I have to admit I enjoyed THE PERFORMERS immensely and was sad that it flopped. I like that type of humor and even if the writing was so-so the cast was hilarious.
Excellent thread... and a hard choice. There are so many brilliant shows that didn't recoup and I'm not 100% sure of what did and didn't "flop". I don't think I can pick just one, so...
Big Deal Chess (Broadway) Follies Taboo (Broadway) A History of the American Film
Not even sure that is my top 5 as I don't have access to my list of ever show I've seen.
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The Scottsboro Boys. Hands down. One of my favorite theatrical experiences of all time.
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I agree with Devonian. I loved Triumph of Love. It was very funny, tuneful, and Susan Egan gave one of the all time great inexplicably overlooked performances. I think it would have done a great deal better off-Broadway than on, at least back then. Now, I think it might possibly have found a Broadway audience. Although I didn't see it, I'm very fond of the ocr of Oh, Brother.
The term "flop" should be defined. FOLLIES ran for over 500 performances, and true, did not make back its investment. THE GRASS HARP ran for barely a week, also losing its investment. But not fair to compare the two. Nowadays many shows run for years (SPIDER MAN), and still lose all their money. How about a definition of "flop"?
Understanding the recoup debate. Taking Ken Mendkebaums definition from 'Not Since Carrie' he defined a flop as running under 250 performances, since something that employed so many people for that long shouldn't be considered a flop. Actually Joe Allen just defined Spider-Man as not a flop for a similar reason.
That being said I'will say mine are Suessical First date
I DID see Via galactia but could not even come close to making it a favorite anything
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