Musicals that were announced but never materialised. — Page 3

ChgoTheatreGuy said: "Patti Labelle was supposed to have starred in a revival of "House of Flowers" that never materialized..."





I saw La Belle in HOUSE OF FLOWERS at the Westbury Music Fair. I enjoyed the show but it wasn't Broadway material.

nealb1 said: "No, "Funny Girl" with Lea Michelle was never official. It was to have been revived in 2012 with Lauren Ambrose, but the show was cancelled in late 2011 when several investors pulled their funding. The show was going to open in Los Angeles first at The Ahmanson Theatre, and then go to New York."


Wasn’t the Imperial Theatre lines up to receive Funny Girl if my memory serves me correct?

LucyEth said: "I worked on "Whistle Down the Wind." The official reason that the show was "postponed" was -- ironically enough -- that Really Useful was nervous about losing the Tony Awardto "Steel Pier" that season! That and to give the creativesmore time to work out the kinks. Something that might have been done in Washington had not eachone of themdisappeared after opening night."

Thanks for that and very interesting. Didn’t know they were nervous of Steel Pier

Did the producers actually put the marquee up at the Martin Beck theatre?

The Martin Beck theatre is a Jujamcyn theatre, a theatre group that has never hosted a ALW show before or since, do you know why ALW switched from the Shuberts Organization, this was lined up for the flagship Shubert Theatre according to Gerald Schonefeld and at the time apart from Jesus Christ Superstar that went to the Mark Hellinger Theatre and Starlight Express that ended up in the Gershwin/Uris, all his other shows played in a Shubert property, why did he switch?

I guess transferring a iconic story to America and get Jim Steinman to do the lyrics, should have been a big hit, however what the booked lacked the score didn’t and Jim Steinman lyrics were sensational, especially the song ‘unsettled scores,’ which is breathtaking.

Phantom of London, no I don't think "Whistle" ever put up a marquee. I always wondered what became of the show after DC, and when it didn't come to NYC. Was it ever done regionally anywhere in the US?

Davis Gaines played the lead in "Whistle," with Irene Molloy as the leading lady. So many were certain that DG would become a mega-superstar once it came to NYC.

nealb1 said: "I always wondered what became of the show after DC, and when it didn't come to NYC. Was it ever done regionally anywhere in the US?"

There was a small-scale tour, which I saw in Philadelphia in February of 2008. I think it closed early right after that.

Whistle Down the Wind was a dreary show and Gale Edwards was a dull director on this and JCS at the Lyceum. So bland.