Hair was expected to flop finanically...it didn't even have all of its backers until until previews began and then it made all its money back 3 months becoming one of the quickest financial recoupments in Broadway musical history.
Chicago was so unexpected, they originally went into the Richard Rodgers Theatre for what was supposed to be a limited run. Steel Pier already had it booked for later that spring. Luckily, "big - the musical" closed, making the Shubert available, so Chicago moved there to continue its run. In 1998, after Chicago had been running a little over a year, they announced that tickets were on sale for the Millemiun New Years Eve performance. People thought that was crazy =- there was no way it could run another two years. It ran another 14 (and counting).
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Posted: 11/11/12 at 10:41pm