What I don't get about People seeing BoM multiple times- Page 2

[Idiot]

Posted: 7/3/11 at 3:19am

Whoadoggy. There's a big puddle of crazy being discussed in this thread.

[Rudy2]

Posted: 7/3/11 at 3:35am

I agree. It's not fair, but nothing can be done about it. It is inconceivable to disenfranchise steady customers, especially when they contribute not only sales but hoopla outside the theatre which ensures that the general public continue to see the show as "a hit."

Frankly, while it is not fair, I find it more than adequate compensation that those people are the ones who treat these shows like life support, to be hooked up to their veins. At least that's not me.

[Okayfine]

Posted: 7/3/11 at 8:04pm

Idiot, I don't think it's crazy to discuss it, if that's what you mean. I DO think it's crazy to go to shows so many times.

We had self-titled "Freaks" do it at Taboo & it seemed to make them feel like insiders. They would get up during scenes they didn't like & climb over people to get out, come & go. Very rude. The repeaters at SA were basically nice people, but I can't speak to their financial choices. I agree w/ the OP about the lottery, only I would add that it doesn't benefit the show to have the same people see it repeatedly. They would do much better to make the limit some have suggested. The more people who see it the more people who salivate over getting tickets.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 7/3/11 at 8:27pm

You are not going to convince anyone to change a darn thing about rush for BOM. Their advance is crazy wonderful. They certainly aren't hurting from repeat audience members.

The number of REPEAT viewers (especially in double digits) makes for a VERY small percentage of their overall audience.

[Idiot]

Posted: 7/3/11 at 8:39pm

Okayfine: "Idiot, I don't think it's crazy to discuss it, if that's what you mean."

No, I said:

"There's a big puddle of crazy being discussed in this thread."

Not quite sure how that could be misunderstood.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 7/3/11 at 9:50pm

600 times watching a show?
I used to get bored being in a show for 600 perfomances

[Cape Twirl of Doom]

Posted: 7/3/11 at 10:01pm

I've no idea how one can still enjoy a show after seeing it 600 (!!!) times. That's just mind-boggling. Anything in the triple digits is hard to believe. The most I've seen a show is around 20 or so times, but that spans 6 years and several continents. How you can see one show in the same house 400+ times in just a couple years is just... wow.

(Not saying it's a bad thing, just that it's more than a little bit crazy. But as long as you can afford it and don't behave inappropriately, more power to you.)

[DefyGravity777]

Posted: 7/3/11 at 10:37pm

Who cares if someone has seen shows multiple times through rush,lotto or full/discount tickets. If you can afford it and have the time to do so I say go for it. I know I certainly do.

[ahhrealmonsters]

Posted: 7/3/11 at 10:45pm

Wasn't there a guy who saw RENT over 1,000 times? Granted, it was over the span of 10+ years, but still, 1,000?!

[adamgreer]

Posted: 7/3/11 at 11:29pm

If the Spring Awakening/Wedding Singer girl is who I am thinking of, she also did the same thing for Grey Gardens and next to normal. Ironically enough, given some of the nutties who rushed next to normal repeatedly, she ended up seeming relatively normal (no pun intended). There was one rather vociferous fan of the show (well, of Alice, actually), who, every time she attended, one of the ushers would have to alert Alice.

These 2 girls stage-dooring NEXT TO NORMAL told me they saw the show over 600 times.

I have a feeling these girls might have been lying. The show ran a total of 733 performances, which means that in just under two years, these girls missed less than 150 performances. That equates to seeing the show roughly 6-7 times per week.

As for the topic at hand, I really couldn't give a rat's behind how many times someone sees a show. Their money is as green as anyone else's, and the producers don't care where the money is coming from. It's when the show becomes more than a show for people, and they start thinking they're "friends" with the cast, or engage in other odd behavior that it becomes creepy. Updated On: 7/3/11 at 11:29 PM

[emilyfaye48]

Posted: 7/3/11 at 11:54pm

i don't think it's fare that I wasn't born independently wealthy so I could buy premium tickets whenever i wanted

[kmbrlee8252]

Posted: 7/4/11 at 3:36am

Seeing shows in the triple digits seems so crazy to me...

I LOVE ITH and saw it 5 times and I thought that was a lot. I don't understand seeing the same show again and again. I'm not independently wealthy, and even if I was, I'd rather spend my time and money seeing as many different shows as possible.

But, that's just me...

[dramamama611]

Posted: 7/4/11 at 6:48am

Is it fair that about 1/2 my students that have their own car drive nicer cars than I do? It's not fair or unfair, it's life -- get over it.


Their time, their money.

[Urban]

Posted: 7/4/11 at 8:12am

I can't even imagine seeing a show enough times to get into the double digits. I saw 'West Side Story' three times and by the third time that was enough!

Though more power to thoses that do I guess, definately not taking anything away from one who gets pleasure from it.

[darreyl102]

Posted: 7/4/11 at 4:01pm

That's the beauty of Broadway. Even if you see a show's matinee and evening peformance in the same day- the performances will always be different- Not drasticly but differnet all the same. maybe the actor will hold a note a different way or Deliver a line differently- For Example: During Darlene Love's run in the show,The way she ended 'I Know Where I've Been' changed. sometimes she hit a high note and sometimes she ended it with a riff. Keep in mind this was over a six year time period that i saw the show soo many times. Some call me crazy- it's true!

[dragonlp86]

Posted: 7/4/11 at 4:07pm

The most I've ever seen a show is six times (Next to Normal), and I got a different cast each time (even if it was original cast, replacement cast, or understudies). That was enough to keep it fresh and interesting for me. But I'm not sure I could stand to see ANY show 100+ times. Even my favorite episodes of a TV show, I'd get so sick of far before I got to that point (and those are free and 30 minutes to an hour long).

As for the people seeing Book of Mormon that many times...as the discussion has said: their time, their money, their choice. I saw it once, and I would LOVE to be able to go see it again. Hell, I was jazzed up enough after walking out of the theatre that first time, I'd have been happy to see it again the next day if possible. But if that's how they want to spend their time and money, have at it. Just leave the actors alone and don't think you're good friends (as has also been said).

[DefyGravity777]

Posted: 7/4/11 at 4:27pm

"That's the beauty of Broadway. Even if you see a show's matinee and evening peformance in the same day- the performances will always be different- Not drasticly but differnet all the same."

I saw Wicked both shows on Sat and the performances were way different. Different Glinda at the matinee and at the evening show.

"As for the topic at hand, I really couldn't give a rat's behind how many times someone sees a show."

It's a good thing you don't since you yourself has seen a few certain shows(well at least 1 show) over 100+ times.

[Renart]

Posted: 7/5/11 at 1:27pm

Eve Harrington saw every performance of Margo Channing in "Aged in Wood" and she wasn't crazy at all.

[seamlessicon]

Posted: 7/5/11 at 5:17pm

Why not spend money on seeing a show over and over? Support the arts!!!

[seamlessicon]

Posted: 7/5/11 at 5:17pm

Why not spend money on seeing a show over and over? Support the arts!!!

[sally1112]

Posted: 7/5/11 at 5:33pm

A regional theater company here in town did a Production of Zanna Don't a month or two ago and it only had a 15 performance run. I have never seen the show before, saw it,and really enjoyed it, so I went back twice later in the week because I figured I might not have a chance to see this show again. All my friends thought I was crazy for seeing a show three times in a little more than a week.