Revivals That Were Surprise Hits
Revivals That Were Surprise Hits
#1Revivals That Were Surprise Hits
Posted: 11/11/12 at 10:41pmWhat are some revivals that weren't "expected" to do well but ended up being a hit?
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#2Revivals That Were Surprise Hits
Posted: 11/11/12 at 10:44pmNO NO NANETTE
#2Revivals That Were Surprise Hits
Posted: 11/11/12 at 10:44pmCHICAGO
--Aristotle
#3Revivals That Were Surprise Hits
Posted: 11/11/12 at 10:50pmThe most recent Anything Goes revival
#4Revivals That Were Surprise Hits
Posted: 11/11/12 at 11:08pm1776
#5Revivals That Were Surprise Hits
Posted: 11/11/12 at 11:40pmHair was expected to flop finanically...it didn't even have all of its backers until until previews began and then it made all its money back 3 months becoming one of the quickest financial recoupments in Broadway musical history.
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#7Revivals That Were Surprise Hits
Posted: 11/12/12 at 12:53amChicago was so unexpected, they originally went into the Richard Rodgers Theatre for what was supposed to be a limited run. Steel Pier already had it booked for later that spring. Luckily, "big - the musical" closed, making the Shubert available, so Chicago moved there to continue its run. In 1998, after Chicago had been running a little over a year, they announced that tickets were on sale for the Millemiun New Years Eve performance. People thought that was crazy =- there was no way it could run another two years. It ran another 14 (and counting).
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