If you could reccomend one show currently on Bway...

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 3:11pm

what show would you reccomend to a somwhat avid theater-goer who enjoys a wide variety of shows and why?

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 3:14pm

Pillowman - Thought provoking, exciting, funny, horrifing, all at the same time. Overall brilliance.

[uncageg]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 3:15pm

Play - Doubt (It's brilliant in my opinion)

Musical - Tie between Sweet Charity and ...Spelling Bee (I hear Light in the Piazza is wonderful but I don't see it until November so I can't say!)

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 3:20pm

Doubt or Pillowman

[Magdalene]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 3:25pm

Spamalot---I never stopped laughing, and boy, do I need to laugh!

[Natalie 2]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 3:26pm

Play: Pillowman...it will haunt you for weeks after you see it
Musical: The Light in the Piazza....such a nice break from all of the ironic musicals out today. Truly a nod to the lushness of Sondheim shows and West Side Story, and it's only here for a limited time!

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 3:29pm

THE PILLOWMAN

[bare_nakedlady]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 3:31pm

THE PILLOWMAN the best show in years.

"it will haunt you for weeks after you see it"

Natalie I couldn't have said it better!

[Natalie 2]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 3:31pm

Of course, I would say Lennon...but only if you're willing to give it a chance!

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 3:32pm

The Light in the Piazza.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 3:34pm

The Light in the Piazza. it's gorgeous easily one of the best new musicals Broadway has seen in years...

[bythesword84]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 3:35pm

The Pillowman. Its simply perfect.

[AlixEG1]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 3:36pm

Light in the Piazza, and going off the responses from this thread, I am convinced that I should see Pillowman soon!

[Fosse76]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 3:43pm

"Spelling Bee" is probably the best time I've spent in the theatre. It's a laugh-a-minute (except for the "I Love You" song, which is slow and stops the show's momentum). I refuse to see The Light in the Piazza, because I find it boring (based on the cast recording). I might try and catch it before it closes, but it's not on my list of priorities.

[Barihunk]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 3:49pm

Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf - a classic that won't be around again for many many years after the undeserved box office failure of this scintillating production. Go see it now!

[BwayBaby18]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 4:09pm

THe Pillowman

or


Sweet Charity

[Katecab99]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 4:10pm

the light in the piazza.

Posted: 8/29/05 at 4:14pm

Light in the Piazza

It's a great musical for people who love musicals. It has a beauitful score and set, an amazing cast... and there are very funny parts in it too. The show won the most Tonys: 6, including one for the leading lady, Victoria Clark. The theatre is very cozy, and almost all of the seats you have a perfect view throughout the show.

--korenglish

[Corine2]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 4:18pm

Sorry. One show? IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LIST ONE!
But, it would be an Off Broadway show named Forbidden Broadway.

It would depend on the person:
Ave Q
Forbidden Broadway
Spelling Bee (Magic Foot)
Hairspray
The Producers
Sweet Charity (Denis O'Hare)

I still have not seen:
Pillowman
Spamalot


Updated On: 8/29/05 at 04:18 PM

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 4:28pm

Any other opinions?

[RobbO]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 4:31pm

spelling bee. for obvious reasons.

[Corine2]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 4:32pm

Oh, Chicago.
Glosse Fosse them. Updated On: 8/29/05 at 04:32 PM

[ChristineDaae]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 4:36pm

Phantom- still a classic
Wicked- One of the best on Broadway now
Sweet Charity- just such a fun show

Sadly I haven't seen Light in the Piazza. I need to see it!

[Corine2]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 4:37pm

Piazza was great with Matt. Sadly, Matt has left.
The new Piazza number in Forbidden Broadway is one of the funniest things I have ever seen.

[Thenardier]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 4:46pm

PILLOWMAN

THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA

and

IN MY LIFE, for it is sure to be historic.