And so we continue our study of the great Broadway cult flops. Of all the shows in that category, this may be the one that most instantly springs to mind when you bring up beloved cult flops to most Broadway fans, and there's a reason for that. This … [Continue reading]
Sweet Smell of Success
This show sounded like a good idea on paper…an adaptation of a classic film that was hardly an obvious choice but did have musical possibilities, delivered by a creative team dripping with talent. And yet the near-unanimous consensus was that the … [Continue reading]
Moana
This is Disney's next entry in its attempt to revive its Renaissance-era format of ambitious fantasy-themed animated musicals, and in its own way, it's as impressive as their last attempt, Frozen...not quite as dramatic, perhaps, but even richer in … [Continue reading]
Big River
The 1984/1985 Broadway season was one of the worst on record, worse than any other in Broadway history except for the legendarily awful '88/'89 season. For the first time in Tony Award history, whole categories were skipped over because there was … [Continue reading]
Saturday Night
This early, unproduced Sondheim show was dusted off for mostly historical reasons and given an off-Broadway production in 2000. The book is insubstantial and fluffy even by the standards of its Fifties time period, but to be fair, the show we have … [Continue reading]
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