Musicals in "Limbo"- Page 2

[gypsy101]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 7:00am

holy crap, 70 years? that's ridiculous.

devonian.t said: "Given that Hamilton took 9 years to be finished (I think) maybe some of those other projects still have time to get to Broadway?"

Hamilton was closer to 5 years (maybe 6) from when he started writing to when it opened off-Broadway.

Updated On: 5/10/16 at 07:00 AM

[KCW]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 7:02am

Nattasha and Pierre was most likely said to be in limbo last year and now it's going on Broadway. So there's hope for some of those shows. Others are just too flawed.

[willrogers2008]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 7:22am

Black Orpheus - directed by George C. Wolfe.

[_IrisTInkerbell]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 8:04am

Soap Dish - they had a reading a few years ago (with a stellar cast) but I haven't heard anything new since. Does anybody have any insight?

Also the Tammy Faye Bakker musical, although I'm not sure "in limbo" is the correct term, more like "in development" I think. Kristin Chenoweth said they would have another workshop this spring. Would love to know if anyone hears anything about that!

[ggersten]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 8:31am

Elfuhbuh said: "The In-Between. There was a concept album a few years ago, a push to try and get it going in the West End, then nothing.

 

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If you mean The Go-Between, it starts previews in London on 27 May 

[tazber]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 8:59am

ggersten said: "Elfuhbuh said: "The In-Between. There was a concept album a few years ago, a push to try and get it going in the West End, then nothing.

 

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If you mean The Go-Between, it starts previews in London on 27 May 

 

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There was a rock musical fantasy about a ghost or something called The In-Between.

 

It was from England and they did a mini-recording, which is available for download.

 

 

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 12:02pm

Witches of Eastwick has had numerous incarnations in the UK.  Like Martin Guerre, We Will Rock You and Flashdance, it's just not up to Broadway standards

Far worse has been produced on Broadway (and will again).  I saw Witches in London and with the exception of a couple of songs, it was a strong show with a memorable and catchy score.  There is no such thing as "Broadway standards".   Some shows succeed and some don't.  Hell, Pirate Queen made it to Broadway and it wasn't a fraction as good as the original Martin Guerre.  

[tazber]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 12:08pm

I really enjoyed Eastwick.

 

I always hoped it would end up on Bway.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 12:09pm

Saw the original in London years ago and really enjoyed it.

[degrassifan]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:07pm

AKarp2013 said: "Maybe "Ever After"? Would be a shame. I adored the score when I saw it at Paper Mill last year. I still have some of them in my head. Wish they had a cast album produced.

 

Agreed. Almost one year later and I still have "When Henry Takes a Princess" and "A Healthy Bit of Competition" stuck in my head. I hope they make a cast album!

 

 

[sorano916]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 1:11pm

I might even fare to put "Bandstand" in the limbo category. Talked to one of the cast members last week and he was unsure about what's next.

[philly03]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 2:06pm

Wildhorn's "Havana" - Slated for the '99-'00 season originally (to be Wildhorn's 4th simultaneously running musical at the time), then pushed back to 2001, to be unheard of until its world premiere was scheduled for Summer 2010 at the Pasadena Playhouse... which went bankrupt right before this and was canceled.

 

The show has been through a myriad of writers - Nilo Cruz, Jack Murphy, Greg Boyd as well as directors in Boyd, Sergio Trujillo (supposed to be his debut as a director), Jerry Zaks over the years.

 

It's music has been released by Rob Evan, David Hasselhoff & Linda Eder through various recordings (other than demos) - most recently on Eder's "Retro." Constantly on Wildhorn's "upcoming productions" list.

 

What ever happened to Charles Strouse's "Minksy's" as well that had a production in L.A. and was rumored for the West End a few years ago?

[Pauly3]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 2:26pm

Regarding The In-Between, the writer/composer is Laura Tisdall. I think she was 22 when she started writing the show and had previously written another show while in college.  She's also written music for plays touring the UK and has recently published her first book.

The In-Between on Youtube

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 2:35pm

It is safe to say all of Wildhorn's musicals are in a permanent limbo and will not see the light of day on Broadway ever which is a shame.

[BroadMagTech]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 3:12pm

Houdini. Really disappointed that Stephen Schwarz and Hugh Jackman left the project. I'm not so sure if a new composer will pick it up.

[newintown]

Posted: 5/10/16 at 3:20pm

"It is safe to say all of Wildhorn's musicals are in a permanent limbo and will not see the light of day on Broadway ever which is a shame."

Seeing as how he has had six shows make it to Broadway (seven, if you count his contributions to Victor Victoria), and all but one (and there is disagreement about that one) lost their investments, why would anyone be surprised if no one ever risked putting on another? (The same question could be asked about Jason Robert Brown, changing the number of shows to five, who as lyricist and composer is more responsible for his shows' failures than Wildhorn is for his, as composer only.)