Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
"'With Hal Prince,' said Mr. Nederlander, 'you're talking about one of the theater's greatest talents – it's like going with Babe Ruth on the baseball field. I never read the script – I went with him and Comden and Green.'" Michiko Kakutani, 1982
It was the first new musical of the 1982/83 Broadway season, and it collapsed after five performances. But did audiences miss something worthwhile in this musical flop? Or, more intriguingly, did the writers miss the target they were aiming for? Zach Barr (they/them) returns to Hal Prince's famous flop "A Doll's Life," to investigate what failed then – and, hopefully, find how the show can succeed now.
Music in this video is provided by Blue Dot Sessions.
Bibliography: docs.google.com/document/d/1Ds3sWGulS1UyLFlo5RqWDLXXOTwrsu-17UhALY3kFXU/edit?usp=sharing
"And Now, They Sing" playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4vfdXUW5yrUATqDIsz1d5C8wDdewZflz
Follow me: instagram.com/AdmiralZachBarr
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"'With Hal Prince,' said Mr. Nederlander, 'you're talking about one of the theater's greatest talents – it's like going with Babe Ruth on the baseball field. I never read the script – I went with him and Comden and Green.'" Michiko Kakutani, 1982
It was the first new musical of the 1982/83 Broadway season, and it collapsed after five performances. But did audiences miss something worthwhile in this musical flop? Or, more intriguingly, did the writers miss the target they were aiming for? Zach Barr (they/them) returns to Hal Prince's famous flop "A Doll's Life," to investigate what failed then – and, hopefully, find how the show can succeed now.
Music in this video is provided by Blue Dot Sessions.
Bibliography: docs.google.com/document/d/1Ds3sWGulS1UyLFlo5RqWDLXXOTwrsu-17UhALY3kFXU/edit?usp=sharing
"And Now, They Sing" playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4vfdXUW5yrUATqDIsz1d5C8wDdewZflz
Follow me: instagram.com/AdmiralZachBarr
Support me: ko-fi.com/admiralzachbarr
