Hi everybody, I wanted to tell you about another podcast that we like called Coshinary Tales.

Host Tim Harford tells tragic stories from the past, pointing out the valuable lessons

in the greatest mistakes, disasters, and fiascos.

You'll sit in a cockpit where the autopilot switches off, and, swelter as a deadly heatwave

descends on Chicago, killing some residents but oddly sparing their near-nabors.

But for this episode we're going to Broadway.

I know how much you like Broadway.

You'll get a front row seat as an award-winning choreographer and a rock legend come close

to opening the worst Broadway musical of all time.

When Billy Joel agreed to let dance legend Twilitharp turn his songs into a Broadway musical,

it seemed like a surefire hit.

But in previews, moving out was panned by the critics.

It was headed for Broadway and it was set to be an expensive and embarrassing failure.

So how could Twilith turn things around in avert disaster before opening night?

Find out in this episode.

And you can hear more Coshinary Tales wherever you get your podcasts.

Enjoy the show.

Friday, 19 July 2002.

The Schubert Theatre in Chicago.

The curtain was about to go up on the world premiere of a new show, trumpeted as the

new Broadway musical.

Yes, I know it wasn't on Broadway yet, but it was headed there.

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