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How were you introduced to broadway?
BroadwayNoob
Featured Actor Joined: 9/24/17
#25How were you introduced to broadway?
Posted: 10/25/17 at 6:08pm
BwayLB said: "BroadwayNoob said: "I watched the Rent movie when I was about 7, and essentially everything went over my head,and my dad fast forwarded through the less appropriate parts. I always wanted to see a show when I was little since I live so close to NYC, but I knew how expensive they were especially for a family of four to go see all together, so my interest kind of fizzled out. This January, my friend harassed me until I gave Hamilton a listen. I always thought it was a joke, but I was really surprised with the amount I liked it. I got back in to musicals, and I ended up seeing my first Broadway show in July, Cats (I knew how terrible the actual story was previously, my mother just wanted to see the revival since its here favorite show). I liked the experience so much that I entered the Broadway ticket lotteries as much as I could. I have now seen Cats, Groundhog Day, Aladdin, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Charlie is my fave out of the 3that arestill on broadway, but thats probably because I love Christian Borle."
Just out of curiosity, is Charlie that good of a show overall? I would mainly want to see it for the music and possibly staging."
I went in with really low expectations because I had read all of the meh reviews, and I was actually blown away. The amount of talent in that show is enormous. I had gone with my dad since I am under 18 and I won it with the ticket lottery, and he said he actually enjoyed it more than Rent (which he had seen with the OBC), simply because it was uplifting, and there were the songs in there that he already knew, as well as some other new memorable ones.
The show revolves around that whole aspect of "it must be believed to be seen" so the set is pretty meh, but it really didn't bother me too much since I was really in tune with the show. The theater is pretty small too, so the minimal set didn't look scrawny on the stage. My seats were right orchestra, row M, and they had an amazing view.
Overall, it's an enjoyable experience. It's a kids show so its nothing mind-blowing or spectacular, but it exceeded my expectations and I think they did a really great job of transferring the show from screen to stage. And I think Christian Borle is an absolute genius, so I was sooooo happy to see him in person after watching Falsettos and Leagally Blonde like 17 times
BwayLB
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/17
#26How were you introduced to broadway?
Posted: 10/25/17 at 6:26pm
BroadwayNoob said: "BwayLB said: "BroadwayNoob said: "I watched the Rent movie when I was about 7, and essentially everything went over my head,and my dad fast forwarded through the less appropriate parts. I always wanted to see a show when I was little since I live so close to NYC, but I knew how expensive they were especially for a family of four to go see all together, so my interest kind of fizzled out. This January, my friend harassed me until I gave Hamilton a listen. I always thought it was a joke, but I was really surprised with the amount I liked it. I got back in to musicals, and I ended up seeing my first Broadway show in July, Cats (I knew how terrible the actual story was previously, my mother just wanted to see the revival since its here favorite show). I liked the experience so much that I entered the Broadway ticket lotteries as much as I could. I have now seen Cats, Groundhog Day, Aladdin, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Charlie is my fave out of the 3that arestill on broadway, but thats probably because I love Christian Borle."
Just out of curiosity, is Charlie that good of a show overall? I would mainly want to see it for the music and possibly staging."
I went in with really low expectations because I had read all of the meh reviews, and I was actually blown away. The amount of talent in that show is enormous. I had gone with my dad since I am under 18 and I won it with the ticket lottery, and he said he actually enjoyed it more than Rent (which he had seen with the OBC), simply because it was uplifting, and there were the songs in there that he already knew, as well as some other new memorableones.
The show revolves around that whole aspect of "it must be believed to be seen" so the set is pretty meh, but it really didn't bother me too much since I was really in tune with the show. The theater is pretty small too, so the minimal set didn't look scrawny on the stage. My seats were right orchestra, row M, and they had an amazing view.
Overall, it's an enjoyable experience. It's a kids show so its nothing mind-blowing or spectacular, but it exceeded my expectationsand I think they did a really great job of transferring the show from screen to stage. And I think Christian Borle is an absolute genius, so I was sooooo happy to see him in person after watching Falsettos and Leagally Blonde like 17 times"
Just curious because who knows when it will go on tour and I hope the show plays in California. It's been 5 years since I saw the original movie with Gene Wilder (RIP). I would love to see Christian Borle since I saw him in the MTV telecast of Legally Blonde and the NBC productions of Sound of Music as Max and Peter Pan as Mr. Darling/Mr. Smee. He should have played Captain Hook instead of Christopher Walken
#27How were you introduced to broadway?
Posted: 10/25/17 at 6:49pm
My earliest memory is my mom bringing me to the national tour of Into the Woods. I don't even remember the show itself, just sitting at intermission, stunnes to silence.
The first shows I actually remember were the national tour of BATB (that set is engrained in my memory, and hearing about Toni Braxton joining the Broadway cast on the radio) & the world premiere of The Lion King at the Orpheum.
BroadwayNoob
Featured Actor Joined: 9/24/17
#28How were you introduced to broadway?
Posted: 10/25/17 at 8:37pm
BwayLB said: "Just curious because who knows when it will go on tour and I hope the show plays in California. It's been 5 years since I saw the original movie with Gene Wilder (RIP). I would love to see Christian Borle since I saw him in the MTV telecast of Legally Blonde and the NBC productions of Sound of Music as Max and Peter Pan as Mr. Darling/Mr. Smee. He should have played Captain Hook instead of Christopher Walken"
I think it's touring in September 2018. I'm not sure how long the actual Broadway production will last, but it seems to be doing well financially despite all the negative reviews
BwayLB
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/17
#29How were you introduced to broadway?
Posted: 10/25/17 at 9:20pm^Im mainly worried if certain technical script or music changes are made.
ARTc3
Broadway Star Joined: 8/5/13
#30How were you introduced to broadway?
Posted: 10/25/17 at 9:57pm
When I was a little boy, my parents took me to The Paper Mill Playhouse productions of Sound of Music and Carnival. (Carnival starred, Liza Minelli!) I was hooked and so they looked for the perfect show to introduce me to Broadway. They deemed Hello Dolly, starring Pearl Bailey was it. I was 10, but still remember the day clearly. We sat first row dead center of the mezzanine. When Ms. Bailey addressed her dead husband, I thought she was playing to me, the kid hanging over the mezzanine. Many years later, my dad told me that I was spellbound, but that I was enamored that I literally hung over the railing and he kept his arm near me, to catch me just in case. (I wasn't going anywhere. I sat there utterly captivated.)
QueenTwinnied
Broadway Star Joined: 6/16/17
#31How were you introduced to broadway?
Posted: 10/25/17 at 11:43pm
For me it was stumbling upon a video of Willemijn Verkaik performing Defying Gravity. I've basically been obsessed with musical theater since.
KathyNYC2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/10
#32How were you introduced to broadway?
Posted: 10/26/17 at 12:57am
When I was a kid, my dad worked in a store and one of his regular customers who worked In the business end of Broadway.... no idea how...used to give him extra comps for my family. I don't think they would have taken me otherwise..but we got to see a couple of shows a year. I remember seeing Music Man as my first show. We then started to go on our own.
#33How were you introduced to broadway?
Posted: 10/26/17 at 1:43am
I can't remember not knowing about and loving musical theatre. My parents and grandma all love it, and vinyl cast albums were always playing in our house while I was growing up. My first Broadway show was Beauty and the Beast when I was 4 years old, while it was still at the Palace. I remember being mystified and transfixed by the transformation at the end, and loving every minute of the show.
bowtie7
Stand-by Joined: 7/27/11
#35How were you introduced to broadway?
Posted: 10/26/17 at 10:26am
The national tour of The Gin Game. Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn were brilliant. Still one of my favorite performances. (And the best birthday present ever.)
Updated On: 10/26/17 at 10:26 AM
#36How were you introduced to broadway?
Posted: 10/26/17 at 10:35am
I grew up close to NYC and my parents took me to my first Broadway show when I was 3 years old. They also exposed me to community and regional theater from an early age. I'm incredibly lucky and privileged to have had those opportunities that created my lifelong love of theater.
schubox
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/16
#37How were you introduced to broadway?
Posted: 10/26/17 at 10:47am
I’m assuming this means to Broadway musicals and not specifically seeing a broadway show in NYC.
Growing up we had local productions of musicals in a park here. It was a big stage and a giant lawn and families would bring blankets and have picnic dinners and watch the show. The productions were actually fairly well done.
But my parents took me and my brother there every summer for years. I saw so many great shows, My Fair Lady, The Music Man, Hello Dolly, etc.
#38How were you introduced to broadway?
Posted: 10/26/17 at 11:01am
My parents had many albums that I got to hear growing up including West Side Story and many of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals. I think that listening to these classics early on helped nurture my love for musical theater. I really didn’t start going to the theater until much later when in college and I was introduced to TDF. I really have to credit TDF with sponsoring my passion.
#39How were you introduced to broadway?
Posted: 10/26/17 at 12:58pm
I was in 7th grade which was 5-6 years ago and my brother was in high school. He was involved with sound crew for the high school theater productions and the musical they were doing that year was Legally Blonde. I went to go see it and became obsessed with the songs and constantly listened to them online. The following year the musical was The Drowsy Chaperone, which is my favorite one my high school has done so far. Then when I became a freshmen in high school I participated in stage crew and fell in love with theater. My high school musicals include Hairspray, Little Shop of Horrors, The Wiz, and Cinderella. Just recently though I’ve learned more broadway shows and am growing a love for broadway!:) I also saw Shrek the Musical in 2008 which was my first broadway show. Now, almost ten years later, I’m going to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and I am beyond excited to see it!!
Updated On: 10/26/17 at 12:58 PM
#40How were you introduced to broadway?
Posted: 10/26/17 at 1:27pm
I was introduced to broadway in 2005 when I saw the movie version of RENT. Shortly after I bought tickets to see it live & the rest is history! I have now seen RENT 78 times including broadway/off-broadway and local productions. I love broadway & try to see as many shows as I can each year!
#41How were you introduced to broadway?
Posted: 10/26/17 at 3:59pm
As a kid, my parents had the OCR of "My Fair Lady" (and yes, like the priest in "Jeffery" I thought that the drawing of Shaw on the cover was god) but I only ever played The Rain in Spain over and over...
In elementary school, I saw our high school's "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" -I was a HUGE fan of Peanuts and was captivated by the use of large blocks that became a piano, a desk, a doghouse...
In high school I loved doing the shows and thought we were pretty damn good (PS: we were terrible) then I watched my first Tony Awards (1981) and when "42nd St" did "Lullaby of Broadway" I don't think my jaw came off the floor for a week. My first 'real' show was the tour of "They're Playing Our Song" then saw it on Broadway and seeing the subtle differences between the productions got me hooked for good.
Later when I became an actor, I got to play Henry Higgins, Charlie Brown, Julian Marsh, and Vernon Gersch... and never for a second forgot how I felt the first time I experienced them.
mc1227
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/07
#42How were you introduced to broadway?
Posted: 10/27/17 at 6:25am
When I was a teenager, many many years ago, my older sister and I went into the city for a day. We got tickets to a matinee to see the original production of Chicago with Gwen Vernon, Chita Rivera and Jerry Orbach. Little did I know at that time, but it was a pretty big deal as they were the biggest stars on Broadway at the time but I had never heard of any of them!
needless to say, it cemented me as a theatre fan til this day. Live theatre, regardless of the production, still gives me a thrill and there's no other form of entertainment that I think about for days, sometimes weeks and months later (Sunset Blvd!!).
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