Did anyone see any Broadway shows before it made it to Broadway — Page 2

I know, DG. Oh, I know.

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Chicago was the place to be for this... for awhile anyway...

-The Producers
-Sweet Charity (Christina Applegate-performance before the foot thing)
-Bounce (sorta counts)
-The Visit (Same)
-Death of a Salesman
-One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(Steppenwolf/Gary Sinise&Amy Morton)
-Moon for the Misbegotten (Gabriel Byrne & Cherry Jones)
-All Shook Up
-Spamalot
-The Pirate Queen
-August: Osage County (four times, thank you)
-Light in the Piazza (Celia Keenan Bolger as Clara)
-Hollywood Arms
-The Young Man From Atlanta
-Aida
-Adding Machine

Um... and a lot of plays that played Chicago first, but in different productions.

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Wicked and Chorus Line revival in SF, pre-Broadway.

FLAHOOLEY(1951) starring a very young Barbara Cook, at Philadelphia's Shubert Theatre. It lasted 40 performances at the Broadhurst in NYC.

PLAIN & FANCY(1955), also starring Barbara Cook, at Philadelphia's Forrest Theatre. It had a then profitable run of 461 performances at the Mark Hellinger in NYC.

THE GIRL WHO CAME TO SUPPER(1963), starring Florence Henderson and Jose Ferrer, at Philadelphia's Shubert Theatre. It played the Broadway in NYC for only 113 performances, despite getting 3 rave reviews and only 1 unfavorable one. I saw it many times, and "second acted" it multiple times in my heavy drinking days.

THE YEARLING(1965) at Philadelphia's Shubert Theatre, starring David Wayne and Dolores Wilson. It played the Alvin in NYC and lasted 3 performances after receiving 5 pans, which it deserved.

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Spamalot in Chicago with Tim Curry!

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The revival of Man of LaMancha (which I really didn't care for and had there been an intermission I would have walked out) and believe it or not, Hot Feet [both in DC].

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^ It didn't come to Broadway.

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Updated On: 6/29/08 at 06:22 PM

the final reading of catered affair

This isn't my story, but I once talked to this older couple at the stage door of Spring Awakening who told me they saw Rent during its run at the New York Theater Workshop Off-Off-Broadway. It was really amazing and interesting hearing what they had to say. They said after the performance, on their way out, Daphne Rubin-Vega was exiting the theater, saw them leaving, stopped them and asked them about their thoughts on the show. They told me she seemed so excited and they all knew it was going to be something pretty special.

Updated On: 6/29/08 at 06:57 PM

39 Steps in Boston!

Ring of Fire in Buffalo, I awkwardly really enjoyed it. dont hurt me.

The Color Purple - Alliance Theater, Atlanta
Company - Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati

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I saw Passing Strange when it was at the Public. Haven't yet seen it in its present state on Broadway but I enjoyed what I saw a year ago.