More Bad Playbills for Rotten Shows: The Final Batch

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I watch them so you don't have to -- and I even keep the Playbills.

This time, I'm serving you some Dance of the Vampires, the toothless musical with the immortal production number about garlic (which appropriately reeked).

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The stage version of On the Waterfront, which could NOT have been a contender. Even on paper, that was a lousy idea.

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Teaneck Tanzi, a misbegotten wrestling-related bit of wackiness starring the unlikely duo of Andy Kaufman and Debbie Harry. (Critics took it to the mat.)

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Good Vibrations, the Beach Boys jukebox musical that sent off NO vibrations. (I dreamed I was in Kokomo or "In My Room" instead of watching it.)

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And Got Tu Go Disco, a weirdly spelled '70s piece of crap featuring the real doorman from Studio 54.

His appearing in this was a terrible judgment rivaled only by the time he turned me away from the club!

Enjoy! At least the Playbill were good.

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14 comments
Musto
Musto

Yeah, Timbuktu was a mess but it had Eartha and Melba and nice production values. I ran two Playbill posts before this, which you can google. I ran Playbills from Nick & Nora, Moose Murders, and all kinds of other weird stuff.

RickA_61
RickA_61

What about "Carrie????" I will never forgive myself for missing it.

I have an idea for a musical: "La Dolce Musto; The Musical!"

fabulous....

Pietro
Pietro

I saw "Got Tu Go Disco" way back in the day, so bad it was...so bad. Did you see "Timbuktu" with Earth Kitt? Also saw "Good Vibrations" oh so cheap and dismal. More, please, Mikey!

F. Packer
F. Packer

Michael-I LOVE this; now how about BEST B'way Posters?

My short list:

DeathtrapSweeneyDancin'Chorus Line

Rick
Rick

I have been trying to find info about "Venus Flytrap" for years, and there is nothing...i was thinking i'd imagined this production after too many twirls at the Disco.!!

Rabbit
Rabbit

At first glance I thought Teaneck Tanzi was playing at the Neanderthal Theatre.

Musto
Musto

I added the pubes on purpose to make a statement and I will continue to do so.

Dnarg
Dnarg

Would have loved to have seen the Andy Kaufman and Debbie Harry one. Very interesting...thanks for sharing the archives:)

franco
franco

Whoever does the scanning, please avoid those pesky pubes in the future.

The covers in question, 'Dance of the Vampires,' the aptly named 'Good Vibrations,' and 'Got Tu Go Disco.'

Jonster
Jonster

Wow! I like the artwork on some of these...

"...the toothless musical with the immortal production number about garlic (which appropriately reeked)." HA HA HA!!!!!

Gagme
Gagme

At least "Vampires" was supposed to be a spoof, tho I agree it ddn't quite succeed.

Movielover
Movielover

Was this based on The Fearless Vampire Killers (or maybe FVK was based on it)? I think somebody told me the same movie with Polanski and Sharon Tate was called Dance of the Vampires in...Europe or some place.

rolph
rolph

Yes, it was based on that film.

Tingles
Tingles

Fun stuff. More, more!

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