Once Was Enough

A reference work that provides information on Broadway shows dating from the 1890s to the 1980s that opened and closed after only one performance because the production was so bad. There were no second nights. Once was enough! Sections include: a sample listing of one-performance matinees giving the show¹s name, author, theater, date, and leads; Broadway Takes a Brodie -- the phrase comes from Steve Brodie, who jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge but was rescued in 1886; bombs in season: chronological index; choreographer index; composer index; costume designer index; set designer index; director index; lyricist index; playwright index; producer index; and general index.Leonard, William Torbert is the author of 'Once Was Enough', published 2001 under ISBN 9780788198939 and ISBN 0788198939.