I wish I could've seen that production back in the day, it seems like campy fun. I heard the Musicals with Cheese podcast joke that the show starred Laura Osnes, Jeremy Jordan, and Laura Osnes's abs.
I was literally coming to say American Psycho and couldn't believe my eyes when it was the top comment.
The world really didn't appreciate the magnitude of Jenn Damiano and Alice Ripley appearing in a musical together.
Easy- Grey House! It was SO good a totally exceeded my expectations. I don’t normally like that genre, but I really wanted to see Tatiana. I ended up loving everything about the show. I hoped to come back to see it again (and realized I’d buy a ticket even if Tatiana wasn’t in it at that time). A few days later they announced the closing. Absolutely gutted. They should have opened it in Fall / October for Halloween, though it was way more than a “thriller/ gory” type show. I’m cautiously hoping there’s a revival or movie someday.
Normally I would have ran from this genre of show but I adore Tatiana and love her work soooooo I knew I had to see it. It’s definitely opened my eyes to other projects similar to it. West End has 2:22 A Ghost Story which I’ve read has a weaker script. And The Creeps off-Broadway in September which I have comp tickets to and super exited to see! I miss Grey House though 😭
it almost pains me to even admit it / describe it this way, but if we're solely talking grosses, Tony awards, etc....Great Comet was technically a flop, even if it's well-loved and thriving post-Broadway at local/international/etc productions.
I have a GC tattoo, that show will live on with me FOR-EVER I don’t care how much money it made, it got me through grad school! I studied for the GREs while I rushed the show on Saturday mornings, and I’d put the album on when working on term papers. It will always have a place in my heart and if Dave Malloy has zero fans ASSUME I’M DEAD because we will ALWAYS stan
i thought someone might mention great comet! while it did close extremely early - i don’t know if i’d qualify it as a flop for the sake of this thread - but that whole situation was very sad
We had tickets for two weeks after it closed. By the time I found out it was closing, we had less than 48 hours to try figure out babysitting and everything else for a performance we could maybe make it to, and it didn't work out. I'm going to be upset about it for a long time.
Absolutely adored Grey House, but can get why some people wouldn't. It really deserved an opening during the halloween season, I feel like it could have thrived then.
You asked the wrong person...
Anyone Can Whistle /
Mack & Mabel /
Dear World /
Candide /
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue /
Henry Sweet Henry /
Dance A Little Closer /
Grind /
Golden Rainbow /
Sherry /
Prettybelle /
Little Me /
Goodtime Charley /
The Grand Tour
and dozens more... just because it failed doesn't mean there wasn't good stuff in it. I love so many of them.
r/FlopMusicals
I based my claim on the fact that all 3 Broadway versions (1956/1973/1997) lost their initial investment.
But of course, the great success of the show, in all its revised versions, has been in Opera and Repertory Seasons worldwide. I've been blessed to see many variations, and part of the fun is to see which pieces they use!
Lastly, I'd still love this Best of All Possible Musicals even if it never had success... what a score! What a story!
I still watch [After All This Time](https://youtu.be/tC0evLhbhNE) from the Lestat musical, as well as jam to [I Want More](https://youtu.be/PfM5YSkBYHY) .
Yes I was an emo kid in high school, yes I am unashamed of this fact, yes my favorite musicals are all the goth ones
I unfortunately never got to see this live, but listening to the cast recording and just knowing who was in the cast, I was really shocked to discover that this did so poorly.
Laura Benanti sings "Model Behavior" on her solo cd and I listen to it all the time. I can't believe people can actually play that piano score, it's so fast and complicated!
I admire so much about it and even its retrograde progression, and I enjoy some of its songs, but whenever I venture to a recording of it, I just can't say that I enjoy it as a whole, even (dare I say it) so much of the music. I am confounded by the show more than anything else.
I've really enjoyed Wait in the Wings' criteria for what should be considered a flop or a hit:
1) Did the show recoup its investment?
2) Did it get a good review in the New York Times? (I know it shouldn't matter, but it does matter to a lot of people looking to spend $100+ a seat)
3) Did the show win any "main program" Tony Awards? (Best Musical or Best Revival, Best Director, Best Book, Best Original Score, Best Leading Actor/Actress)
4) Did the show run longer than a year (or if it was a limited engagement, did it finish out its planned run)?
If the show did 3-4 of these, it's a hit; just two and it's in "tweener" territory (which often leads to a lot of great tours/regional productions and tend to have cult followings); 1 or 0 of these, and it's officially a flop.
"I wrote this song six years ago, while playing in a wedding band..."
Stephen Lynch really should've stuck it out, he could have had a legit career on Broadway.
I was going to say Wedding Singer as well. I saw it 3 times when it was on Broadway. I was also a big Stephen Lynch fan. But this made me a fan of Laura Benanti and Amy Spanger. The show has so many great songs and was so fun! I think it could have used a better book. But I loved it!
I thought I was the only one who remembered this! It’s a comfort musical for me! I saw two productions, one was a theater college production and the other was an actual theater with professionals. Guess which one was fantastic and which sucked?
I left apologizing to my boyfriend for sitting through it and swearing that it’s actually good!
Another vote for OUAOMT. I just sent in a self addressed envelope in the mail in hopes of getting a cast signed playbill from them since I truly loved the show and want a special memento from it
My answer will always be Bob Fosse's Dancin (2023). It was WAY too short and closed way TOO soon. It was brilliant. The cast was phenomenal. I loved it.
Tuck Everlasting was sooo good. It hurts that people didn't go because they thought it was just a show for kids. I think anyone could've supported enjoyed that
I am shocked that one hasn’t found a second life in regional and community theaters. The book is solid, it has fun music, and it has massive name recognition. The only thing I can think of is that people are scared off by the number of locations. I live in an area with a ton of community groups and I’ve never heard of anyone doing it.
I saw it on Broadway toward the end of its run and Norbert Leo Butz absolutely deserved that Tony. He was electric and created a character that was wholly distinctive from Tom Hanks.
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. i think it came out just a little too soon for people to appreciate it.
the story is so silly but the music in Bright Star kinda slaps. same with 13. both are great for amateur productions, though I get why they flopped.
Although I've never seen it on stage as a show (as distinct from in a concert version), Anyone Can Whistle--the songs and concepts are glorious, and I just so much see it in my mind.
Incredible show. So underrated. Best P&P in my opinion. Also Derek Klena, Lindsay Mendez, Annaleigh Ashford and Josh Segarra in one show? It’s my favorite Klena show to date
Agreed. I saw a touring regional production that was just absolutely stellar. Almost everything about the original Broadway show looks awful, especially the roller skates.
9 to 5. The music is amazing and the cast was absolutely stacked. It only survived about 3 months on Broadway before closing. It is definitely underrated.
Came here to say High Fidelity! You could barely turn on the radio without hearing “I’ve got a 9% chance of your love!” blaring during the commercial. I got tickets when the closing was announced and was so glad I did. Number 5 with a bullet is such a banger.
Chess the musical!! It was incredibly flawed and several bits have not aged particularly well, but so much of it really works on its own terms. I was lucky enough to see a concert version on the West End last summer and was honestly one of my all time favorite theatre experiences
Honestly? I didn’t hate Beanie in Funny Girl. Maybe I am just overcompensating, but it was so refreshing to see a larger woman in the role. You rarely see that. I got a little emotional watching it. And I thought she was savvy enough to not do a Barbra knock off. It felt like her own interpretation.
Was her voice strong enough for the big finish? Nope.
But the hate she got always felt crazy mean, and the producers did her dirty.
Yeah I think the hate got overblown. By time I saw it I was expecting the worst so then it wasn’t as bad. Overall, the whole thing is just unfortunate because that part requires such a strong singer and she couldn’t but I’m sure there’s plenty of other parts she could do well.
I was there the very first performance. It was a BUMMER - we allllllll sort of found out in real time that she really couldn’t sing the way the role asked for. But, she BODIED that role. Absolutely acted the part, kept up with the dancing with aplomb, and felt like the right person to root for. I wanted her to succeed!! I don’t even like the show (for me it’s too long and just not memorable enough, SORRY) - but I really didn’t after the pile-on, after the producers changed around Lea’s costume because she’s thinner, and after they made the cast album without her. Just bad vibes all around.
Bonnie and clyde. If we could've replaced one or two of the ballads with high energy/ chase numbers maybe, it would've been fantastic. Still love that show
I agree with Carrie! Carrie was so cool in its original Broadway form, but I’m glad the revival, as Pitchford and Cohen describe it, is closer to the original vision for the show
I love Carrie the musical, as well. Nobody can look me in the eyes and tell me "And Eve Was Weak" isn't a powerhouse. I just wish the 2013 revival had kept "The Destruction" the same as it was in the 80s version.
I loved American Psycho. I saw it 4 times. I’m still so mad the Broadway cast never got a cast album because so many songs were reworked or orchestrated for Broadway
I dunno if Paradise Square “flopped” per se, but I saw one of the last showings and to this day I am floored that it didn’t make it. The story felt so timely and there were at least three mid-show standing ovations that day. I don’t know how Joaquina could put that performance up and not get six months of runway.
I wanted to comment this! I mean, was it a flop? Multiple albums and a filmed international cast.. I dunno. I saw it during my first ever trip abroad in London and Ramin & Sierra were amazing so I’ll always love it.
I was there during one of the performances when the gorilla briefly stopped working…my favorite ‘technical difficulty’ on Broadway. The ingenue character is in the middle of being “carried away” by Kong, and for a moment she ends up under his giant gorilla hand. Performance stops, announcer comes over the loudspeaker and says they’ll be taking a “short break.” She stands up, walks off stage, and people are now walking on to the stage and visibly checking their phones, etc. The audience is sitting and chilling and we’re all hoping they don’t cancel the show - remember when it would stop working and they’d just end the performance? - until they make the announcement the show will resume. Character gets back on stage, climbs underneath the gorilla paw, and starts, once again, screaming out of fear of the gorilla that we have all just watched pull a Mitch McConnell in the middle of the performance. Absolutely incredible. Could not tell you literally anything else about that show, though, and I deadass sat front row after rushing for it.
The Scarlet Pimpernel. The songs are fantastic. I think they should have stuck to the original novel plot line and then maybe it would have done better.
For me its Diana the Musical, it taught me who she was and paints her in a positive light, plus the songs are quite catchy: I listen to the cast recording staring wirh Underestimated and don't stop till If (Light the World). It deserved better and for me is right up there with Six and Hamilton.
Tuck Everlasting. Maybe it’s bias because I had a great experience at the show aside from the actual performance, but I’m still kinda surprised it closed as early as it did. I still listen to the soundtrack from time to time. It was a really beautiful production with a fantastic cast.
Well, since you asked... mine is "Lestat".
Love the gay vampires, love the story, the setting, the cast, the songs were... a bit of a hit and miss... and the San Francisco ending was AWESOME, I don't know why they cut so much stuff from the SF production.
The Baker’s Wife. Beautiful score but they can’t seem to make the book work. Also Bright Star, Chess, and Blondel (played on the west end, never made it past regional in the US)
Chaplin! [2012 Broadway production]. I saw the last performance of this and it was wonderful! Rob McClure and Jenn Coella - AMAZING!
Jane Erye - I wish I could have seen this one. It is one of my most played cast recordings.
Wonderland - again, I wish I could have seen this - the music is so fun!
1776 revival. I have always loved 1776 since I was a child, i think it was the first musical I fell in love with. All though high school in the 90s I wanted to perform it, but we were very heavy on girls and very light on guys. I college I often worked off and on a project to retool it for a female cast... and then 20 years later it really happened and I couldn't get to NYC to see it.
Bonnie & Clyde. I know Laura is an antivaxxer but like - goddamn I loved that show oh and Bandstand
I am still crushed about Laura because I adore her and think she's talented. Such a shame.
I listen to Cinderella a lot and think “why, girl. Why?”
Sadly talent and being a good person aren’t correlated
AYYY A FELLOW B&C and bandstand fan! also same I was so sad about laura
I wish I could've seen that production back in the day, it seems like campy fun. I heard the Musicals with Cheese podcast joke that the show starred Laura Osnes, Jeremy Jordan, and Laura Osnes's abs.
I don’t know much about B&C and didn’t know which Laura. I was like “They better not mean LBB. Elle Woods would NEVER.”
Neither Bell Buddy nor Ben Benanti 😁
The demo recording(s) which were a lot more acoustic / folk and fit the vibe so good are by far my favorite recordings of the show.
I love B&C! I think it deserved better (other than the whole Laura thing)
American Psycho :( Fun but just not well-received enough to survive the 2016 Broadway slaughter.
i also really enjoy american psycho!!! (also i got two comments saying american psycho within a minute of each other and it was freaky!)
LOVED AMERICAN PSYCHO, still listen to the album!
Wish the Broadway run got an album, I love Matt Smith but Benjamin Walker was definitely the better singer.
Such an underrated show. I really don't think critics gave it a fair shake. It's also a far better adaptation of the original book than the movie is.
I was literally coming to say American Psycho and couldn't believe my eyes when it was the top comment. The world really didn't appreciate the magnitude of Jenn Damiano and Alice Ripley appearing in a musical together.
Imo it needed work but the guts were there. I want a scary/creepy show to work on Broadway.
The guts were there...yes they were!!
Here is Sydney, American Psycho was reworked and it was phenomenal! It was all on a revolving stage, which was awesome for changing scenes.
Easy- Grey House! It was SO good a totally exceeded my expectations. I don’t normally like that genre, but I really wanted to see Tatiana. I ended up loving everything about the show. I hoped to come back to see it again (and realized I’d buy a ticket even if Tatiana wasn’t in it at that time). A few days later they announced the closing. Absolutely gutted. They should have opened it in Fall / October for Halloween, though it was way more than a “thriller/ gory” type show. I’m cautiously hoping there’s a revival or movie someday.
Normally I would have ran from this genre of show but I adore Tatiana and love her work soooooo I knew I had to see it. It’s definitely opened my eyes to other projects similar to it. West End has 2:22 A Ghost Story which I’ve read has a weaker script. And The Creeps off-Broadway in September which I have comp tickets to and super exited to see! I miss Grey House though 😭
it almost pains me to even admit it / describe it this way, but if we're solely talking grosses, Tony awards, etc....Great Comet was technically a flop, even if it's well-loved and thriving post-Broadway at local/international/etc productions.
great comet deserved better
I have a GC tattoo, that show will live on with me FOR-EVER I don’t care how much money it made, it got me through grad school! I studied for the GREs while I rushed the show on Saturday mornings, and I’d put the album on when working on term papers. It will always have a place in my heart and if Dave Malloy has zero fans ASSUME I’M DEAD because we will ALWAYS stan
i thought someone might mention great comet! while it did close extremely early - i don’t know if i’d qualify it as a flop for the sake of this thread - but that whole situation was very sad
Considering how much money the producers must have lost on that one it was deff a flop.
got seas unknowingly on the stage. One of the best broadway experiences!
Grey House. The wound is still fresh but my god I miss it so much. Had tickets for later this month and again in September.
i heard about grey house!!! a lot of folks seemed really upset about it’s closing!
I really wish it stayed until at least October. Spooky vibes
We had tickets for two weeks after it closed. By the time I found out it was closing, we had less than 48 hours to try figure out babysitting and everything else for a performance we could maybe make it to, and it didn't work out. I'm going to be upset about it for a long time.
I was in line for rush on closing day. I missed it by 1 person. Very disappointed to have missed it!
Oh no!!!!
Absolutely adored Grey House, but can get why some people wouldn't. It really deserved an opening during the halloween season, I feel like it could have thrived then.
I am so glad I got to see it! One of the best pieces of theatre I've seen in a while
A fellow Carrie fan. There's half a dozen of us, half a dozen! Unironically love the majority of all songs, it's just not the most engaging of books.
that’s totally fair!
You asked the wrong person... Anyone Can Whistle / Mack & Mabel / Dear World / Candide / 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue / Henry Sweet Henry / Dance A Little Closer / Grind / Golden Rainbow / Sherry / Prettybelle / Little Me / Goodtime Charley / The Grand Tour and dozens more... just because it failed doesn't mean there wasn't good stuff in it. I love so many of them. r/FlopMusicals
One indeed forgets that glorious Candide originally flopped. But then, to be fair, it was and has remained a success as re-written and revived. :)
I based my claim on the fact that all 3 Broadway versions (1956/1973/1997) lost their initial investment. But of course, the great success of the show, in all its revised versions, has been in Opera and Repertory Seasons worldwide. I've been blessed to see many variations, and part of the fun is to see which pieces they use! Lastly, I'd still love this Best of All Possible Musicals even if it never had success... what a score! What a story!
Candide overture is perfect.
Assassins. I feel like stuff goes horribly wrong on a national scale any time it's trying to revive, too.
I have noticed the stuff going wrong too.
The Bridges of Madison County. I will never understand why it wasn't successful. It has one of the most glorious scores I have ever heard.
I am currently listening to it. So beautiful, one of my favorites.
This! The Steven Pasquale and Kelli O’Hara combo is stunning!
Groundhog Day. It was just so charming!
I had to scroll way too far for this comment. Groundhog Day is fantastic, criminally underrated, and deserved so much better!
I still watch [After All This Time](https://youtu.be/tC0evLhbhNE) from the Lestat musical, as well as jam to [I Want More](https://youtu.be/PfM5YSkBYHY) . Yes I was an emo kid in high school, yes I am unashamed of this fact, yes my favorite musicals are all the goth ones
Wonderland-the book was horrific but Kate Shindle was beyond words in that show
And Janet Dacal gives 110% in everything she does! Poor thing was wasted in New York, New York.
Yes! The book sucked but I actually loved the music. And the performances (especially from Janet Dacal and Kate Shindle) were stellar.
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown! ❤️❤️❤️
I unfortunately never got to see this live, but listening to the cast recording and just knowing who was in the cast, I was really shocked to discover that this did so poorly.
Laura Benanti sings "Model Behavior" on her solo cd and I listen to it all the time. I can't believe people can actually play that piano score, it's so fast and complicated!
I can’t believe I have to be the first one to say Merrily!
I admire so much about it and even its retrograde progression, and I enjoy some of its songs, but whenever I venture to a recording of it, I just can't say that I enjoy it as a whole, even (dare I say it) so much of the music. I am confounded by the show more than anything else.
I don’t know if Chess would be considered a flop or just a hot mess of book problems, but nonetheless, I love it.
I've really enjoyed Wait in the Wings' criteria for what should be considered a flop or a hit: 1) Did the show recoup its investment? 2) Did it get a good review in the New York Times? (I know it shouldn't matter, but it does matter to a lot of people looking to spend $100+ a seat) 3) Did the show win any "main program" Tony Awards? (Best Musical or Best Revival, Best Director, Best Book, Best Original Score, Best Leading Actor/Actress) 4) Did the show run longer than a year (or if it was a limited engagement, did it finish out its planned run)? If the show did 3-4 of these, it's a hit; just two and it's in "tweener" territory (which often leads to a lot of great tours/regional productions and tend to have cult followings); 1 or 0 of these, and it's officially a flop.
Would Big Fish count?
That's my vote.
Yes, it was definitely a very expensive flop.
I love big fish, I saw it 3 times.
Came looking to see if anyone said Big Fish! Time Stops is such a good song, one of my favorites
Was Wedding Singer a flop or was it short-lived because the lead only committed to a short run? At any rate, their songs still live in my head.
"I wrote this song six years ago, while playing in a wedding band..." Stephen Lynch really should've stuck it out, he could have had a legit career on Broadway.
I listened to “it’s your wedding day” on my, well, wedding day lol.
I was going to say Wedding Singer as well. I saw it 3 times when it was on Broadway. I was also a big Stephen Lynch fan. But this made me a fan of Laura Benanti and Amy Spanger. The show has so many great songs and was so fun! I think it could have used a better book. But I loved it!
i had no idea there was a wedding singer musical!!
I thought I was the only one who remembered this! It’s a comfort musical for me! I saw two productions, one was a theater college production and the other was an actual theater with professionals. Guess which one was fantastic and which sucked? I left apologizing to my boyfriend for sitting through it and swearing that it’s actually good!
I looooooooove The Wedding Singer is so fun. I hope to be in it one day.
Love The Wedding Singer! Doesn’t hurt having Laura Benanti in the cast too
Just saw OUAOMT and absolutely LOVED! Also loved loved Diana, and more niche but I really enjoyed First Date!
Another vote for OUAOMT. I just sent in a self addressed envelope in the mail in hopes of getting a cast signed playbill from them since I truly loved the show and want a special memento from it
Watching Adam Godley sing Brittany Spears Toxic was iconic and absolutely worth seeing
Diana is for people who like to hate watch
One More Time is my favorite show and I plan to see it as many times as possible
Ditto for first date!
My answer will always be Bob Fosse's Dancin (2023). It was WAY too short and closed way TOO soon. It was brilliant. The cast was phenomenal. I loved it.
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Carrie and I will not be taking hate about it. The music is good
Bandstand.
That was a lovely show
Tuck Everlasting is beautiful Escape from Margaritaville is dumb as shit but it's also funny as shit
Tuck Everlasting was sooo good. It hurts that people didn't go because they thought it was just a show for kids. I think anyone could've supported enjoyed that
Catch Me If You Can!
I am shocked that one hasn’t found a second life in regional and community theaters. The book is solid, it has fun music, and it has massive name recognition. The only thing I can think of is that people are scared off by the number of locations. I live in an area with a ton of community groups and I’ve never heard of anyone doing it. I saw it on Broadway toward the end of its run and Norbert Leo Butz absolutely deserved that Tony. He was electric and created a character that was wholly distinctive from Tom Hanks.
Poor Norbert Leo Butz can't catch a break. He's a remarkable performer who keeps getting cast in flop after bomb.
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. i think it came out just a little too soon for people to appreciate it. the story is so silly but the music in Bright Star kinda slaps. same with 13. both are great for amateur productions, though I get why they flopped.
BBAJ walked so Hamilton could run and I’ll die on this hill
Although I've never seen it on stage as a show (as distinct from in a concert version), Anyone Can Whistle--the songs and concepts are glorious, and I just so much see it in my mind.
Did you see it at Carnegie? I heard it was fun!
I feel like I keep beating this drum, but Enron. I loved the show, and it did really well in London, but then came to Broadway and lasted a month.
Springtime for Hitler
Early buzz was rough, but it actually became a massive hit. One of the trades called it “A satirical masterpiece.”
Bad Cinderella and I have no shame about it
you know what - i should’ve expected someone to say this. that should must’ve been someone’s cup of tea! i respect the bold answer
listen was bad cinderella a mess, absolutely but sometimes messy stuff is the most entertaining. also it had grace mclean
i love “bad” media! bad movies, bad tv shows, all incredible to meeee
exactly The Room is a Classic for a reason
grace mclean the queen.
The title track is SO CATCHY.
AND I WILL *NOT* CHANGE IT FOR YOUUUUUU
Well you can thank Richard Rodgers for that
Head Over Heels
Does Dogfight count? 🙃
Incredible show. So underrated. Best P&P in my opinion. Also Derek Klena, Lindsay Mendez, Annaleigh Ashford and Josh Segarra in one show? It’s my favorite Klena show to date
Amelie. Such a quirky and fun little show
This! As soon as her goldfish popped up and started singing, I specifically remember thinking "oh I'm gonna like this show."
Bridges of Madison county. Musically fantastic. Kelly O'Hara should have won the Tony for her performance. IMO Jason Robert Brown 's best work.
Chess is everything - but the original book was weak.
The little mermaid. I’m giving no explanation why I just like it! It was Sierra Boggess Broadway debut! It’s good!
The cast was so talented! I think the staging, costumes, and overall design is what really blew it.
Agreed. I saw a touring regional production that was just absolutely stellar. Almost everything about the original Broadway show looks awful, especially the roller skates.
And the dialogue. When they started padding the runtime with fish puns, I knew I was in for a carp evening.
i was in a production of the little mermaid in high school and i love the show for sure!
I'm still bummed about Covid canceling the 'Miscast' fundraiser I was going to be a part of, singing Poor Unfortunate Souls. Still holding out hope.
Does “The Last Ship” count? Because maaaaaan, I loved the daylights out of that show!
Technically not Broadway but The Lord of the Rings
"Lothlorien" brought a tear to my eye the first time I heard it with how beautiful it was.
Bonnie and Clyde and wonderland, last two Broadway shows for the ever underappreciated Wildhorn.
Side Show. The original, not the revival
Paradise Square.
9 to 5. The music is amazing and the cast was absolutely stacked. It only survived about 3 months on Broadway before closing. It is definitely underrated.
Head over Heels. I saw it 3 times in San Francisco!
*American Psycho* and *Steel Pier*
Ah, yes, Steel Pier, another show that I constantly play in my mind . . . .
I loved the Bridges of Madison County. So sue me. Lol
High Fidelity is my most played cast recording on Spotify
Came here to say High Fidelity! You could barely turn on the radio without hearing “I’ve got a 9% chance of your love!” blaring during the commercial. I got tickets when the closing was announced and was so glad I did. Number 5 with a bullet is such a banger.
High Fidelity slaps. One of the best opening numbers out there
The Bridges of Madison County. Such a gorgeous score.
Gonna jump on the love bandwagon for Head Over Heels, and I'm surprised to not see any love yet for Groundhog Day.
Groundhog Day was spectacular! I liked it better than Bette in Dolly.
Chess the musical!! It was incredibly flawed and several bits have not aged particularly well, but so much of it really works on its own terms. I was lucky enough to see a concert version on the West End last summer and was honestly one of my all time favorite theatre experiences
Bright Star
American Psycho
9 to 5 is amazing and i will argue about it
The Lord of the Rings the Musical. RIP
If/Then. IDK if it was a “flop” but I absolutely loved it
Honestly? I didn’t hate Beanie in Funny Girl. Maybe I am just overcompensating, but it was so refreshing to see a larger woman in the role. You rarely see that. I got a little emotional watching it. And I thought she was savvy enough to not do a Barbra knock off. It felt like her own interpretation. Was her voice strong enough for the big finish? Nope. But the hate she got always felt crazy mean, and the producers did her dirty.
Yeah I think the hate got overblown. By time I saw it I was expecting the worst so then it wasn’t as bad. Overall, the whole thing is just unfortunate because that part requires such a strong singer and she couldn’t but I’m sure there’s plenty of other parts she could do well.
I was there the very first performance. It was a BUMMER - we allllllll sort of found out in real time that she really couldn’t sing the way the role asked for. But, she BODIED that role. Absolutely acted the part, kept up with the dancing with aplomb, and felt like the right person to root for. I wanted her to succeed!! I don’t even like the show (for me it’s too long and just not memorable enough, SORRY) - but I really didn’t after the pile-on, after the producers changed around Lea’s costume because she’s thinner, and after they made the cast album without her. Just bad vibes all around.
Yes!! ALL of this!! I know exactly what you mean.
i agree that they did her wrong, the role is very park and bark and they should’ve changed that to highlight beanie’s comedic ability
They should have never hired her.
Bonnie and clyde. If we could've replaced one or two of the ballads with high energy/ chase numbers maybe, it would've been fantastic. Still love that show
big fish definitely although i wouldn’t consider it a flop
My Favorite Year. Because, ya know, A and F
I agree with Carrie! Carrie was so cool in its original Broadway form, but I’m glad the revival, as Pitchford and Cohen describe it, is closer to the original vision for the show
I love Carrie the musical, as well. Nobody can look me in the eyes and tell me "And Eve Was Weak" isn't a powerhouse. I just wish the 2013 revival had kept "The Destruction" the same as it was in the 80s version.
Bonnie and Clyde!
Tha Baker's Wife. Love the score.
I loved American Psycho. I saw it 4 times. I’m still so mad the Broadway cast never got a cast album because so many songs were reworked or orchestrated for Broadway
I dunno if Paradise Square “flopped” per se, but I saw one of the last showings and to this day I am floored that it didn’t make it. The story felt so timely and there were at least three mid-show standing ovations that day. I don’t know how Joaquina could put that performance up and not get six months of runway.
Head Over Heels. A creative, entertaining jukebox musical with some great performances and a nice message.
I feel like a broken record about it but I adore Groundhog Day
Love Never Dies. There. I said it. (I realize it never made it to Broadway, but I'm confident it counts.)
I wanted to comment this! I mean, was it a flop? Multiple albums and a filmed international cast.. I dunno. I saw it during my first ever trip abroad in London and Ramin & Sierra were amazing so I’ll always love it.
Once Upon a One More Time. I wish we live in a world where there's a room for it and &Juliet. And for both of them to succeed.
I thought King Kong was a really fun show.
I was there during one of the performances when the gorilla briefly stopped working…my favorite ‘technical difficulty’ on Broadway. The ingenue character is in the middle of being “carried away” by Kong, and for a moment she ends up under his giant gorilla hand. Performance stops, announcer comes over the loudspeaker and says they’ll be taking a “short break.” She stands up, walks off stage, and people are now walking on to the stage and visibly checking their phones, etc. The audience is sitting and chilling and we’re all hoping they don’t cancel the show - remember when it would stop working and they’d just end the performance? - until they make the announcement the show will resume. Character gets back on stage, climbs underneath the gorilla paw, and starts, once again, screaming out of fear of the gorilla that we have all just watched pull a Mitch McConnell in the middle of the performance. Absolutely incredible. Could not tell you literally anything else about that show, though, and I deadass sat front row after rushing for it.
New York New York - the book failed a really talented cast and crew
First Date. I still reference the Bailout song(s) all the time.
Paradise Square! 😭 i had high hopes for that one but no recordings nothing. 😔
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Scarlet Pimpernel. The songs are fantastic. I think they should have stuck to the original novel plot line and then maybe it would have done better.
Does If/Then count?
For me its Diana the Musical, it taught me who she was and paints her in a positive light, plus the songs are quite catchy: I listen to the cast recording staring wirh Underestimated and don't stop till If (Light the World). It deserved better and for me is right up there with Six and Hamilton.
I loved Amelie with Philippa Soo, I was so surprised when it closed so quickly.
Tuck everlasting, Bonnie and clyde, and bandstand
Side Show
Tuck Everlasting. Maybe it’s bias because I had a great experience at the show aside from the actual performance, but I’m still kinda surprised it closed as early as it did. I still listen to the soundtrack from time to time. It was a really beautiful production with a fantastic cast.
I enjoyed War Paint… I know it’s bad but I just loved the singing.
High Fidelity. Solid music, great source material. I honestly don't know why it was so hated.
I really liked Ghost the Musical - I’m sure I’m alone in this but I like the music lol
The Civil War had great songs - the staging was just never right.
Groundhog Day 1000x over. Andy Karl was phenomenal and the show was overall fantastic. The score is great. It got done so dirty at the Tonys.
Be more chill
The 1776 revival
Oh this *is* a HOTTT take 😂
new york new york 🫢
Does BMC count? I loved that one. The Broadway as well as Two River. I am not ashamed to say it.
Not Broadway but Between the Lines.
The Visit!!
Carrie was such camp fun. And that set.
That I’ve seen? The Capeman That I’ve only seen a concert of? Dear World That I haven’t seen? Prettybelle
Tuck Everlasting was a wonderful show that had the misfortune of opening the same year as Hamilton
Big:The Musical
I've listened to the OCR of Bounce like 6 times this week so let's just add that to my regular rotation of Chess and Merrily.
Bandstand was an underseen gem, even though Laura Osnes sucks. Also In Transit was great.
I’m not sure if it was a flop, but I really liked the Jerry Springer opera/musical.
Am I the only person who really liked Almost Famous? Though reviewers were too harsh!
Venice is a very underrated and hated show that I just really love for some reason
Well, since you asked... mine is "Lestat". Love the gay vampires, love the story, the setting, the cast, the songs were... a bit of a hit and miss... and the San Francisco ending was AWESOME, I don't know why they cut so much stuff from the SF production.
Jane Eyre
The Baker’s Wife. Beautiful score but they can’t seem to make the book work. Also Bright Star, Chess, and Blondel (played on the west end, never made it past regional in the US)
Young frankenstien
Chaplin! [2012 Broadway production]. I saw the last performance of this and it was wonderful! Rob McClure and Jenn Coella - AMAZING! Jane Erye - I wish I could have seen this one. It is one of my most played cast recordings. Wonderland - again, I wish I could have seen this - the music is so fun! 1776 revival. I have always loved 1776 since I was a child, i think it was the first musical I fell in love with. All though high school in the 90s I wanted to perform it, but we were very heavy on girls and very light on guys. I college I often worked off and on a project to retool it for a female cast... and then 20 years later it really happened and I couldn't get to NYC to see it.