Well, my parents were both in theatre, so I started going at a very young age.
First show (at least that I remember): Blythe Spirit, with my mom as Ruth. I was 5 years old.
First Broadway tour: "1776" in 1970 or '71 (?). It starred Rex Everhart, George Hearn, Barbara Lang, Pamela Hall, Walter Charles, etc. I was 7 or 8 years old.
But I didn't get around to seeing an actual Broadway show until the '83 Tony-winning revival of "On Your Toes" with Natalia Makarova, Dina Merrill, George S. Irving, Lara Teeter, George de la Pena and Christine Andreas. I remember I cried when the overture started. No joke. Hah! (What a big baby, right???)
And the following night I saw the OBC of "Cats." I actually went on a "theatre bender" that entire trip, and also saw Torch Song Trilogy, Dreamgirls, Agnes of God, Forbidden Broadway, Nine and 42nd Street.
Pure heaven.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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