Shows You Didn't Like at first...but you liked later on.

I'm talkin about cast recordings here, because I still don't get to see as many shows as I'd like, despite the fact most of my disposable income goes on theatre tickets. ^_^

But yes! This happens all the time! Occasionally, I'll get a new CD, stick it on the player, and fall in love right away. Other times, it can take weeks, months, or longer for me to click with it. I didn't at all enjoy 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' at first because I found some of the humour crude. But after a few more listens, I kinda realised that was the point, and ended up loving the bejesus out of it. I bought the OBCR of 'Company' last August but it wasn't until about February this year that I realised I actually really enjoyed it (although I clicked with the revival recording straight away). I still haven't clicked with 'Into The Woods', but I keep trying dagnabbit.

In fact, it's rarer for me to love a recording right away than it is for me to be "eh" at first then love it later on.

As for shows, I tend to love them all. I'm very easily pleased when people are mincing around onstage in front of me. (Actually, that's a lie, I have disliked some shows, but usually that's going from "loving the recording" to "have now grown bored by the show" so may not count...)

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Updated On: 5/29/07 at 08:35 AM

Spring Awakening

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Same thing with me Weez, I really don't get a chance to see that many shows, seeing as how I kind of live far away, but I listen to cast recordings all the time and sometimes it takes awhile for me to start liking them. It happened with Little Shop Of Horrors, which took me about 5 months before I really started liking it. The Sweeney Todd revival too, that took me about 10 months before I started liking more than just 3 songs

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Jelly's Last Jam

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I was on the fence about Company the first time I saw it, but really enjoyed it the second time and can't stop listening to the CD.

Damn Yankees and South Pacific.

Hated them until I was in them.
Funny how that happens......

:)

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I couldn't get into "Sunday in the Park With George." I bought the OLCR, but since the show isn't full of melodies that you can just latch onto, it took me awhile. But after seeing the video of Bernadette and Mandy, I fell in love with it. And now it is - hands down - my favorite show.

Cabaret and Sunday in the Park With George. Didn't like or "get" either of them at first, but after sometime, they have grown into being two of my favorite shows.

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

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I'm not insulted. I know that in certain parts of the United States I'd be out of place, but in the San Francisco Bay Area there are plenty of liberal Christians and it’s not a big deal.

Updated On: 5/29/07 at 12:29 PM

The Producers -- The first time I saw it was near the end of the second run for Broderick and Lane and by that point, they seemed to be playing more for each other and for bloopers. I enjoyed it but not as much as when I saw Alan Ruck on tour -- when I could just enjoy the show. (Yes, I know that sounds a bit crazy.)

Rent -- the first time I saw it was on tour and the cast did nothing with the material. I couldn't understand what the appeal of the show was. Then I listened to the two-cd original cast recording and loved it. I was moved so much more by that recording than with the actual tour performance.

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"It took me a while to warm up to Follies, it's now my favourite show."

Same with me.