Help In Selecting 3 Shows

[tatter47]

Help In Selecting 3 Shows#1

Posted: 4/4/10 at 11:33am

I will be visiting the city in late May. I have tickets for La Gage, American Idoit, Hair, & the Addams Family. I have room for 3 more shows, but I have 5 that interest me. They are--Lend Me A Tenor, Red, Next Fall, A Little Night Music, & Promises, Promises. Any help will be appreciated.

Updated On: 4/4/10 at 11:33 AM

[wdwfreak]

Help In Selecting 3 Shows#2

Posted: 4/4/10 at 11:35am

Those are only 4 shows, and I would go see A Little Night Music, Lend Me A Tenor, and Promises, Promises.
Updated On: 4/4/10 at 11:35 AM

[tatter47]

Help In Selecting 3 Shows#2

Posted: 4/4/10 at 11:37am

I caught my mistake. I added the 5th.

[adamgreer]

Help In Selecting 3 Shows#3

Posted: 4/4/10 at 11:37am

wdwfreak, he listed 5 shows:
1) Lend Me A Tenor
2) Red
3) Next Fall
4) A little Night Music
5) Promises, Promises

To the OP, of the 5 you listed, I would choose Lend Me a Tenor, A Little Night Music, and Promises, Promises.

[givesmevoice]

Help In Selecting 3 Shows#4

Posted: 4/4/10 at 11:41am

^ I think there were originally only 4, though.

OP: I haven't seen all of those shows, but I would definitely recommend Red. It was a little dense, but I really enjoyed it and am still mulling it all over.

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[Mark_E]

Help In Selecting 3 Shows#5

Posted: 4/4/10 at 12:03pm

RED is GREAT! Highly recommend it.

[jagfkb]

Help In Selecting 3 Shows#6

Posted: 4/4/10 at 12:09pm

DON'T SEE Promises, Promises (unless you will die without ever seeing Sean Hayes & Kristen Chenoweth) before seeing A Little Night Music, Next Fall, & Lend Me a Tenor

[Upland]

Help In Selecting 3 Shows#7

Posted: 4/4/10 at 12:15pm

Of course it depends on your taste, but of the shows you have listed, RED is really great. Alfred Molina gives an amazing performance. The play is pretty dense though, so if that is not your thing, maybe one of the other shows would be better for you.

[bwaybug85]

Help In Selecting 3 Shows#8

Posted: 4/4/10 at 1:56pm

See ENRON. Saw it in London and it was unlike anything I've ever seen. Never a dull moment and you don't need to be "business savvy" to understand it at all--they make it very entertaining. There's also lots of singing, dance, cool techno music, and video so it's definitely not your average "play."

[bwaylvsong]

Help In Selecting 3 Shows#9

Posted: 4/4/10 at 2:54pm

Don't miss Night Music! It was probably the best show I've seen in the last decade or so!

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Help In Selecting 3 Shows#10

Posted: 4/4/10 at 3:45pm

Everyday Rapture and In The Heights.

[MiracleElixir]

Help In Selecting 3 Shows#11

Posted: 4/4/10 at 4:21pm

Lend Me a Tenor and Red, for sure. Make sure you catch those two.

As for the third, either Next Fall or A Little Night Music. Next Fall is a very good -- not great -- new American play, and A Little Night Music is a pretty good production of a great show -- take your pick.

[Will O'Donnell]

Help In Selecting 3 Shows#12

Posted: 4/4/10 at 4:44pm

See Chicago, the current cast isn't the best, but I think it's the best technical show on Broadway. I also liked West Side Story a lot, although I know there are a lot who feel differently. In the Heights is also great.

[Unknown User]

Help In Selecting 3 Shows#13

Posted: 4/4/10 at 4:49pm

Lend Me a Tenor is hilarious and I hear wonderful things about Next Fall and Red, also.

[adamgreer]

Help In Selecting 3 Shows#14

Posted: 4/4/10 at 5:32pm

Why are people suggesting shows the OP doesn't want to see? He said there were 5 shows that interested him, and needed to pick 3. Clearly he/she has done research and wants to see 3 of the 5 shows he mentioned.

[dramamama611]

Help In Selecting 3 Shows#15

Posted: 4/4/10 at 5:53pm

Just about to post the same thing, AG.


To agree with another poster: I'd put Promises, Promises as a last choice.

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[Here I Am]

Help In Selecting 3 Shows#16

Posted: 4/4/10 at 6:04pm

tatter47, I know this wasn't in your original post, but have you seen Next to Nomral or Billy Elliot? No interest? Because they are both fantastic. You're in for a treat with Hair though!

[FeelingElectric]

Help In Selecting 3 Shows#17

Posted: 4/4/10 at 6:27pm

I say go with Next Fall, Tenor and Red.

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[Phantom of London]

Help In Selecting 3 Shows#18

Posted: 4/4/10 at 6:58pm

Promises, promises
Night Music (if you are tall, make sure you get a seat in the orchestra).

[perfectlymarvelous]

Help In Selecting 3 Shows#19

Posted: 4/4/10 at 7:22pm

I would definitely recommend Next Fall and A Little Night Music of those. I haven't seen Red or Lend Me A Tenor yet but I've been hearing great things about both.

[tatter47]

Help In Selecting 3 Shows#20

Posted: 4/5/10 at 7:29pm

[TheaterBoy7777]

Help In Selecting 3 Shows#21

Posted: 4/6/10 at 10:34am

You Have to see Next To Normal if you havent already...Have to.