Once *Isn't* Enough

Granted, there are many shows that once you see them, you can die happy never having seen them again, but what about the shows that you see once and can't believe how anxious you are to see a second time? Whether it's simply a mesmerizing performance, or maybe so much was going on on the stage that you couldn't watch everything at once - or maybe you just fell in love with the show and want to see it as much as possible. And what about the shows you only got to see once, and now you're hoping for a chance to see them again?

My choices:
The Rocky Horror Show
Lennon
Les Miserables
Avenue Q
Taboo
Rent
All Shook Up
Wonderful Town
Movin' Out

*EDIT to include:
BatBoy: The Musical
tick, tick... BOOM!
The Normal Heart

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Updated On: 2/26/06 at 01:20 PM

Rent
Spelling Bee
Current Revival of Sweeney
Jersey Boys

Cabaret. For seriously. I just think it can be done successfully in so many ways, so it never really has gotten old to me.

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Updated On: 2/26/06 at 01:35 PM

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels!

I dont understand why everyone keeps saying they can only see it once. I think it is a fantastic show and I could see it over and over. Absolutely love this show!

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Sweeney Todd revival
RENT
Phantom of the Opera (sorry)

I really wish that I got to see The Pillowman again before it closed, too.

chicago....LUV IT

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Current Sweeney Revival
Doubt

Shows I can see repeatedly:
Avenue Q
Hairspray
Spelling Bee

The only show I've seen once and want to see again:
The Light in the Piazza

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Chicago
DRS (I agree with Dirty Rotten Guy)

The Light in the Piazza

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Caroline or Change (Saw it once on B'Way. HAVE to see it again...I feel a trip to London coming on!)
Le Miz (Saw it twice for some reason and plan to see it again)
Color Purple (Really want to see this again after getting the OBCR)
A Chorus Line (Saw it on B'Way. Saw a tour. Not good. Can't wait for the revival)

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Updated On: 2/26/06 at 04:18 PM

I've been lucky enough to see my favorite shows many times but the ones which I could easily see over and over again would be:

Rent
Ragtime
The Pillowman
IAMOW
Cabaret
ttB
L5Y
Scarlet Pimpernel
Assassins
AIDA


Shows that I enjoyed 2 or 3 times but no more than that:

Footloose
YAGMCB
Miss Saigon
Fiddler on the Roof
Hedwig
Radiant Baby
Les Mis
Phantom
Joseph

Shows I only saw once but would LOVE to see again:

Billy Elliott
Proof

Shows I don't have the desire to see again:

The Producers
Chicago
Fosse
DRS
Spamalot
WIW
Cats
Wicked

Only show I seriously considered leaving at intermission:

Fame

Went to the opening night of "Sweeney Todd" - the original with Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury. Amazing. I want that night back again. And the second performance of "42ns Street" at the Winter Garden. Jerry Orbach, my god. When that curtain went up just two feet and you saw 100 tap dancing feet (the SOUND was deafening). AS a kid, I saw "Gypsy" with the Merm. I wish I could remember and savor it more, but I don't. I DO remember the opening night of "Camelot." My parents took me for my birthday to the O'keefe Center in Toronto. I was six (do the math) and the show seemed to run longer than my life to that date - four and a half hours, but with great singing.

Hurry up with that wayback machine, Mr. Peabody.....

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