Posted: 7/10/15 at 5:46pm
Actually, I saw HELLO, DOLLY a mere 74 times. However, if it was revived tomorrow I'd souble that number. (I'm retired now and have more time to spend at the Harmonia Gardens!)
Posted: 7/10/15 at 6:38pm
Does that include the three times it returned to New York? All I can say is that you are very very lucky.
Posted: 7/10/15 at 7:02pm
I've seen Hedwig 25 times. 18 at the Jane and 7 on Broadway This is my Hedwig math: Jane: JCM 14 times, Michael Cerveris 2, Kevin Cahoon once and Matt McGrath once. On Broadway: NPH 3 times, Michael C. Hall once, JCM 3 times Everyone who knows me knows Hedwig is my disease and most of them have seen it with me at least once. My only regret is missing JCMs last show at the Belasco.
Posted: 7/10/15 at 7:30pm
Phantom, 147; Les Mis, 138; Cats, 124; Miss Saigon 122 and lastly Chicago at 112. Those are my only 4 over 100. Wicked is gaining at 94 as I got into it late.
Updated On: 7/13/15 at 07:30 PM
Posted: 7/10/15 at 8:07pm
I personally have seen Starlight Express:
B-way 2x
Las Veges 63x
On Ice 9x
First tour 16x
Second tour 8x
Germany 3x
London 2x
Mexico City 2x
Australia 2x
Ohio HS production once
Posted: 7/10/15 at 8:09pm
Nothing is wrong with BOM. It was just very well tame.
Posted: 7/10/15 at 8:12pm
I'm a frequent member of the repeat visitor club. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but my reasons are similar to some outlined earlier. Obviously, there must be something about that first viewing that resonated and connected with me that gives me the desire to see it again. It's an admittedly more expensive route than just listening to a cast recording again, but part of the fun is picking up on differences in performances, ad libs, etc. and no two shows are ever exactly the same, even if the cast is exactly identical or you're seeing the same actor.
If I can get the right discount ticket, ticket+parking+train to NY usually isn't much more than my hockey season tickets+parking+concessions per visit, but it's easier for most to understand supporting my local hockey team regularly than seeing a show again.
My top two are Les Mis 28 times (NY, London, Toronto, multiple tour stops) and Once (NY, London, multiple tour stops) 23 times to date. There are others I've seen multiple times through the years but more recent additions are Side Show (saw it back in '97, then saw it at the Kennedy Center and 3x on Broadway), The Last Ship (2x, would have been 3x if January weather wasn't so bad) Something Rotten (4x so far).
Posted: 7/10/15 at 8:21pm
I don't have an exact count, but I have to be very close to seeing A Chorus Line 100 times.
Posted: 7/10/15 at 9:32pm
"I once saw a story on local news where a guy saw Rock Of Ages over 500 times
The phrase " get a life " comes to mind."
I usually try to avoid things this person says but some remarks they've said on this thread makes me want to bury them in a pile of horse shi.manure.
A person is entitled to spend whatever, on whatever and as often as they like.
You come across as a mean spirited, bitter and twisted elderly person whose joy of life has left you years ago. God help 'the wife'--if she/he even exists.
'Get a life' ?? You've had your chance to have one and obviously fuvxed up most of it and now spews forth[constantly] on BWW.
Posted: 7/11/15 at 11:18am
It is very rare for me to want to go back to a show more than once, but it has happened a few times and a couple of times not really by choice.
The 1998 revival of Cabaret was the first one I saw multiple times, and it is also the one I have seen the most: 3 times (the first being Cumming/Richardson).
Ragtime: Once with the original cast, another with the replacement cast that included LaChanze.
I saw The Producers and Wicked twice, the first time was by choice and then the 2nd was with my high school theatre group. I fought hard for other choices but none of them had seen the shows so I figured I would tag along since I was told I couldn't go to different shows myself.
Hairspray: 2 times
Side Show (Revival): Two times
Gentleman's Guide: Two times
In the case of most of these, the second time was primarily to take other people to see the show.
Something Rotten: 2 times
Posted: 7/11/15 at 11:23am
Quite a ways from 100, but I've seen Mamma Mia 22 times to date (with possibly one more time in the summer and 1 to 3 more times next spring.)
Posted: 7/11/15 at 11:30am
I adore that in this thread asking about 100x people are sharing shows they saw twice.
Posted: 7/11/15 at 11:46am
Didn't Spiderman sell some sort of ultimate fan pass that allowed for unlimited views or something? Can't imagine they sold many of those...
Posted: 7/11/15 at 12:20pm
"I adore that in this thread asking about 100x people are sharing shows they saw twice."
Yes, and how about the long lists of shows they saw and how many times they saw them. All way under 100. Most way under 10. Clever.
Posted: 7/11/15 at 12:41pm
An acquaintance of mine saw THE BOY FROM OZ at least 200 times and was even interviewed by visiting Australian media on the last performance day. I clocked only a mere 21 visits to the Imperial that year; wish I could have upped that number.
Posted: 7/11/15 at 12:53pm
""I once saw a story on local news where a guy saw Rock Of Ages over 500 times
The phrase " get a life " comes to mind."
I usually try to avoid things this person says but some remarks they've said on this thread makes me want to bury them in a pile of horse shi.manure.
A person is entitled to spend whatever, on whatever and as often as they like.
You come across as a mean spirited, bitter and twisted elderly person whose joy of life has left you years ago. God help 'the wife'--if she/he even exists.
'Get a life' ?? You've had your chance to have one and obviously fuvxed up most of it and now spews forth[constantly] on BWW."
Sweet Lips your post is so on point! LOVE IT!
Live and friggin' let live!!
Posted: 7/11/15 at 1:07pm
Well if Pippin had replaced the lead with an age appropriate lead, that would have been way over 100.
Updated On: 7/11/15 at 01:07 PM
Posted: 7/11/15 at 1:12pm
You nailed it, Sweet Lips!
Posted: 7/11/15 at 3:01pm
I live in Louisville, so I haven't had a ton of repeated viewings:
- THE ADDAMS FAMILY x2 (Non Equity tour in 2 different cities)
- THE BOOK OF MORMON x4 (1NT all within 2 weeks)
- PIPPIN x4 (Once on Broadway, three times on tour within six days)
- MATILDA x2 (Twice on Broadway about 2 years apart)
- WICKED x2 (Twice on tour about two years apart)
- LEGALLY BLONDE x3 (Two different high schools, One community)
- NEXT TO NORMAL x2 (Both were the same community theatre production, it was that good)
- 9 TO 5 x2 (Two different community theaters)
- ANYTHING GOES x2 (Once with the most recent equity tour, one high school)
As others have stated, I don't live in the city, and a great tour comes to my area, I try to see it more than once. I don't spend a ton of money (for BOM I got lotto 3/4 times, and with Pippin I got rush every time), so if I see something more than once it's usually because I get some kind of discount or someone else is paying (My parents like to see shows every now and then, and they have no problem treating me when I go with them).
Posted: 7/11/15 at 3:41pm
^ did you read the title of this thread?
Posted: 7/11/15 at 5:20pm
Carlos and Jane2--sometimes you just HAVE to ! x
Posted: 7/11/15 at 6:23pm
""I once saw a story on local news where a guy saw Rock Of Ages over 500 times
The phrase " get a life " comes to mind."
I usually try to avoid things this person says but some remarks they've said on this thread makes me want to bury them in a pile of horse shi.manure.
A person is entitled to spend whatever, on whatever and as often as they like.
You come across as a mean spirited, bitter and twisted elderly person whose joy of life has left you years ago. God help 'the wife'--if she/he even exists.
'Get a life' ?? You've had your chance to have one and obviously fuvxed up most of it and now spews forth[constantly] on BWW."
YES. All of this.
If there is a show that strikes me enough to make me want to go back, I will see it as many times as I please, as long as I have the time and money. I only see most shows once.
Posted: 7/11/15 at 6:49pm
"^ did you read the title of this thread?"
Everyone was just listing repeated occurrences. Very few actually saw a show more than 100 times.
Posted: 7/11/15 at 6:55pm
ive seen "Chcago" over 100xs
please no judgement or nasty comments, I read often but don't post often...but some of you guys can me mean.
Posted: 7/11/15 at 7:18pm
I understand seeing different productions. I've seen R&H's Cinderella probably more than any other show because I just love it so much. To me, it's like going to see Swan Lake or The Nutcracker every season.
I also understand going back to Wicked even though I've only seen the show once because it's probably worth it to see each new Elphaba.
However, the only production I've seen twice is Doctor Zhivago because I was afraid they wouldn't record an album and it would just vanish into the ether so I wanted to see it again to preserve it in my mind. Also, because I had a bad audience experience the first time AND my view was impaired because of that damn table.
Preludes will be the second show I see again because there were convenient discount tickets and I found some of the lighting choices distracting the first time. I also had trouble remembering it after I saw it.
So I guess that's the difference for me. If my experience was complete the first time, I don't feel the need to see a show again.
Updated On: 7/11/15 at 07:18 PM
