Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
#1Musicals 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
--Aristotle
sanda
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/10/04
#2re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
Posted: 7/4/09 at 12:32pmI rarely hear any production about "James Joyce's the Dead" which is a shame since I really like the music.
#2re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
Posted: 7/4/09 at 1:11pmBaby
AndAllThatJazz22
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/08
#3re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
Posted: 7/4/09 at 1:12pmCry-Baby?
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
bryan
Broadway Star Joined: 5/12/03
#4re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
Posted: 7/4/09 at 1:35pmcry baby because they was no cast cd made of it .this show will fade away forever. it need a cast cd today.
nydirector2
Featured Actor Joined: 10/4/05
#5re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
Posted: 7/4/09 at 1:37pmBaby is done all of the time in colleges, regional theatres, and community theatres. It certainly has a life.
AndAllThatJazz22
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/08
#6re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
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.
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
#7re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
Posted: 7/4/09 at 1:52pmAh, yes. LESTAT and DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES.
--Aristotle
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#8re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
Posted: 7/4/09 at 2:04pmHigh Fidelity and Good Vibrations. Are those available for licensing, though?
AndAllThatJazz22
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/08
#9re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
Posted: 7/4/09 at 2:09pmCarrie has had its small cult following... that's about it.
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
#10re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
Posted: 7/4/09 at 2:10pmIsn't there going to be a regional production of High Fidelity soon? I think in Boston?
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#11re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
Posted: 7/4/09 at 2:11pm
GYPSY
...I kid
i*heart*fame
Broadway Star Joined: 9/15/04
#12re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
Posted: 7/4/09 at 2:27pmIn My Life.
#13re: 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!
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#14re: 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.
#15re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
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?
#16re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
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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#17re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
Posted: 7/4/09 at 4:11pm
Jerome Robbins' Broadway
Fosse
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#18re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
Posted: 7/4/09 at 4:19pmI 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!!
--Aristotle
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#19re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
Posted: 7/4/09 at 4:23pmTwo 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.
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#20re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
Posted: 7/4/09 at 4:41pm
MOLLY
SARAVA
TIMBOKTU
DROOD
THE ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT
DARLING OF THE DAY
COPPERFIELD
MERLIN
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#21re: 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.
#22re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
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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#23re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
Posted: 7/4/09 at 5:40pmTaboo...HA!
#24re: Musicals that had little-to-no-life after their original production?
Posted: 7/4/09 at 5:43pmDrood 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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