Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present- Page 2
Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present
#25re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present
Posted: 3/22/08 at 10:51pmdoes Tale of Two Cities count?
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commasplice
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/29/04
#26re: 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
misto625
Broadway Star Joined: 11/10/05
#27re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present
Posted: 3/23/08 at 2:29amWasn't there supposed to be a Dreamgirls revival in 1997-1998 that toured but didn't reach Broadway?
Luckydave14
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/04
#28re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present
Posted: 3/23/08 at 3:23amI 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.
#29re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present
Posted: 3/23/08 at 3:45amOh yea, and that reminds me of Henry Krieger's Dangerous Music.
FranklyMyDear
Swing Joined: 12/23/07
#30re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present
Posted: 3/23/08 at 9:20amNo, 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.
Trekkie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/06
#31re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present
Posted: 3/23/08 at 9:56amWasn't there a "MAME" revival a few years ago at the Kennedy Center that was meant to go to Broadway, but didn't?
singingbackup
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/3/06
#32re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present
Posted: 3/23/08 at 10:16amI would imagine that "Copacabana" had Broadway aspirations?
#33re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present
Posted: 3/23/08 at 10:17amRandy Newman's Faust, the best score of the 90s...it opened at the La Jolla Playhouse with plans for Broadway.
#34re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present
Posted: 3/23/08 at 11:22amDoes anyone know if the Princesses score was recorded?
Balladeer2
Swing Joined: 3/23/08
#35re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present
Posted: 3/23/08 at 12:02pmWas "Funny Girl" starring Debbie(Deborah)Gibson supposed to open on Broadway after it toured?
StageFan2
Broadway Star Joined: 4/8/07
#36re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present
Posted: 3/23/08 at 12:23pm
"Cry-Baby - Oh crap..."
hehehehe...
Kicks8567
Broadway Star Joined: 6/15/03
#37re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present
Posted: 3/23/08 at 12:28pmNot 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
broadwaybelter
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/26/04
#38re: Shows That Closed On The Way To Broadway, 1990- present
Posted: 3/23/08 at 1:16pmThe Opposite of Sex was never intended for Broadway; it had a regional production at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco.
whatever2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/06
#39re: 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 ...
FranklinShepard-Inc.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/04
#40re: 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.
whatever2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/06
#41re: 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.
#42re: 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.
FranklinShepard-Inc.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/04
#43re: 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.
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