Terrific subject, but terrible musical

Here's a game. Name a source (book, play, movie, history subject, etc.) which you think would make a terrific Broadway musical, but the musical based on it was dissapointing. A missed opportunity that could have been great in other hands.

For example -- I think "Miracle on 34th Street" could make a terrific musical. But the show Meredith Willson wrote based on it, "Here's Love" was pretty dreary.

I agree. Wicked was good but it could've been better.

Henry VIII becoming Rex. Oy.

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I LOVE some of the music to Here's Love especially the one where one of the guys is talking about when the woman will get there and "the back of the room of the toy toy." Anyone remember this song? What is it called. My whole family loves that song:) We all know all the words:)

"She had to go back, she had to go back to get them, leaving us to join the ranks of aging men, well a guy could catch a goat, cure the hide cut and stitch her a pair before a dame could go out pick up her gloves and start out again."

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"Matador"

I don't know of the book had the same name but the musical was aweful! The only good thing was "The Boy From No Where"

Meet Me In St. Louis. Great, great movie musical. Horrible onstage.

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Okay...

Movin' Out.

I reall did not enjoy this show. The band and music were great...And I LOVE Billy Joel...but I didn't care for this show. I thought it had a lot of potential. I would have liked to have seen Billy's songs written into a real storyline instead of just dancing (like Mamma Mia...)

I feel like I'm the only one in the world who didn't love that show...