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What Shows Do You Think Closed Before It's Prime
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#25re: re: re: re: re: re: re: What Shows Do You Think Closed Before It's Prim
Posted: 10/21/03 at 6:48pmDitto on The Civil War
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Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#26re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: What Shows Do You Think Closed Before It's Prim
Posted: 10/21/03 at 6:56pm
The world is always a happier place when TWHM is playing on Broadway (besides, it keeps me off the streets on weekends!)
Other shows that closed prematurely:
DEAR WORLD
MACK AND MABEL
THE FULL MONTY
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#27re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: What Shows Do You Think Closed Before I
Posted: 10/21/03 at 6:57pmAgree with all 3 just posted by Dollypop
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#28re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: What Shows Do You Think Closed Before It's
Posted: 10/21/03 at 6:58pm
Oh I completely agree with everyone who mentioned Frank Wildhorn's Civil War! I saw the Broadway National Touring Company, and thought that it was amazing...Definitely an emotional piece of musical theatre!
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Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#29re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: What Shows Do You Think Closed Before It's
Posted: 10/21/03 at 7:02pmUhm,,,Roxy....I posted FOUR shows!
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#30re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: What Shows Do You Think Closed Befo
Posted: 10/21/03 at 7:04pm
Yes you did but my post would still be the same. Old age is not a pretty thing. Getting old - there's no future in it
For bashing The Civil War, critics should be placed in front of military firing squad - composed of cast members of TCW
Poster Emeritus
Updated On: 10/21/03 at 07:04 PM
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#31What Shows Do You Think Closed Before It's Prime
Posted: 10/21/03 at 7:06pmWitches of Eastwick is one of those cds that I listen to all the time. It is a happy show that I enjoy. I love "Another Night at Darryl's" that Lucie Arnez sang.
King Stevos
Broadway Star Joined: 5/15/03
#32re: What Shows Do You Think Closed Before It's Prime
Posted: 10/21/03 at 7:10pm
I love you youre perfect Now Change.;D
On a real note, I think that Urban Cowboy might have closed a bit early, or gone through the Scarlet Pimp ordeals. And maybe Dance of the Vampire's opened to soon.
STEVOS
"IF I TRY THERE MAY BE A CHANCE / WE COULD LOVE WITH OUR EYES CLOSED/ WITH OUR EYES CLOSED WE COULD CHANGE THE WORLD!"- Stephen Dwight
Broadway Star Joined: 12/31/69
#33re: re: What Shows Do You Think Closed Before It's Prime
Posted: 10/21/03 at 7:27pm
DOTV could have been saved if it had done a 'pimpernel'
Also Urban Cowboy, I heard was just not what the world wanted or needed right now, I guess. BUT I would have liked to have heard a cast recording.
DofB5
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/12/03
#34re: re: re: What Shows Do You Think Closed Before It's Prime
Posted: 10/21/03 at 7:48pm
I have to agree with DOTV. It closed way before it's time.
D
#35re: re: re: re: What Shows Do You Think Closed Before It's Prime
Posted: 10/21/03 at 8:07pm
CATS and LES MIS. 
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#36re: re: re: re: re: re: re: What Shows Do You Think Closed Before It's Prime
Posted: 10/21/03 at 8:13pmI thought it best when SEUSSICAL closed, but then when I saw the tour with the re-working of the show, I was astounded. I wish they would have brought the tour to Broadway, it was SO much better and would have been a success.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
Benzy92
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/24/03
#37re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: What Shows Do You Think Closed Before It's
Posted: 10/21/03 at 8:28pmI think I'm just about the only person who loved The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. I thoght the music was very good and the physical production was amazing!
Benzy92
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/24/03
#38re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: What Shows Do You Think Closed Before It's
Posted: 10/21/03 at 8:28pmI think I'm just about the only person who loved The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. I thoght the music was very good and the physical production was amazing!
sharon1
Broadway Star Joined: 6/3/03
#39re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: What Shows Do You Think Closed Before It's
Posted: 10/21/03 at 8:35pm
I know it was not a musical but I really enjoyed The Play What I Wrote. It had the audience and me in the aisle with laughter.
Don't get it.
StateOfJade
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/03
#40re: What Shows Do You Think Closed Before It's Prime
Posted: 10/21/03 at 9:39pmI thought that Zanna, Don't! would move on to bigger better things.
"I really liked the show--Wish I saw Boy's Night...Am I allowed as I am not a boy anymore:)"-duffyny1
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#41re: re: What Shows Do You Think Closed Before It's Prime
Posted: 10/22/03 at 10:06am
I loved Zanna and agree it should have been around longer.
I heard that it might tour soon.
magruder
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#42What Show Do You Think Closed Before Its Prime
Posted: 10/22/03 at 10:46amGod, the headline on this thread is driving me crazy. Grammar police again, I know, but I flinch every time I look at it.
"Gif me the cobra jool!"
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#43re: What Show Do You Think Closed Before Its Prime
Posted: 10/22/03 at 10:57amLippa's "The Wild Party"
Auggie27
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/03
#44Witches of Eastwick? Not to me. What about Beautiful Game?
Posted: 10/22/03 at 11:03amI'm fascinated by all the support given to Witches of Eastwick. To be fair, when I saw it, the original ladies were gone, except for J. Riding. But the score didn't land for me in the theatre. Seemed very faux Hamlisch and too ballad-driven. Reading all these posts, I'm tempted to buy the CD and give it a shot. Sometimes, our ears and hearts fail us, no? The night I saw it, the audience barely acknowledged it. But the same week I saw A.L.W's Beautiful Game, which I still think a much underappreciated piece. That CD I did buy. I think the internecine warfare vis a vis the Troubles in Ireland make it a hard sell in this country, but it's a very ambitious piece, and its one year only in London startled me. I think if anyone besides Andrew had written it, it might've been given more respect. And GAME admirers here? A couple of the songs go poignant exposure after 9/11.
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Kicks8567
Broadway Star Joined: 6/15/03
#45re: Witches of Eastwick? Not to me. What about Beautiful Game?
Posted: 10/22/03 at 5:00pm
Zanna Don't
Titanic
Les Miz
Miss Saigon
Flower Drum Song
Dance of the Vampires
#46re: re: Witches of Eastwick? Not to me. What about Beautiful Game?
Posted: 10/22/03 at 6:43pmI agree with earlier choices like Side Show & Zanna Don't. Would also add Carrie & Radiant Baby.
Slotted spoons don't hold much soup
#47Into the Woods!
Posted: 10/22/03 at 6:55pmInto the Woods! I was hoping it would run and they would keep getting big names to be The Witch. It could have been fun. I love that show with all my heart and the revival was spectacular (I preferred this production to the original, but the original cast was better). Why, oh why?!
#48Closer Than Ever
Posted: 10/22/03 at 9:32pmCloser Than Ever...it only lasted nine months.
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#49re: Closer Than Ever
Posted: 10/22/03 at 9:42pmYES! Into The Woods. I didn't get a chance to see it, but I definitely wanted to, because I loved the original on tape, and I liked the new recording. I was very upset when it closed. I think big names for the Witch could have been really, really fun.
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