Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?

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Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?

Posted: 7/4/09 at 12:13pm

What are some musicals that have had little-to-no-life after their original production? Meaning the writers wrote it, it premiered, perhaps has been re-tweaked and again had a production, but has not been produced since and is not available for licensing?

Shows that come to my mind:

SAVED
THE OPPOSITE OF SEX
PARTY COME HERE

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--Aristotle

#2

re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?

Posted: 7/4/09 at 12:32pm

I rarely hear any production about "James Joyce's the Dead" which is a shame since I really like the music.

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Posted: 7/4/09 at 1:11pm

Baby

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re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?

Posted: 7/4/09 at 1:12pm

Cry-Baby?

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re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?

Posted: 7/4/09 at 1:35pm

cry baby because they was no cast cd made of it .this show will fade away forever. it need a cast cd today.

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Posted: 7/4/09 at 1:37pm

Baby is done all of the time in colleges, regional theatres, and community theatres. It certainly has a life.

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Posted: 7/4/09 at 1:40pm

bryan, shoo.

Lestat hasn't really had any life since its closing. It has that awful concept recording, but that's about it.

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Posted: 7/4/09 at 1:52pm

Ah, yes. LESTAT and DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES.

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"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

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re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?

Posted: 7/4/09 at 2:04pm

High Fidelity and Good Vibrations. Are those available for licensing, though?

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Posted: 7/4/09 at 2:09pm

Carrie has had its small cult following... that's about it.

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Posted: 7/4/09 at 2:10pm

Isn't there going to be a regional production of High Fidelity soon? I think in Boston?

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Posted: 7/4/09 at 2:11pm

GYPSY








...I kid

#13

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Posted: 7/4/09 at 2:27pm

In My Life.

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re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?

Posted: 7/4/09 at 2:29pm

Have you ever heard of a production of "Raisin" since it was on broadway?
I would LOVE to see that!

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re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?

Posted: 7/4/09 at 3:14pm

I'm sure CARRIE would be done whenever possible by every regional theatre company to college campus. That's IF the rights holders would relinquish their firm control on it.

All productions that have been mounted were done illegally.

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Posted: 7/4/09 at 3:17pm

All productions of Carrie (obviously not the 3 days on Broadway) were done illegally?
That's hard to believe...were they really?

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Posted: 7/4/09 at 3:45pm

I'm upset nothing ever came of The Opposite of Sex, I wanted to atleast hear some of the music. Kerry Butler played Dede, right? She's a bit more recognizable now, but I wonder if she's getting to old to play the character if they wanna bank on her success in Xanadu for a remount somewhere.

http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/reviews/10-2004/the-opposite-of-sex_5208.html
this review here isn't so bad, makes it sound like a mix between next to normal and The Threepenny Opera. Maybe with some tweaking it could('ve) work(ed).

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Posted: 7/4/09 at 4:11pm

Jerome Robbins' Broadway
Fosse
Contact

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#19

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Posted: 7/4/09 at 4:19pm

I saw Kerry Butler, Kaitlin Hopkins, and Gregg Edelman in THE OPPOSITE OF SEX at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Three times. Lots of fun and I would love for a NY production to happen!!

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"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

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re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?

Posted: 7/4/09 at 4:23pm

Two Gentlemen of Verona. Had an OBC recording, won the Tony Award but didn't have much life afterward (i.e. didn't have the same success as its contemporaries JCS, Godspell and Hair). A production was done in Central Park a few years ago, but not even that revived interest in the show.

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#21

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Posted: 7/4/09 at 4:41pm

MOLLY

SARAVA

TIMBOKTU

DROOD

THE ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT

DARLING OF THE DAY

COPPERFIELD

MERLIN

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#22

re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?

Posted: 7/4/09 at 4:46pm

All productions of Carrie (obviously not the 3 days on Broadway) were done illegally?

Seems most aren't really aware of this, but CARRIE didn't play just a couple of performances. It actually played 16 preview performances and 5 regular performances... so that means CARRIE was performed on Broadway (at the Virginia Theatre) a grand total of 21 times before shuttering forever.

#23

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Posted: 7/4/09 at 5:35pm

The Story of My Life!

lol has anyone heard of any regional theaters that are going to do it?

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#24

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Posted: 7/4/09 at 5:40pm

Taboo...HA!

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#25

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Posted: 7/4/09 at 5:43pm

Drood is produced all the time regionally, Dolly. Just check out YouTube for clips from high schools to community theatres to summer stock.

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