First show seen on broadway? — Page 4

The Roundabout transfer of 1776 in May or June of 1998 at the Gershwin. I went with my mother (and my school, at the time), and honestly don't remember all that much of the physical production -- but, at the curtain call, Michael McCormack looked *dead* at me (I was VERY close to the stage), and smiled. I will never forget that moment.

"When you're as old as I, is anyone as old as I?"
Well, not on this board. My first show, as a family gathering, was HAPPY HUNTING in 1957. Even as a kid I knew it wasn't good, but it was Ethel Merman. The next year BELLS ARE RINGING with Judy Holliday and JAMAICA with Lena Horne, and the nothing until GYPSY with Merman.
I began to go to the theatre regularly on my own in 1962, when I saw THE GAY LIFE with Barbara Cook and SAIL AWAY with Stritch during their closing week. I then began to go every week, and sometimes several times a week, and still do all these years later.

The first show I saw on Broadway was [title of show]

I remember the first play I DIDN'T see a lot more than the first I did see. It was 1979 and a group of us 17-18 year-olds went down by bus with the intent of seeing the sites, drinking, rock&roll, and whatever trouble we could find. One of our group proclaimed he was going to see a play and the rest of us actually thought that was a grand waste of time and more something our grand-parents might do.
Why waste a valuable 2 hours in the dark watching people talk instead of being out there exploring. He chastised us saying if we loved rock so much how could we not want to go and see David Bowie onstage in The Elephant Man and be up close and intimate with a performer we admired?
We had no idea and knew right then and there he was right and we were very very wrong. There haven't been a lot, but every trip since has involved the theatre. Think my 1st was "I'm not Rappaport" in the mid-80's starring Hal Linden, but I'm not sure. I may have, or may not have, seen You Can't Take it With You starring Eddie Albert a bit earlier than that. I distinctly remember talking about what the guy from Green Acres might be like in different role, but not 100% whether we actually went. I see the new production next week not knowing whether or not that I may have seen it 30 years ago. If it I start getting flashbacks and deja-vu's, I guess I'll have my answer.

To the person who was bitching that some of us (myself included) were posting Broadway Show at other places. Some of us enjoy seeing more then just the ONE show on Broadway.

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Promises, Promises 1971, OBC except Lorna Luft, who was a beautiful Fran. I could not have asked for a more perfect first musical.

Wait, you went with your school to see THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW? Isn't that, you know, kind of R-rated?

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My first was also, Hello Dolly with Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway. We had great seats, mezzanine first row dead center. My dad says that he had to hold me from falling over the railing I was that enthralled.

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Wicked in 2008.

First time visiting NY was June 10th to the 13th in 1999. I went with a group out of Madison, WI. with my mother and a family friend.

I remember the group we traveled with stayed at the Mayflower Hotel (which is now torn down). The first Broadway show I saw on that trip was The Lion King the night we arrived. I remember being amazed by the production. The next night, our group went to see the revival of Death of a Salesman starring Brian Dennehy. Loved that one even more. The last production we saw on that trip was Amy's View with Judi Dench.

Starting in 2002, I started taking regular theater trips by myself. I have seen 109 shows total. My next trip is November 5th to the 9th.

The 1971 (or was it '72) revival of "The Boy Friend," starring Judy Carne & Sandy Duncan.

Don't judge, but I've only seen one show live in New York, on Broadway was:

Matilda

I've seen a few other shows on tour, and my first one was:

Mary Poppins

A lot of my musical theatre experience comes from:

Video recordings, online clips, cast recordings, etc.