Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway

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Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway

Posted: 7/31/04 at 8:47am

I am making a trip to NY to see a few shows in near future.
Have not been in 4 years and would love to hear what folks recommend. Previously enjoyed Phantom, Les Mis and a few Frank Wildhorn shows. Did not enjoy Beauty and the Beast (went at my wife's urging) not did I enjoy Rent. Miss Saigon was ok.

Thanks for any thoughts.

#2

re: Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway

Posted: 7/31/04 at 9:14am

soundslike you like the bigger, flashier shows... go see Wicked and probably Dracula... my personal recommendation for everyone is Caroline, Or Change...

#3

re: Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway

Posted: 7/31/04 at 9:50am

Ave. Q and Movin' Out for musicals. For plays i'd recomand Golda's Balcony and I am My Own Wife. Enjoy! and let us know what you did see.

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#4

re: Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway

Posted: 7/31/04 at 9:55am

I'm going to make my "usual recommendation" and say The Producers. If you love Mel Brooksian humor and are looking for a good time at the theater, you can't go wrong!

~Jessica

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#5

re: Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway

Posted: 7/31/04 at 11:29am

Hairspray and Aida! They are both fantastic shows. -Penny

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#6

re: Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway

Posted: 7/31/04 at 11:32am

AVENUE Q!!!!!
It got best musical for 2003 for something!

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#7

re: Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway

Posted: 7/31/04 at 11:34am

hairspray
hairspray
hairspray

#8

re: Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway

Posted: 7/31/04 at 11:36am

Well, since my two favorites just closed...

Hairspray is a safe bet, its really fun.
I am not a big Producers fan, so I think it is dependent on everyone's personality...
I havent seen it with the current cast, and it depends on how soon you go, but Little Shop is also very cute.

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#9

re: Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway

Posted: 7/31/04 at 11:37am

Wicked
Wicked
Wicked
and um...
Wicked

Also:
The Producers
The Boy From Oz
Mamma Mia!
HAIRSPRAY
Rent
and Little Shop

#10

re: Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway

Posted: 7/31/04 at 11:39am

Dramas:
I Am My Own Wife
and
Frozen
(they are ABSOLUTE MUST SEES)

Goldas Balcony
was excellent as well

#11

re: Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway

Posted: 7/31/04 at 12:04pm

I highly recommend Avenue Q and Hairspray. The two best shows on Broadway, IMO.

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#12

re: Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway

Posted: 7/31/04 at 12:41pm

Plays: Frozen, I Am My Own Wife, Golda's Balcony. All powerful pieces of work.
Musicals: Wicked, Producers ,Aida. U know my feelings about the"Q"!!
Also check whats on off b'way- that's where I 1st saw Frozen-

#13

re: Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway

Posted: 7/31/04 at 12:48pm

Wicked, Q, and Caroline or Change !!!

Plays : Golda's Balcony & Frozen

#14

re: Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway

Posted: 7/31/04 at 12:51pm

Wicked!

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#15

re: Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway

Posted: 7/31/04 at 12:53pm

Avenue Q...Wicked...Hairspray...

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re: Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway

Posted: 7/31/04 at 12:57pm

Wicked ( Musical )
Ave. Q (Musical )
Wonderful Town ( Musical )
The Phantom of the Opera
Caroline or Change ( Musical )
Sly Fox ( Play )
Frozen ( Play )

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#17

Thanks to everyone for responses - these will definitely help

Posted: 7/31/04 at 8:19pm

Thanks so much. Time to get busy chasing tix.

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Posted: 7/31/04 at 10:32pm

Wicked!Wicked!Wicked!

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Posted: 7/31/04 at 10:39pm

Judging by what you previously enjoyed, I'd say Hairspray and Wicked. Both big spectacles and very fun. Tickets are hard though-good luck!

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Posted: 7/31/04 at 10:43pm

Hairspray
The Producers
42nd Street
Wicked
Fiddler on the Roof
The Boy From Oz (closes September 12th)
Phantom of the Opera

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Posted: 7/31/04 at 10:45pm

i gotta go with broadwayguy2 to spread the hairspray love. also, wicked and a hundred other shows.

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#22

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Posted: 7/31/04 at 10:48pm

WICKED

#23

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Posted: 7/31/04 at 11:19pm

dont worry about q, wicked, producers and all of them right now, see caroline, its worth it. the rest will be here forever, but because caroline doesnt sell its soul so the tourists will come, it could close in the next few months

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Posted: 7/31/04 at 11:37pm

okay well 42nd street is a good choice-and the tickets are actually very cheap-or see the boy from oz before it closes-it may not be the best musical on broadway, but the way that Hugh Jackman plays Peter Allen is amazing and he has so much talent-okay and definitely avenue q if you want to see a different show

#25

Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway

Posted: 7/31/04 at 11:41pm

Definitely go try see The Boy From Oz. I saw it for the second time today and Hugh Jackman is amazing.