Shows That Could Have Been Successes if They Had Opened in the West End
Shows That Could Have Been Successes if They Had Opened in the West End
esparza 333
Broadway Star Joined: 7/24/07
#1Shows That Could Have Been Successes if They Had Opened in the West End
Posted: 11/11/08 at 1:12pm
Your Thoughts?
#2re: Shows That Could Have Been Successes if They Had Opened in the West End
Posted: 11/11/08 at 2:31pm
A Tale of Two Cities?
Remember the lesson of Martin Guerre.............
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#2re: Shows That Could Have Been Successes if They Had Opened in the West End
Posted: 11/11/08 at 2:32pmYeah, why didn't they do it in London? They would eat up that crap.
#3re: Shows That Could Have Been Successes if They Had Opened in the West End
Posted: 11/11/08 at 2:57pm
Actually, no they wouldn't have eaten it up. There have been loads of 1980s type mega-musical flops in the West End over the last fifteen years.
And there have been plenty of second attempts at failed Broadway musicals that also were to then fail in London: Mack and Mabel, 70 Girls 70 and The Baker's Wife immediately spring to mind.
So I doubt that there are any shows that could have succeeded if they'd opened in the West End.
Updated On: 11/11/08 at 02:57 PM
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#4re: Shows That Could Have Been Successes if They Had Opened in the West End
Posted: 11/11/08 at 3:04pmThe Pirate Queen?
MamasDoin'Fine
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/28/08
#5re: Shows That Could Have Been Successes if They Had Opened in the West End
Posted: 11/11/08 at 3:25pmNo
#6re: Shows That Could Have Been Successes if They Had Opened in the West End
Posted: 11/11/08 at 3:38pmThe Pirate Queen would probably have closed in London quicker than it did on Broadway.
philly03
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/07
#7re: Shows That Could Have Been Successes if They Had Opened in the West End
Posted: 11/11/08 at 6:01pm
I think that the Pirate Queen would have had a longer run over there as well.
And I honestly believe that 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' would have been atleast a "hit" over there, as well as Frank's project that was going to debut over there: 'Cyrano de Bergerac,' but I don't really know about the latter. Isn't Pimpernel a more well-known book over there? I mean so was Woman in White (did that flop in London) and only last 2ish years, but still something!
BNN
Broadway Star Joined: 12/12/05
#8re: Shows That Could Have Been Successes if They Had Opened in the West End
Posted: 11/11/08 at 6:02pm
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dg22894
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/22/08
#9re: Shows That Could Have Been Successes if They Had Opened in the West End
Posted: 11/11/08 at 9:32pmI think Caroline or Change could have been bigger they could have brought it to Broadway as the Oliver winning musical and it would of been a bit after so they might have had a better chance at the tonys.
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