While I remembered reading of the legendary smoking crater the original production made on Broadway, closing after only 16 previews and 5 performances, I never dreamed I would ever be able to see the damn thing.
Which remains true. Because this version had a retooled book, which reshaped the show into a psychological-drama focused on the effects of bullying. Seven songs from the original show had also been dropped and replaced with all-new ones. Not that I knew any of this at the time I took my seat at the Victoria Theatre in San Francisco.
Perhaps it was my diminished expectations for the show going in, but I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I even bought the revival's Premiere Cast Recording.
It is unlikely this show will ever truly get out from under the shadow of its legendary Broadway failure, but I am still rooting for it to do so. I guess I am a sucker for lost causes.
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