shows where the marquee went up but never played

[eatlasagna]

I know that mambo kings went up and never played... are there any others?

[bwayphreak234]

Rebecca
The Baker's Wife

[Mister Matt]

Didn't the marquee for Lone Star Love go up?

[Jordan Catalano]

LONE STAR LOVE
LIPS TOGETHER TEETH APART

[TheaterBoy7777]

Annie 2: Miss Hanigan's Revenge

[egghumor]

It seems to be an extremely rare occurrence. In most cases the producers were confident that the show would come into New York from its out-of-town tryout.

[After Eight]

The Porcelain Year

[aasjb4ever]

*Not sure if this counts*
The Dunkin Donuts/PRINCE OF BROADWAY billboard went up in times square advertising a Fall 2012 opening, and then it was delayed the morning after it was revealed in Times Square. When I was in the city in June, July, AND September, the PRINCE OF BROADWAY ad was still running.

[Deena Jones]

The Mambo Kings also had a huge billboard on the side of a building near 42nd and 8th across from port Authority.

[Jon]

In the late 1980's I think - SENATOR JOE.

[EricMontreal22]

Didn't Busker's Alley have, if not a billboard, a huge painted sign on the side of a theatre go up?

[Phantom of London]

Someone told me once that the maquee went up for Andrew Lloyd Webbers 'Whistle Down The Wind' at the Martin Beck theater (Al Hirschfeld) and was meant to transfer after its try out in Washington, which was directed by Harold Prince.

I don't know if there is any truth in this though?

[Playbilly]

Wasn't there a marquee for Bobbi Boland?

[Markecib]

I think Vanities had a marquee up at the Lyceum, but never opened on Broadway. It did open off-Broadway at Second Stage in 2009.

[ghostlight2]

"In the late 1980's I think - SENATOR JOE."

I think SENATOR JOE had a few performances.

"Wasn't there a marquee for Bobbi Boland?"

I know BOBBIE BOLAND had performances - it just didn't open.

[eatlasagna]

now did shows ever sell tickets when these marquees were up?

[theatreguy]

Paper Moon
The Miracle Worker (starring Hilary Swank)

[jeffmiele]

Did FAT PIG two years ago put up a billboard? I know they had cover art and promotion materials out.

[once a month]

Whistle Down the Wind even came up with a poster detailing the theatre, which I still have, won it at a silent auction.

Got Tu Go Disco...or did that play?

[egghumor]

GOT TU GO DISCO definitely played and opened to critics. I witnessed that laughable mess of a musical.

[Skywalker3]

This threat needs pictures!

[aasjb4ever]

This threat DOES need pictures!

[Smaxie]

A few of the aforementioned ...


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[AC126748]

The 2009 revival of BROADWAY BOUND. The production had a double marquee (the image included here); as we now know, BBM opened and BB never played a performance.

[castlestreet]

I have the commemorative Playbill from the 50th Annual Tony Awards, the back of which is a full page color ad for the "Newest Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical coming to Broadway - Whistle Down The Wind"

I remember in the 20/20 interview that Walters did with him there were clips from DC with the adage that it would be opening in NY the following year.

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

I share Hal Prince's opinion on WDTW -- no one should ever have imagined that the show would be a critical success; besides, that doesn't always matter. The original reviews of The Sound of Music, another musical about children, were terrible, and besides, no one really remembers what the original reviews of a hit show are (except maybe some of our fellow posters here at BWW). WDTW would likely have been labeled as "sentimental," as The Sound of Music was, and correctly so, but it has a potentially irresistible quality.

For whatever reason, critics over here have never loved it. I think it's the premise of the show -- I believe it's great, but the critics have always savaged it. I feel that generally it's been misunderstood over here. People have a hard time dealing with the idea that Jesus is outside in the barn. But you have to remember that the kids' mother has just died, why wouldn't you want Jesus around, since he can raise the dead? It ran for five and a half years in England. They got it.