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#51

re: Not Since Carrie 2: What Shows Would You Want Included?

Posted: 5/12/10 at 5:07pm

dg - Bring Back Birdie was covered in the first book. And I don't think he'd be able to include Seussical, since it had a national tour and is performed way too frequently in regional and community theatres.

But I'd like to see The Story of My Life, among many others already listed (High Fidelity, Dracula, Lestat, DOTV, The Civil War, Nick & Nora, Good Vibrations, etc).

#52

re: Not Since Carrie 2: What Shows Would You Want Included?

Posted: 5/12/10 at 5:13pm

I would enjoy it if Mandelbaum stuck to the definitions he created in the first book, as well as exploring (at least primarily) only shows that opened after that book.

So that's a run of 250 or less, and opening 1992 or later.

I would like to see his take on
Shows that didn't need to happen
Jane Eyre
The Goodbye Girl
9 to 5
Little Women
A Class Act
Never Gonna Dance
Urban Cowboy
A Tale of Two Cities
The Story of My Life

Shows that should have worked
A Catered Affair
Triumph of Love
Parade
A Year With Frog and Toad
My Favorite Year

”Rock” shows that everyone thinks will “revitalize” the theatre
Passing Strange
13
The Capeman

Just plain silly
Ain't Broadway Grand
Amour
By Jeeves
Big
[title of show]
Metro

#53

re: Not Since Carrie 2: What Shows Would You Want Included?

Posted: 5/12/10 at 6:54pm

If you think that "Nick and Nora" was in "Not Since Carrie," it's because we were reading what he wrote about it in "Theatre Week."

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#54

re: Not Since Carrie 2: What Shows Would You Want Included?

Posted: 5/12/10 at 6:57pm

Sweet Smell of Success

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#55

re: Not Since Carrie 2: What Shows Would You Want Included?

Posted: 5/12/10 at 6:58pm

I've been saying this for ages he should make a sequel to NSC. I think he should cover some of the ones he didn't cover as well, as Gavin said. Maybe one part could be the ones he didnt cover before NSC and part two could be the shows that have flopped since he wrote the book.

I feel like there could be a jukebox section and a revival section...since there's been a lot of those lately.

Recent Broadway and Off-Broadway:: Carrie, Merrily, Ionescopade
Next On The List :: Clybourne Park, Once, Streetcar, BOM

#56

re: Not Since Carrie 2: What Shows Would You Want Included?

Posted: 5/12/10 at 7:01pm

I'd love to read Mandelbaum wax on about Metro, forgot that one. Big and Ain't Broadway Grand would be great too. Casper with Chita Rivera would be a must, I would assume, though I'm not sure it was technically headed for Broadway.

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#57

re: Not Since Carrie 2: What Shows Would You Want Included?

Posted: 5/12/10 at 8:58pm

Enron

#58

re: Not Since Carrie 2: What Shows Would You Want Included?

Posted: 5/13/10 at 2:41am

Loan Star Love
Guys And Dolls (revival)
Disney

#59

re: Not Since Carrie 2: What Shows Would You Want Included?

Posted: 5/13/10 at 2:56am

Just based off of newintown's list, I'd like to see what he'd dig up on A Tale of Two Cities as well. Remember those few articles that popped up right before opening about Barbour's case and how one of the children actor's parents didn't know he went to jail in between engagements? Not to mention it flopped that whole $16 mil or maybe even more.

There'd be good stuff for DRACULA, the musical too..especially with the synthesizer orchestra, over the top unnecessary scenery, the Kelli O'Hara "nudity" scene with PG rated matinees, the whole cast recording saga, etc.!

#60

re: Not Since Carrie 2: What Shows Would You Want Included?

Posted: 5/13/10 at 3:10am

I agree with a lot of these, though my wish list would be:

Lestat
Glory Days
The Pirate Queen
Mambo Kings
The Red Shoes (this may be in the first one...I'm not sure and I'm too lazy to check.)

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#61

re: Not Since Carrie 2: What Shows Would You Want Included?

Posted: 5/13/10 at 12:12pm

Nope, The Red Shoes is not in the first one but is essential because the creative team had creative and generational differences that made for a volatile collaboration. There is a nice collection of articles about that sitch in Steve Suskin's book Second Act Closing.

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#62

re: Not Since Carrie 2: What Shows Would You Want Included?

Posted: 5/13/10 at 12:31pm

So, is NSC 2 really happening?

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#63

re: Not Since Carrie 2: What Shows Would You Want Included?

Posted: 5/13/10 at 12:40pm

How about Roza?

#64

re: Not Since Carrie 2: What Shows Would You Want Included?

Posted: 5/13/10 at 2:02pm

I'd like to see a chapter about the disastrous flops both Lloyd Webber and Boublil/Schonberg had after their enormous successes. Both "Whistle Down the Wind" and "Martin Guerre" failed to make it to Broadway, and "Pirate Queen"... OMG

#65

re: Not Since Carrie 2: What Shows Would You Want Included?

Posted: 5/13/10 at 10:03pm

dg22894, Enron is a play with music. Not a musical.

And TaleofTwo, I hope so. But as of now, there's been no talk of a sequel from Mendelbaum, but we can hope...

Recent Broadway and Off-Broadway:: Carrie, Merrily, Ionescopade
Next On The List :: Clybourne Park, Once, Streetcar, BOM

#66

re: Not Since Carrie 2: What Shows Would You Want Included?

Posted: 5/13/10 at 10:38pm

I don't know which copy you read, twinbelters, but The Red Shoes is in mine.

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#67

re: Not Since Carrie 2: What Shows Would You Want Included?

Posted: 5/13/10 at 11:37pm

Was there a revised edition. I bought mine two years ago and there's no mention of The Red Shoes. The latest musical in the book is Shogun, I believe.

#68

re: Not Since Carrie 2: What Shows Would You Want Included?

Posted: 5/17/10 at 9:47pm

Will you double check gvendo? I don't see The Red Shoes mentioned once in my copy. Also, is there something on your volume that says 2nd edition or expanded edition? What's the latest year on the publishers page? Maybe there's something interesting where the printing numbers are indicated? Cool.

I would love to read ANYTHING by Mandelbaum. I've been reading Mordden's book and he does not compare to Mandelbaum's sly wit and economy of language. I am enjoying Mordden's work, however.

I've long admired the promo art for The Red Shoes and cherish the Playbills a friend in high school gave me after she returned from seeing it.

With Irma you gotta do something!

#69

re: Not Since Carrie 2: What Shows Would You Want Included?

Posted: 5/17/10 at 11:55pm

I have an unworn The Red Shoes t-shirt with sparkly red logo.

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