Seeing Shows By Yourself — Page 4

Once a year I take a Wednesday off to see 2 shows all by my lonesome. My wife and daughter will only see musicals so it is my chance to see something they would never go to. I go where I want, can stage door before/after the show if I want, eat where I want, etc. Though I love my family to death, it is a day
I look forward to.

Yes, Ghost. I can understand when someone is talking to me.

I don't need you to point it out.


And your post shows just how immature you are.

Follow the rules of the board or don't post.

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I'm a rush and lotto fiend, and the flexibility required to watch shows that way is a lot harder to reach when you're trying to coordinate with someone else. The people in my life have different work schedules and other commitments, mostly lack student IDs, and definitely don't care to watch as many shows as I do. Which is okay. I like going to shows with other people, but when I don't, I get to catch up on reading and just veg out while I'm waiting for a show instead of always feeling I need to find something entertaining to do. It's cheaper, too. When I'm on my own there's no problem eating a hot dog or something instead of getting a full-on sit-down dinner. :P

The first time I saw a show by myself was out of necessity (I just moved abroad to london for a semester and hadn't made friends yet and was so excited to hit up the west end) ... but the expirence was so amazing I have continued it for the last 4 years.

Sure- I still see a lot of shows with people , but whats better than picking your own show , getting the best seat (or the seat you can afford thats all the way in the back) , and not having a person with you to worry about. It's also the best when you've had a bad day and want to escape from the world!

In fact I haven't seen a show alone for a few months. It's time..

What's wrong with the OT board?

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I actually prefer seeing shows by myself, especially if it's my first time seeing it. I just feel like I'm much more focused that way.

Also, I'm always happy to stand or sit in less than perfect seats for less money, but not everyone is as laid-back about those kinds of things - not to mention, it's also often easier to score a single student/lottery/SRO ticket than to try to get more than one!

I dont live in New York, though I wish I will someday. I am from a suburban city in Ohio where everyone is kind of stuck up and snobby. If you were to do something like that here, you'd be judged and considered a loser. It's a very judgemental place and I can't wait to get out. So I'm just kind of used to that mindset unlike NYC's be free/we dont judge mindset :)

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There are so many people here in NY no one will notice if you're on your own anyway---tons of people do all sorts of things on their own here! :)

No need to feel weird about doing things solo here, or in any big city, honestly. The first time I went to the theatre alone was in London---I had no choice since I was travelling on my own. I thought I'd feel strange but I *loved* it and I still do it to this day---my husband doesn't have the love of Broadway shows that I do so I've gone many times without him. I've also seen concerts on my own that he wasn't interested in and friends didn't want to go to either. Getting one ticket saves us money, I get a great seat and I don't have to drag along a reluctant partner! :)

I've been to 147 Broadway productions alone, which is less than half...I've been to 300.

It's always better to go with some one else, unless you break up during the matinee and still have an evening of Exit the King to get thriough, but I digress.

I'm in NYC from Memphis this weekend. Alone, I will be seeing the 3 Norman Conquests, Hair (2nd time) on Sunday, as well as N2N. Although DH is also in town, I planned trip first and he crashed. Hence he has no tickets. I prefer to go alone mostly. But I would love to meet up with you guys who love theatre and have no one in your life who loves it as much. Drinks after the final Norman Conquests tomorrow night?

For 10 years I missed a lot of theatre as I would not go alone, the fear being labeled 'ab-normal', childhood thing when I got bullied and called 'ab-normal' so carried this into my adult life, so missed a lot of theatre, so I did not get a stigma.

i got over it though and 99% of theatre I go to alone, which is great and not ab-normal! One of the best things I done.

When I head over for my yearly jaunt from London to New York, I would only do that alone as I can plan my theatre around what I want to do.

As you've (no doubt) gathered, going to the theatre is not only perfectly acceptable, it's even encouraged by many. I know I've been going by myself for years and I love the freedom that comes when I go alone.

My bigger problem in NY is finding a place to eat when I'm by myself. So many places simply don't want to seat a woman who's by herself and other places make you feel incredibly uncomfortable when you're sitting alone. Anybody have any recommendations for singles?

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Waiting for people has (unknowingly at the time) forced me to miss shows. So I've decided that if people are screwing around with committing, I'll just go alone. I don't mind it at all.

It's the waiting for people to decide if they want to/can go which is annoying.

but also,

i went to see n2n and was so worried and concerned that the other person wouldn't like it, it took away from my enjoyment of it to a degree, so i went again by myself.
i feel when you go by yourself you can escape more into the story.