Shows With A Great Cast But.. — Page 2

#26

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/21/06 at 11:51am

I'm hoping it'll get fixed by the time I see it, but Lestat has a pretty great cast. Hugh, Carollee...I'm really pulling for this show.

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#27

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/21/06 at 1:51pm

Hairspray

#28

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/21/06 at 2:04pm

Peter Pan with Cathy Rigby (the recent tour at msg, even though technically not on Broadway) was terrible in all aspects.

#29

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/21/06 at 3:10pm

Sanda- I Agree !!!

#30

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/21/06 at 3:13pm

Brooklyn: The Musical

Eden and Ramona..I really felt bad for them

and the poor pit singers! Mano!

#31

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/21/06 at 3:16pm

Thou Shalt Not

#32

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/21/06 at 3:18pm

Another vote for LENNON and adding HIGH SOCIETY and THE LIFE.

#33

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/21/06 at 3:22pm

Thou shalt Not
The Red Shoes

#34

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/21/06 at 3:27pm

Carrie

#35

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/21/06 at 3:37pm

Definitely BKLYN. Eden, Ramona, Manoel, Cleavant. All amazing performers, having performed it on multiple occasions, yet stuck in ****

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#36

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/21/06 at 3:38pm

Two other famous flops with great casts:

Wind in the Willows
Merlin

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"You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you are left with nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays. I don't know about you, but I'd like to make today worth remembering." --Harold Hill from The Music Man

#37

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/21/06 at 3:45pm

Another vote for Thou shalt Not. Absolutely the worst show I have ever seen. But it had a great cast and talent behind the show.

#38

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/21/06 at 3:53pm

Absolutely...Brooklyn.

#39

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/21/06 at 3:54pm

i think Jekyll and Hyde is a show more peeople attended because of the quality of the casts and the fine execution of the material rather than for the show itself. it wasn't a great show....the broadway version was sooo poorly directed by Robin Phillips. the tour was SOOOO much better directed by David Warren..WONDERFUL David Warren!

#40

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/21/06 at 4:01pm

-Sweeney
-Dracula
-BKLYN

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#41

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/21/06 at 4:12pm

Not to stir up anything....but "The Dance of the Vampires" had a pretty incredible ensemble.

#42

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/21/06 at 4:36pm

The Rink I thought it could of been better.

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I wish I could sing.

#43

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/21/06 at 5:05pm

Lennon is a prime example, so is Boy From Oz.

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If Percy Blakeney were in Les Mis....

Percy: Sink me! If it isn't Javvurt!
Javert: Zsah-vair, it's pronounced Zsah-vair.
Pecry: But it's spelled J-A-V-E-R-T Javvurt.
Javert: Repeat after me Zsah...Zsah....
Percy: Oh! Zsa-Zsa! Like the Gabor sister! Well I personally have always prefered Eva.
Javert: (Looks for gun)

#44

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/21/06 at 7:26pm

I actually love the cast recording, but alas the Sweet Smell of Success should have been drastically improved. Talk about a stellar cast.

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Updated On: 3/21/06 at 07:26 PM

#45

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/22/06 at 3:41pm

The 3 performance only flop musical Soon from 1971 had a stellar cast that included:

--Peter Allen (who the Boy from Oz is based on)
--Nell Carter
--Barry Bostwick
--Richard Gere

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"You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you are left with nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays. I don't know about you, but I'd like to make today worth remembering." --Harold Hill from The Music Man

#46

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/22/06 at 4:36pm

I think See What I Wanna See was a good show with an amazing cast, and most reviews said the show was bad but the cast was phenomenal.

#47

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/22/06 at 4:40pm

Legs Diamond (Peter Allen, Julie Wilson)
Grind (Ben Vereen)
The Rink Liza Minnelli, Chita Rivera)

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#48

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/22/06 at 4:42pm

Thou Shalt Not- Amazing Cast (even a stellar ensemble), terrible show

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"All I want is the truth, just give me some truth!"- J. Lennon

#49

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/22/06 at 4:48pm

Someone actually said SWEENEY TODD?

WHAT IS HAPPENING?!

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"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

#50

re: Shows With A Great Cast But..

Posted: 3/23/06 at 1:18am

To those who saw it, what made Fascinating Rhythm a flop? I always see all those fabulous "up-and-comers" in the cast and I just have to wonder why it didn't succeed. Bad concept? Bad orchestrations? Just plain bad? Inquiring minds want to know.

Zach

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