Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway
Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway
mule
Understudy Joined: 7/31/04
#0Please 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.
#1re: Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway
Posted: 7/31/04 at 9:14amsoundslike you like the bigger, flashier shows... go see Wicked and probably Dracula... my personal recommendation for everyone is Caroline, Or Change...
#2re: Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway
Posted: 7/31/04 at 9:50amAve. 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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ProducersFan
Broadway Star Joined: 7/25/04
#3re: 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!
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saddle shoe side kick
Broadway Star Joined: 6/24/04
#4re: Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway
Posted: 7/31/04 at 11:29amHairspray and Aida! They are both fantastic shows. -Penny
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Qfan
Leading Actor Joined: 2/4/04
#5re: 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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broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#6re: Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway
Posted: 7/31/04 at 11:34am
hairspray
hairspray
hairspray
Millie42
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/19/04
#7re: 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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WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#8re: 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
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#9re: 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
#10re: Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway
Posted: 7/31/04 at 12:04pmI highly recommend Avenue Q and Hairspray. The two best shows on Broadway, IMO.
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sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#11re: 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-
#12re: 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
WiCkEd4LyFfE
Broadway Star Joined: 6/13/04
#13re: Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway
Posted: 7/31/04 at 12:51pmWicked!
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#14re: Please recommend shows for me to see on Broadway
Posted: 7/31/04 at 12:53pmAvenue Q...Wicked...Hairspray...
You aren't feeling overwhelmed are you?
#15re: 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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mule
Understudy Joined: 7/31/04
#16Thanks to everyone for responses - these will definitely help
Posted: 7/31/04 at 8:19pmThanks so much. Time to get busy chasing tix.
broadwayangel
Understudy Joined: 7/29/04
#17Thanks to everyone for responses - these will definitely help
Posted: 7/31/04 at 10:32pm
Wicked!Wicked!Wicked!
Ev'ry so often we long to steal to the land of what might have been but that dos'nt soften the ache we feel when reality sets back in.
#18Thanks to everyone for responses - these will definitely help
Posted: 7/31/04 at 10:39pmJudging by what you previously enjoyed, I'd say Hairspray and Wicked. Both big spectacles and very fun. Tickets are hard though-good luck!
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#19Thanks to everyone for responses - these will definitely help
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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ponine24601
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/03
#20Thanks to everyone for responses - these will definitely help
Posted: 7/31/04 at 10:45pmi gotta go with broadwayguy2 to spread the hairspray love. also, wicked and a hundred other shows.
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#22Thanks to everyone for responses - these will definitely help
Posted: 7/31/04 at 11:19pmdont 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
broadwaytapper00
Swing Joined: 7/31/04
#23Thanks to everyone for responses - these will definitely help
Posted: 7/31/04 at 11:37pmokay 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
Dreamer
Chorus Member Joined: 7/13/04
#24Please 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.
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