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[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 12:03am

Thank you, DGrant. That means a lot to me.

[broadwaysweetheart]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 12:04am

umm there r many but i guess BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, that's when I decided i wanted to study Musical Theatre and it was the first big show i saw. I was 12

[CapnHook]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 2:25pm

PETER PAN. Changed my life, it is now my life.

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 3:11pm

uh, Capn - meaning you refuse to grow up?LOL...just teasin ya...

[ponine24601]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 4:29pm

the first time i realized that i wanted to study musical theatre was when i went to see grease. i was like 7 and they had this dance contest before the show began. you were allowed to go up on stage and dance. i was hesitant at first but my mom pulled me up there. as soon as the lights hit me and i looked out into the audience it was all over for me.

[LadyMann]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 5:16pm

Scarlet Pimpernel--is def. my show. I got interested in it when I heard Terrence Mann would be in it, and i was addicted since then. I joined the League and met some awesome people, whom i still talk to some today. I had a great time w/that show and I'll never forget any of them.

Laramie Project--I did at school and will always hold a really big spot in my heart.

[ChristineDaae]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 5:17pm

Phantom of the Opera: I just love this show. I love the story and music!

[ponine24601]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 5:33pm

phantom inspired me too. i love watching shows and picking out roles that fit my voice and personality. it gives even more reasons to get into musical theatre.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 5:53pm

::sings "I Won't Grow Up!"::

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[little_sally]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 6:35pm

Without a doubt, "Rent" because it was the first musical I became obsessed with and it caused my obsession with Broadway in general. I became a fan about two years ago during a hard time in my life so I identified with what Jonathan Larson was trying to say.

Also, I guess I could say "Hairspray" because of Marissa Jaret Winokur. She became somewhat of a role model for myself and I even burst out crying during her Tony acceptance speech. She made me feel like I could do anything, especially on Broadway, no matter what I looked like. After last year's Tonys I started to really pay attention to "Hairspray" and Tracy Turnblad's story. "Hairspray" is very inspirational, to a lot of people, not just myself.

[J.]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 6:37pm

EVERY show is MY show!!! I am the king of Broadway and it is all run by me!! Muuhhaaaaaaa!!!!!!

[mamamia sammy]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 6:44pm

Great answer. I wish I had thought of that first.

[ponine24601]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 6:50pm

yeah me too. i agree with hairspray too. another thing besides broadway shows in general are the letters that i have received from performers. they have given me so much great advice and have encoaraged me to follow my dream.

[sndtrklvr]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 7:57pm

I have two -- the first is is Funny Girl. I saw the movie when I was 10 and wanted to get the soundtrack. My parents HATE musicals so the fact that I got to see the movie was in itself a miracle. My library only had the OBC recording, so I got it out. And listened to it about a hundred times. It was that musical that opened up the door to the library's collection of OCRs: the good (Mame, My Fair Lady, West Side Story, Gypsy, Company) and the bad (Mr. President, It's a bird, it's a plane..). and made me into what I am today -- a broadway fanatic.

It also led me to a Chorus Line, my second musical. Everything so wonderfuly about a Broadway show plus Real people a gawky adolescent could relate to. Much more real than Annie (although saw it loved it, memorized every word)

I think my third will be Wicked. Don't start throwing things. Basically it is because my 5 year old daugher ADORED the Show and has memorized the entire OCR, proof I have passed the broadway musical gene on.

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[ponine24601]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 8:02pm

i know all the lyrics to all the cast recordings i have. i'm not bragging or anything, i'm just saying. i think that anyone who has seen a broadway show falls in love with the business.

[secret-soul]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 8:59pm

Phantom of the Opera now and forever is MY show. My dad took me to see it when I was 11 and I fell in love with it...I'm talking head-over-heels in love with the Phantom played by Jeff Keller. I kinda fumbled around w/ the idea of theatre for a few years and eventually really got into it. High School was when I really came into myself and recalled all that I had experienced during the show and that drove my love for the theatre. Since then I've seen the tour once and I saw it twice on broadway again, both in the 3rd week of may, starring Hugh Panaro (see Webster's Dictionary under: LAUREN'S (THAT'S ME) FUTURE HUSBAND. :) :) :) )

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 9:08pm

mine has to be chicago- its the only show i absolutely love almost all of (everything but me and my baby). And Billy Flynn is my idol

[Hank]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 9:26pm

Thoroughly Modern Millie!

I was hooked the first time I saw this show, May 30, 2002. Then 3 days later when Millie won all those Tonys I just went nuts. This was such a fun show, and a great production all around. Sutton Foster was fenominal!
The only other Broadway show I have seen more than once is Rocky Horror, but I have seen Millie 7 times. I've seen the finale, Sutton's finale, Sutton's birthday, the weekend of the Tony's and 3 other times, and I'm planing on seeing the tour when it comes to Baltimore this fall. I got to meet just about everybody in the cast, and the writers and musical director.
All in all, this was a great musical theatre experience for me, and I could easily understand how all the other posters feel about their favorite shows.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 9:38pm

LikeRedhot, Man of La Mancha is my show. It was the first Broadway Musical I saw way back in 67 (where has the time gone?). I loved the message of "Living life as it SHOULD be", daring to dream and seeing the inner beauty and magic in everyday life. I have to say, there has been more then one occasion in my life when this show, it's story and score has lifted my spirits.
To this day I still have a Don Quixote fetish of sorts and as I age, seem to be taking on the visage.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/13/04 at 10:07pm

hmmm... I don't really have ONE show that I could consider "my" show, but I'll just share a few that have sentimental value:

The Music Man - first show I ever performed in.

Oklahoma! - My parents took me to see shows all the time when I was a kid, and it was always fun, but Oklahoma! - for whatever reason - was the show that caused me to become a complete theatre junkie.

Aida - just because it's my favorite!

[BWayBoy88]

Posted: 7/14/04 at 12:34am

Chorus Line is another show I can really relate to. Everytime I go to an audition I can not stop from singing in my head "God I hope I get it!" I can also relate to some of the monologues. Its just such an amazing show. Too bad they killed it with that horrible movie.

[sgweirdo]

Posted: 7/14/04 at 1:17am

Lets see.
The Music Man- Only show I ever was actually IN. (*gasp* Back when I thought I wanted to be an actress. I feel like I am the only non-actor here. I've done Pitt Orch..) But I really don't enjoy the Music Man very much anymore..

I'd have to say the one show that really got me interested in broadway [again] was the revival of Cabaret, and since I was finally old enough to go to shows without my family- I was excited to explore more theatre on my own. Ever since I've always been the one to bring my family and friends to shows.

[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 7/14/04 at 1:25am

Oh my heavens, sgweirdo, you are certainly not the only non-actor here. I enjoyed it in high school, but I quickly realized that I couldn't act for a living and keep my sanity. So fret not, you're not alone!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 12:11pm

For me it's TABOO and CAROLINE OR CHANGE and AMOUR. Just because each show sends shivers down my spine every time i saw them. I saw Amour twice in the 7 preformances it had. I saw Taboo 3 times and Caroline or Change i'm going on my 3rd this week! Each show has it's own amazing feel to it that just makes me feel sooooooo happy each time i listen to the album or see the show. All of those shows deserve a tony for best musical! (hehe) THOSE ARE MMMY SHOWS! No Touchy! (haha)

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/18/04 at 12:23pm

oh yeah... i forgot: Into the Woods... and some others. i just cant think right now...