Dating someone who doesn't like broadway musicals?

I don't think that should stop you from dating her. That's like not dating a girl because she doesn't like sports.

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Well my experience comes from a black gay perspective. I was partners with another black man who didn't like musicals unless Patti LaBelle was in them or they were black oriented. (So there weren't a whole lot of shows for him to see). I ended up going alone. I wasn't going to miss out because he wouldn't go. All of my black gay friends used to call me "Miss White Woman" because I liked the theatre. I always told them, they had no clue what they were missing out on!

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My girlfriend doesn't really like musicals like I do -- she does have a passing interest, but nowhere near mine. It's not a big deal between us. There's plenty of other things we agree on and talk about.

If you really feel this is a big deal, though, find out what kind of music she does like, and find musicals in that genre to pique her interest. Then see what happens from there. But don't force musicals on her. Actually, don't force anything on her. If she doesn't like 'em, she doesn't like 'em. But I don't see why non-love of musicals should be a dealbreaker.

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This is interesting. If they don't like Musicals, I wouldn't force it on them. Nothing worse than having someone complain all of the time. If you can create your space and feel good about that then you have a good relationship. You don't have to like everything. As long as it doesn't become an issue and you have a trusting relationship. If it comes to the point that you don't have anything in common to talk about, then you might have some trouble in the long run of things because you might not be together much.

As long as you have a couple of hobbies you both enjoy, she should be lucky and hopefully she will find at least some kind of Musical she can stand without complaining. If not, try going to Plays together once in awhile. If she loves you, she will go sometimes just to be with you or appease you. Not all of the time. I didn't like boxing but I'd go once in awhile because I liked my boyfriend. I would use that time to do something I liked that he would rather not be doing instead. We still did a lot of other things together so it worked out most of the time.

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I'm sorry about your friends. I do believe more successful Black Artists need to invest into Musicals and Theatre. At least Oprah is trying to set an example that I hope more Producers will be inspired to follow. It also would be nice to see something a little more uplifting without too much trauma in it too. Until then though how can you avoid seeing something different? I love the variety so hopefully your example will spread to your other friends as well.

Aida should have a Black Director and largely a Black Production Crew to keep it more authentic. The Lion King, though I don't know the Production team, is doing great with a largely Black American Cast. So it proves that not only are the stories good but they are also profitable.

Personally, I don't feel we have too many Asian Productions and that is a rift I hope changes more in the future as well.

sorry for jacking your thread here-but it brought up another interesting topic here.

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That is very good to hear about your friend. Sad about Oprah. She does lend her name up there for everyone to see on the marquees. If she talked too much about it, people would accuse her of doing it all for the money and taking the spotlight away from the real Stars of the show. So I think it is a delicate balance.

I would love to see Ben Vereen in almost anything. I would be overjoyed to see Pippin revived backed by Will and Jada Smith or the Wayans. Let's make Bill Cosby bend his wallet a little so that we can see some more great Black Actors on the Stage in something good. An original story would be even better! We do need to see more ethnic groups band together to create Production Companies that can compete on Broadway. It will only improve the Theatre and make it bigger and stronger than ever before.

Why Aida for example has taken so long to produce for Disney is a sad mystery to me. I would expect something also based on a Mayan Princess as well. Both would be beautiful and stunning if done well.

And I loved my former partner and still do. He is the number one love in my life. And I too think our differences are what kept us together. The only reason we broke up was because of where we both needed to live for our jobs. But we still talk every day. We started dating the week after I graduated high school and lived together for 7 years....and that was 28 years ago!

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i have to say that my partner of 5 years hated musicals, this was a HUGE problem because i work on stage for a living and he would never come and see me, needless to say we broke up and now im with a guy who LOVES musicals

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Well... as long as she doesn't HATE musicals...you should go for it.
Not like my partner, HATES musical... not nice to talk about ANYTHING about musicals.