Musicals That Never Made It To Broadway- Page 5

[NJBway]

Posted: 1/7/12 at 12:10pm

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[charlesjguiteau]

Posted: 1/7/12 at 1:31pm

Has anyone mentioned KEPT? The Studio 54 musical from 2002. Book by Stephen Chbosky and Bill Russell. Music by Henry Krieger. Lyrics by Russell. Starred Christiane Noll and Will Swenson. We raced to Mountainview south of San Francisco to catch the next show by the composer of Dreamgirls. Ah me. Oh, the title? That referred to the status of Will Swenson's gigolo character-- he was... KEEEEPPPPPPPPT! (Yep, that was the title tune.)

[Wilmingtom]

Posted: 1/8/12 at 2:31pm

Miss Moffat staring Bette Davis and directed by Josh Logan

[newintown]

Posted: 1/8/12 at 2:37pm

Does this thread have a point, other than everyone naming a show a that never was on Broadway?

[gabrieljwickedone]

Posted: 1/8/12 at 11:24pm

I think THE FIRST WIVES CLUB could work in the right hands...just saying.

[jayinchelsea]

Posted: 1/9/12 at 12:14am

The two I saw:
PRETTYBELLE with Angela Lansbury (closed in Boston, saw it the same weekend I saw the tryout of FOLLIES in 1971)
MISS MOFFAT with Bette Davis (closed in Philadelphia, 1974)

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 1/9/12 at 8:16am

CHarles, I remember hearing about Kept but had completely frogotten. But didn't Will Swenson play a young doctor and Noll was the Camille figure who was kept by an older man (played by a soap star I'm blanking on...) I followed reviews when it came out and thought that was the crux of its modern take on Camille.

[charlesjguiteau]

Posted: 1/9/12 at 10:11am

^ I could be misremembering the plot to some extent (it was one of the worse nights of musical theater I've ever endured), but my recollection is that both main characters were in some way kept for sexual favors by others as the night wore on. When I think of the title tune, it's Will Swenson's voice I hear in my head bellowing KEEEPPPT over and over, so assume his role as gigolo longing for true love was what stayed with me here.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 1/9/12 at 1:30pm

Does this thread have a point, other than everyone naming a show a that never was on Broadway?

Probably not. What is your point?

[egghumor]

Posted: 1/9/12 at 1:48pm

jayinchelsea, I'd really appreciate it if you'd share your memories of MISS MOFFITT and PRETTYBELLE. I was surprised how much I loved the PRETTYBELLE cast recording when I obtained it back in 1999. Was it as bad on stage as people said? I realize the material and tone was quite challenging for audiences, but was it staged and designed well? And what can be said about MISS MOFFITT? Supposedly Bette Davis wanted the show closed, but I remember in a 60 MINUTES interview some years later, she said th at Albert Hague's score was quite good. Really? Details please!



Updated On: 1/9/12 at 01:48 PM

[followspot]

Posted: 10/31/14 at 3:21pm

Fun old thread.

I'll add one more I wouldn't believe if I hadn't seen it myself:

MASK: THE MUSICAL

[Elfuhbuh]

Posted: 10/31/14 at 3:31pm

Rebeeeeeeecaaaaaaaa!

[evic]

Posted: 10/31/14 at 3:39pm

The Prince Of Grand Street with Robert Preston and Neva Small and The Last Minstrel Show with Della Reese. Both closed in Philadelphia in 1978.

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 10/31/14 at 3:42pm

Ernest in Love
The Fantasticks

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 10/31/14 at 3:56pm

"Does this thread have a point, other than everyone naming a show a that never was on Broadway?"

That is literally the name of the thread.

Far From Heaven. Loved that show!

[Fantod]

Posted: 10/31/14 at 3:59pm

Chaplin, the original Grand Hotel

[haterobics]

Posted: 10/31/14 at 4:03pm

"Chaplin, the original Grand Hotel"

Chaplin never made it on Broadway?! That's weird, since I saw it...

According to the Internets: "The musical premiered on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on August 21, 2012 in previews and officially on September 10, 2012. The musical closed on January 6, 2013, after 24 previews and 136 performances." Updated On: 10/31/14 at 04:03 PM

[Fantod]

Posted: 10/31/14 at 4:15pm

I'm referring to the 1983 Anthony Newley Chaplin musical

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 10/31/14 at 5:06pm

Bright Lights, Big City.

[JRybka]

Posted: 10/31/14 at 5:36pm

Copacabana -- it was horrid. Horrid Horrid Horrid.

[gleek4114]

Posted: 10/31/14 at 5:43pm

Heathers (yet)
The Toxic Avenger
Dogfight
Little Miss Sunshine (until reviews went out)
Flashdance (yet)
I Love Lucy (yet, but doubtful)

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 10/31/14 at 5:46pm

There was one about Jimmy Durante called Schnozolla with Jamie Farr of MASH .

[inception]

Posted: 10/31/14 at 7:24pm

Darling

By Ryan Scott Oliver, has had some regional productions: weird take on the Peter Pan story set in the 30's, Peter and "the feather boys" are male whores, and magic dust is cocaine. A few good songs though.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 10/31/14 at 7:28pm

Unfortunately, the Wildhorn shows never will.

Heard one song from Chaplin on Newleys last album entitled "Are We Having Fun Yet". It did nothing for me.

Updated On: 10/31/14 at 07:28 PM

[jemjeb2]

Posted: 11/1/14 at 4:22am

The first "Broadway" show I saw, though it didn't make it out of Boston - "Hot September" - the musical version of "Picnic".