#1
Posted: 9/23/06 at 12:12am
OK, start now...
Name, in reverse order, the Broadway shows you saw while you were between ages 15 and 25
#2
Posted: 9/23/06 at 12:16am
Bulldog!! I haven't seen you on BWW in a LOOONG time!!
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#3
Posted: 9/23/06 at 12:18am
LOL! Well i am not fif15 yett so..
I saw beasuty and the beast and uthen= iny my life
I saw beasuty and the beast and uthen= iny my life
#4
Posted: 9/23/06 at 12:50am
This is really sad that I'm writing this, and evident of me really wasting too much time here.
The Threepenny Opera
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Tarzan
Barefoot in the Park
The Pajama Game
The Drowsy Chaperone
Three Days of Rain
The Wedding Singer
Awake and Sing!
Chita Rivera: A Dancer's Life
The Color Purple
Jersey Boys
The Odd Couple
In My Life
Sweeney Todd
A Naked Girl on the Appian Way
Doubt
The Pillowman
All Shook Up
Brooklyn
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Spamalot
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The Light in the Piazza
Sweet Charity
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Little Women
La Cage Aux Folles
The Lion King
Hairspray
Phantom of the Opera (2nd time ever, first time older than 15)
The Producers
Chicago
Fiddler on the Roof
Little Shop of Horrors
Avenue Q
Wicked
Rent (my 3rd time seeing it but first when I was 15 or older)
Cabaret
Take Me Out
Aida
Flower Drum Song
Into the Woods
95% sure of the correctness of this
The Threepenny Opera
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Tarzan
Barefoot in the Park
The Pajama Game
The Drowsy Chaperone
Three Days of Rain
The Wedding Singer
Awake and Sing!
Chita Rivera: A Dancer's Life
The Color Purple
Jersey Boys
The Odd Couple
In My Life
Sweeney Todd
A Naked Girl on the Appian Way
Doubt
The Pillowman
All Shook Up
Brooklyn
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Spamalot
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The Light in the Piazza
Sweet Charity
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Little Women
La Cage Aux Folles
The Lion King
Hairspray
Phantom of the Opera (2nd time ever, first time older than 15)
The Producers
Chicago
Fiddler on the Roof
Little Shop of Horrors
Avenue Q
Wicked
Rent (my 3rd time seeing it but first when I was 15 or older)
Cabaret
Take Me Out
Aida
Flower Drum Song
Into the Woods
95% sure of the correctness of this
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Updated On: 9/23/06 at 12:50 AM
#5
Posted: 9/23/06 at 1:04am
Oh, wow. I wouldn't be able to name the order, I gotta say. I'm only 17 now, so that's about two years of a window for me to fill. But, um... I'll definitely try.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Tour, but with NLB, so it counts)
Curtains (L.A.)
Sweeney Todd
Rent
Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Spelling Bee
The Wedding Singer
The Color Purple
Tarzan
The Drowsy Chaperone (L.A. run)
Little Shop of Horrors
The Producers
Beauty and the Beast
Big River
Little Women
Avenue Q
Wicked
Hairspray
Mamma Mia!
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Tour, but with NLB, so it counts)
Curtains (L.A.)
Sweeney Todd
Rent
Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Spelling Bee
The Wedding Singer
The Color Purple
Tarzan
The Drowsy Chaperone (L.A. run)
Little Shop of Horrors
The Producers
Beauty and the Beast
Big River
Little Women
Avenue Q
Wicked
Hairspray
Mamma Mia!
#6
Posted: 9/23/06 at 1:59pm
I turned 25 in December 1984...so working backwards:
Nov 1984: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, SWEENEY TODD (NYCO), PACIFIC OVERTURES (revival) and (does this count?) Radio City Christmas Show
Aug 1984: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, CATS
Mar 1982: DREAMGIRLS, BARNUM
Oct 1981: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (preview), AMADEUS, MY FAIR LADY (revival), SUGAR BABIES, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (yes, again), EVITA, WOMAN OF THE YEAR, plus CARMEN (a/k/a CARMEN JONES in French) at NYCO
Dec 1980: 42ND STREET, EVITA, ANNIE, BABES IN TOYLAND (Light Opera of Manhattan production)
Nov 1977: THE KING AND I (my first Broadway show...seen the day after it was recorded), A CHORUS LINE, THE ACT, ANNIE, I LOVE MY WIFE, THE MAGIC SHOW, HAIR.
Nov 1984: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, SWEENEY TODD (NYCO), PACIFIC OVERTURES (revival) and (does this count?) Radio City Christmas Show
Aug 1984: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, CATS
Mar 1982: DREAMGIRLS, BARNUM
Oct 1981: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (preview), AMADEUS, MY FAIR LADY (revival), SUGAR BABIES, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (yes, again), EVITA, WOMAN OF THE YEAR, plus CARMEN (a/k/a CARMEN JONES in French) at NYCO
Dec 1980: 42ND STREET, EVITA, ANNIE, BABES IN TOYLAND (Light Opera of Manhattan production)
Nov 1977: THE KING AND I (my first Broadway show...seen the day after it was recorded), A CHORUS LINE, THE ACT, ANNIE, I LOVE MY WIFE, THE MAGIC SHOW, HAIR.
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Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
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#7
Posted: 9/23/06 at 4:41pm
I am only 18 but from when I was 15 here is the order...
Mamma Mia (x2)
The Lion King
Phantom of the Opera
Hairspray (x2)
Wicked (x2)
Rent (x2)
Spamalot
Lord of the Rings
Up next:
Wicked with Sho and Meg (GAH!) in 14 days! OMSJB!
Wicked again with Sho and Meg on November 11th!
Chicago!
Ok so Toronto has a lame theatre scene what can I do?
Mamma Mia (x2)
The Lion King
Phantom of the Opera
Hairspray (x2)
Wicked (x2)
Rent (x2)
Spamalot
Lord of the Rings
Up next:
Wicked with Sho and Meg (GAH!) in 14 days! OMSJB!
Wicked again with Sho and Meg on November 11th!
Chicago!
Ok so Toronto has a lame theatre scene what can I do?
la la, la la! you'll be popular! just not quite as popular as ME!
Updated On: 9/23/06 at 04:41 PM
#8
Posted: 9/23/06 at 4:58pm
I'm 18 as well, but here's the order...
42nd Street
Hairspary
Beauty and the Beast
Mamma Mia
Aida (2x)
Les Miserables
Wicked (2x)
Avenue Q
Rent
Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
up next:
Les Miserables revival Jan 6th!
Rent probably sometime over Christmas break
Producers and Avenue Q on a school trip in December
42nd Street
Hairspary
Beauty and the Beast
Mamma Mia
Aida (2x)
Les Miserables
Wicked (2x)
Avenue Q
Rent
Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
up next:
Les Miserables revival Jan 6th!
Rent probably sometime over Christmas break
Producers and Avenue Q on a school trip in December
-If you don't like your fate, change it. You are your own master.- Aida
#9
Posted: 9/23/06 at 6:54pm
Rent (maybe even on my 25th birthday. It was cetainly one of my presents )
Evita
Phantom of the Opera (along with most of SF)
Ms. Saigon
Les Miserables (I couldn't get into the actual stage production due to my startle reflax, but the songs are beautiful))
Secret Garden (my only actual musical seen on Broadway in this time frame. )
Cats
And of course Annie, the musical that started it all for me.
Evita
Phantom of the Opera (along with most of SF)
Ms. Saigon
Les Miserables (I couldn't get into the actual stage production due to my startle reflax, but the songs are beautiful))
Secret Garden (my only actual musical seen on Broadway in this time frame. )
Cats
And of course Annie, the musical that started it all for me.
#10
Posted: 9/23/06 at 6:57pm
I saw my first Broadway show when I was 26.
I stand corrected, you are as vapid as they say.
#11
Posted: 9/23/06 at 6:57pm
Oops, I was about 12 when I saw Annie. Sorry guys! I think Cats was the first post 15 musical I saw.
#12
Posted: 9/23/06 at 7:01pm
I didn't see my first Broadway show until I was 25. But before I turned 26, I saw:
Fiddler on the Roof
Hairspray
Beauty and the Beast
Avenue Q (3 times)
Fiddler on the Roof
Hairspray
Beauty and the Beast
Avenue Q (3 times)
"The world is a better place because of hairspray." - Michael Ball
#13
Posted: 9/23/06 at 7:03pm
I justed turned 25, so I'll post shows I have tickets to first:
Mary Poppins
Les Miserables
actually seen: (newest to oldest) which is reverse?
The Wedding Singer
(off-broadway) I Love You Because
Wicked
Phantom of the Opera
Les Miserables
The Music Man
Aida (3 times)
RENT
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Chicago
Cats
Mary Poppins
Les Miserables
actually seen: (newest to oldest) which is reverse?
The Wedding Singer
(off-broadway) I Love You Because
Wicked
Phantom of the Opera
Les Miserables
The Music Man
Aida (3 times)
RENT
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Chicago
Cats
Updated On: 9/23/06 at 07:03 PM
#14
Posted: 9/23/06 at 7:22pm
1997
4. Chicago
5. Phantom of the Opera
6. The King & I
7. Master Class
8. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
9. Bring in Da Noise Bring in Da Funk
10. Rent
1996
1. Victor/Victoria
2. Sunset Boulevard
3. Les Miserables
4. Chicago
5. Phantom of the Opera
6. The King & I
7. Master Class
8. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
9. Bring in Da Noise Bring in Da Funk
10. Rent
1996
1. Victor/Victoria
2. Sunset Boulevard
3. Les Miserables
Updated On: 9/23/06 at 07:22 PM
#15
Posted: 9/23/06 at 8:26pm
Ok so Toronto has a lame theatre scene what can I do?
Toronto has a far more innovative and thriving theatre scene these days than it has had in years.
Since Labour Day we have seen an excellent staging of KING LEAR by Soulpepper Theatre, Rick Miller's hysterical MacHOMER, A first rate production or Noel Coward's PRESENT LAUGHTRER, the premiere of a new production of James Kirkwood's LEGENDS, a re-mounting of Daniel McIvor's HERE LIES HENRY, and the Canadian Premiere of REEFER MADNESS - THE MUSICAL.
In the weeks ahead we have the plays TINY DYNAMITE, GENEROUS, BABY WITH THE BATHWATER, and OF MICE AND MEN plus the musicals THE LAST RESORT, ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER, and PIPPIN.
What about all the shows still on at Stratford including THE GLASS MENAGERIE, OLIVER!, SOUTH PACIFIC and LONDON ASSURANCE? The Shaw Festival season runs until the end of October and includes the musical HIGH SOCIETY which is a hellova lot more fun than the recent Broadway version, a riveting production of Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE, the well-received staging of THE MAGIC FIRE, a sparking revival of Shaw's ARMS AND THE MAN, and a very fine production of THE HEIRESS.
I must confess I am concerned that you are going back to see WICKED a third and a fourth time, while ignoring so many other shows, yet have the audacity to label our theatre scene as "lame." Toronto's theatre scene is anything BUT lame.
Toronto has a far more innovative and thriving theatre scene these days than it has had in years.
Since Labour Day we have seen an excellent staging of KING LEAR by Soulpepper Theatre, Rick Miller's hysterical MacHOMER, A first rate production or Noel Coward's PRESENT LAUGHTRER, the premiere of a new production of James Kirkwood's LEGENDS, a re-mounting of Daniel McIvor's HERE LIES HENRY, and the Canadian Premiere of REEFER MADNESS - THE MUSICAL.
In the weeks ahead we have the plays TINY DYNAMITE, GENEROUS, BABY WITH THE BATHWATER, and OF MICE AND MEN plus the musicals THE LAST RESORT, ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER, and PIPPIN.
What about all the shows still on at Stratford including THE GLASS MENAGERIE, OLIVER!, SOUTH PACIFIC and LONDON ASSURANCE? The Shaw Festival season runs until the end of October and includes the musical HIGH SOCIETY which is a hellova lot more fun than the recent Broadway version, a riveting production of Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE, the well-received staging of THE MAGIC FIRE, a sparking revival of Shaw's ARMS AND THE MAN, and a very fine production of THE HEIRESS.
I must confess I am concerned that you are going back to see WICKED a third and a fourth time, while ignoring so many other shows, yet have the audacity to label our theatre scene as "lame." Toronto's theatre scene is anything BUT lame.
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com
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