Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- 1960
- 1961–1964
- 1965–1966
- 1967–1969
- 1970–1972
- 1973–1976
- 1977–1979
- 1980–1983
- 1984–1989
- 1990–1999
- 2000–2005
- 2006–2016
- Appendix: British Musical Flops in London 1960–2016
- Notes to the Text
- Select Bibliography
- Index of Musical Works
- General Index
Appendix: British Musical Flops in London 1960–2016
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 May 2018
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- 1960
- 1961–1964
- 1965–1966
- 1967–1969
- 1970–1972
- 1973–1976
- 1977–1979
- 1980–1983
- 1984–1989
- 1990–1999
- 2000–2005
- 2006–2016
- Appendix: British Musical Flops in London 1960–2016
- Notes to the Text
- Select Bibliography
- Index of Musical Works
- General Index
Summary
Key to production details
Title
Main author credits: Music, lyrics and book, with any details of adaptation
London: Theatre, date of first performance
PC: Principal cast members
MN: Musical numbers. This information is taken primarily from the original
theatre programme of the relevant production
Number of performances
ACORN ANTIQUES
Music, book and lyrics by Victoria Wood
Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 10 February 2005
PC: Julie Walters (Victoria Woods substituted at matinees), Celia Imrie, Duncan
Preston, Josie Lawrence, Neil Morrissey, Sally Ann Triplett
MN: No musical numbers listed in theatre programme
116 performances
ALWAYS
Music, lyrics and book by William May and Jason Sprague
Victoria Palace, 22 May 1997
PC: Clive Carter, Jan Hartley, Shani Wallis, Sheila Ferguson
MN: Long May You Reign; Someone Special; I Stand Before My Destiny; Why?;
Love's Carousel; If Always Were a Place; This Time Around; It's the Party of the
Year; Hearts Have Their Reasons; The Reason For Life Is To Love; Montage;
Invitation For Two; Always
76 performances
AMBASSADOR
Music by Don Gohman; lyrics by Hal Hackaday; book by Don Ettlinger, based on
Henry James’ novel The Ambassadors
Her Majesty's Theatre, 19 October 1971
PC: Howard Keel, Danielle Darrieux, Isobel Stuart, Richard Heffer, Margaret
Courtenay, Ellen Pollock, Blain Fairman
MN: A Man You Can Set Your Watch By; It's a Woman; Lambert's Quandary; Lilas;
The Right Time the Right Place; Surprise; Charming; All of My Life; What Can
You Do With a Nude?; Love Finds the Lonely; Tell Her; La Femme; Young With Him; I Thought I Knew You; What Happened To Paris?; La Nuit D'Amour; Am
I Wrong?; Mama; That's What I Need Tonight; You Can Tell a Lady By Her Hat;
This Utterly Ridiculous Affair; Not Tomorrow; Thank You, No!
86 performances
ANDY CAPP
Music and lyrics by Alan Price; book and lyrics by Trevor Peacock
Aldwych Theatre, 28 September 1982
PC: Tom Courtenay, Alan Price, Val McLane, John Bardon, Nicky Croydon
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- Chapter
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- Must Close SaturdayThe Decline and Fall of the British Musical Flop, pp. 255 - 304Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2017