Interesting Musicals That Never Made It To Broadway

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Interesting Musicals That Never Made It To Broadway

Posted: 2/3/08 at 11:30am

Sayonara
Arthur The Musical
Elmer Gantry
Harold & Maude - would be great Off Broadway
Paper Moon

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#2

re: Interesting Musicals That Never Made It To Broadway

Posted: 2/3/08 at 11:50am

i'm actually trying out for harold and maude in cleveland.

Bare!

#3

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Posted: 2/3/08 at 11:52am

Good luck

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#4

re: Interesting Musicals That Never Made It To Broadway

Posted: 2/3/08 at 12:02pm

Shine - The Horatio Alger Musical

#5

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Posted: 2/3/08 at 12:09pm

Here Lies Jennie with Bebe Newirth
Shockheaded Peter
Elegies
A Man of No Importance

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Posted: 2/3/08 at 12:15pm

Shockheaded Peter = amazingness

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re: Interesting Musicals That Never Made It To Broadway

Posted: 2/3/08 at 12:17pm

I actually worked backstage on a good show with the unfortunate title "Heaven and the Homeboy". It was directed and choreographed by George Faison (choreographer of the original Wiz). It was actually quite a good show about angels who come down to help an inner city teen find a good path to live on. Even Oprah and Bill Cosby gave some money to our production, but it never went further than us. Too bad.

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#8

re: Interesting Musicals That Never Made It To Broadway

Posted: 2/3/08 at 1:48pm

A Little Princess

#9

re: Interesting Musicals That Never Made It To Broadway

Posted: 2/3/08 at 1:59pm

Phantom (Maury Yeston version)-- I saw it in summer stock and it's a really nice score. Of course, I know why it never would open in NYC, but it's a shame.

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re: Interesting Musicals That Never Made It To Broadway

Posted: 2/3/08 at 2:00pm

I second BARE

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re: Interesting Musicals That Never Made It To Broadway

Posted: 2/3/08 at 2:07pm

Lone Star Love
The Mambo Kings

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re: Interesting Musicals That Never Made It To Broadway

Posted: 2/3/08 at 2:20pm

Romance in Hard Times. It was announced to go to the Music Box Theatre after a run at the Public Theatre, but it never happened. The show was nuts, but it did feature some very distinctive Bill Finn songs that I'd love to hear again.

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re: Interesting Musicals That Never Made It To Broadway

Posted: 2/3/08 at 3:10pm

Was HERE LIES JENNY ever considered for a Broadway transfer?
I'd say LOLITA, MY LOVE.

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#14

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Posted: 2/3/08 at 5:03pm

We Take The Town

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#15

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Posted: 2/3/08 at 5:04pm

Sister Act

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re: Interesting Musicals That Never Made It To Broadway

Posted: 2/3/08 at 5:07pm

Say Hello To Harvey.
The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz

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#17

re: Interesting Musicals That Never Made It To Broadway

Posted: 2/3/08 at 5:20pm

3hree
Sleeping Beauty Wakes

#18

re: Interesting Musicals That Never Made It To Broadway

Posted: 2/3/08 at 5:22pm

1491
Gone With The WInd

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#19

re: Interesting Musicals That Never Made It To Broadway

Posted: 2/3/08 at 5:39pm

Two by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones:
"Colette" (now "Colette Collage") and "Grovers' Corners"

Jule Styne and Bob Merrill's "Prettybelle"

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#20

re: Interesting Musicals That Never Made It To Broadway

Posted: 2/3/08 at 5:42pm

Second to "Sister Act." Love that show.

#21

re: Interesting Musicals That Never Made It To Broadway

Posted: 2/3/08 at 5:44pm

HONK! Which has an amazing life without ever having played Broadway... but would love to see it take manhattan.

#22

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Posted: 2/3/08 at 5:54pm

I third Bare.

I also say Children of Eden. Amazing music. But isn't that supposed to be getting a Broadway slot sometime soon?

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Posted: 2/3/08 at 6:01pm

I fourth Bare :)

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#24

re: Interesting Musicals That Never Made It To Broadway

Posted: 2/3/08 at 6:09pm

I was looking at a musical on Theatrical Rights Worldwide's website called "Nevermore", based on Poe's poems, and it seems very interesting, but never made it past the regional stage.
Nevermore

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re: Interesting Musicals That Never Made It To Broadway

Posted: 2/3/08 at 6:10pm

- BAT BOY

- An English adaptation of DER GLOCKER VON NOTRE DAME

- BAT BOY

- PETER PAN (George Stiles/Anothony Drewe adaptation)

- BAT BOY

- THE OPPOSITE OF SEX

- BAT BOY

- PARTY COME HERE

- BAT BOY

- HERRINGBONE

- BAT BOY

- DAS BARBECUE

- BAT BOY

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Updated On: 2/3/08 at 06:10 PM