Shows that should get a second chance
Shows that should get a second chance
Spacedog78
Featured Actor Joined: 11/3/06
#1Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/16/07 at 11:51am
There are so many flops out there that I think if they were rewritten and/or reworked could actually be successful. One of these for me was "Little Women" it had some good songs but it was just not a good show and I was very dissapointed with how it was put together since I loved the orignally story.
Any other shows that need a second chance?
purpleprince101
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#2re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/16/07 at 11:58am
high fidelity
dance of the vampires
#2re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/16/07 at 12:03pmI've said it before. I really loved The Sweet Smell of Success.
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purpleprince101
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#3re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/16/07 at 12:03pmi also loved the sweet smell of success
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#5re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/16/07 at 12:21pmThe Fix Updated On: 2/16/07 at 12:21 PM
#6re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/16/07 at 12:22pmRagtime! I'm not sure if it counts as a flop, but it deserved a much longer run.
#8re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/16/07 at 12:27pmYeah I would love to see Little Women done again with a much improved book and better score.
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#9re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/16/07 at 12:32pm
All Shook Up.
It was so great, it just never got the chance to shine.
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#10re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/16/07 at 1:20pmSunset Boulevard. It didn't recoup, so I guess it was a flop. I think you just need to keep plugging in a dynamic Norma with some star appeal and the show will sell well.
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#11re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/16/07 at 1:32pmThe Rink. If it was well-planned and stuff, maybe it'd have a longer run.
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rockfenris2005
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#12re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/16/07 at 1:43pm
"Chess." I really hope Tim Rice can come up with the definitive version, in his heart, and bring that to Broadway and the West End. It's a very personal work to him and we all knew he was hurt by the Broadway failure. However, I think it should be completely through-sung in the style of the original concept album. "Chess" should be like a contemporary OPERA on Broadway
"Whistle Down The Wind." All it needed was another small re-write. It should have transferred after 1998. "No Matter What" was ALW's first No. 1 since "Any Dream Will Do" and "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina". Such a beautiful show, IMO
"Jekyll & Hyde." Something like a cross between the production in Bremen and the original tour / Alley production. Perhaps if the movie is made and sparks some interest, a revival *may* happen somewhere? I also wish Frank and Leslie could get the definitive version of this, instead of changing it all the time, but it'll never happen since B'way seems to have no interest in horror / gothic stuff
"The Scarlet Pimpernel." This should have had out-of-town try-outs. It should have worked out as many of its problems as it could, in advance. It was a fun, great show. I think that it deserves longevity with "Phantom" etc.
"Camille Claudel." Well, this never made it. It never got beyond the production at Goodspeed Musicals, CT. I feel that this is such a shame. Frank and Nan did some of their best stuff for this but I guess no one wants to see a musical about a female sculpturer (sp?)
I know I had more, but I can't think right now.
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Updated On: 2/16/07 at 01:43 PM
#13re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/16/07 at 2:05pmI'm most likely gonna get alot of rolled eyes on this one, but I think that Wedding Singer deserved a longer run. It was a really fun show, that maybe with a bit of reworking could have lasted longer.
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#14re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/16/07 at 2:18pm"Caroline or Change" also deserved a longer run.
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#15re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/16/07 at 2:19pm
I'm most likely gonna get alot of rolled eyes on this one, but I think that Wedding Singer deserved a longer run.
Agreed!
I also think that Ragtime should have stayed around longer.
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Trekkie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/06
#17re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/16/07 at 2:24pmSeussical, Assassins, and Boy From Oz(I know it wasn't a flop, but I'd like to see it run longer.)
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#18re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/16/07 at 2:58pm
Caroline, or Change
Parade
Side Show
Ragtime
The Full Monty
Urinetown (should've lasted longer)
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
purpleprince101
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#19re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/16/07 at 3:03pm
caroline or change
suessical
your a good man charlie brown revival- it had an amazing cast but it was in a too big of a theatre. cheno was amazing!
#20re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/16/07 at 3:04pmI agree about Urinetown
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
#21re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/16/07 at 3:08pm
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#22re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/16/07 at 3:16pm
Jane Eyre, Seussical, and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown are three of my favorite shows and I think they all should have deserved longer runs.
Shows that I haven't seen, but would love to, based on what I've heard from recordings (and the fact that I'm a Truman Capote fan):
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Grass Harp
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Updated On: 2/16/07 at 03:16 PM
Tom1071
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/04
#23re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/16/07 at 3:33pm
Definitely "Caroline, or Change"
#24re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/16/07 at 3:43pmOff the top of my head, High Fidelity and Lennon.
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