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Has anyone seen a Broadway musical over 100 times?
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
Has anyone seen a Broadway musical over 100 times?#100
Posted: 11/16/17 at 9:53pm
I'll stop seeing HELLO, DOLLY! when I stop getting a rush when I hear the opening bars of "Call On Dolly" and get chocked up when the trolley trots on stage to introduce Dolly.
I have stopped considering HELLO, DOLLY! just a show. It's a beloved friend--a friend who never changes. I was a high school student when I first saw the show in 1964. I'm a retiree now and the show is . back and better than ever. It has gotten me through the deaths of loved ones and stood by me while I recovered from certain illnesses.
I love HELLO, DOLLY! and will never stop seeing it
Thank you very much!
Has anyone seen a Broadway musical over 100 times?#101
Posted: 11/16/17 at 11:07pm
The most I have seen a show is 6x (Current DOLLY revival. 5x with Bette, 1x with Donna. Front row, mezzanine, standing room). I regret nothing. I will go back to see Bernadette. In the year we have had as Americans, Dolly has been the remedy.
Has anyone seen a Broadway musical over 100 times?#102
Posted: 11/17/17 at 1:01am
I guess when you are an usher, it doesn't count, right? LOL
That said, since we are used to seeing shows over and over, seeing something once or twice does not seem like enough for me anymore. I think in my actual (not working) life the most I have ever seen a show multiple times is about 40..and that happened twice. If money were no object(it is) and I wasn't working (I am), I could probably up a few numbers. There is always something new to see in any repeat visit to any show.
Stand-by Joined: 9/11/17
Has anyone seen a Broadway musical over 100 times?#103
Posted: 11/17/17 at 6:01am
I’ve seen Aladdin 3 times in NYC.
That’s my only multiple show I’ve seen. But I’m seeing Dear Evan Hansen and Anastasia again next May so they’ll be added to the list.
Stand-by Joined: 5/5/16
Has anyone seen a Broadway musical over 100 times?#104
Posted: 11/17/17 at 8:36am
The most I've seen a show is Come From Away 10 times followed by The King and I 6 times. I've seen a bunch of shows 2 times and there are many I wish I had been able to see multiple times. My theory is, if it makes you happy then who cares?!
I believe there's a girl who has seen Come From Away over 100 times which, if I did my math correctly, is about 12 times a month since the first preview, which is about 2-3x a week!
Has anyone seen a Broadway musical over 100 times?#105
Posted: 11/17/17 at 8:40am
i have a friend who legitimately saw Wicked over 100 times when the show was in SF for 18 months
Ive seen hamilton 15 times and would gladly see it 100 times...
Im looking forward to seeing the super fan documentary
Has anyone seen a Broadway musical over 100 times?#106
Posted: 11/17/17 at 8:55am
Is this a trick question?
The most anyone could have seen A Broadway Musical is 15 - 14 previews and 1 performance.
Or maybe I'm misreading the question? I've seen well over 100 Broadway musicals in 30+ years of going to Broadway shows.
Has anyone seen a Broadway musical over 100 times?#107
Posted: 11/17/17 at 12:00pm
I know I've seen Phantom at least 50 times. 100? I've honestly lost count at this point, but maybe.
"Michael Riedel...The Perez Hilton of the New York Theatre scene"
- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
Has anyone seen a Broadway musical over 100 times?#108
Posted: 11/17/17 at 7:52pm
Since March 17, 2011, I have seen "Chicago" 16 times (8 on Broadway and 8 on tour). With my upcoming NYC trip, that will make it a total of 19 times I've seen my favorite musical.
Has anyone seen a Broadway musical over 100 times?#109
Posted: 11/17/17 at 9:24pmI met this one girl at the Wicked stagedoor this summer and she has seen the show almost 200 times.
Has anyone seen a Broadway musical over 100 times?#110
Posted: 11/18/17 at 3:27am
I just saw a documentary all about this at DOC NYC on Wednesday. It was fascinating, scary, moving and insightful. I was worried it was going to rip the fans to shreds, but it was really sensitively handled.
https://repeatattenders.com
https://www.docnyc.net/film/repeat-attenders/
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Musical-Theatre-Superfans-Take-the-Spotlight-in-REPEAT-ATTENDERS-Documentary-20171109
It was made by an Australian filmmaker Mark Dooley. You might want to get in touch with him.
Broadway Star Joined: 3/8/13
Has anyone seen a Broadway musical over 100 times?#111
Posted: 11/18/17 at 9:19am
Jordan Catalano said: "There's a lot of us ROCKY HORROR fans from the 2000 revival who are almost at that number."
That Rocky Horror revival was SICK. I loved that show.
Has anyone seen a Broadway musical over 100 times?#112
Posted: 11/18/17 at 12:05pm
My take on this is that the more time you spend with a show, the more things will become evident to you, even the problems you didn't notice in the first few viewings. Personally, Dear Evan Hansen is a victim of this. I've seen it 12 times, and I totally loved it seeing it for the first few times at 2nd Stage. For some reason, however, it didn't click with me until my 2nd visit to the show at Music Box. During my last few visits, the clunky parts in its writing were so jarring that the raw emotions couldn't make up for them. I think there is definitely a curve here as long as you do not just passively watch.
Nevertheless, some shows, especially those with depth, do benefit from multiple viewings. Fun Home is one that comes to my mind. I was most moved by it during my third visit. I decided to just leave those identity tags aside and see Alison as someone who's trying to connect and who's holding on to the last bit of that connection. That's when I finally started to understand and connect to her on a personal level, and it was one of my most fruitful theatergoing experiences.
I definitely agree that (most) shows deserve a second chance, or at least a change of state of mind. But if you still want more of a show after seeing it 100 times, who am I to judge?
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
Has anyone seen a Broadway musical over 100 times?#113
Posted: 11/18/17 at 8:02pm
I personally don't understand why anyone would do that but it is their money and their time so to each their own. There is only a handful of shows I have seen twice and that is only because a friend or family member had not seen it yet and I went with them.
Broadway Star Joined: 9/27/13
Has anyone seen a Broadway musical over 100 times?#114
Posted: 11/20/17 at 8:07pm
Does anyone know who holds the record for the most amount of times they have seen a show? As of now it looks like it could be Joel Torrance who as of 2014 saw RENT 1169 times according to an old interview he gave.
Broadway Star Joined: 9/27/13
Has anyone seen a Broadway musical over 100 times?#115
Posted: 1/2/18 at 6:43pm
I wonder if this has ever happened again that a fan was "celebrated" for seeing a show X amount of times.
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