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re: Hits to Flops: London to NY/ NY to London
Posted by: EvFoDr 07:25 am EDT 08/28/22
In reply to: Hits to Flops: London to NY/ NY to London - Musicals54 10:42 am EDT 08/27/22

Aspects of Love comes to mind. It played several years in London while the NY production was (at the time) the most expensive flop in Broadway history. Starlight Express (18 yrs London) comes to mind, and I imagine this might apply to other ALW musicals. Another example is Blood Brothers. Relatively short and unprofitable run in NY yet the London production played 24 years.
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re: Hits to Flops: London to NY/ NY to London
Posted by: dramaturg 10:53 am EDT 08/28/22
In reply to: re: Hits to Flops: London to NY/ NY to London - EvFoDr 07:25 am EDT 08/28/22

The West End premiere of "Sweeney Todd" received mixed reviews and ran for only 157 performances. It did win the Olivier for Best New Musical, but awards recognition didn't translate to a decent run. Perhaps it might have run longer had Angela Lansbury chosen to do it. I seem to remember reading somewhere that one of the reviews referred to the show as "a thin tissue of excrement." I don't think even John Simon would have come up with a line like that!
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