Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??- Page 2
Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
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.
imklepcyk
Understudy Joined: 7/22/18
#26Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/24/18 at 12:34pmTbh, Broadway may not have been it intention but I wish they did more with freaky Friday, it was actually a wonderful show
#27Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/24/18 at 1:48pmRebecca.
"Was uns befreit, das muss stärker sein als wir es sind." -Tanz der Vampire
#28Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/24/18 at 1:53pmRoman Holiday, First Wives Club, Tammy Faye Baker Musical w/ Kristen Chenoweth, Soapdish, Romy and Michelle’s HS Reunion, The Sting, Godspell (the first attempt at the revival with Gavin Creel as Jesus), Little House on the Prairie, Nerds, Rebecca, Lone Star Love....
ggersten
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#29Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/25/18 at 12:35amHappy to not see The Bakers Wife on here based on my memorirs of the Topol version I saw in Los Angeles
bk
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/03
#30Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/25/18 at 1:40am
Thanks for the laughs.
BroadwayRox3588
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/5/16
#31Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/25/18 at 2:46am
BwayLB said: "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"
That makes it a good show? Barney the Dinosaur was a big part of my 2's (or so my parents have said), but that doesn't mean it's any good.
BwayLB
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/17
#32Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/25/18 at 10:25am^ I am so over that
#33Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/25/18 at 11:10am
A Man of No Importance
Death Takes a Holiday
Here Lies Love
#34Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/25/18 at 12:08pm
Elmer Gantry
Witches of Eastwick
Rebecca
The Beautiful Game
The Delacorte revival of Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Cam Mack revivals of Oliver and My Fair Lady
The recent Goodman productions of Brigadoon and Wonderful Town
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
davp
Chorus Member Joined: 1/27/13
#35Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/25/18 at 5:16pm
John Adams said: "I secondRebecca.
I saw Whistle Down the Windin the West End and in spite of some recycling of melodies, I thought it should have played on Broadway."
Agree with what’s been said here about Whistle Down the Wind. One of ALW’s best scores I think.
#36Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/26/18 at 12:10am
Both have been said...
ROMAN HOLIDAY was charming in the San Francisco pre-Broadway production last year. I still am unsatisfied at the ending when Anya and the Drew Gehling character (forget his name) don't live happily ever after. But that's a fault of the source material not the stage production. The sets in particular were beautiful.
HUNCHBACK: Needs a re-write, or a title change to The Archdeacon of Notre Dame since when I saw it at La Jolla I felt I left knowing more about Frollo and being more interested in his arc than Quasimodo's. The other criticism was there was lots of chorus people telling us the story instead of playing it out on stage.
#37Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/26/18 at 1:56am
PatrickDC said: "HUNCHBACK: ...The other criticism was there was lots of chorus people telling us the story instead of playing it out on stage."
Yes, you hit the nail. I'm guessing that structural issue was the main sticking point. To get around that you need a new book and maybe a new directorial approach, which would mean back to the drawing board with the workshop process.
But still for me, the music, the story and the performances were unforgettable - maybe the best thing I saw that year. At least we have the album, which I enjoy often - especially on long car trips.
#38Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/26/18 at 8:06am
Rebecca (I still have my unused, public opening night tickets).
Whistle Down the Wind
Love Never Dies (haters gonna hate, but I've just recently read something that makes me think this may yet be in the works).
"Michael Riedel...The Perez Hilton of the New York Theatre scene"
- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
#39Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/26/18 at 9:16amI saw Zoro at a local theater a while back. I enjoyed it. Never understood why it didn’t make it Broadway.
Not to be confused with Dave19.
#40Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/26/18 at 9:43am
Years ago I saw Saved at Playwrights Horizon, it was very enjoyable, still don’t understand why it never transferred to Broadway.
#41Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/26/18 at 9:50am
I saw Whistle Down the Windin the West End and in spite of some recycling of melodies, I thought it should have played on Broadway.
I saw it in the West End as well and it was visually exciting with some really great moments, but on the whole, the show was overlong (especially the second act, which lost momentum and the story limped along for FAR too long). Unsettled Scores is probably Lloyd Webber's weakest attempt at a power ballad. It just sounds like he stitched some random melodies together at the last minute and asked the lyricist to dictate a laundry list. Tire Tracks and Broken Hearts (aka English Girls from Song & Dance) is the only recycled melody I recall in the score.
I saw Zoro at a local theater a while back. I enjoyed it. Never understood why it didn’t make it Broadway.
I loved the West End production of Zorro! I think it was probably too small a show to be commercially viable on Broadway, but I did find it charming and delightful with one of the best ensemble performances I've seen in any musical.
I would like to add Lord of the Rings to the list that should have transferred to Broadway. It should have gone into the Ford/Lyric/Foxwoods/Hilton when Young Frankenstein flopped instead of Spiderman. I've never been a fan of the books or the films, but I absolutely LOVED this show.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
bfried
Swing Joined: 7/20/07
#42Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/26/18 at 3:34pm
Prettybelle
Micki7
Swing Joined: 7/6/18
#43Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/27/18 at 12:18amEver After
#44Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/27/18 at 3:09am
I saw the last performance of Giant at the Public and thought it was absolutely begging to be in a Broadway house. I'm sad it never transferred because it really is beautiful, even though I don't necessarily think it would have been a huge commercial success because LaChiusa is a hard sell.
KnewItWhenIWasInFron
Leading Actor Joined: 6/23/14
#45Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/27/18 at 12:52pm
"Gold/Bounce/Road Show"
emarie123
Swing Joined: 7/29/18
#46Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/27/18 at 1:13pm
While I love LaChiusa, I'd still love to see Lippa's The Wild Party on Broadway some day!
#47Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/27/18 at 2:05pm
"Gold/Bounce/Road Show"
You forgot "Wise Guys". I saw it as Bounce and it was obvious why it didn't play Broadway. It was a boring, confusing mess.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
Micki7
Swing Joined: 7/6/18
#48Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 11/29/18 at 2:11pmTHe Sting with Harry Connick Jr.
#49Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 12/5/18 at 9:46pm
I definitely agree with Rebecca and Love Never Dies. In addition, I wish Yeston & Kopit's "Phantom" had made it to Broadway. It's a lovely show, with a lovely score. The success of POTO might help the Y&K version if they were running at the same time. Phans like me would be in 7th Heaven if we could see versions on Broadway at the same time!
Audrey, the Phantom Phanatic, who nonetheless would rather be Jean Valjean, who knew how to make lemonade out of lemons.
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