Whistle Down the Wind preceeds SPAMALOT!

I am so excited to hear this. I know many on this board don't like this show, but let's have some love for the music, Jim Steinman, and the very emotional story. I can't wait to get tickets.


I know there were rumours about this in other threads, but I thought we needed a WHISTLE love thread.
Here's the link

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Updated On: 2/23/06 at 04:59 PM

In the US it was, in London it ran for a couple of years though that by no means makes it a hit.

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I love the cast recording. I wonder if we will get a new cd.

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I was wondering that too. Just a bump to see if anyone knows about new revisions to the book if any? That seemed to be the biggest problem.

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"How could it be considered a flop in the U.S. when it only had a try-out?"

I wouldn't call it a flop. However, there was a Broadway theater booked and an advertising campaign was begun in NYC. But the producers decided not to bring the show in. Rather than a flop, it should be called a "never was".

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I can never understand how they can sell the story? I mean, a 15 years girl believed a man as Jesus simply because that dude said "Jesus Christ". How can people believe that is beyond my imagination.

I liked it. I have some of the songs on ALW collection CD. I have a version of Kyle "Scarpia" Gordon singing "A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste." There's also a version with Meat Loaf singing that song. He nails that song, since it has lyrics written by Jim Steinman, and the music as well was written in his style by ALW. Also a haunting version of "No Matter What" that ends the first act. I really liked it, I think, better than DOTV.

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Interesting story, icky score. It's one of those let's bring lots of children in and have them sing annoyingly cloying songs scores.

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I'm shocked...I totally didn't see this coming...

Its the Bill Kenwright touring version thats opening in town as a filler. Kenwright is infamous in the UK for producing low budget versions of big epic ALW musicals eg- Jesus Christ Superstar and Joseph. His tours of the latter two featured 3 woman in the entire ensemble...very cheap and lacking. He also doesnt pay a lot and tends to cast a lot of young freshfaced talent in the ensemble. Oh and did I mention the stripped down sets and orchestra?

Whilst not dissing the professionalism of the performers on stage its a very very cheap production that would never see the light of day on Broadway and its sad that the West End is reduced to this. We dont have tons of exciting new musicals being developed out of town like you guys. So when a slot opens up its a case of "mmm what can we pull from the road and make a quick buck?"

Luckily we are getting Avenue Q, Evita, Sound of Music, Spamalot, Caroline or Change, Dirty Dancing and Wicked to make up for it