Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??- Page 3
Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
HugoP
Understudy Joined: 2/5/15
#50Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 12/5/18 at 10:23pm
There are two shows I've seen regional productions of that should have made it to Broadway:
WINDY CITY, the musical version of THE FRONT PAGE that was a hit on the West End. Saw a good production at Papermill in the 1980s...and I LOVE that score.
and HARMONY, Barry Manilow's musical about a true-life singing group in pre-WW2 Germany. Saw the Alliance Theatre's gorgeous production a few years ago and thought it was powerful, moving and very very well done. I saw it twice there and was hoping it could get staged that beautifully again somewhere. Manilow has recorded a few of the songs, which you might like depending on your feelings about him-- but in the context of the show these songs were phenomenal. The final number in the show, as the men decide when and how to escape Germany before it's too late, was called STARS IN THE NIGHT and it was stunning.
#51Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 12/5/18 at 11:13pm
JBroadway said: "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."
If you can't make money off-Broadway, why would you transfer?!
I'd vote for Tales of the City as a show I thought had a shot.
andrewftw
Understudy Joined: 11/3/18
#53Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 12/6/18 at 1:52pm
Hunchback of Notre Dame's score was incredibly impressive. The raw emotion of that show is something Broadway sorely needs right now.
Theatre Fan3
Leading Actor Joined: 1/27/15
#54Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 9/3/21 at 8:43pm
I still can't believe that THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME never made it to Broadway. The score is so powerful and is a real crime that Broadway and West End audiences have been denied the opportunity to have it performed on their stages. In my search for "Everything Hunchback" I came across this production by the King's Academy in WPB, FL ... such talent .. very impressive ... I'd almost go so far as to say I'd put it right up there next to the Papermill Playhouse production ... and these are high school students.
Hunchback of Notre Dame
#55Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 9/3/21 at 10:48pmWhite Noise
smodel11
Chorus Member Joined: 9/24/05
#56Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 9/4/21 at 12:07amChildren of Eden. Such a beautiful score! I’d love to see a first rate production.
kooky
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/12/05
#57Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 9/4/21 at 8:46am
I AGREE ....
#58Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 9/4/21 at 11:29am
Theatre Fan3 said: "I still can't believe that THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME never made it to Broadway. The score is so powerful and is a real crime that Broadway and West End audiences have been denied the opportunity to have it performed on their stages. In my search for "Everything Hunchback" I came across this production by the King's Academy in WPB, FL ... such talent .. very impressive ... I'd almost go so far as to say I'd put it right up there next to the Papermill Playhouse production ... and these are high school students.
Hunchback of Notre Dame"
I LOVE the Hunchback cast album. I’m a choral singer and I would honestly sell my soul just to be in the choir for that show...
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BCfitasafiddle
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/25/20
#60Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 9/4/21 at 12:24pm
While I am not sure if either show SHOULD have made it to Broadway, I am still surprised that The Bodyguard and Love Never Dies never came to Broadway for even just a limited run after their respective tours.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#61Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 9/4/21 at 12:40pmThe Bodyguard was such a Jebus awful mess of a show, it would have closed before opening night.
Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist.
Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino.
This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more.
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Is Stephen Schwartz a Practicing Christian
#62Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 9/4/21 at 12:43pm
rosscoe(au) said: "The Bodyguard was such a Jebus awful mess of a show, it would have closed before opening night."
I saw the tour launch at Paper Mill... it was really quite awful minus Deborah Cox.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#63Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 9/6/21 at 3:45pm
bwayphreak234 said: "rosscoe(au) said: "The Bodyguard was such a Jebus awful mess of a show, it would have closed before opening night."
I saw the tour launch at Paper Mill... it was really quite awful minus Deborah Cox."
I though it was awful including her. I’ll never get the accolades for her. I have yet to see her sing properly and not mark her choreography. Maybe I’m just at the wrong performances.
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello
#64Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 9/7/21 at 7:58am
bwayphreak234 said: "While I am not sure if either show SHOULD have made it to Broadway, I am still surprised that The Bodyguard and Love Never Dies never came to Broadway for even just a limited run after their respective tours."
I still think it’s strange that LND never had a brief Broadway run for some sort of promotional run with Phantom.
I am big. It’s the REVIVALS that got small.
#65Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 9/7/21 at 8:00am
Bettyboy72 said: "bwayphreak234 said: "rosscoe(au) said: "The Bodyguard was such a Jebus awful mess of a show, it would have closed before opening night."
I saw the tour launch at Paper Mill... it was really quite awful minus Deborah Cox."
I though it was awful including her. I’ll never get the accolades for her. I have yet to see her sing properly and not mark her choreography. Maybe I’m just at the wrong performances."
Yeah, I typically enjoy her performances and find her to be talented... Her attendance is absolutely atrocious, though.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
ARTc3
Broadway Star Joined: 8/5/13
#66Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 9/10/21 at 1:18am
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Stage Door Sally
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/4/09
#67Shows that should have made it to Broadway, but never did??
Posted: 9/11/21 at 9:00am
I think it's a real shame The Tempest with Christopher Plummer from the 2010 Stratford Shakespeare Festival didn't transfer. Too bad, it was a feast for the senses. The supporting cast was electric, especially Julyana Soelistyo as Ariel.
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