I can't believe I forgot to say Drood! One of the most fun shows I've ever seen.
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This was is easy for me... PARADE! The score is unbelievable, and the story line is fantastic. I know it is a hard sell, because of the subject line. Regardless, this show really deserves a revival. In second place would be Ragtime. Love everything about that show...
The 2009 revival of Finian's Rainbow also desreves another go at it. It recieved glowing reviews, but it just seemed to open at the wrong theatre at the wrong time....
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With the advances made in technology (projections, lighting, etc) I think a revival of Sunset Boulevard could survive well with big name broadway talents in the role of Norma.
Scaling down the sets to projections (ie the Sunday in the Park) revival would also keep it much more manageable financially
A Day in Hollywood, A Night in The Ukraine...I never read anything about and it was a great show (nominated for I think 9 Tonys, Priscilla Lopez among the winners). It had really fun original songs plus many standards (Gus Kahn, Johnny Mercer to name a few). Even Jerry Herman contributed a some tunes. Throw in the Marx Bros crazy humor, great dancing (ty Tommy Tune), and it was a hell of an enjoyable theater experience.