Top 10 Fav Broadway Shows

[musicalmaster703]

Posted: 3/16/08 at 11:37pm

What are yours?

(i have seen 9)

9. Passing Strange (ok, Not a big rock fan)
8. Sweeney Todd
7. The Phantom Of The Opera
6. Hairspray
5. Young Frankenstein
4. Rent
3. South Pacific
2.Cry Baby (loved it)
1.In The Heights (AMAZING FRONT ROW LOTTO! I WENT BACKSTAGE ON THE STAGE!)

[CapnHook]

Posted: 3/16/08 at 11:43pm

Hun, don't take this as an insult, but that's unfortunate.

And you're not a rock fan, yet Rent is at #4?

What's preventing you from seeing more shows? Location? Money?

Still, choosing to see CRY-BABY over some of the other great shows on Broadway is a crying shame.

[musicalmaster703]

Posted: 3/16/08 at 11:54pm

location 5 hours away!

[musicalmaster703]

Posted: 3/17/08 at 12:05am

1. I don't like HARD ROCK, pop rock is ok.
2.Have you seen Cry Baby?
3. It was new i wanted to see the first preveiw

[BroadwayEnthusiast2]

Posted: 3/17/08 at 12:07am

And you probably can't go that often because you're only 10 years old...

[fnyboi88]

Posted: 3/17/08 at 12:09am

10. The Wedding Singer
9. Spring Awakening
8. Riverdance (can I count that?)
7. Chicago
6. Rent
5. Spamalot
4. Beauty and the Beast
3. Wicked
2. Hairspray
1. Phantom of the Opera

[musicalmaster703]

Posted: 3/17/08 at 12:10am

No, I just took my 12 year old son to a bunch of shows. He loves acting and theater. He wants to be on broadway when he grows up. Do you have any advice for him, he has been taking acting for 6 years.

[dramagirl487]

Posted: 3/17/08 at 12:14am

(i've only seen 5 different shows on broadway, but i've seen RENT three times, and all the other shows i've seen in amateur productions)

1)RENT
2)Phantom
3)Les Mis
4) Aida
5) Sweeney Todd
6)Chess
7)beauty and the beast
Lion King
9)Wicked
10)Cabaret

[Kasie]

Posted: 3/17/08 at 12:57am

I haven't seen very many yet, so this is based on cast recordings...

1. Rent
2. Spring Awakening
3. Cabaret
4. Aida
5. Avenue Q.
6. Guys and Dolls
7. A Chorus Line
8. Les Mis
9. Chess
10. The Music Man

[Mealz1042]

Posted: 3/17/08 at 1:01am

okay sorry if anyone dissaproves of my opinion, but here we go

1. Rent
2. In the Heights
3. Legally Blonde
4. Jersey Boys
5. Avenue Q
6. Spring Awakening
7. Aida
8. Wicked
9. Hairspray
10.Company

[broadwayman17]

Posted: 3/17/08 at 1:06am

These are just the best/most enjoyable shows i've seen in the last few years, too tired to think of all the shows:

10. Doubt
9. 700 Sundays
8. Lennon (seriously)
7. Grey Gardens
6. Sweeney Todd
5. Hairspray
4. Spamalot
3. Jersey Boys
2. In the Heights
1. Spring Awakening

Updated On: 3/18/08 at 01:06 AM

[Here I Am]

Posted: 3/17/08 at 1:36am

Does Off-Broadway count?

If so...


10- The Phantom of the Opera
9- Jacques Brel...
8- Gypsy
7- Caroline, or Change
6- Grey Gardens
5- Aida
4- Spring Awakening
3- The Goat or Who is Sylvia?
2- Into the Woods
1- Next to Normal


Jeez, there are really soo many more that I loved. I can't even think of them right now. Like "The Wedding Singer" is up there as well. As for plays, "The Lt. of Inishmore" and "Medea" with Fiona Shaw were AMAZING!
Updated On: 3/17/08 at 01:36 AM

[jarred03]

Posted: 3/17/08 at 1:57am

My favorites are:

10)The Drowsy Chaperone(tour)
9) Here Lies Jenny(Bebe Neuwirth ROCKS)
Hairspray
7)Avenue Q
6)RENT(on broadway with Tamyra,the tour sucked)
5)Thouroughly Modern Millie
4)Contact(tour)
3)25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2)Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1)The Color Purple and Wicked(I know, I know, but it was one of the first shows I saw and Idina and Kristin were absolutly amazing and TCP was heart wrenchingly good and LaChanze was amazing.)



Shows I'm dieing to see:

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof(missed Phylicia twice already won't do it again, especially with Anika, James, and Terrence)
Young Frankenstien(I want to see this cast so badly also)
The Little Mermaid(my favorite cartoon)
November(Laurie Metcalfe is a comedic genius)
The Lion King(I know I'm like the only person who hasn't seen it yet)

Cry Baby I will see this Saturday, YEAH!!!(at least I hope its a yeah, after so many bad reviews I'm not sure)
And I'm finally gonna see Moing Out on tour in May. Woo-Hoo!!!

[jeniferrenepatricia]

Posted: 3/17/08 at 2:30am

10- Death of A Salesman
9- Doubt
8- Gypsy
7- Jesus Christ Superstar
6- Wicked
5- Evita
4- Sunset Boulevard
3- Jersey Boys
2- Xanadu
1- Chicago/Fosse (can't pick one)

[ACL2006]

Posted: 3/17/08 at 11:36am

1. A Chorus Line
2. Company
3. The Lion King
4. contact
5. Sweeney Todd
6. Jersey Boys
7. Movin' Out
8. Aida
9. Chicago
10. Ragtime

Updated On: 3/17/08 at 11:36 AM

[BroadwayBound062]

Posted: 3/17/08 at 12:10pm

10) Follies
9)Songs for A New World
The Last 5 Years
7)Parade
6)Wicked
5)The Wedding Singer
4)A Little Night Music
3)Spring Awakening
2)Rent
1)Company

[GlindatheGood22]

Posted: 3/17/08 at 12:27pm

10.Ragtime
9.Little Women
8.Mary Poppins
7.Wicked
6.Phantom
5.Gypsy
4.Sweeney Todd
3.Grey Gardens
2.Side Show
1.Spring Awakening

For today, at least.

[Wildcard]

Posted: 3/17/08 at 12:50pm

My Top Ten (that I can remember)

1. Ragtime
2. Sunset Blvd
3. Miss Saigon
4. Sweeney Todd
5. Show Boat (Livent)
6. Carousel (National Theater)
7. Into The Woods
8. Jersey Boys
9. Kiss of the Spider Woman
10. Contact

[RyToast1]

Posted: 3/17/08 at 12:58pm

10. Aida
9. Follies
8. Sweeney Todd
7. Legally Blonde
6. Chess
5. Company
4. Sunset Boulevard
3. Thoroughly Modern Millie
2. Jersey Boys
1. Gypsy

[TonyVincent]

Posted: 3/17/08 at 1:06pm

I actually keep a list of every show I've ever seen and I try to keep a running rank, although that's getting near impossible to rank every show. I may just start making tiers... anyway:

1 Rent
2 Jesus Christ Superstar
3 Putnam County Spelling Bee
4 Starlight Express
5 Bring in 'da Noise
6 Billy Elliot
7 Wicked
8 Avenue Q
9 Next to Normal
10 Sunday in the Park with George

[joe5]

Posted: 3/17/08 at 1:37pm

1. A Chorus Line (197
2. Passing Strange
3. Chicago (197
4. August; Osage County
5. Company (2007)
6. Hairspray
7. Lion King
8. Miss Saigon
9. Spring Awakening
10.Rent

[bwaygal1]

Posted: 3/17/08 at 1:45pm

10. Phantom of the Opera
9. Wicked
8. Sunset Boulevard (yes I like ALW)
7. Xanadu
6. The Drowsy Chaperone
5. The History Boys
4. August: Osage County
3. Proof (London cast-Gwyneth Paltrow was amazing)
2. Death of a Salesman with Brian Dennehy-amazing experience/Raisin in the Sun (2004 revival)-can't make up mind
1. Grey Gardens (I know-we all knew this one was coming)

[Mealz1042]

Posted: 3/17/08 at 3:02pm

next to normal would be on my list as well but i was only doing broadway. xanadu and drowsy are also somewhere on the list, its really hard to pick just 10

[tonytonytony]

Posted: 3/17/08 at 3:19pm

1. Les Miserables
2. Chorus Line
3. Sweeney Todd
4. Miss Saigon
5. Xanadu
6. Wicked
7. Hairspray
8. Wedding Singer
9. Drowsy Chaperone
10.
Mamma Mia

[The White Half-Mask]

Posted: 3/17/08 at 3:36pm

The Phantom of the Opera
Company
The Producers
Avenue Q
Cabaret
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Lion King
Chicago
Monty Python's Spamalot
Jesus Christ Superstar