Shows that should get a second chance- Page 3
Shows that should get a second chance
NathanLaneStalker
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#50re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/17/07 at 3:12am
All Shook Up (If it didn't book the Palace Theatre, which was wwwaaaayy to big for a show like that, it would still be running today IMHO.)
REEFER MADNESS
"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey
FutureAladdinOnB'Way
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/07
#51re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/17/07 at 3:12amFor sure on Wedding Singer! Also Parade...and AIDA wasn't a flop, but I think it deserved a WAY longer run
#52re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/17/07 at 3:40amI know it will be coming back to Broadway next season, but Sunday should have been revived on Broadway much earlier.
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.
FutureAladdinOnB'Way
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/07
#53re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/17/07 at 3:45amWhat's coming back next season??
#54re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/17/07 at 3:46amSunday in the Park with George.
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.
FutureAladdinOnB'Way
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/07
#55re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/17/07 at 3:46amThat's Awesome! I'm Excited :)...*sigh* I wish Bernadette would do it again
Julian2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/10/06
#56re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/17/07 at 3:52amBuy the DVD. Have her at your beck and call. Unless you mean live, then that's a completely different story.
I have several names, one is Julian2. I am also The Opps Girl. But cross me, and I become Bitch Dooku!
#57re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/17/07 at 3:53amI'm praying Jenna Russel and Daniel Evans come with the show to the States.
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.
FutureAladdinOnB'Way
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/07
#58re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/17/07 at 3:55amWell I already watch her 24/7 on the OBC Into The Woods Dvd so I wanna see her Live!
#59re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/17/07 at 10:31amCHESS and HIGH FIDELITY
"TO LOVE ANOTHER PERSON IS TO SEE THE FACE OF GOD"- LES MISERABLES---
"THERE'S A SPECIAL KIND OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS SHOW PEOPLE... WE'RE BORN EVERY NIGHT AT HALF HOUR CALL!"--- CURTAINS
sharon1
Broadway Star Joined: 6/3/03
#60re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/17/07 at 10:50amWoman In White. I know a lot of people didn't like the sets, but I personally enjoyed them. The music was beautiful and Maria and Michael just wonderful.
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#61re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/17/07 at 12:42pm
deadparrot: Oh man, that is AWESOME! I hope it comes here 
Anyway, I suppose I should stay on-topic:
Parade
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Jekyll and Hyde (if they stick more to the pre-Broadway version)
Side Show (bad lyrics, admittedly, but great music)
Ragtime
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
eb412
Stand-by Joined: 10/10/06
#62re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/17/07 at 6:29pm
the question is not exactly shows that should have had longer runs but shows that should come back with a few changes...a second chance for success.
i think mack and mabel and smile could be amazing if some changes were made but either way i love them.
Julian2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/10/06
#63re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/17/07 at 6:31pm
Milk and Honey. It was a hit, just forgotten.
I have several names, one is Julian2. I am also The Opps Girl. But cross me, and I become Bitch Dooku!
Updated On: 2/17/07 at 06:31 PM
#64re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/17/07 at 6:39pm
Side Show
Caroline or Change
I know they both have been said a bunch, but I really believe that they wre both fantastic shows and deserved a long run
#65re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/17/07 at 6:49pmReefer madness would be a dream, especially in Kristen Bell played Mary again.
"If we don't live happily ever after at least we survive until the end of the week!" -Kermit the frog "I need the money... it costs a lot to look this cheap!" -Dolly P. "Oh please, Over at 'Gypsy' Patti LuPone hasn't even alienated her first daughter yet!" Mary Testa in "Xanadu" "...Like a drunk Chita Rivera!" Robin de Jesus in "In the Heights"
"B*tch, I don't know your life." -Xanadu After that if he still doesn't understand why you were uncomfortable and are now infuriated, kick him again but this time with Jazz Hands!!! -KillerTofu
AdamBritten
Understudy Joined: 4/5/06
#66re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/17/07 at 7:01pm
All should have had a longer run:
Urinetown
Seussical
Ragtime
Sweeney Todd revival
You gotta run the race to win the prize!
#67re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/17/07 at 9:13pm
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
SIDE SHOW
Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame
"He wants to know who cares. I care you stupid fool we all care..." John Wilkes Booth (Assassins)
Stand-by Joined: 12/31/69
#68re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/17/07 at 9:32pm
Kelly
A Class Act
Music in the Air
dramaqueen2
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/23/05
#69re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/17/07 at 11:43pm
definitely agree with everyone who said: parade, side show, little women, and the boy from oz. especially the boy from oz. i really wish i would have gotten to see that.
oh, also sunday in the park... but i keep hearing rumors about it coming next season? so we shall see. =)
hear my song; it was made for the time when you don't know where to go, listen to the song that i sing, you'll be fine..
BrunetteBombshell
Broadway Star Joined: 1/28/06
#70re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/17/07 at 11:57pm
The Wedding Singer.
I had so much fun when I saw it.
#71re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/18/07 at 12:16pmThe Rocky Horror revival needs to come back!
"If we don't live happily ever after at least we survive until the end of the week!" -Kermit the frog "I need the money... it costs a lot to look this cheap!" -Dolly P. "Oh please, Over at 'Gypsy' Patti LuPone hasn't even alienated her first daughter yet!" Mary Testa in "Xanadu" "...Like a drunk Chita Rivera!" Robin de Jesus in "In the Heights"
"B*tch, I don't know your life." -Xanadu After that if he still doesn't understand why you were uncomfortable and are now infuriated, kick him again but this time with Jazz Hands!!! -KillerTofu
kooky
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/12/05
Hank
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#73re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/18/07 at 5:02pm
Taboo! I didn't give it a chance myself, winter weather and all those bad excuses aside, then I got the OBCR after it closed and I could kick myself.
I'd love to see Roundabout have a go at this.
#74re: Shows that should get a second chance
Posted: 2/18/07 at 5:05pm
I must admit that I am surprised that no one has mentioned "The Last 5 Years" since it only lasted a few months. I've heard many people say they fell in love with it just by listening to the cast recording but only after the show had closed. It's too bad they decided to close, it seemed like a great deal of publicity was by work of mouth.
""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."
I'm not familiar with any of the versions except the Broadway version (which I only heard on CD). But I did see The Actors' Fund production which I thought was excellent. I do remember hearing thay they took a little pieces of each production. And it was truly extraordinary
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