Comments on: 7 Broadway Flops That We Still Love Anyway

By: AJ

AJ — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 20:14:42 +0000

Glory Days – 17 previews and closed after opening night.

By: Wendy Hacker

Wendy Hacker — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 04:19:52 +0000

Minnie’s Boys – 80 performances. I loved it and had the album too.

By: Flannery Monaghan-Morris

Flannery Monaghan-Morris — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 19:18:15 +0000

What about Parade? It’s an arguable one, considering it lasted for 100 performances.

Young Frankenstein and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang also count, too. Oh, and thanks for including Chess! I also liked disaster too!

Do plays count? If so, then ENRON would be another choice of mine. I would love to have seen it revived here! Coram Boy is also another choice of mine.

And I love American psycho and it’s score! Thank god we have bootlegged footage online!

Oh, and umm…not so sure about the rest, but what about merrily we roll along? That’s an infamous flop.

By: Linnea

Linnea — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 13:03:49 +0000

Bridges of Madison County! I booked a trip to NY from Sweden the moment I heard it was closing and got to see the last two performances. Amaaazing show, cried my eyes out!

By: Deborah Kirn

Deborah Kirn — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 21:19:24 +0000

In reply to Megan Hudson. Loved that show. The cast was great! I didn't know the surprise until the end so it was very memorable for me. Have seen a production in St. Louis also and really enjoyed it. Tyne Daly came out and talked to my son & I for like a half an hour. Classy lady

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 07:02:45 +0000

In reply to TheatreNerds. I agree with Michael and Richard. Your article makes it sound like You're A Good Charlie Brown did not become a beloved favorite until the 1999 Broadway revival. That is incorrect. It was one of the most produced shows in the world for years long before the Broadway revival.

By: Whitney

Whitney — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 15:05:28 +0000

The Story of My Life. It ran for 19 performances, and only had a two person cast, but it is such a beautiful story of friendship and art.

By: Izzie m

Izzie m — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 14:19:05 +0000

Tarzan should’ve been on the list!!! One of my all time favorite shows!

By: Aidan Wiggs

Aidan Wiggs — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 02:07:51 +0000

My favorite ‘flop’ is always going to be Dear World. Beautiful songs, but a sorely lacking and somewhat schizophrenic plot involving blowing up part of Paris to get at an underground oil reserve and three insane old ladies trying to prevent said blowing up left a lot of people cold. Even Angela Lainsbury couldn’t keep it afloat. Got to love the Tea Party Trio though.

By: Brandon Marquez

Brandon Marquez — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 20:28:29 +0000

Don’t forget Seussical! That show started out as nothing but constant recasts of the Cat, a confusing and unsympathetic plot, and a huge cast of characters. When it started it’s first national tour, they retooled it and made the story easier to follow with the characters being “thinked” up by a boy who later becomes JoJo…