This is the story of the 2004 Tonys fiasco.
By all accounts, Fun Home never stood a chance on Broadway. It was a unorthodox story with a meager budget and a tiny theater. So did Fun Home defy the odds to become a smash? And what can this story tell us about the future of Broadway and society as a whole?
What is Superbia about? It's a question that's persisted for decades. Today we find out.
Rebecca the Musical was supposed to be a smash. Instead it all went down in flames. This is the investigation of how a highly-anticipated Broadway musical became the victim of fraud, greed, and a great deal of bad luck.
On paper, Hadestown should have never worked. Originally starting as a "folk opera" in a small town in Vermont in 2006, the show would undergo a 13 year journey culminating in it becoming a Broadway smash. This is the story of how a DIY Theatre Project would come to rock the very foundation of the Great White Way.
Carrie the Musical is known as the flop to end all flops. Lasting only five performance, the mystery and lore surrounding the Broadway production of Carrie has kept it in the minds of theater enthusiasts for the past 30 years. In this season finale of WitW, the true story is finally unveiled.
Is Fame gonna live forever? In this episode of Wait in the Wings we find ourselves in the crime ridden New York City that's on the brink of a 1980's revolution that would be sparked by a new variation of the teen musical genre.
Legs Diamond always had an uphill battle. The landscape of Broadway was changing in the late 1980's. The way of traditional glitz, glamour and light-hearted kicklines was on the way out, and the dramatic, dark, spectacle of the mega-musical was proving to be king. Legs Diamond on Broadway would solidify this as the rough, 1920's gangster would trade Tommy Guns for footlights in a Broadway production that was doomed from the start.
Matilda the Musical could have been a flop. With a director who had yet to prove himself in the relm of musicals, a playwright who had never written a script for one, and an Australian comedian, the odds were stacked against the show from the beginning...or were they? Learn more about the history of Matilda The Musical with this in depth documentary!
All aboard! As we continue forward on our journey of theater history, today we'll be making a stop to look into the painful spectacle of Starlight Express. Fresh off the success of Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber would follow it up with a musical about anamorphic trains. What could go wrong?
Sharpen your chainsaws for the Bloody Adventure of Evil Dead the Musical. Regarded as one of the goriest film series ever created, Evil Dead would make its bold jump to Off-Broadway in 2006. With over-the-top musical numbers, a ton of alcohol and a splatter zone where audiences could get doused with blood, how couldn't it be a good time?
Beetlejuice the Musical seemed like a simple enough concept in theory. Once it began its journey towards Broadway, however, things got...complicated. Wait in the Wings is back in a big way by diving into the hectic history of Beetlejuice the Musical.
Diana the musical is unlike any musical you've ever seen. With a life as interesting and as complex as Princess Diana, a musical centered on her sounded like a great idea, but things took a turn once the internet got ahold of it. How do we even begin to understand Diana?
In 1994, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Patti LuPone faced off in a feud of trust, betrayal, and controversy. Slated to debut as the lead for his musical "Sunset Boulevard", things took a turn in a twist that would destroy a 20 year relationship. This is that story.
Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing Times Square landscape, the World Wrestling Federation attempted to conquer New York City in a way no one could have expected...with a theme restaurant?
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You've probably heard about the lawsuit...now let's talk about Barlow & Bear's story.
Buckle your seat belts for this wild ride through the fall and redemption of Seussical. When the show was unveiled in 2000, the theater world was enchanted by the early readings. With an incredible cast of characters, world-class actors, and master composers, it should have become the next mega hit like "The Lion King".
Everyone was certain that Spongebob Squarepants the musical was destined to flop, and yet to the surprise of almost everybody, the show would become a Broadway smash. It would even go on to tie for the most Tony nominations for a show. The question is, what's the story?
What Went Wrong with The Producers 2005? Mel Brook's 1967 first feature film "The Producers" became a cult classic that redefined comedy, showcased the amazing talent of Zero Mostel and launched the career of Gene Wilder. When the film was brought to Broadway as a musical, it broke records! And when we got the 2005 Producer's movie....well it flopped harder than Max Bialystock's "Funny Boy".
It was a radical idea. Put Andrew Jackson in tight pants and have him rock out to emo music. However, despite its outlandish concept, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson went on to receive rave reviews in the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly and The Rolling Stone. So why didn’t it transcend to the height of another modernized historical musical, Hamilton?
Broadway and the performing arts world has never seen a show quite like Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark. The question is what is what led to the closure of the most expensive and worst reviewed show in Broadway history?