By flop musicals, I mean musicals that did REALLY badly. Not just shows that were big, but didn't make that much money AKA Sunset Boulevard.
By Flops, I mean things like:
Carrie
Lolita, My Love
Kelly
etc..
2006-12-07 18:15:54 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Frogs
Merrily We Roll Along
Aspects of Love
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Frankenstein
2006-12-07 18:55:41 · answer #1 · answered by BubbaB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steven W- Rocky Horror is hardly a flop! It has been running in many forms for 30 something years! Everyone loves it, everyone at some point participates in it.
I'm not sure how you are defining "flop".
I think Carrie is the best example of a real flop.
2006-12-08 02:47:16 · answer #2 · answered by Thomas J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Annie2 - and, of course, the infamous Shroud of Turin musical, "Into the Light."
bubba - LOL - I'm one of the 47 people who actually saw "Breakfast at Tiffanys" many years ago with Mary Tyler Moore in Philadelphia. I don't know why it is considered so awful - LOL - I remember enjoying it thoroughly. LOL
Another musical which I loved but flopped is the musical version of Truman Capote's "The Grass Harp" with the incandescent Barbara Cook.
2006-12-08 01:03:18 · answer #3 · answered by tristanrobin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dance of the Vampires, Taboo, Dracula, LeStat, Good Vibrations, Lennon, The Times They Are A Changin'
2006-12-08 14:53:14 · answer #4 · answered by samthecatrocks 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sondheim's "Anyone Can Whistle" closed after 3 performances because the orchestra parts were insanely hard. (Shocker!) Does that count as a flop?
2006-12-08 03:40:46 · answer #5 · answered by musicaangelica 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Times They Are a-Changin' (The Bob Dylan musical).
For a real hoot, see: http://www.stereogum.com/archives/003805.html
2006-12-07 19:12:02 · answer #6 · answered by Vette999 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Allegro, Rags
2006-12-08 10:10:08 · answer #7 · answered by illini54519 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My vote goes to:
Batman: The Musical
by Jim Steinman (writes Meatloaf's songs)
I don't know if its ever been performed anywhere yet, but I sure hope it never does
2006-12-08 06:37:27 · answer #8 · answered by Teflonn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly some valid answers here, and I won't add any. I will however suggest one that still rolls on in live theater as well as film, has become a cult classic, and likely has had more viewers, and participants, than any other show in modern history.
"Rocky Horror Picture Show"
Steven Wolf
2006-12-08 00:09:21 · answer #9 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The Vampire Lestat. That happened not too long ago too.
2006-12-08 07:38:54 · answer #10 · answered by Morgan S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋