What happened to Houdini

[HogansHero]

Posted: 7/22/15 at 12:14am

I think the answer resides in the flip side-why he wandered away...

[brdway411]

Posted: 7/22/15 at 12:33am

Have You Seen This Musical? Why Shows Like Houdini and King Kong Disappear

[ErinDillyFan]

Posted: 7/22/15 at 10:05am

I will add Barry Manilow's Harmony.  Sheryl Crow's Diner.  Susan Werner's Bull Durham.

Of course, there are many others involved...

[newintown]

Posted: 7/22/15 at 10:19am

Oh, Lord, there are soooooooooooo many. Busker Alley, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, Arthur the Musical, Mask the Musical, Happy Days the Musical... What these shows generally have in common is that they aren't very good (but no worse than many flops that make it to Broadway) and are really terribly produced.

This book describes many up to the early 80s.

Updated On: 7/22/15 at 10:19 AM

[Kad]

Posted: 7/22/15 at 10:36am

"I will add Barry Manilow's Harmony. Sheryl Crow's Diner. Susan Werner's Bull Durham."

The key difference between Houdini and those is that Houdini was never produced. Who knows if there was even a wholly completed draft?

[cardamon]

Posted: 7/22/15 at 11:01am

The NY Times had a long article on the topic back in January.

As for a new projected timetable, the producers — who started out aiming for 2010 before moving the dates again and again — are opting not to offer any this time around.

“We plan on continuing to develop the musical and will be excited to share the news when we are ready,” Mr. Sanders said by email. “As any magician knows, you never show how the illusion is made real.”

All Tied Up: The Musical ‘Houdini’ Travels a Bumpy Path

[Tom5]

Posted: 7/22/15 at 11:07am

"The Nutty Professor"?

[freewilma]

Posted: 7/22/15 at 2:23pm

Sheryl Crow's Diner is still floating around. It was performed at Signature in DC over the winter.  Up next is a production in Delaware. http://delawarepublic.org/post/new-musical-sheryl-crow-and-barry-levinson-coming-delaware

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 7/22/15 at 2:30pm

Minsky's

[Fantod]

Posted: 7/22/15 at 2:44pm

I think he died of appendicitis.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 7/22/15 at 2:47pm

^ Ha!

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 7/22/15 at 2:56pm

Omg I actually saw happy days the musical at papermill years ago when I was like 12. It was awful. All I rember is colored toilet plungers at the end lol

[tazber]

Posted: 7/22/15 at 3:09pm

Nutty Professor

 

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 7/22/15 at 6:15pm

Houdini vanished.