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what flop did you see?
#100re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 1:55pmI guess the revival of "Into the Woods" was a flop, but I loved it more than I could possibly say.
#101re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 2:25pmi saw "suessical", it wasn't all that bad, though sometimes riddiculous when it didn't intend to be.
#102re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 2:39pm
I think I have seen a lot (some I liked, some not); these immediately spring to mind (with the criteria of non-recooping):
"Dance of the Vampires"
"Taboo"
"Thou Shall Not"
"Big"
"The Civil War"
"Nick and Nora"
"What's Wrong With This Picture"
"The Capeman"
"Cyrano: The Musical"
"Never Gonna Dance"
"Saturday Night Fever"
"Footloose"
"A Class Act"
"Into The Woods" revival
"Man of La Mancha" revival
"Jekyll and Hyde"
"The Scarlet Pimpernel"
"Sunset Blvd" (my personal favorite)
"Aspects of Love" (the first show I saw on Broadway)
"The Life"
"Five Guys Named Moe"
"La Boheme"
"Jane Eyre"
"Seussical"
"Squonk"
"Steel Pier"
"On The Town"
"By Jeeves" (much better in London)
"The Wild Party" (liked OB better)
"Urban Cowboy"
"The Green Bird"
"Taller Than A Dwarf"
And others too I believe.
My mother always used to say, "The older you get, the better you get, unless you're a banana." - Rose Nyland
Updated On: 8/4/04 at 02:39 PM
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#103re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 2:42pm
Jim,
That Icon. Must you really?
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#104re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 2:51pmIs it that bad? (it is me, so please be gentle)
My mother always used to say, "The older you get, the better you get, unless you're a banana." - Rose Nyland
#105re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 2:55pm
Taboo (which I loved, hence the icon)
Urban Cowboy... I think with another 2 months of working that show could have been a decent show
As for those who are posting that productions such as Assassins (either productin) or any other limited engagement production as being a flop. They are limited engagements and therefore are not flops.
"Judy Garland, Jimmy Dean, You tragedy Queen" ~ Taboo
"Watching a frat boy realize just what he put his d!ck in...ex's getting std's...schadenfruede" ~ Ave Q
"when dangers near, exploit their fear" ~ Reefer Madness the Musical
Updated On: 8/4/04 at 02:55 PM
"Watching a frat boy realize just what he put his d!ck in...ex's getting std's...schadenfruede" ~ Ave Q
"when dangers near, exploit their fear" ~ Reefer Madness the Musical
#106re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 3:22pm
Legs Diamond.
Bring Back Birdie.
The Five O'Clock Girl.
[apologies if I responded to this previously -- I didn't feel like going back through all the pages of posts.]
Peter
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#107re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 3:22pm
Legs Diamond
Passion
Shogun: The Musical
Capeman
Jane Eyre
Side Show
Dance of the Vampires
And if you include shows that never made it to broadway:
Martin Guerre and Notre Dame de Paris..two of the worst shows I ever saw
Updated On: 8/4/04 at 03:22 PM
#108re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 3:57pmI liked "Martin Guerre" (saw the original London production). The show I saw in London that I hated was "La Cava."
My mother always used to say, "The older you get, the better you get, unless you're a banana." - Rose Nyland
#109re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 3:59pmUnfortunately, Notre Dame de Paris did well in London. I had the misfortune of seeing it as well. Definitely one of the worst shows I've ever seen.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#110re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 4:15pm
Jim,
It's not that it is bad. it isn't at all. I did not mean it that way.
HUSSY POWER!
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#111re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 4:16pm
Seussical
Urban Cowboy
La Chiusa's The Wild Party
#112re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 4:41pmWhat did everyone think of "A CLass Act"?
"Sir K, the Viscount of Uppity-shire...." -- kissmycookie
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#113re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 4:42pm
Seussical.
It was a good conceot that was SADLY SADLY misgiuded and driven in the wrong direction... and the Weisslers were a HUGE reason.... GREASE anyone??
#114re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 4:44pmonly if you are referring (and I know you are) the stunt cast revival with about 1000 different recordings...although it did have Megan Mullally in it, so there was a small beacon of hope and talent...
"Sir K, the Viscount of Uppity-shire...." -- kissmycookie
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Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#115re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 4:57pm
A Class Act --
I found Lonny Price grating and insufferable as Kleban (I heard that Danny Burstein, his understudy, was infinitely better, but Price was on a huge ego trip with that show -- which is why half the cast dropped out of the show before it came to Broadway). However, the score was gorgeous and Julia Murney, Randy Graff and Carolee Carmello were outstanding in the MTC production.
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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#116re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 5:03pm
Margo
Fortunatly I saw Danny and he ws quite good -- I too enjoyed the show and thought the ensemble was terrific.
"Sir K, the Viscount of Uppity-shire...." -- kissmycookie
#117re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 5:10pmThe revival of Grease, which I saw when Lucy Lawless (Xena, anyone?) was in it, actually also had a then unknown Hunter Foster, and Jen Cody in it. However, to this day I consider it one of the worst productions of a show I've ever had to sit through.
And hang on, when did you win the discus?
#118re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 5:10pmWho on earth considered Ragtime a flop??? I thought that was show was so wonderful and the only reason it closed was because of Garth Drabinsky and his money issues and the fact that The Lion King won everything that year and Ragtime did not get to announce to the world that it was a Tony winner.
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Updated On: 8/4/04 at 05:10 PM
#119re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 5:11pmI never would have guessed that Ragtime was a flop. I saw it twice and thought it was outstanding both times.
And hang on, when did you win the discus?
#120re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 5:18pmRagtime is in NO WAY a flop...I still get chills thinking about Audra and BSM singing "wheels of a dream" and Marrin Mazzie' "back to before"....
"Sir K, the Viscount of Uppity-shire...." -- kissmycookie
#121re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 5:40pmThe revival of Grease was not a flop, either. It ran for over three years.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#122re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 6:07pm
I have seen a number of fabulous flops , the ones I'm proud to say I saw are:
Moose Murders - It had only 13 previews , 1 performance
The Little Prince - 16 previews, It was so bad it never opened.
Harold and Maude - 21 previews , 4 performances
Bring Back Birdie - 31 previews, 4 performances
Frankenstein - 29 previews, 1 performance
Just to name a few
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#124re: what flop did you see?
Posted: 8/4/04 at 8:04pm
ASPECTS OF LOVE! I loved the show, but apparently no one else did 
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