinner in Side Show
#24re: Great Performances in Shows that Flopped or Got Panned
Posted: 4/24/07 at 12:13pmLansbury in Prettybelle and Dear World
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