Fans Want A Tale of Two Cities Told Again on Broadway

Inspired by the Public Theater's concert staging of the 1998 flop musical The Capeman, Broadway.com started wondering: What other recent short-lived musical deserves a second life? The votes are in, and while it may have turned out to be "the worst of times" for A Tale of Two Cities in November 2008 (when the show closed after just 60 performances), fans hope the tale will be told again. The musical adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens novel landed in the top spot with a healthy 30% of votes.

In second place with 27% of votes, was Taboo. The 2003 musical featuring a score by 80s pop star Boy George closed after 100 performances in February 2004 among a highly publicized financial loss to producer Rosie O'Donnell. The show did, however, receive four Tony Award nominations later that year, including Best Score.

Third place went to Michael John LaChiusa's The Wild Party, which lasted only 68 performances in 2000 amid reports of turmoil among a cast that included Mandy Patinkin and Toni Collette. The musical, which opened the same season as an off-Broadway Andrew Lippa musical with the same name and source material, scored 21% of votes.

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