Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present — Page 2

#26

re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present

Posted: 3/22/08 at 10:51pm

does Tale of Two Cities count?

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#27

re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present

Posted: 3/22/08 at 11:19pm

"Kander&Ebb's The Visit and (even though it never went beyond a workshop until now)"

Actually, the Goodman Theatre in Chicago mounted a production of The Visit in 2001 with Chita Rivera and John McMartin.

Masada had a pre-Broadway tryout scheduled a few years ago, but it died before even making it that far.

Edited to add Princesses!

Updated On: 3/22/08 at 11:19 PM

#28

re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present

Posted: 3/23/08 at 2:29am

Wasn't there supposed to be a Dreamgirls revival in 1997-1998 that toured but didn't reach Broadway?

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#29

re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present

Posted: 3/23/08 at 3:23am

I saw a show called Dangerous Beauty a few years ago with Jenny Powers, Emily Skinner and Megan McGinnis in it that I believe had plans to go to Broadway, but I haven't heard anything about it since.

#30

re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present

Posted: 3/23/08 at 3:45am

Oh yea, and that reminds me of Henry Krieger's Dangerous Music.

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#31

re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present

Posted: 3/23/08 at 9:20am

No, Tale of Two Cities wouldn't count. They closed as scheduled after a sold-out, very successful first production and are now waiting for a Broadway theater to become available. If they could have come in this season they would have and the coming awards race might have been a lot more interesting.

#32

re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present

Posted: 3/23/08 at 9:56am

Wasn't there a "MAME" revival a few years ago at the Kennedy Center that was meant to go to Broadway, but didn't?

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#33

re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present

Posted: 3/23/08 at 10:16am

I would imagine that "Copacabana" had Broadway aspirations?

#34

re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present

Posted: 3/23/08 at 10:17am

Randy Newman's Faust, the best score of the 90s...it opened at the La Jolla Playhouse with plans for Broadway.

#35

re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present

Posted: 3/23/08 at 11:22am

Does anyone know if the Princesses score was recorded?

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#36

re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present

Posted: 3/23/08 at 12:02pm

Was "Funny Girl" starring Debbie(Deborah)Gibson supposed to open on Broadway after it toured?

#37

re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present

Posted: 3/23/08 at 12:23pm

"Cry-Baby - Oh crap..."

hehehehe...

#38

re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present

Posted: 3/23/08 at 12:28pm

Not sure if this counts, but Silence the Musical was supposed to open off-Broadway last fall and never opened because it lost its funding midway through rehearsals

#39

re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present

Posted: 3/23/08 at 1:16pm

The Opposite of Sex was never intended for Broadway; it had a regional production at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco.

#40

re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present

Posted: 3/23/08 at 3:02pm

cant believe this hasnt gotten a mention yet:

Whistle Down the Wind

i saw the preview at the National in DC; it was way less awful as most of what he's done since ...

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#41

re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present

Posted: 3/23/08 at 3:07pm

Just to make that clear: I am well aware of the production of The Visit, the "and" was referring to what came next, which was "Minsky's"

But great thread about great underrated shows.

#42

re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present

Posted: 3/23/08 at 3:27pm

actually, franklin, im glad you clarified -- i (mis)read your earlier post the same way commasplice did!

i saw the visit at the goodman ... did not think it very good; story line was a little garbled, the music was largely unmemorable, and -- though it *pains* me to say this -- chita was weak in her role.

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#43

re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present

Posted: 3/23/08 at 3:58pm

"Time and Again"
"The Ten Commandments"
"Lord of the Rings"

and "Faust" pretty much ended it's way to Broadway with a production at the Goodman in Chicago where it got seen by and reviewed negatively by the New York Times.

And I'd include "Fame". Yes, it ended up Off-Broadway. But, you know that it wanted to be on Broadway.

Just like "Annie Warbucks". Even after it opened Off-Broadway, they were hoping to move uptown.

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#44

re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present

Posted: 3/23/08 at 4:09pm

Aw, I'm sorry to hear that, whatever2, I happen to love lots about the score of The Visit. I of course can't really judge the production, since I wasn't there

But I'm thrilled to see this is getting a new production now, possibly a little revised.