Shows/Events/Occurrences that you were lucky enough to see/have — Page 2

What I will brag about in future, or already do:

* Angela Lansbury in Driving Miss Daisy

* Follies revival

* Bernadette and CZJ in Night Music

* Bridges of Madison County

* Alice and Marin in Next to Normal

* The Scottsboro Boys

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Updated On: 12/1/14 at 02:42 AM

- I saw the first preview of Bullets Over Broadway.
- I saw the last preview of Rocky.
- I saw the pre Broadway tour of the most recent Jekyll & Hyde revival its opening weekend in San Diego.
- I saw The Bridges of Madison County.
- I saw NPH in Hedwig during his final week with the show.

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Speaking of Lady Day, I got to see it twice and the first time I sat in the table where I was able to light her cigarette and the second time I sat in the seat where I was able to help her down from the stage each time. Those are my favorite memories.

Earlier this week I was sitting on a stoop of a building downtown, well outside the theatre district. Two women came out, and I noticed that one of them looked like Erin Davie. A second later I saw that it in fact WAS Erin Davie, and the woman with her was Emily Padgett! I figured that would never happen again so I flagged them down and started yammering about how much I love Side Show.

After they thanked me and walked away I realized it probably looked like I had tracked them down and was waiting for them...

As for actual staged things, I will feel lucky for the rest of my life for having had the chance to see The Great Comet twice. I wish I had discovered it earlier than the week of the closing, but the second time I saw it was a spur of the moment decision. That was one of the best days of my life.

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Updated On: 12/1/14 at 10:40 AM

I've seen:
- Matthew James Thomas and Patina Miller's last performance of Pippin
- Stark Sands' last performance of Kinky Boots
- Final performance of Catch Me If You Can and Bullets Over Broadway
- Many other final performances/closing nights, but i can't recall now.

I was lucky to be at:

*The Public Sings - a celebration concert that included Meryl Streep singing Sodomy
*My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs - including Julie Andrews and Michael Crawford singing The Rain in Spain
*Opening night of Cyrano revival - sat across from Ben Affleck
*Usher's first performance of Chicago - set right behind Clive Davis, very starry night
*Last performance of Lansbury/Zeta Jones in Night Music

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Spider-Man 1.0

* Final dress of The Book of Mormon (I don't think anyone realized what they would be seeing that night)

* Opening night of Rocky

*Aaron Tveit in Hairspray (Cool seeing him as an unknown)

*Christian Borle's final Black Stache in Peter & The Starcatcher

Adding to my list mentioned earlier in the thread:

*Audience appreciation performance of Book of Mormon, which was also Josh Gad's last performance
*Actors Fund performance of Funny Girl, with multiple Fannys including Cheno, Menzel, Lillias White, Sutton, Krakowski, etc.

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I bragg about=of course only to those who are interested and the topic is timely=seeing Angela Lansbury in Gypsy in London.

Special memories-Follies concert in Melbourne;Reg Livermore in Rocky Horror Show; The Production Company version of The Producers and currently La Cage; me in Alice in Wonderland and Bells are Ringing;walking down a quiet surburban street talking with Ann Reinking; Barbara Cook master class.
My first live theatre experience--Bye Bye Birdie

PS-Would love to be at a dinner party with BWAY Baby2-what fabulous memories.

Updated On: 12/1/14 at 02:01 PM

The Actors Fund as well as the closing performance of THE BOY FROM OZ, both wild and unforgettable.

One of the 16 performances of the original production of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG.

One of the 5 performances of THE STORY OF MY LIFE.

Sitting just a few rows away last year from longtime favorite William Daniels and his wife at a performance of THE GLASS MENAGERIE.

You know, even though it wasn't a wonderful evening of theatre, I'll still treasure the fact I saw Kevin Kline and Meryl Streep do Romeo and Juliet at the Delacorte for the Public Theater's gala a few years ago.

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I was at the performance of "Beautiful" where Carole King came out at the end and surprised the cast and sang. I felt like I was witnessing something really special.