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what flop did you see?
#50re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/3/04 at 11:30pm
Oldest Living Confederate...and yes, I stayed for the second act, unlike most people I know...
Urban Cowboy - saw it three times, including last performance. I actually liked it!
Taboo - ten times, including London. 'Nuff said.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
#51re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/3/04 at 11:32pm
Oldest Living Confederate...and yes, I stayed for the second act, unlike most people I know...
Urban Cowboy - saw it three times, including last performance. I actually liked it!
Taboo - ten times, including London. 'Nuff said.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
jayem1968
Stand-by Joined: 6/9/04
#52re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/3/04 at 11:34pm
Thou Shalt Not. The original Assassins off broadway.
I had tickets to both The Wild Party and Side Show when they were dropped. Darn!
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#53re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/3/04 at 11:36pmIt may sound interesting and it may have a lot of potential but they didn't use any of it.
And hang on, when did you win the discus?
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#55re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 12:06am
"Rose, all that you say is true, but there was so much more. The plastic sheet between the kids at the prom and the audience was actually kind of cool because they shot orange light up the plastic and the kids were banging on it as the gym caught fire. It was kind of harrowing, actually."
I didn't know that. "Not Since Carrie" made it sound like they just dropped a shower curtain on top of the cast to make it look like the roof caved in. I wish I could have been old enough to see it (I was three at the time. Probably wouldn't have gone over so well, hmm? :) ).
And I agree about the music for Carrie and her mom. Amazing how a single show could have the most beautiful and heinous music all in one package, eh?
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#56re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 12:14amWas the last incarnation of SHOWBOAT a hit or miss?
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#57re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 12:16am"Showboat" was a pretty decent-sized hit, running nearly 1000 performances.
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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#58re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 12:20amI guess I was just tired that night. Thanks again Miss Channing and my best to Thelma, oopps, Birdie.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#59re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 12:21amI saw Man of La Mancha on broadway. I really enjoyed it. I loved trhe story and I thought it was a good production. I'm not sure how long it ran though. I know it wasn't long. Wasn't the best musical but it was worth the ticket price.
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Coondiggitydogg
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#60re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 12:24amSaw big the kid in "i wanna go home" completely cracked and that is when i realized i could make it at some point. I mean it was entertainin but def. a flop. I did a show called when shakespeare's gentlemen get together and it is paired with n shakespeares ladies meet. AWFUL
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#61re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 12:32am
Glebb,
It certainly wasn't Prince's best work even though it won a slate of Tonys, including Best Revival and his 20th, for the direction (a bit overblown if you ask me), but I loved the score, the sets and costumes, Gretha Boston as Queenie (another Tony winner), Michel Bell as Joe and Lonette McKee as Julie (Stritch was wasted as Parthy) -- the rest was just, eh? But, that may just be a 70 year old landmark musical starting to show its age a bit.
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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"The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney
Updated On: 8/4/04 at 12:32 AM
Dolly_Levi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/8/04
#62re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 12:37am
Margo - as always thanks for setting the record straight, DAME EDNA was a roaring success. Funny, isn't even the word for it. Can't wait for the new one in the fall.
BTW: I also saw THOU SHALT NOT, with Tom Brokaw in the audience - who during intermission was overheard on a cell phone saying that it was "terrible." To me that was an understatement...
Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.
Carol Channing
Updated On: 8/4/04 at 12:37 AM
#63re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 12:38amMan of LaMancha, the revival, I keep forgetting was a flop because I really loved it.
And hang on, when did you win the discus?
#64re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 12:39am
Dear Miss Channing:
You make so much sense. I love the music too.
Could one say the 70 year old landmark is aged in wood?
Your devoted fan,
Glebb
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
SammyGal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/04
#65re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 12:44am
okay Taboo will never be a flop in my mind. NEVER! 
On a clear day I can see myself for miles ~Taboo
CJR
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/14/03
#66re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 12:59amBounce
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#67re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 1:07amWell I guess its all about perspective. I mean, Taboo ran 100 performances and was a flop, but Assassins ran 93 and was a success. You can't really use number of performances to determine a success v flop.
And hang on, when did you win the discus?
#68re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 1:11amI saw Sweet Smell of Success...i think that was a flop. Would anyone consider LSOH a flop?
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bronxboundexpress
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/15/04
#69re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 3:59amI saw THE CIVIL WAR. The best show to hit Broadway ever!
SammyGal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/04
#70re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 4:51am
bythesword84, I completey agree it's perspective.
Assassins could be considered a massive success.
And in my mind, so is Taboo.
I know there's a large following, I included, and I saw that show many times so even if it closed, it meant something to each person who loved it and we're still big fans!
So here's to Taboo never being a flop! *raises glasS*
On a clear day I can see myself for miles ~Taboo
wendy kroy
Understudy Joined: 8/4/04
#71re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 5:08amanyone see CARRIE the musical??? it was awful. the costumes were towel pieces.
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Leading Actor Joined: 7/25/04
#72re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 5:17am
Urban Cowboy...saw it 3 times....all for free.
Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day that says, "I will try again tomorrow."
JakeB
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#74re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 8:05amI saw TIME in London and boy was that bad!
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
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