Most Overdue Revival

Curious what people think now that Funny Girl finally happened. I would say the following, probably in this order:

Dreamgirls
The Wiz
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Parade
Secret Garden

I would maybe even add The Sound of Music - hard to believe it's been almost 25 years.

Passion

Maybe for Encores : Raisin, Purlie, Two Gentlemen of Verona

I’ll say, while it’s been twice revived, I think we’re due for a Sweeney Todd on Broadway that’s not minimalistic as both of the revivals were. I’d love to see the show tackled all grandiose like Hal Prince originally did it.

I also agree with the mentions of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Passion, Parade, and Dreamgirls. Crazy to think the last one hasn’t been back since the first production.

Floyd Collins

ATerrifyingAndImposingFigure said: "I’ll say, while it’s been twice revived, I think we’re due for a Sweeney Todd on Broadway that’s not minimalistic as both of the revivals were. I’d love to see the show tackled all grandiose like Hal Prince originally did it."

Well, how grandiose it will be remains to be seen, but keep your eyes peeled this fall.

Beauty and the Beast

Tommy and Kiss of the Spider Woman (with Nicole Scherzinger, Robin de Jesus and Josh Segarra)

I did a blog post about this not too long ago. The shows I listed were Dreamgirls, Guys & Dolls, Mame, Man of La Mancha, Oliver!, and Show Boat.

​Which Musicals Are Due for Broadway Revivals?

City of Angels

Agree with many of those above, and would add:

Ragtime

Grand Hotel

Urinetown

Crazy For You

Me and My Girl

The Drowsy Chaperone

g.d.e.l.g.i. said: "ATerrifyingAndImposingFigure said: "I’ll say, while it’s been twice revived, I think we’re due for a Sweeney Todd on Broadway that’s not minimalistic as both of the revivals were. I’d love to see the show tackled all grandiose like Hal Prince originally did it."

Well, how grandiose it will be remains to be seen, but keep your eyes peeled this fall."



Ooof tantalizing. If this is actually true, I really hope that powers that be decide to bring Carolee back as Mrs Lovett because she was a miracle in that role at Barrow Street production a couple of years ago. Although, if this is indeed a Broadway revival, she might not be a big enough name.

Valentina3 said: "Ooof tantalizing. If this is actually true, I really hope that powers that be decide to bring Carolee back as Mrs Lovett because she was a miracle in that role at Barrow Street production a couple of years ago. Although, if this is indeed a Broadway revival, she might not be a big enough name."

She'd better than who they have in mind, who is about equal in name status as far as I'm concerned. Co-starring with Jake Gyllenhaal in a previous Sondheim revival isn't exactly the sole criterion I'd be interested in, but hey, I ain't them.