What revivals were flops but then later revivals become hits?
What revivals were flops but then later revivals become hits?
#1What revivals were flops but then later revivals become hits?
Posted: 12/9/25 at 2:24am
There must be some other examples of this but it's striking how successful RAGTIME is now compared to the previous revival. This can only be a good thing because it means that even if there are revival flops people can always point to Ragtime as an example of why they could try again (so for example maybe someone will finally do the Audra Follies). The same way people can always point to Maybe Happy Ending to say that the 'little show that could' can turn things around.
Besides Ragtime, what other examples are there?
When my goodbye post was removed: “but I had a great dramatic finish!!!!”
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#2What revivals were flops but then later revivals become hits?
Posted: 12/9/25 at 6:05am
Sam Mendes’ acclaimed 1998 Broadway revival of CABARET, which ran on Broadway 6 years: 1998 to 2004. Every other Broadway revival - before and after, only ran about a year - including the revival of this revival.
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