Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
msbungee
Chorus Member Joined: 6/30/15
#1Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/23/18 at 9:03pm
What are some shows that never made the jump to Broadway, but in your opinion should have?
The Wolves, Heathers and The Last Five Years for me!
#2Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/23/18 at 9:30pmI regret that Broadway never got The Hunchback of Notre Dame with Michael Arden and Patrick Page.
#3Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/23/18 at 10:07pm
Was Heathers or Last Five ever really slated for Broadway?
Semi recently, The Nerds
LightsOut90
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/2/14
#5Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/23/18 at 11:33pm
Roman Holiday. 
#6Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/23/18 at 11:36pmBased on the cast and creative team of the reading, Soapdish
#7Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/23/18 at 11:50pmRoman Holiday would be nice. Hunchback was heart breaking. The Prince of Egypt too.
BwayLB
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/17
#8Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/23/18 at 11:55pmHigh School Musical
#9Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/24/18 at 12:42am
The Hunchback of Notre Dame for sure. It was ready for it. I still have hopes for Prince of Egypt but I think it still needs some work in tryouts to be ready to go.
And just a obligatory moment of silence for the poster child for "the show that never was," Rebecca. *bows head*
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#10Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/24/18 at 12:43am
BwayLB said: "High School Musical"
Please tell me your joking. That was pretty gawd-awful.
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#11Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/24/18 at 12:57am
Jagged Little Pill demands to be seen.
InTheBathroom1
Broadway Star Joined: 10/6/18
#12Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/24/18 at 1:09amI can’t help but imagining an eventual revival of Dogfight in the next 10 years. A limited run type thing with a Star to play Rose and really playing up the score by Tony, Grammy, and Academy Award Winning composers of Dear Evan Hansen
#13Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/24/18 at 1:11am
msbungee said: "The Wolves, Heathers and The Last Five Years for me!"
It's sort of tough to throw in Off-Broadway titles into this conversation, because such a huge majority of Off-Broadway shows are created without any intention of moving to Broadway. So to say that they "didn't make it" is a little unfair. Having said that, I do think Heathers is a good example of an Off-broadway show that DID seem to have Broadway Transfer written all over it, but didn't transfer. Last Five Years is a bit of a strange one because it's such a small, intimate show that doesn't really belong on Broadway, but at the same time, it's such a staple of the musical theatre cannon, I can sort of see why it can be counted as one that could have transferred, but didn't.
The Wolves, on the other hand, didn't seem to be aiming for Broadway at all. That was an Off-Broadway play, through and through.
#14Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/24/18 at 1:22am
Hopefully Prince of Egypt is still in the works.
brettarnett
Featured Actor Joined: 5/2/09
#15Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/24/18 at 1:43amHere Lies Love
#16Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/24/18 at 3:16am
Hunchback , but would rather see the German production. And I’ve never understood why Witches Of Eastwick never made it too Broadway
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natashalost
Broadway Star Joined: 1/15/18
#17Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/24/18 at 3:54amRebecca, always and forever.
BwayLB
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/17
#18Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/24/18 at 9:37am
dramamama611 said: "BwayLB said: "High School Musical"
Please tell me your joking. That was pretty gawd-awful."
Excuse me but HSM was a big part of my middle school years
amaklo
Stand-by Joined: 5/2/15
#19Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/24/18 at 10:08am
Sunny Afternoon. We're big Kinks fans in my house.
#20Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/24/18 at 10:25am
I always wonder what happened with Minsky's? It was rumored to be a lock to come to Broadway and then things just fizzled out.
Also, I second Hunchback. A damn shame it never made it to Broadway. The show and it's score are simply stunning.
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John Adams
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/13
#21Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/24/18 at 11:03am
I second Rebecca.
I saw Whistle Down the Wind in the West End and in spite of some recycling of melodies, I thought it should have played on Broadway.
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#22Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/24/18 at 11:08am
Regarding the stage adaptation of High School Musical, a big part of the marketing push for the first year of licensing was Disney promoted it as a Broadway-bound musical they were allowing schools to do first. Obviously, it never made it to Broadway, but that was the intention at one point.
BwayLB
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/17
#23Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/24/18 at 11:22am^Well I saw the national tour back in 08 in Costa Mesa and that’s what gave me the idea.
marcor
Swing Joined: 12/20/15
#24Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/24/18 at 11:27am
Here Lies Love with Ruthie Ann Miles
Updated On: 11/24/18 at 11:27 AM
broadwayindie
Featured Actor Joined: 10/3/14
#25Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/24/18 at 12:05pm
Obligatory votes for Bombshell and Hit List
Also, was a huge fan of Ride The Cyclone and hope that Rachel Rockwell's creation gets to have a broadway bow.
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