Revivals That Were Surprise Hits
Revivals That Were Surprise Hits
#1Revivals That Were Surprise Hits
Posted: 11/11/12 at 10:41pmWhat are some revivals that weren't "expected" to do well but ended up being a hit?
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#2Revivals That Were Surprise Hits
Posted: 11/11/12 at 10:44pmNO NO NANETTE
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
#2Revivals That Were Surprise Hits
Posted: 11/11/12 at 10:44pmCHICAGO
"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
#3Revivals That Were Surprise Hits
Posted: 11/11/12 at 10:50pmThe most recent Anything Goes revival
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#4Revivals That Were Surprise Hits
Posted: 11/11/12 at 11:08pm1776
Words don't deserve that kind of malarkey. They're innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension and chaos. But when they get their corners knocked off, they're no good anymore…I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.
#5Revivals That Were Surprise Hits
Posted: 11/11/12 at 11:40pmHair was expected to flop finanically...it didn't even have all of its backers until until previews began and then it made all its money back 3 months becoming one of the quickest financial recoupments in Broadway musical history.
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#7Revivals That Were Surprise Hits
Posted: 11/12/12 at 12:53amChicago was so unexpected, they originally went into the Richard Rodgers Theatre for what was supposed to be a limited run. Steel Pier already had it booked for later that spring. Luckily, "big - the musical" closed, making the Shubert available, so Chicago moved there to continue its run. In 1998, after Chicago had been running a little over a year, they announced that tickets were on sale for the Millemiun New Years Eve performance. People thought that was crazy =- there was no way it could run another two years. It ran another 14 (and counting).
