In 1947, they were at the top of their game. Rodgers told a radio reporter a decade later: "If you're reasonably rational and have any objectivity, you know that after you've had Oklahoma!, State Fair and Carousel in a row, this is a very good time to be cautious. This is when it's liable to sneak up from behind and hit you on the back of the head."
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This will be another interesting show to see. Allegro? I never heard of that before, well, yeah of course because it's their flop.
I think there's a point in this article, even Rodgers and Hammerstein, the 2 genius also have a flop too, and like it said in the article: While they were disappointed with the reaction to Allegro and vowed to rewrite it, they moved on. Their next two shows were South Pacific and The King and I. Everybody has failure stories, maybe one, maybe more, it's about whether you decide to get stuck and moan and upset or get up and get over it, move on, and make a success story. Life is all about that, never give up until you succeed. You learned from your failure, you have to not do it again to prevent that failure from happening. And who knows, maybe when you look back, Those things that you thought it was a flop might not actually be a flop, like Allegro 70 years later, back on stage again.
It's really cool that a play that was a flop affected someone that then went on to do great things. I guess that makes sense. Everyone has to have that one defining moment where they finally figure out what they want to do. It is really sweet at Sondheim to redo the flop for them. I believe that some shows are just before their time and won't get appreciated by their current audience. "Allegro" might turn into one of those, as the article says. At least, I hope it does. It actually sounds like a really interesting show, and that is coming from me, who doesn't like modern and minimalist shows. I guess it is mostly the plot that intrigues me. I think that in this generation, actually, we like to see the real going-ons behind the scenes of everything. That is why scandals and candid news is so popular with everyone. I don't get the hipe, but some people get really obsessed about it. To each his own.
This seems like a unique show I'd enjoy seeing. It is interesting to see that such incredible writers had such a large flop that no one really addresses. I guess that's how most big flops go though, since people care about the good stuff you've written but no one really cares about how many bad shows you've written... However, I could see how a show like Allegro could easily become popular in modern day, since more people are starting to appreciate bizarre and edgy theatre. It's amazing how certain genres of theatre go in and out of fashion (with the exception of Broadway musicals...) and how our society reflects our theatrical preferences. I suppose at the time of The Sound of Music and Oklahoma! people weren't into edgy shows such as Allegro. I wonder if Allegro will gain a little bit of popularity in the future? Or if it has no hope of being anything more than a big flop.
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