Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
#1Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 5:20am
Since the opposite question is so often asked, I thought it might be fun to turn it on it's head and ask the opposite. Which shows do you not want to see revived on Broadway? Obviously Gypsy will be mentioned lol. It's a good show, but feels stuck in its time to me. Other ones? I don't think A Chorus Line needs to be back on Broadway, although you can make the argument that it's such a hard show to cast that doing it on Broadway again creates the most high quality productions of it possible. Les Mis can be on Broadway again in my book, but using the same production and choreography should disqualify it to be called a revival. Either bring it back as the same thing or reinvent it and THEN call it a revival.
What do you guys think?
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#2Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 5:39am
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dramamama611
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#3Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 5:45am
I don't really care how others (producers) spend their money. If they produce a show I'm not interested in, I just don't but a ticket.
Revive: to bring back. You don't get to change the meanings of words.
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#4Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 7:21am
There are some shows I don't want to be revived, but I don't get to decide whether or not they're revived. It happens and I move on. Still on the subject though, I dislike If/then and in transit with a burning passion. But Gypsy isn't stuck in it's time at all? I and many other think it's timeless.
Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#5Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 11:15am
I would love for Roundabout to revive a real flop that got some outstanding reviews. Darling of the Day. Jules Styne and EY Harburg music and lyrics, great role for the female lead, a charismatic male lead could do wonders with the male lead. Needs a little tightening, elimination of a couple of songs, but there is great material there.
I would also love to see Roundabout or LCT do a revival of Over Here. Wonderfully entertaining show with several show-stopping numbers. My dream cast for this show has always been Peters and Lupone rotating the roles played but the Andrews sisters -- probably even doing the coda at the end where they sing old Andrews sisters songs or a few from their own careers done as duets, complete with 40s orchestrations -- and a terrific comedienne doing the role that won Janie Sell a Tony. Could it be Andrea Martin (too old, but that might ADD to the comedy)? Whatshername from Kinky Boots and SITPWG? Laura Bennett? Jane Krakowski? an unknown?
A Funny Thing, of course. It has been too long.
Would love to see the Alan Ayckbourn flop How the Other Half Lives.
Nicholas Nickelby, although the prospects are probably decreasing with the impending Harry Potter revival.
MAME. MAME. MAME. MAME. MAME. But only if they can find the right lead who is reasonably the right age. Anne Hathaway is NOT too young. One could argue that she is the perfect age. Goes from 35 to 55 over the course of the show.
Sweet Bird of Youth.
Strange Interlude.
Cyrano. The flop musical with Christopher Plummer.
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#6Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 11:24am
Ok, I'll ask.
why would anyone think GYPSY is "stuck in" it's time? And what time is it "stuck" in? The time it's set in? The time it premiered? The times of its first major revivals? The time of its most and quite recent major revival?
#7Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 11:31am
I wouldn't want Peter Pan to be revived. The material is just incredibly dated.
I also think producers should put Sunset Boulevard to rest. I was privileged enough to see it with Glenn Close and think that only an actress of her caliber can really do this show.
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#8Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 12:09pm
Jarethan said: "I would love for Roundabout to revive a real flop that got some outstanding reviews. Darling of the Day. Jules Styne and EY Harburg music and lyrics, great role for the female lead, a charismatic male lead could do wonders with the male lead. Needs a little tightening, elimination of a couple of songs, but there is great material there.
I would also love to see Roundabout or LCT do a revival of Over Here. Wonderfully entertaining show with several show-stopping numbers. My dream cast for this show has always been Peters and Lupone rotating the roles played but the Andrews sisters -- probably even doing the coda at the end where they sing old Andrews sisters songs or a few from their own careers done as duets, complete with 40s orchestrations -- and a terrific comedienne doing the role that won Janie Sell a Tony. Could it be Andrea Martin (too old, but that might ADD to the comedy)? Whatshername from Kinky Boots and SITPWG? Laura Bennett? Jane Krakowski? an unknown?
A Funny Thing, of course. It has been too long.
Would love to see the Alan Ayckbourn flop How the Other Half Lives.
Nicholas Nickelby, although the prospects are probably decreasing with the impending Harry Potter revival.
MAME. MAME. MAME. MAME. MAME. But only if they can find the right lead who is reasonably the right age. Anne Hathaway is NOT too young. One could argue that she is the perfect age. Goes from 35 to 55 over the course of the show.
Sweet Bird of Youth.
Strange Interlude.
Cyrano. The flop musical with Christopher Plummer.
This thread is for shows that you do not want to see revived.
#9Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 1:00pm
I think it's easier to think of shows I don't want revived for the next decade or so - like I think Fiddler on the Roof should take an extended break, we don't need another Grease, Rent shouldn't be revived (again?) yet, Funny Girl can probably stay rested, and I agree that Sunset Boulevard should go away for a bit too.
#10Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 1:46pm
They can revive anything they want. I'll decide whether to go or not. Easy.
#11Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 1:52pm
I don't want anything revived. Let's devote all these theatres to new work.
comets
Understudy Joined: 7/18/17
#12Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 2:09pm
I'm okay with The Glass Menagerie taking a break.
#13Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 2:39pm
henrikegerman said: "Ok, I'll ask.
why would anyone think GYPSY is "stuck in" it's time? And what time is it "stuck" in? The time it's set in? The time it premiered? The times of its first major revivals? The time of its most and quite recent major revival?
Also, why are some musicals considered bad if it's stuck in its time or dated ... it's supposed to be in its time? Is The Light in the Piazza horrible for taking place in the 1950's? Is Ragtime not a good show for being set in the early 1900's? It makes no sense. If it's a historical musical, it is supposed to be in its time period. I can understand if some of the issues the show deals with are touchy subjects today (Carousel's hitting thing with Billy, for example), but for a historical musical to be disliked/not wanted for being set in its intended time? That's ridiculous and really irritating.
UncleCharlie
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/26/16
#14Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 2:53pm
In order to truly turn it on it's head, if we suggest a show we DON'T want to see revived, we also then need to discuss who we don't want to see playing the major roles in that show.
#15Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 3:00pm
Itonlytakesajourney said: "Also, why are some musicals considered bad if it's stuck in its time or dated ... it's supposed to be in its time? "
You are confusing dated with historical. some shows are of historical interest, but most are not. Some shows reveal their age more than others. And of course there are some shows that, despite being dated, are of interest. Only a tiny fraction of the plays (films, tv shows etc) of even 50-100 years ago are of interest today: the issues are different, the language is different, behavior is different, culture is different and in the case of musicals the music is different.
It's not that a show is bad because it is set in another time, with dated trappings, but that some shows that were considered good in their time no longer are. This is as it should be: art is not static.
#16Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 3:14pm
HogansHero said: "Itonlytakesajourney said: "Also, why are some musicals considered bad if it's stuck in its time or dated ... it's supposed to be in its time? "
You are confusing dated with historical. some shows are of historical interest, but most are not. Some shows reveal their age more than others. And of course there are some shows that, despite being dated, are of interest. Only a tiny fraction of the plays (films, tv shows etc) of even 50-100 years ago are of interest today: the issues are different, the language is different, behavior is different, culture is different and in the case of musicals the music is different.
It's not that a show is bad because it is set in another time, with dated trappings, but that some shows that were considered good in their time no longer are. This is as it should be: art is not static.
Right, I agree. But the thing is I've actually seen people say a show is/will become bad just because it was written or set in a different time. Like a couple people on an old DEH thread said the show would lose its polish in the future, just because it mentions Instagram, Kickstarter, etc. Like yes, maybe those apps and websites will be dated in the future, but that doesn't undermine the show or tone in any way. It will be known as a period piece, like so many others are. It'll be dated, but it'll still be a fantastic piece of theatre.
BroadwayMan5
Featured Actor Joined: 7/30/15
#17Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 3:31pm
I have definitely had enough of the Gypsy and Fiddler revivals for awhile. I also don't need to see Grease or Les Mis again anytime soon. I also think there's some shows like Guys & Dolls, which had such a perfect revival in the early 90s, that any revival (including the awful 2009 one) will be hard pressed to live up to that.
#18Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 3:38pm
We don't need The Producers to be revived.
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#19Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 4:05pm
blaxx said: "Love, the only stuck in time in you.
Its time, not it's time.
Okay, lol.
#20Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 4:09pm
henrikegerman said: "Ok, I'll ask.
why would anyone think GYPSY is "stuck in" it's time? And what time is it "stuck" in? The time it's set in? The time it premiered? The times of its first major revivals? The time of its most and quite recent major revival?
It feels stuck in the time period it came out and the constant revivals have made the show feel tired in my book.
#21Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 4:22pm
@Itonlytakesajourney I disagree about DEH. I don't think it will be of interest in 50 years, and not because of Instagram and Kickstarter.
cam5y
Stand-by Joined: 1/8/10
#22Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 4:56pm
Pippin. Christ, that's a trite show.
Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#23Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 5:30pm
Call_me_jorge said: "We don't need The Producers to be revived.
Emphatically disagree, although I do not think there is any urgency. And the casting of Max will be an issue. The first time I saw The Producers remains one of the most fun nights I have ever had in 50 years of attending the theatre. The fact that re-casting Max is such a challenge doesn't make that any less true.
#24Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 5:42pm
I personally love Gypsy and have to disagree with Soaring29, and as long as the revival is fresh and a different take on the show, then I'd support it. But on the topic of shows I really don't want to be revived? I dislike Spring Awakening so much and hope it doesn't get a revival for years (don't ask, one of the shows I genuinely dislike). Be More Chill (although not Broadway) is a b a d musical and I wish all of the swarming fans of that thing would let it fade into obscurity. Xanadu is really not good either. And as much as I love it, Les Mis needs to slow down.
#25Which Shows Do You NOT Want To Be Revived?
Posted: 8/20/17 at 6:01pm
Anything that is a reproduction of the original director, choreographer or designers' work can be 86'ed. (I'm looking at you, A Chorus Line.) Reconceive the show and I am interested in seeing what you can bring to it.
As for specific titles of shows I have seen that I want to see left in the warehouse with the Lost Ark:
Applause
Starlight Express
Sugar Babies
Aspects of Love
The Goodbye Girl
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Rock of Ages
Shrek
