In rummaging through my aunt’s scrapbook, I came across two ticket stubs, from a Broadway musical show, from the mid -1970’s-it was called “Tintypes”. Was the show any good? Was it revived at alll, in recent years?
The show ran for only 93 performances, so it was far from a hit. But it looks like it’s more of a revue than a book show, so I don’t imagine it was ever revived (revues generally aren’t, even when they’re a success). From the song list, it appears that it was an early “juke box musical” of songs from the turn of the 19th century. Here are the details.
Frank Rich of the NY Times gave it a generally positive review, saying the songs were well staged. He seems to be saying it’s a pleasant bit of fluffy entertainment. Several of the performers were nominated for Tonys, but none won – not surprising since the show had closed by then.
I saw it with my parents. As RealityChuck noted, it’s a revue, not a play with a storyline. It was entertaining - nice choice of material, well performed and staged.