| Hits to Flops: London to NY/ NY to London | |
| Posted by: Musicals54 10:42 am EDT 08/27/22 | |
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| Most or at least a majority of musicals that cross the pond as hits arrive as hits. Degree may be different, but, in general, a producer's decision to export a hit is usually a better bet than mounting a new show or even a revival. There exceptions. Length of run per se is not a perfect indicator of popularity. Size of theatre, running costs, events etc. may well account for why a show has a shorter or longer run. Interestingly. both The Sound of Music and Hair ran longer in London. Hair did so, I think, because it was the show that ended stage censorship in London and The Sound of Music may have fit English sensibilities of the time. In general, though shows do tend to run longer at home. The interesting shows are those that are hits and then complete flops. I'm sure others can and will post examples. My favorite or favourite example is Salad Days in the 1950 becoming the longest running London musical ever at almost 2300 performances (sources differ slightly). It was a hit in Toronto too. In NYC, it didn't even make it to Broadway, but ran for 10 weeks off-Broadway. The show was about a young couple taking care of a magical piano that made everyone happy and dancing in the middle of the park - cute. Had the moved, let us say, the setting to Brooklyn's Prospect Park, they might have retitled it WAIT FOR IT. A Twee Grows in Brooklyn. |
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