Musicals That Never Made It To Broadway — Page 5
#102
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.)
#103
Posted: 1/8/12 at 2:31pm
Miss Moffat staring Bette Davis and directed by Josh Logan
#104
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?
#105
Posted: 1/8/12 at 11:24pm
I think THE FIRST WIVES CLUB could work in the right hands...just saying.
#106
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)
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)
#107
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.
#108
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.
#109
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?
Probably not. What is your point?
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#110
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
#111
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
"Tracy... Hold Mama's waffles."
#112
Posted: 10/31/14 at 3:31pm
Rebeeeeeeecaaaaaaaa!
"Was uns befreit, das muss stärker sein als wir es sind." -Tanz der Vampire
#113
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.
#114
Posted: 10/31/14 at 3:42pm
Ernest in Love
The Fantasticks
The Fantasticks
#115
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!
That is literally the name of the thread.
Far From Heaven. Loved that show!
#116
Posted: 10/31/14 at 3:59pm
Chaplin, the original Grand Hotel
#117
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."
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
#118
Posted: 10/31/14 at 4:15pm
I'm referring to the 1983 Anthony Newley Chaplin musical
#119
Posted: 10/31/14 at 5:06pm
Bright Lights, Big City.
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
#120
Posted: 10/31/14 at 5:36pm
Copacabana -- it was horrid. Horrid Horrid Horrid.
"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around."
#121
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)
The Toxic Avenger
Dogfight
Little Miss Sunshine (until reviews went out)
Flashdance (yet)
I Love Lucy (yet, but doubtful)
#122
Posted: 10/31/14 at 5:46pm
There was one about Jimmy Durante called Schnozolla with Jamie Farr of MASH .
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#123
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.
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.
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#124
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.
Heard one song from Chaplin on Newleys last album entitled "Are We Having Fun Yet". It did nothing for me.
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Updated On: 10/31/14 at 07:28 PM
#125
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".
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