Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#0Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 11:05am
How about the Hellinger
A Joyful Noise
I'm Solomon
Legs Diamond
The Utter Glory Of Morrisey Hall
Fade Out Fade In -Great Score
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Updated On: 9/10/06 at 11:05 AM
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#1re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 11:07amWas ILLYA DARLING a real flop? I thought it made money.
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#2re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 11:08amHow about the Virginia? I don't think that theater's had a show run over a year since the 70s.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#3re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 11:10am
If Illya did it made a few bucks
In the interest of accuracy, I will remove it
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Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#4re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 11:12amThe Virginia/August Wilson had hits with City of Angels, which ran about two years, and Smokey Joe's Cafe, which ran around five years. And now, of course, Jersey Boys is going to be there for a good long time.
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#5re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 11:12am
Obviously The Marriott Marquis after Me and My Girl:
Showgun
Nick and Nora
The Woman In White
La Cage revival
The Capeman
The Goodbye Girl (as much as I loved it)
Man Of La Mancha- Raul Julia revival
(Oba Oba 90 and 93 and Forever Tango were special events, Gypsy with Tyne Daly and Peter Pan with Cathy Rigby played other theaters and were return engagements so they really don't count)
(Very sad for a theater that only opened in 1986)
Updated On: 9/10/06 at 11:12 AM
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#6re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 11:17am
Saw all but La Mancha & Capeman
Me & My Girl was pushed out for Nick & Nora
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Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#7re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 11:25am
You missed the LA MANCHA revival that starred Raul Julia and Sheena Easton?????? It was unintentionally hilarious! Imagine what it was like when Easton (with her Scottish brogue) uttered the line: "Take the clouds from your eyes and see me as I really am!" I almost wet my pants I was laughing so hard.
Then, too, Julia's accent is Puerto Rican, not Spanish, and his sing-song delivery of his lines became monotonous after a while.
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Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#8re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 11:28amHe was fun in Via Galactica
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ThankstoPhantom
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/05
#9re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 12:15pm
The Minskoff's had its share of flops as well...
FOTR
DOTV
Tom Sawyer
Scarlet Pimpernal
...
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bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#10re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 12:18pm
FOTR flopped?!?!?!?
Didn't it run 2-and-a-half years?
#11re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 12:39pm"Angel" and "King of Hearts" where also big flops at the Minskoff.
"Smart! And into all those exotic mystiques -- The Kama Sutra and Chinese techniques. I hear she knows more than seventy-five. Call me tomorrow if you're still alive!"
#12re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 12:48pmMy Fair Lady makes up for all of the Hellinger's huge flops, although it probably did hold the biggest number of them.
exedore
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/20/05
#13re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 1:51pmHas the Minskoff *ever* had a show that's turned a profit before Lion King? I believe it's considered a cursed flop house.
jimnysf
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/05
#14re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 1:59pmWas "Irene" a flop?
"I've lost everything! Luis, Marty, my baby with Chris, Chris himself, James. All I ever wanted was love." --Sheridan Crane "Passions"
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"Housework is like bad sex. Every time I do it, I swear I'll never do it again til the next time company comes."--"Lulu"
from "Can't Stop The Music"
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"When the right doors didn't open for him, he went through the wrong ones" - "Sweet Bird of Youth"
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"Passions" is uncancelled! See NBC.com for more info.
ThankstoPhantom
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/05
#15re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 1:59pmFOTR never made its investment back despite its two year run.
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#16re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 2:06pm
"Has the Minskoff *ever* had a show that's turned a profit before Lion King? I believe it's considered a cursed flop house."
Well, to be fair The Lion King only recently moved to the Minskoff. It made most of its money at the New Amsterdam Theatre.
Sunset Boulevard did respectful business at the Minskoff with 977 performances.
Like The Lion King, The Tap Dance Kid moved there from another theatre (The Broadhurst) and did a total of 669 performances between them.
The Pirates of Penzance also moved (from the Uris) into the Minskoff and did a total of 787 performances.
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Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#17re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 2:06pm
I think the undisputed champion in this category was the demolished theatre on West 54th Street, known variously as the Craig/Adelphi/54th Street/George Abbott (and dubbed once by Victor Moore as "the dump of dumps"). Apart from On the Town and No Strings having opened there, before moving to better theatres, as well as good shows that went there near the end of their runs, and the distinguished flop Street Scene, almost every new musical that opened there was a disaster.
Consider:
Allah Be Praised!
Carib Song
The Girl from Nantucket
Nellie Bly
Around the World
Portofino
Happy Town
13 Daughters
Kwamina
The Student Gypsy
Darling of the Day
Buck White
Gantry
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#18re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 3:07pmI think WHAT MAKES SAMMY RUN, thanks to its star Steve Lawrence, had a decent run at the 54th St. Theatre.
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#19re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
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Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#21re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 5:39pm
The Music Box also had
In My Life
Amour
Rainbow Jones
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Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#22re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 6:31pm
The Hilton:
After 42nd Street, there was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (as much as I loved it) and Hot Feet (which I wouldn't have wiped me nose on.)
Ever since Aida played the Palace: All Shook Up (wanted to see it at first, seen clips on the website which dare not speak its name, think it looks kinda lame) and of course, the Elton John-Bernie Taupin megaflop:
(Sail Me Away (I like that song, don't get me wrong) starts to play in the background)
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#23re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 6:48pm
How about the Gershwin?
Via Galactaca
SeeSaw
Treemonisha
Sweeney Todd (Did it get out of the red?)
Starlight Express
Meet me in St. Louis
Red Shoes
Candide
On the Town
Oklahoma
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Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#24re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 6:50pm
Seesaw was technically a flop at the Gershwin as it initially did not pay back its investment. Show was enjoyable though
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#25re: Which Theater Had The Most Flops
Posted: 9/10/06 at 8:13pmMeet Me In St. Louis was great too!
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