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shows that need revivals
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#25re: shows that need revivals
Posted: 11/6/06 at 8:21pm
Noises Off was JUST revived five years ago, with LuPone, Peter Gallagher, Richard Easton, Katie Finneran (who won the Tony) and (the newly out) T.R. Knight.
Candide was revived less than a decade ago and it flopped badly, so it's doubtful it'll be back anytime soon (it also just had an all-star televised concert last year).
Passion also just had a major televised concert. Though the original won the Tony, it was a major box office failure so it's doubtful there'll be a full revival any time soon (if ever).
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#26re: shows that need revivals
Posted: 11/6/06 at 8:21pm
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
[http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/]
"The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney
Updated On: 11/6/06 at 08:21 PM
#27re: shows that need revivals
Posted: 11/6/06 at 8:22pm
^ Sorry, but I think it's HIGHLY unlikely PASSION will go eternity without one Broadway revival.
I think we will see it.
punk ballerina
Understudy Joined: 10/14/06
#28re: shows that need revivals
Posted: 11/6/06 at 8:27pm
West Side Story.
Maybe Annie if they can find a bunch of amazing kids. My friend who loves Annie says that Bianca Ryan (the girl who won America's Got Talent) should play Annie.
wow thats pretty deep...did ya get that off a bumper sticker?
#29re: shows that need revivals
Posted: 11/6/06 at 8:32pmThe girl who sang "Dreamgirls" songs throughout most of the competition? That would be one gospel-heavy "Tomorrow".
"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.
#30re: shows that need revivals
Posted: 11/6/06 at 8:34pm
I don't know if SUBWAYS ARE FOR SLEEPING needs to be revived but with a re-write of the book it would be fun to see and hear it. I remember trying to get opening night tickets back in 1961 but didn't succeed, and I never did see the show which only ran for 205 performances at the St. James Theatre. It has a great score IMO by Jule Styne and Comden & Green (available on CD) and was directed and choreographed by the talented Michael Kidd. Michael Bennett was a gypsy in the dancing chorus. Producer David Merrick kept it open by playing his most famous advertising trick: he found 7 people in the NYC area with the same names as the newspaper critics at that time,he wined and dined them, gave them house seats for the opening and asked them to give glowing reviews for the show--he then took out full page ads in the newspapers with their quotes raving about the show. Only one newspaper, the excellent NY Herald Tribune, accepted the ad, but the resulting publicity kept the show open. Most of the real critics didn't think much of the show. Maybe the Off-Broadway 42nd Street Moon Theatre which specializes in "Lost Shows" would be interested.
"Madam Rose...and her daughter...Gypsy!"
Updated On: 11/6/06 at 08:34 PM
TheaterAddict7652
Broadway Star Joined: 2/7/06
#31re: shows that need revivals
Posted: 11/6/06 at 9:08pm
West Side Story
Sunday in the Park with George
A Little Night Music
Chess (with a revised book)
Dreamgirls
And even thought it hasn't been that long since it closed, I'd love to see a revival of Kiss of the Spider Woman
There's a lot I am not certain of...
Hello Dawley
Understudy Joined: 5/2/06
#32re: shows that need revivals
Posted: 11/6/06 at 9:14pmI agree with Bat Boy! I would love to see it come back to NYC! I would also love to see Reefer Madness make a comeback since the movie came out.
days_of_inspiration
Swing Joined: 8/14/06
MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#34re: shows that need revivals
Posted: 11/7/06 at 3:09pm
Li'l Abner.
Agreed on Carnival.
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
purpleprince101
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
Nycboi23
Understudy Joined: 4/25/06
purpleprince101
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#37re: shows that need revivals
Posted: 11/7/06 at 3:47pm
carrie too.... i walked out of the theatre when i was younger because i was scared... wish i hadn't done that.
suessical but redone
Updated On: 11/7/06 at 03:47 PM
#38re: shows that need revivals
Posted: 11/7/06 at 4:09pm
I agree with Bat Boy and West Side Story!
Also:
Ragtime
Seussical (revamped)
Bare (on Broadway)
"In theater, the process of it is the experience. Everyone goes through the process, and everyone has the experience together. It doesn't last - only in people's memories and in their hearts. That's the beauty and sadness of it. But that's life - beauty and the sadness. And that is why theater is life." - Sherie Rene Scott
worrell4077
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/04
#39re: shows that need revivals
Posted: 11/7/06 at 5:19pmI would like to see The Who's Tommy revived because I just started listening to the cast album and watching the movie and I just want to see it performed on stage whether it be on Broadway or not.
SweeneyPhanatic
Broadway Star Joined: 1/4/06
#40re: shows that need revivals
Posted: 11/7/06 at 8:52pm
"Carrie" because it's not a bad show, it just had a bad director.
"Funny Girl" because it's amazing, and because it'll be funny to see all the posts and articles about how the new Fanny isn't as good as Babs (all of which will appear before the show even opens).
-- SDG
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#41re: shows that need revivals
Posted: 11/7/06 at 9:07pm
For ALL the obvious reasons: DREAMGIRLS
APPLAUSE
WEST SIDE STORY
BYE BYE BIRDIE
CAN CAN
PAL JOEY
#42re: shows that need revivals
Posted: 11/7/06 at 10:45pm
Once On This Island, its a beautiful peice of theatre.
and in a couple years, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Little Women.
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
#43re: shows that need revivals
Posted: 11/7/06 at 11:57pm
Bye Bye Birdie and West Side Story are LOOOONNNGGGG overdue.
my other long overdue one, SOuth Pacific, is fortunately on its way.w
I'd also love to see
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
No No Nanette
Me and My Girl
Anything Goes (though I can wait a bit for this one)
Ragtime ( i know it's too soon and unrealistic, but if there's a show that deserves a second chance, it's this one.)
samcd3
Understudy Joined: 10/24/06
#44re: shows that need revivals
Posted: 11/8/06 at 3:44am
I would love to see Bye Bye Birdie
The Bakers wife (re-write needed so i hear)
Is there life after high school?
and I would love to see Witches of eastwick on broadway (seen in west end and oz)
RYANWOODS
Leading Actor Joined: 1/10/05
#45re: shows that need revivals
Posted: 11/8/06 at 5:35am
West Side Story
Chess
Bye Bye Birdie
Follies
Mame
Sunset Boulevard
Those would be nice to see again and possibly Anything Goes in a few years.
ashbash1990
Broadway Star Joined: 10/15/06
#46re: shows that need revivals
Posted: 11/8/06 at 7:03am
west Side Story
Chess
Sunday in the Park with George
Evita
What a night! I was in more laps than a napkin!
Spacedog78
Featured Actor Joined: 11/3/06
#47re: shows that need revivals
Posted: 11/8/06 at 3:24pmI agree about Miss Saigon, but the ORIGINAL Miss Saigon with the real helicopter and the amazing sets!
purpleprince101
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#48re: shows that need revivals
Posted: 11/10/06 at 10:30amYou're a good man charlie brown at the lyceum
americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
#49re: shows that need revivals
Posted: 11/10/06 at 10:32am
pretty much all of those have just been revived.
but
WEST SIDE STORY starring Laura Benanti and Jane Krakowski as Anita
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