
Love Match (1969, closed Detroit tryout) - repro
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Maltby and Shire’s (Correction: Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire's) legendary 1969 biographical musical comedy 'Love Match' infamously collapsed, encountered severe critical hostility, and closed during its out-of-town pre-Broadway tryout engagement at Detroit's historic Fisher Theatre, never reaching its planned New York premiere. Featuring an inventive, rhythmically rich score by the iconic songwriting duo with a book tracking high-society royal deceptions, the plot follows the real life and strategic marriage calculations of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Directed by master independent showmen, this project remains a top-tier Holy Grail curiosity.

