Jersey Boys Superfan Has Seen The Show 675 Times

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 8:05am

Wow, there are "fans', but this person is a "FAN".    from Playbill.com  (Note:  She saw the show for the 675th time on Friday, November 6, 2015.  Amazing  story!

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/meet-the-jersey-boys-superfan-who-sees-the-show-for-her-675th-time-tonight-370590

Updated On: 11/7/15 at 08:05 AM

[haterobics]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 10:51am

It's just to good to be true... can't take my eyes off of you...

 

I can think of many other words beyond fan for this.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 10:57am

There are no words

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 11:47am

Too each their own but this is something I don't understand. 

[bfreak]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 11:55am

Who could spend their life watching the same show 675+ times? No offense intended, but I just can't fathom it. If I see a show twice it's a huge deal.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 12:12pm

Even with discounts, this had to cost this person a healthy bit of money.

 

Perhaps she needs a hobby to fill the time. What does  she do when the show eventually closes?

Updated On: 11/7/15 at 12:12 PM

[Jane2]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 12:21pm

"If I see a show twice it's a huge deal."

 

That's you. Each to his own, but in this case, I do think it's a little much. 

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 12:25pm

I saw her in the front row last night. I didn't talk to her but she seemed like a nice lady, and it wasn't like she was one of those people who are obnoxious and tries to take the spotlight away from the show during the show. It's certainly not hurting anyone, so you go, lady!

 

(And apparently Roxy didn't actually click on the article.)

 

I'm always wary of articles like this about people who see shows several or several hundred times -- it seems to bring out the worst (or at least the not-great) even in other theatre fans. So what! You do theatre differently than someone else does, but in a non-interfering manner. OK. Great.

 

Personally, I can't fathom seeing a show I liked only once. Even shows I didn't love I saw twice, usually if I got a comp or rushed it, just to be sure I wasn't just having a bad day the first time.

Updated On: 11/7/15 at 12:25 PM

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 12:26pm

Saw no need to click on as the title of the thread said it all.I will correct my posts accordingly.

Updated On: 11/7/15 at 12:26 PM

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 12:28pm

Mr Roxy said: "Even with discounts, this had to cost this person a healthy bit of money.

 

 

 

Perhaps she needs a hobby to fill the time. What does  she do when the show eventually closes?

 

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The article provided both a rough estimate of the amount of money this person has spent, as well as the persons gender. Both of which you seem to have missed. 

Maybe read some source material before you comment on something and you'll be better informed  

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 12:31pm

It would not make a difference as I would get crapped on anyhow.

[SweetLips]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 12:48pm

Fantastic, wonderful -she pays her money and helps to keep people working;

 

[Jane2]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 12:55pm

Well yeah, actually, we all choose to spend our money in our own ways.

[broadwaysfguy]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 1:04pm

good for her! glad she has found something that makes her so happy in life!

they should give her a free ticket for the rest of the run on any day theres seats available.....

I'm a big fan of seeing shows multiple times

live theatre is different every time

so much is going on in many musicals a second watch gives you a chance to appreciate new aspects and deeper your appreciation for things you loved the first time around

first show i saw multiple times was Aida, could not get over heather headley and her performance

now i regularly see the OBC and then see the show on tour when it comes to sf, like with If/Then this tuesday (woo hoo) and ive grabbed a seat to see If/Then late in the SF run.

we outside the city dont have as many show choices as you in nyc, so its often better to see a great show or top cast twice than see a movie or other local entertainment.

[ljay889]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 1:06pm

broadwaysfguy said: "they should give her a free ticket for the rest of the run on any day theres seats available....."

 

Please tell me that's a joke. 

Updated On: 11/7/15 at 01:06 PM

[gypsy101]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 1:14pm

I just don't understand the enjoyment in watching anything 675 times. Even my favorite movie of all time, which I have probably seen at least 200 times, I can't even try to watch anymore because I know all the lines and it gives me a headache to watch it (and I'm 23 years old, so getting stress headaches from a film isn't something I usually experience). But actually paying to see the same musical 675 times I just don't get.

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 2:00pm

And I thought seeing it once was too many times.

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 3:30pm

I never see the same production of a show more than once. The only exception I made was for R+H Cinderella after Judy Kaye joined the cast.

For me, despite theatre being live and in real-time, the magic can only be captured once for me. I know that several years ahead I'll go to a revival of something I already saw. But that'll be a different production entirely and come with its own memory. You know? Maybe this is just how my brain works.

"If life were only moments, then you'd never know you had one..."

[RaiseYouUp]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 3:40pm

I am an advocate of seeing great shows multiple times, but this really does seem incredibly crazy. I think if I saw my favorite musicals half as many times at that, they would their magic and wonder to me. 

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 3:42pm

Before Doctor Zhivago, I'd never seen a production more than once. Since discovering more comps and discounts I've seen a couple of shows twice for various reasons and only one show three times. Like Lizzie I think it's sometimes nice to see things again if you were having an off night or there was something (bad audience behavior, etc.) putting you off. I also think it would be worth it to see shows for different performers so I get going back to The King and I or Wicked. But yeah, 675 is a lot and I personally don't think anything is comparable to the first time you experience a play and you don't know what's coming. I can enjoy subsequent viewings but the experience is different. 

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 3:44pm

I would say 90% of the time I go back to a show I've already seen is because there's a new cast member I'm already a fan of, or I'm curious about. The other 10% might be because there's a friend in town who wants to see it and I like it enough to go back, or I'm just feeling spontaneous. And then sometimes (whatever percentage this might be), I work it into a vacation because it happens to be there when I'm considering going there anyway -- I've seen Jersey Boys in Melbourne and London, and Book of Mormon in London, for that reason. It's nice to see a variation on what you already know and like. The familiarity is comforting, but the differences make it more interesting.

 

I'm not going to pay the top price each time, the majority of the time, or even 25% of the time, but I'm motivated enough. And hey, to this lady, money isn't a problem, Jersey Boys makes her happy, and she's obviously made a connection with the people behind it. More power to her!

Updated On: 11/7/15 at 03:44 PM

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 4:45pm

She likes the show.  It makes her happy.  That's all that matters.

[Phantom4ever]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 4:58pm

I would have seen my favorite shows 675 times too if I had the resources to do it. 

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 4:59pm

Perhaps she needs a hobby to fill the time. What does  she do when the show eventually closes?"

 

Learn to really love Phantom ?  - lol

 

Updated On: 11/7/15 at 04:59 PM

[haterobics]

Posted: 11/7/15 at 5:41pm

Once, yes, once for a lark. Twice, though, loses the spark...