Why did High Fidelity Flop?

#2Why did High Fidelity Flop?

I saw a regional production. The leading men were smug and the leading lady underwritten. There were two fun songs, "Number One with a Bullet" and "Ready to Settle." But I wasn't invested in the story of an entitled jerk harassing his ex-girlfriend. 

#4Why did High Fidelity Flop?

#6Why did High Fidelity Flop?

One of the rare times where a show actually should have been at least a partial jukebox musical. So much time spent talking about great recording artists and their top hits, and then you never hear any of that music and instead get som pastiche pieces that are watered down versions of the real music that was being discussed 

#8Why did High Fidelity Flop?

I recall seeing it and enjoying a lot of it. But I also remember not being as impressed as I left the group sales presentation. I also remember finding Jay Klaitz' character absolutely insufferable. 

#10Why did High Fidelity Flop?

WithoutATrace said: "Poor Will Chase. I saw High Fidelity twice and loved it. Then, a little over two years later, Will Chase opened The Story of My Life, which only ran a weekend. Saw that gem four times and loved it.

the story of my life is yet another show which fits under the category of vanity project

it had no business being on broadway

as evidenced by how long it ran

as to the original high fidelity question

aside from bad timing

the movie wasnt exactly a smash hit but it wasnt a dud

although I personally enjoyed it

the musical did not offer anything compelling over and above the movie

a similar example is pretty woman

which was essentially a flaccid and uninspired carbon copy of the movie

the only reason it even ran for as long as it did is because that movie is a hundred times more popular

once the fanbase ran out it closed

high fidelity did not have the built in fanbase to begin with

I believe one of the reviews said something along the lines of

there arent enough power chords to save this show

 

#12Why did High Fidelity Flop?

I think there are some traces of bones for a good musical here. I loved the Hulu tv series. But It felt too overstuffed, with weird masculine energy that just derailed the entire thing. The character of Rob ain’t exactly likable to begin with. 

#14Why did High Fidelity Flop?

HeyMrMusic said: "This show made me a big fan of Anna Louizos, who was nominated for the incredible set.

I wholeheartedly second this. It was also the first time that I was introduced to Amanda Green's lyrics, which I found   quite winsome and clever.

To the OP's question: Personally, I remember being more invested in (and smitten with) Christian Anderson and Kirsten Wyatt's romance than the main story. Which, despite great performances, were truly of, just, rather insufferable people on a journey that was hard to care about. 

I do think, though, that it had my favorite opening number and finale of that time period of shows.