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Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
#25re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 3:08pmI really don't think you can say that "Glory Days" was "much anticipated" by the theatre community as a whole.
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husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#26re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 3:22pm
Actually B3 I was.
I have a feeling Billy Elliot may be the next one.
Wasn't Taboo expected to be big as well?
Figaro2
Chorus Member Joined: 4/8/08
#27re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 3:22pm
West End.
Hunting of the Snark, some truely lovely performances and songs.
Children of Eden.ditto
Martin Guerre.ditto
Moby Dick. Great fun......
would love to have seen Metropolis.love Judy Kuhn, love the CD
great shame.
#28re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 4:10pm1600 Pennsylvania Ave
#29re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 4:18pmSomeone mentioned Cry-Baby, I read producers really expected it to do as well as Hairspray. Also I don't think Young Frankenstein is going to crash and burn even though its not reporting box office, I'm pretty sure it's gonna have a pretty long run and make good money despite the mediocre reviews.
#30re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 4:22pm
For me, the biggest recent disappointments were:
TARZAN,
PIRATE QUEEN, and
CHITTY
Oh well...
#31re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 4:26pmYeah, I just re-read the title and realized that Little Mermaid didn't crash and burn.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#32re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 4:27pmCry Baby deserved a better fate as did many of those shows listed in this thread.
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#33re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 4:31pmYou think that the worst shows deserved a better fate.
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#33re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 4:31pmYou think that the worst shows deserved a better fate.
#35re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 4:36pmThe Pirate Queen is definately high on that list
#36re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 4:39pmThe only way Billy elliot will crash and burn is if they try to dumb it down for American audiences. I think it might do quite well here.
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Joined: 12/31/69
#37re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 4:52pmBig. I was just watching the movie today and wondering how it went so wrong.
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#39re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 4:57pmBeatles fan- Producers is the first to come to mind. The anticipation was huge. Spamalot. Wicked- I heard about that a good year before it started rehearsals.
#40re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 5:02pmHAIRSPRAY, WICKED, BOY FROM OZ, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, SPAMALOT, JERSEY BOYS, SOUTH PACIFIC revival...all these are shows that opened within the past few years (Save for BEAUTY AND THE BEAST) that were highly anticipated and ended up being a financial success.
Rosie2107
Swing Joined: 6/22/08
#41re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 5:05pm
i saw Billy Elliot in the west end and i thought it was fantastic, i'd be suprised if it doesnt do well but then i guess it all depends on how american audiences take it how much they can relate to it as its based alot on british history, but if the movie did well why not the musical?
Updated On: 6/22/08 at 05:05 PM
#42re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 5:10pmThe Lion King had a lot of hype, pretty much any Disney show did and the only to not be that successful was Tarzan
#43re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 5:13pmThe Drowsy Chaperone in London, nowhere near as successful as Broadway. Haven't quite a few huge Broadway shows flopped in London?
LePetiteFromage
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/19/08
#45re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 5:17pm
Both 'Rent' flops were unavoidable. First they put it in the Shaftesbury, which has only recently had its curse lifted by 'Hairspray', and it would have been an absolute travesty had 'Rent: Remixed' NOT flopped, it was that bad. ^_^
MovieGuy1031
Broadway Star Joined: 11/13/06
#46re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 7:25pm
'Glory Days'
I remember the threads predicting that it would take the 4th nom for best musical at the Tony's.
- Eeyore
#47re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 7:33pmThe Pirate Queen. Definitely.
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
#48re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 10:13pm
"Maybe it was anticipated until Terry Hands and Debbie Allen signed on"
Ouch!
#49re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 10:21pmLone Star Love anyone?
#50re: Much Anticipated Musicals That Crashed & Burned - Big Time
Posted: 6/22/08 at 10:52pmHow about the latin themed musical that didn't even make it to Broadway? I can't remember it's name but it had a solid cast.
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