So, I Am Curious...

I have only been a member of these boards for a short time, but it seems like it's not as "warm and fuzzy" as some other boards I frequent. So what I would like to know, is this:

1. What do you do? (Teacher, actor, student, doctor, etc.)
2. What is it you love about Broadway?
3. What was the first Broadway show you ever saw?
4. Have you ever been in a show, whether in a school, community theatre, regional or on Broadway?


I'm just wondering some of these things because there are lots of folks on here with incredibly strong opinions (and there is nothing wrong with having an opinion) but man, I read some of these threads and am taken aback by the way some posters throw words around!

And to answer my own questions:
1. I am a music teacher and I teach general and vocal music as well as musical theatre. I direct, musically direct, choreograph, costume, set/scenery design and handle all the administrative details of the productions every year.
2. I love Broadway because it transports you to another reality and I am constantly amazed by the new technical feats that are mastered in live theatre.
3. The first show I ever saw in New York City on Broadway was A Chorus Line - I was ten or eleven years old and I remember waiting at the stage door to meet the actors. It was a thrill!
4. Yes, I have performed in many productions from semi-professional (I got paid a small amount) to community theatre to high school/college productions. I was also a singer/dancer on a cruise ship.

So, anyone out there care to answer my questions? Thanks!!!

1. What do you do?
Design dept. at a small newspaper.

2. What is it you love about Broadway?
It changes nearly every time I go.

3. What was the first Broadway show you ever saw?
The first musical I ever saw was Annie when I was 6. The first Equity musical I ever saw was the 1st national tour of Miss Saigon at the Ahmanson theatre in Los Angeles. The first musical I ever saw on Broadway was the Les Miz revival in May.

4. Have you ever been in a show, whether in a school, community theatre, regional or on Broadway?
Never.

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Updated On: 7/4/07 at 08:11 PM

I'm a designer -- theatre, industrials, exhibits.

I'm not so sure I love Broadway as much as I used to -- it's becoming more and more packaged for just the business-class tourists.

The very first Broadway show I ever saw was Hello, Dolly. The audience gave the train a standing ovation, and I was hooked.

Have I ever been in a show? Hmm. Well, I've worked behind the scenes on over 200 productions -- everything from a couple of European premieres to a few junior high schools to everything in between. But I've also been onstage a few times -- Christopher Wren, Banjo, a few other fun roles.

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1. Teach middle school English
2. Everything
3. A Chorus Line - same as jordangirl - not original cast either, but initial run.
4. Hasn't everyone at some point?

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1. I'm pursuing my Ph.D. and I teach rhetoric and technical communication at the college level. I'm also a freelance writer.

2. What's not to love?

3. Phantom of the Opera.

4. I've worked behind the scenes on 30 or so shows at the university and community theatre level. I'm also writing a musical.

1. What do you do? (Teacher, actor, student, doctor, etc.)

I'm currently a college student who is pursuing costume design and vocal performance. I'm also an actor and a dresser.

2. What is it you love about Broadway?

The excitement of seeing a show, I guess. As The Producers say, "There's nothin' like a show on Broadway..."

3. What was the first Broadway show you ever saw?

I think it might have been The Little Shop of Horrors, but I can't remember.

4. Have you ever been in a show, whether in a school, community theatre, regional or on Broadway?

I've done it all - onstage and off - except for Broadway. But, I'm getting there.

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1. What do you do? (Teacher, actor, student, doctor, etc.)
I'm a performer by trade. I'm a computer technician so I can survive.

2. What is it you love about Broadway?
What's not to love?!?!?!?!?!?

3. What was the first Broadway show you ever saw?
On tour I saw the first national tour of Annie. The first show I saw on Broadway was James Joyce's The Dead.

4. Have you ever been in a show, whether in a school, community theatre, regional or on Broadway?
I've either performed/choreographed/directed over fifty community/theme park/regional productions since the early 1980's. Plus my own cabaret act in the Southern USA.

The best show: The Rocky Horror Show (Brad in a regional touring company)

The worst show: The Goodbye Girl: the musical (The first regional production, ugh! I'd rather my toenails had fallen off! Still, it paid my rent until it closed.)


Most fulfilling: Baby. I had played Danny regionally in the late 80's. In the late 90's I choreographed the new script in Atlanta (Danny joins a boy band in the updated script). At the opening night party Didi Conn and David Shire were in attendance! I almost wet my Armani! I met FRENCHY!!!! Ok, I'd worked with her mother before, but still... I met FRENCHY!!!! (She's shorter than you think!)

Probably my oddest proud moment:
I volunteered for three years for Show Choir Camps of America. I got to work with some of the best people in the biz there! The first year I met Jodi Benson when she was fresh off The Little Mermaid!

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Updated On: 7/5/07 at 09:32 PM

1. Currently, I'm unemployed.
2. I love seeing new stories and people and thoughts all come to life in song.
3. Evita - 1980, with Patti, Mandy & Bob.
4. Semi-pro for the last 26 years.
5. Sunday in the Park With George.

Updated On: 7/4/07 at 09:37 PM

1. What do you do? High School student, part of the drama club and work with the backstage crew.
2. What is it you love about Broadway? Everything. The thrill of seeing a show... everything.
3. What was the first Broadway show you ever saw? Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was the first show actually ON Broadway in NYC I ever saw (last May) but I saw many regional and touring productions before that.
4. Have you ever been in a show, whether in a school, community theatre, regional or on Broadway? Not performing, but in the crew in school.

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1. What do you do? Speech-Language Pathologist

2. What is it you love about Broadway? Everything

3. What was the first Broadway show you ever saw? Annie Get Your Gun (late bloomer, yes I know.)

4. Have you ever been in a show, whether in a school, community theatre, regional or on Broadway? Umm...not since the 4th grade when I was Glinda in the Wizard of Oz.

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1. I'm a student.
2. This is a tough question. Just about everything!
3. The first show I saw was Cats, but the first show I saw on Broadway was the Chicago revival.
4. I was either an ensemble or chorus member in a few shows during elementary, middle, and high school. Nothing serious.

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1. What do you do? (Teacher, actor, student, doctor, etc.) I'm an Undergrad studying English/Education.

2. What is it you love about Broadway? It presents an escape and relaxation that can take me away from my troubles.

3. What was the first Broadway show you ever saw? The King and I, with Donna Murphy.

4. Have you ever been in a show, whether in a school, community theatre, regional or on Broadway? I worked in a professional theater as a child/young teen and stopped performing when it became a job and was constantly stressed. After I starting turning down dinner with friends and family because I had a show too close after I knew it was too much for a young person.

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My answer to the added #5...

110 In The Shade, The Vertical Hour, The Year of Magical Thinking, and The Drowsy Chaperone

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