Shows that will NOT get revived- Page 4

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/20/04 at 4:54pm

The Sunday in the Park concert you are referring to is part of the Ravinia festival in Chicago. They are doing a Sondheim show every year for five years, I think. They have already done Sweeney (which went on to Carnegie Hall) and Night Music. I saw them do Passion last year and it was wonderful. Sondheim gave a pre-concert live interview with Q&A and took a bow after the concert. I'm looking forward to Sunday.

[Matt_G]

Posted: 6/20/04 at 4:56pm

Has this been performed yet or will Audra be doing it after RAISIN?

[musicalfandukie]

Posted: 6/20/04 at 8:23pm

i would say the 2 shows that come to my mind that will not get rivived are 2 of broadways biggest flops bring back birdie and carrie the musical. i wish carrie would tho cause i think if the show was staged and directed right it could be a great show

[POLisPOL]

Posted: 6/20/04 at 10:04pm

As a curiosity, now there is a new musical version of "gone with the wind" made with a lot of money and with a lot of success. To me is just HORRIBLE. Is available on dvd if anyone wants to suffer.

To me the show that must NOT be revived it's BY JEEVES...

[lvpblues]

Posted: 6/22/04 at 12:54am

Something More
The Gay (High) Life
The Grass Harp
Flahooley
First Impressions
Christine
Sherry!
Juno
Fanny
Strike Up the Band
Of Thee I Sing
Sugar
Rags
Redhead

I would love to hear the score to Something More though...

[Amneris]

Posted: 6/22/04 at 1:36pm

bye bye birdie. They tried just recently, they failed. No one seems to want to put $ into it...

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/22/04 at 1:55pm

Matt_G - The Sunday concert will be in Chicago in September.

[Wicked_Elphie]

Posted: 6/22/04 at 3:41pm

Oh also Gigi, there would just be waaayyyy to much controversy if they tried that now!

[bythesword84]

Posted: 6/22/04 at 3:55pm

Aww I loved By Jeeves I thought that was adorable.

[joeyjoe]

Posted: 6/22/04 at 4:52pm

amneris, wasn't the recent production of BBB only an Endores! production and not meant to be a revival?

[~*Triple Star On Broadway*~]

Posted: 6/22/04 at 5:42pm

Stop The World I Want To Get Off
The Roar of The Greasepaint, The Smell Of The Crowd
110 In The Shade
1776
The Band Wagon
Billy Bishop Goes To War
Carmelina
i have a feeling that Finians Rainbow wont come back to broadway
Flora, The Red Menace
Juno
Mack And Mabel
Red Hot & Blue
Promises Promises
Little Me
She Loves Me
Tommy



Theres sooo many more that i dont think are going to be making an appearance on Bway anytime soon...or ever for that matter.
I would be very sad if Fosse didnt return to broadway. I never got to see Swing!... What was it like?

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 6/22/04 at 5:46pm

Also-I love Avenue Q but you can't really make a revival. Some shows are timeless but Avenue Q is too...for now. Even if they formatted it, it could never be as funny in 20 years.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 6/22/04 at 6:28pm

Jerry Herman has been making major revisions to Mack & Mabel and has said in interviews that it'll definitely be back on Broadway either next season or the season after (depending on when the Mame revival happens).

Irish Rep is currently looking at smaller Broadway venues for its current production of "Finian's Rainbow" that's gotten raves and been extended a couple of times.

"Little Me" is TOTALLY dependent on a star comic wanting to do it since it's such a great part. We'll see it again if a major comedic actor with musical chops (a Jim Carrey, a Nathan Lane) wants to revive it.

I doubt we'll see "Fosse" again -- one of the reason the producers and creative team allowed it to be filmed for television was that it probably unrevivable -- huge cast, huge running costs and other than Ann Reinking, who would be able to stage it again? (similar to "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" -- it would be very difficult to reassemble without the man himself being there, or barring that, the next best thing: Gwen Verdon, who's unforunately gone now, and is the reason half of those dances could be recreated).

Updated On: 6/22/04 at 06:28 PM

[orchajaws]

Posted: 6/22/04 at 7:05pm

1. Seussical
2. Prymate

[Cutielyricist]

Posted: 6/23/04 at 1:58am

I want seussical to be revived!!!

with good producers this time..and not a cut and paste production.. the tour was awesome!

[milliefan19222]

Posted: 6/23/04 at 2:09am

I want MILLIE to be revived!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry-I am still having millie withdrawl symptoms...

[im better than th1s]

Posted: 6/25/04 at 1:13pm

VIOLET. now that was a terrible and strange show that will never see the stage again.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/25/04 at 1:46pm

Violet ran Off-Broadway, but it got some good reviews and won some awards. It may not get a Broadway production, but it has already shown signs of life in regional and amateur productions nationally.

[dano]

Posted: 6/25/04 at 2:08pm

Margo and TripleStar -

Little Me was recently revived (1998-1999) starring Martin Short and Faith Prince.

Also, 1776 was recently done (97-9 with Brent Spiner.

[nystateomind04]

Posted: 6/25/04 at 2:20pm

i can just imagine the response i may get to this, but i recently saw the taped version of the original broadway cast of "sunday in the park with george", and i could see kristen chenoweth in the bernadette role.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/25/04 at 3:35pm

She Loves Me and Finian's Rainbow both have received revivals in the past. If Finian returns, it will be the second revival.

[mallardo]

Posted: 6/25/04 at 5:21pm

I could definitely see "110 in the Shade" coming back. It's being done this month at the Pasadena Playhouse with Marin Mazzie.

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 6/25/04 at 6:47pm

Shogu, the Musical. The only noteable thing about the show was it was the first Broadway musical to have a song all about dildos.

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Harold and Maude


Bring Back Birdie

[Sumofallthings]

Posted: 6/25/04 at 7:06pm

I think they will bring Rags back.