Caroline, or Change or Mrs. Doubtfire
Swing Joined: 11/25/21
Caroline, or Change or Mrs. Doubtfire#1
Posted: 11/25/21 at 3:25pm
I only have room to add one more show to my quick NYC trip. I'm deciding between Caroline, or Change or Mrs. Doubtfire and wondering which do you suggest?
I'm also seeing Little Shop of Horrors and Company.
Thanks!
Caroline, or Change or Mrs. Doubtfire#3
Posted: 11/25/21 at 5:09pm
I’d tip the scale to Caroline or Change, though they are both diametrically different shows and depends on if you are feeling pure musical comedy or a dramatic operetta.
Caroline, or Change or Mrs. Doubtfire#4
Posted: 11/25/21 at 5:17pm
Purely because it's a limited run, I'd say Caroline, or Change.
But honestly, you can't go wrong with either.
Caroline, or Change or Mrs. Doubtfire#5
Posted: 11/25/21 at 7:33pm
I was in your shoes this past weekend, and picked Caroline, or Change. I wish I would have picked Mrs. Doubtfire instead.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/29/08
Caroline, or Change or Mrs. Doubtfire#6
Posted: 11/26/21 at 12:13am
I found Caroline to be one of the most boring shows I’ve ever seen. Would pick Doubtfire in a heartbeat.
Caroline, or Change or Mrs. Doubtfire#7
Posted: 11/26/21 at 12:16am
Caroline, Or Change for sure. Did not care for Doubtfire at all really. It's fun, but Caroline is a fantastic piece of theatre that will stick with you.
Caroline, or Change or Mrs. Doubtfire#8
Posted: 11/26/21 at 1:12am
What's your taste like?
Caroline, or Change or Mrs. Doubtfire#9
Posted: 11/26/21 at 8:01am
Totally depends on what you want to see - both are really great productions (having seen both).
Caroline is a work of art but is fairly deep and intense (with moments of levity), mostly for adults, and a brilliant but complex score.
Mrs. Doubtfire doesn't say much but is super-fun, family-friendly, has some show-stopping choreography and toe-tapping numbers.
You really can't go wrong with either one.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/21
Caroline, or Change or Mrs. Doubtfire#10
Posted: 11/26/21 at 8:02am
Now thinking of a mashup in which Mrs. Doubtfire is a maid in Louisiana, doing laundry in a sweltering basement.
Caroline, or Change or Mrs. Doubtfire#11
Posted: 11/27/21 at 11:24pm
See Diana! Skip both, both bad choices.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/19
Caroline, or Change or Mrs. Doubtfire#12
Posted: 11/27/21 at 11:28pm
After seeing both , I'd see Mrs. Doubtfire again in a heartbeat. Can't say the same about Caroline. I respect and acknowledge this musical but you can't pay me to sit through the first act all over again.
Updated On: 11/27/21 at 11:28 PMCaroline, or Change or Mrs. Doubtfire#13
Posted: 11/28/21 at 2:26pm
You couldn’t pick two more different musicals haha.
I actually saw both last week. Both are fantastic. It all depends on your mood, but if I had to pick one, I’d choose ‘Caroline, or Change.’ It truly is a masterpiece. Plus it features some really stellar performances and spectacular voices.
Then again, you don’t want to miss Rob McClure’s tour de force in ‘Mrs. Doubtfire.’ This is a really hard decision lol…
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