Show for a ten-year-old boy — Page 2

Ok-ok...sorry- didn't know the F word was in Jersey Boys so much.

"But if doesn't get it he will loudly demand an explination, and I don't know how we'll get out of that. If we don't tell him he will look it up on the internet, I'm sure. He remembers things like that"

I hate to say it, but if that's the kind of kid he is, I'm not sure there are many "appropriate" shows to take him to besides Disney and Wicked- which are basically the only ones that are fully "pure" and understandable.

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Updated On: 7/6/06 at 10:11 PM

"...Wedding singer and the only words he might want to know about (in the music at least) are in the second act, and by that time he will be fast asleep (hopefully)."

I am really confused. Why in the world are you paying to take the child to see an expensive Broadway show so he can fall asleep?

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"I am really confused. Why in the world are you paying to take the child to see an expensive Broadway show so he can fall asleep?"

I'm all against taking him. But he has to go or we can't see the show *sigh* But knowing him, the second he gets bored, or the second he gets tired, he's asleep. Unless we're seeing a matinee, in which case, I have no idea what we'll do with him.

I'd like to bring one of my cousins with..but my parents think that the rest will be jealous, which I understand completely, but I wish there was ANYONE else we could take besides my brother...*sigh*

Can you leave him with a babysitter? How about your parents? Another family member?

I am beyond baffled as to why you would pay this money for him to fall asleep/complain.
And you are looking for shows HE would like? So HE can fall asleep in them?

This 10-year-old doesn't sound very...mature.

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Updated On: 7/6/06 at 10:30 PM

This may sound rude but:

If there is some reason that you MUST take him, pick a show you'd enjoy and give him a sleeping pill and have him fall asleep right away.

Of course, I am against anyone going to sleep in the theatre but if it's going to happen, go see something you want!

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LMAO. If you want to get the point through to your parents, take the kid to SWEENEY. This is one of my all time favorite shows, but definitely would go over the head of and probably bore a 10 year old. But hey, at least you enjoy yourself.

He's just not one for musicals. He's a very impatient little devil. He's nine right now, but I'm jsut taking from the last time we saw a musical with him(Wicked). That was when he was seven, so maybe he's changed.

I'm looking for a show we could all enjoy, but would be age-appropriate for him.

My parents are coming along too. That is why I can't give him a sleeping pill. I'm 14, and it's my parents decision on who we bring along. I'm just the one making decisions about Broadway, because my parents know nothing about it, and trust my judgement in what to see.

I'm not exactly hoping he'll fall asleep by at two, but that's what happened last time...

My five year old daughter loved Hairspray and no she didn't fall asleep by Act 2. If your brother's into girls by now, there are some cute girls in it (or if he's into boys, there are cute boys too). It's got fun, upbeat music. And't it has a great not-hit-you-over-the-head message about acceptance and tolerance. I'd recommend that one (and you'll most likely enjoy it too).

Yeah, I asked my parents why we were taking him, it's because the airplane ticket says that he's a child, so we can't bring an adult, and the only other kids we could think of bringing come from a family of nine, so we couldn't bring one without hurting someone else's feelings.

He seesm to really like the Wedding Singer (I have it playing and he thinks it's awesome.) Hopefully he just won't notice the bad words. If we're going to a night preformance he won't be quite as alert (all that energy leaves him after about 9 o'clock)

Thanks for all the ideas :)

The Wedding Singer has a special performance on Wednesday matinees for children w/o bad languange, but if you see any other performance i think he says "f*cking choke" and that's about it, and Stephen says it really quickly, so you can barely get it, even more so a child.

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I think her bigger question might be what is the sexual content in TWS? Like when Linda comes back after Robbie's been out at the bar and she sings "Let Me Come Home." I don't know, I haven't seen it. Although I think that'd be act 2 anyway, so maybe he'll be asleep.

Your best bet might really be to just see what you want and not worry about the kid. It'll be your parents' problem anyway.

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DRS is coarse without being overly obscene. Funny story but probably boring for a 10 year old.

Spelling Bee is funny and the choice for YOU but maybe not HIM.

Wedding Singer is pretty much high energy - I like it but I am older and that was the time I was young (1983). You might not get all of the humor from the time (for instance, cell phones were new, only a few people had them, they were the size of a brick and the battery was the size of a shoe box).

Lion King is kind of fun to watch but would YOU like it?

Jersey Boys was GREAT but long and maybe a little old for you to really get into (lots of old Four Seasons fans go to this show).

Hairspray is FUN FUN FUN and YOU would probably like it so much you won't care about your brother.

Avenue Q maybe too adult for you AND him.

Drowsy Chaperone is VERY FUN and very inventive if you get the story (guy in his dingy apartment reliving one of his favorite show tune albumns). Only 1 1/2 hours with no intermission - your brother wont have time to fall asleep or become ornery.

Good luck...

Updated On: 7/7/06 at 04:36 AM