Show for a ten-year-old boy- Page 2

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 7/6/06 at 10:11pm

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.

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

[o.0]

Posted: 7/6/06 at 10:21pm

I'm thinking The Wedding Singer or Spelling Bee. I have the cast recording for 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 don't have the cast recording for Spelling Bee (One more reason for a trip out to Barnes and Noble!)

I would personally like to see Sweeney Todd. Or is that way too creepy? (I know the music is, but I don't know the story too well, forgive me :P)

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 7/6/06 at 10:23pm

"...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?

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 7/6/06 at 10:26pm

Sweeney Todd is NOT a show for a 10 year old. Even a few adults get confused by the storyline. Sweeney Todd is a great show if you're and avid theater go-er. I'm not trying to be rude or anything, but why would you waste the money to go see a Broadway show if you know your son is going to be asleep by Act 2.

Updated On: 7/6/06 at 10:26 PM

[o.0]

Posted: 7/6/06 at 10:27pm

"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*

[o.0]

Posted: 7/6/06 at 10:29pm

" I'm not trying to be rude or anything, but why would you waste the money to go see a Broadway show if you know your son is goingt o be asleep by Act 2."

Brother, not son

But I completely agree with you. But I think it's a waste of money to bring him along at all. I wish my parents would see that...

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 7/6/06 at 10:30pm

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.

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

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 7/6/06 at 10:32pm

Sorry o.0 i was just sort of skimming(sp?)

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 7/6/06 at 10:35pm

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!

[ILoveMyDictionary]

Posted: 7/6/06 at 10:35pm

Spelling Bee would probobly be much more appropriate than TWS. But I hear on Wensday matinees they make the show family friendly...

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 7/6/06 at 10:35pm

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.

[ILoveMyDictionary]

Posted: 7/6/06 at 10:38pm

Ohh. One more show suggestion. What about The Drowsy Chaperone? That didn't have anything innapropriate in it. It's certainly entertaining.

[o.0]

Posted: 7/6/06 at 10:38pm

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.

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 7/6/06 at 10:41pm

You seem to think (and hope) he'd fall asleep by act 2.

If that's your feeling, why even bother? See a show you want. Give the child a sleeping pill and get out of your misery.

I still want to know WHY your parents are forcing you to take him? How old are you? What would happen if you just say "I'm not taking him!"

Updated On: 7/6/06 at 10:41 PM

[o.0]

Posted: 7/6/06 at 10:45pm

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...

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 7/6/06 at 10:51pm

Oh- I thought you were older or something.

I really don't know what to tell you. I'm not sure why your parents are buying an expensive ticket so he can fall asleep. If he's going to ask loudly what something means, I don't think he should be going to a show. But...hey, that's not my judgement call.

The way he sounds, I'm not sure he'd really enjoy any show. I'd just go with a show you'd enjoy, there really is nothing else...

Sorry!

Good luck!

[JarNerdAV]

Posted: 7/6/06 at 10:57pm

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).

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 7/6/06 at 11:00pm

The Wedding Singer, Tarzan and Spelling Bee are great children friendly shows.

[o.0]

Posted: 7/6/06 at 11:01pm

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 :)

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 7/6/06 at 11:09pm

What dose an airplane ticket have to do with bringing your brother to a broadway show?

nvm i re-read the message sorry
Updated On: 7/6/06 at 11:09 PM

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 7/6/06 at 11:10pm

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.

[mr14]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 12:16am

Mamma Mia and Hairspray are both fun and not boring. Both shows are filled with energy.

[MistressoftheHouse]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 12:24am

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.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 12:30am

That scene is not really that sexual for a kid. It is just a dance, if you are a grown up, then you might think some other stuff out of it, because you actually had sexual experiences. I am an adult and thought that was not "too" sexual at all. I mean, you see girls wearing a lot less at the beach. In fact you turn on the TV and you see Britney Spears singing songs in a way more sexual way and 7yo little girls sing "Im a Slave for You", yet, The Wedding Singer is porn! please.

Updated On: 7/7/06 at 12:30 AM

[SFFrontRow]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 4:36am

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