Show Obsessions- Page 3

[Theatreboy49]

Posted: 5/8/08 at 11:51pm

I go through phases. Some last longer than others. The first time I ever heard Sweeney was freshman year of high school and that lasted a good year til I finally decided I needed to listen to something else besides it. My spring Awakening obsession was from march of 2007 to November 2007 and then I finally said watching the dvd and hearing the recording everyday (just about) was too much. And then I found other shows to obsess about. Id say now most obsessions go for a couple months or so. My more recent ones are: Songs for a New World, Side Show, Lippa's Wild Party. And my current two are Full Monty and Parade.

[xoangel2789xo]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 1:45am

Past:
Cats >.<
Rent
Wicked
Chicago...though I did like the movie more.
Spamalot
Spring Awakening
Hairspray
Les Miz
Hairspray
Phantom
Sweeney Todd
Bare

Current: None at the moment...that's new lol, though I still like most of the shows mentioned above.

[westcoast_wannabe]

Posted: 5/9/08 at 6:08am

I wouldn’t say that I obsess over shows. Right after I see a show, or buy a new recording, I go through a phase where that is the only thing that I listen to, but I wouldn’t say that’s an obsession.

[fosca3]

Posted: 5/10/08 at 10:34pm

They're all MUSICALS

No one is obsessed with straight PLAYS

Do you think it has something to do with Cast Recordings (that you can listen to them over and over, away from the theatre itself)?

Just pondering...

[bluesoprano]

Posted: 5/11/08 at 2:05am

I'm always going to be obsessed with shows, some more then others. Here's my list.

Past:

Rent
Wicked
Chicago
Hairspray
Les Miz
Hairspray
Phantom of the Opera
Thoroughly Modern Millie

Current:

The Light in the Piazza
Sweeney Todd
Gypsy
Grey Gardens
Curtains
Company
Scarlet Pimpernel
Jersey Boys
(and the list goes on...)

[My Oh My]

Posted: 5/11/08 at 2:15am

Les Mis: 1986-present

A Chorus Line: 1997-present

Showboat: 1996-present

Phantom: 1991-1998

[LePetiteFromage]

Posted: 5/11/08 at 2:15am

Updated On: 5/6/09 at 02:15 AM

[TIGGOSAURUS]

Posted: 5/11/08 at 2:32am

In terms of listening to the cast recordings and seeing the show / watching footage:

Currently....

Curtains
The Producers

Previously:

Spamalot
Joseph

My very first obsession was Nicholas Nickleby - the 1982 RSC production which aired when Channel 4 was launched in the UK. An amazing production, one of the greatest pieces of theatre I've ever seen. I wish I could have seen it live.

[rosekwbp]

Posted: 5/11/08 at 2:45am

Bernadette's Gypsy and Grey Gardens.

[johnnykluv]

Posted: 5/11/08 at 3:02am

I saw Company over thirty times during the original Broadway production and went through every cast change (except I missed Dean Jones). I have the CD for that production, the London production (which was the Broadway cast with Larry Kert superimposed, the 1994 Broadway revival and the following London revival. I was never as intrigued or excited by any play to that extent. My two friends and I snuck in sometimes and went backstage to fawn (and I imagine irritate) Elaine Stritch and Barbara Barrie.
I took my 16 year old daughter to the revival which was ironic given that I was in high school when it opened. It was a huge disappointment with the minimalist approach which affected the music, the staging and the interactions. Oh, and I saw it at Westbury with Vivian Blaine.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 5/11/08 at 9:38am

So many from the time I was about 6:

Two by Two
The Rothchilds
A Chorus Line (original)
Sweeney Todd (original and revival)
Company
Follies
Les Miz
Wicked
Pippin
SITPWG (original)
DEATH OF A SALESMAN (with Dustin Hoffman STRAIGHT PLAY)
Spring Awakening
Little Shop of Horrors (original off b'way)
De La Guarda (off b'way)


Gosh...I'm going to stop now....because it seems I need a life. (But I am OLD if that helps!)

[fosca3]

Posted: 5/11/08 at 1:46pm

I think one thing that helped fuel my Les Mis 'obsession' was the fact that it ran for so long, and there were hundreds of cast changes

The chance to see different people in the roles, and see how much that can change the whole feel of the show, made it continually interesting

Some casts I fell in love with and saw MANY times (like the 10th Anniversary cast and first closing Broadway cast), most I just saw once to see what the show was like with this or that actor in it

[jordangirl]

Posted: 5/11/08 at 2:14pm

They're all MUSICALS

No one is obsessed with straight PLAYS

Do you think it has something to do with Cast Recordings (that you can listen to them over and over, away from the theatre itself)?

I was obsessed with The Vertical Hour while it was running. Since it closed, with no cast recording to keep playing, yeah, keeping up the intensity of the obsession was hard and it faded.

So yes, I think cast recordings have something to do with it.

Oh, and add Sunday In The Park With George (revival) to my list after last night. LOVED it!!

[broadwaywriter]

Posted: 5/11/08 at 2:44pm

The Wizard of Oz
The Phantom of the Opera
Wicked
Grey Gardens
Rent (ew)
Spring Awakening
Legally Blonde
The Light in the Piazza
Les Miserables

NOW: Light in the Piazza

[oohshizz146]

Posted: 5/11/08 at 2:48pm

Not quite sure about dates, but they have been Rent, Hairspray, Wicked, Legally Blonde, Avenue Q, and a Chorus Line. Now I'm in a very long Spring Awakening/Bare/Cabaret phase. =)