# Has there ever been a successful Broadway musical sequel? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** theater-stage-dance\ **Created:** [March 24, 2024, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-successful-broadway-musical-sequel/999273 "2024-03-24T05:06:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-successful-broadway-musical-sequel/999273/21 "2024-04-08T11:29:51Z")
Define “successful”. Everyone agrees that Love Never Dies was awful, but I’ll bet it made a big pile of money anyway. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-successful-broadway-musical-sequel/999273/22 "2024-04-08T11:54:22Z")
I doubt it. The London production was a mess and it never made it to Broadway. Pretty much every attempt to revive it has collapsed within a few months. I can’t find actual financials (except a New York Post article calling it a $10 million disaster, but, you know, New York Post), but musicals are expensive and it takes a fairly significant run to make up costs. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-successful-broadway-musical-sequel/999273/23 "2024-04-08T16:23:02Z")
As was pointed out, it is very difficult to believe it made any money. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-successful-broadway-musical-sequel/999273.md?page=1)