Shows · Whistle Down the Wind · National Theatre, Washington, D.C. (never reached Broadway), 1996
Whistle Down the Wind, 1996
Opened December 12, 1996
National Theatre, Washington, D.C. (never reached Broadway)
Original
Broadway
Who was in it3 named
Creative team
- Director
- Harold Prince
Recordings
1 recording of Whistle Down the Wind exist, but none was released while this run was on. See Whistle Down the Wind for all of them.
Around this production
The show famously closed during its Washington D.C. tryout in 1997 and never made it to Broadway, despite being a hit in London's West End. Andrew Lloyd Webber blamed the American production's failure on creative differences with director Harold Prince. Jim Steinman's rock-influenced lyrics included the hit 'No Matter What,' which became a number-one single for Boyzone.
The musical’s first preview performance was on December 6, 1996, at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. After six previews, the musical officially opened on December 12 and permanently closed on February 9, 1997, after seventy regular performances. The Complete Book of 1990s Broadway Musicals Dan Dietz Paxton Mcnallie 2016 Rowm, p. 296
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