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Post by Phantom of London on Oct 10, 2016 19:19:09 GMT
Come on you theatre aficionados this one is right up your street; what were those West Hits that was successful here, but tanked on Broadway?
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Post by herculesmulligan on Oct 10, 2016 19:23:09 GMT
Enron
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Post by zak97 on Oct 10, 2016 19:39:08 GMT
Chitty Bang Bang
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 10, 2016 19:46:08 GMT
I love it when our members geek out on this sort of thing. Reciprocal thread needed maybe?
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Post by Someone in a tree on Oct 10, 2016 19:47:33 GMT
Was a Chess a hit in Wendy's End? - it flopped on Broadway
Aspects and Woman in sh*te flopped when they crossed over
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Post by avenueqresident on Oct 10, 2016 22:37:58 GMT
Starlight Express
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Post by carmella1 on Oct 10, 2016 22:41:41 GMT
The last version of JCS.
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Post by carmella1 on Oct 10, 2016 22:43:47 GMT
It was a terrible production and miscast and misdirected. Potts played too much to the audience and was obnoxious in my opinion. You can see it on YouTube. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2016 23:51:28 GMT
Blood Brothers
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2016 23:52:56 GMT
Was a Chess a hit in Wendy's End? - it flopped on Broadway Aspects and Woman in sh*te flopped when they crossed over Aspects and Woman both flopped here too. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Oct 11, 2016 5:42:01 GMT
Did they? Both had good runs of a couple of years
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2016 7:51:44 GMT
Aspects ran for 3 years so not a flop (though obvious dissapointment considering the dames other runners)
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Post by Michael on Oct 11, 2016 8:06:48 GMT
Legally Blonde was more successful in London than on Broadway.
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Post by mallardo on Oct 11, 2016 9:13:19 GMT
How does one know what's a hit in the West End? The definition of hit on Broadway is a show that returns its investment. But as we get no box office reports here we can never really know how well (or badly) a show has done.
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Post by anita on Oct 11, 2016 9:36:53 GMT
Rocky Horror Show
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2016 12:18:40 GMT
The thread is about big fat, west end hits, and neither Aspects nor Woman in White could be considered that.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2016 7:38:10 GMT
How does one know what's a hit in the West End? The definition of hit on Broadway is a show that returns its investment. But as we get no box office reports here we can never really know how well (or badly) a show has done. YES. Bane of my (academic) life. Although in the arts we rarely deal in 'proof' it's endlessly frustrating to have hard evidence from Broadway in terms of facts and figures, but nothing from this side of the pond.
Anyway, as you were...
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Post by Phantom of London on Oct 16, 2016 20:51:33 GMT
How does one know what's a hit in the West End? The definition of hit on Broadway is a show that returns its investment. But as we get no box office reports here we can never really know how well (or badly) a show has done. As you know we don't publish grosses here and make recoupment press statements. But people have a good feel what done well and tanked. looking forward to doing a reciprocal thread, this is just one to get those theatre geeks like me, warmed up. |
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Post by whygodwhytoday on Oct 16, 2016 23:06:31 GMT
Taboo - though it only played an intimate venue here in London. The "O'Donnell" make over it did it no favours.
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