What Is Your Viewing Record For A Broadway Show?- Page 2

[fosca3]

Posted: 8/1/11 at 10:12am

I've seen LES MIS 39 times - but that's in NYC and London, the tour maybe 3 times, and so many different casts over so many years

So that was like seeing a different show every time

For shows where the cast didn't change (or maybe only a little) --

THE SEAFARER - 9
URINETOWN - 5

And by the time JERUSALEM closes, I'll have seen it 7 times

Some of my VERY favourite theatre memories are the 3 times I've seen all 3 performances of a show on the same weekend, which is LES MIS, SEAFARER and JERUSALEM (coming up)

When you really love a show, there's something so wonderful about leaving the matinee and knowing you'll be back again in 2 or 3 hours to see it all over again

Updated On: 8/1/11 at 10:12 AM

[AC126748]

Posted: 8/1/11 at 10:23am

Some of my VERY favourite theatre memories are the 3 times I've seen all 3 performances of a show on the same weekend, which is LES MIS, SEAFARER and JERUSALEM (coming up)

I did that once, and it was a wonderful experience. I caught the Saturday matinee of the Encores production of Pardon My English a few years back. I immediately fell in love with it. Reasoning that I'd probably never be able to hear the score performed live again--let alone with such a fantastic cast (Brian d'Arcy James, Emily Skinner, Jennifer Laura Thompson)--I immediately booked tickets for the remaining two performances.

I did almost the same thing with the Encores Follies a few years later: Saturday matinee, Sunday evening, Monday evening (couldn't get into the Saturday night performance).

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 8/1/11 at 10:53am

A Chorus Line - 4 times (between tours and New York)
The Wiz - 3 times
Wizard of Oz - 6 or 7
Wicked - 3 times

[nicholas24]

Posted: 8/1/11 at 11:07am

I saw 9to5 The Musical on Broadway 26 times

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 8/1/11 at 11:25am

THE WEDDING SINGER - 28 times
COMPANY - 13 times
LENNON - 13 times
GYPSY (LuPone) - 11 times
LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA - 9 times

[Patty3]

Posted: 8/1/11 at 11:28am

The original 1776 - 6 times including closing night. Saw it twice since them including the Papermill production 2 years ago.

Beatlemania - 5 times

Billy Elliot - 4 times including 1 time in London.

[quizking101]

Posted: 8/1/11 at 12:14pm

These aren't mine, but I always seem to encounter a person who has seen a show for what seems likes an obscene amount of times.

When I went to see 9 TO 5, I encountered a woman who had seen it 30 times between L.A and Broadway. Also, at AMERICAN IDIOT, I encountered a 70-year old man who had seem AI over 50 times...

[LFazin]

Posted: 8/1/11 at 11:58pm

RENT: 11 times (5 times on Broadway, 5 times locally, and once at New World Stages)

American Idiot: 4 times

Phantom of the Opera: 3 times

Beauty and the Beast: 2 times

Sister Act: 2 times

Trying to catch HAIR for a second time, too.

[Shunterk]

Posted: 8/2/11 at 12:59am

Passing Strange Nine Times.

[fingerlakessinger]

Posted: 8/2/11 at 2:19am

WICKED 5x (Tour)
RENT 3x (Broadway Tour)
Gypsy 3x (Regional, community, regional)
Living in upstate NY keeps it limited

[Eris0303]

Posted: 8/2/11 at 2:48am

A) I have a very good memory and seeing a show where I already know the plot/twists/songs would be a bore.

Because theatre is static and never, ever changes. By this logic do you also only listen to cast recordings once or only watch movies once?

I love seeing a production I'm fond of multiple times, because it's incredible seeing the growth and the changes the actors make.

I've always been interested in the way two different actors can say the same lines and have the same direction but still give the lines different meaning.

Besides, it's LIVE THEATRE. ANYTHING can happen. If I had only seen Legally Blonde once I would have never seen Kate Rockwell go on as Elle or witnessed "The Great Golf Cart Crash of 2008". If I had only seen Hairspray once I would have never seen Darlene Love as Motormouth. If I had only seen Drowsy Chaperone once I would have never seen Bob Martin surprise the audience by coming out as the super during the final performance. I could go on and on here as can most of the other posters as well.

Off-Broadway - Marvelous Wonderettes 14 times

Updated On: 8/2/11 at 02:48 AM

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 8/2/11 at 4:14am

Legally Blonde, Mamma Mia, Cats, Hairspray.

Legally Blonde & Mamma Mia were both one on Broadway & one on tour. Hairspray & Cats were both on tour.

[ken8631]

Posted: 8/2/11 at 7:28am

Boy from Oz - 28 times - was different every time during Hugh's interaction with the audience

Les Mis - 18 times, never with Colm though, but yes with Terrence Mann as Javert

Other shows rarely more than once, unless bringing someone else to see it.

[once a month]

Posted: 8/2/11 at 8:15am

A Chorus Line, Chicago, Forbidden Broadway-5x
Falsettos, La Cage 4x
Hairspray, Nine, Hair 3x
Dancin!, Grease, Godspell, Nicholas Nickleby, Sweeney Todd, Cats, Little Shop of Horrors, Les Mis, Search for Intelligent Life, Lend Me a Tenor,Tommy,Company, Rocky Horror, Follies, Urinetown, Merrily We Roll Along, Naked Boys Singing, Avenue Q, Bombay Dreams, Pacific Overtures, Spamalot, Die Mommy Die, Gypsy, Divine Sister, Brief Encounter, Priscilla and Normal Heart 2x

[jakebloke]

Posted: 8/2/11 at 3:24pm

Rent 26 times.

Broadway, touring casts across the country, Canadian cast, Italian cast (it happened to be in Milan when I was there so I had to go) and the new Off-Broadway cast.
Updated On: 8/2/11 at 03:24 PM

[uncageg]

Posted: 8/2/11 at 3:27pm

The Wiz - 3 times.

[binau]

Posted: 8/2/11 at 3:31pm

N2N x9 (Phillips!Broadway Mazzie!Broadwayx2, Kendall!Australiax3, Ripley!Tourx2, Sun!Tour)

[MeggilyWeggily08]

Posted: 8/2/11 at 3:37pm

I've seen RENT over 100 times, but that's including high school, community, and regional productions on top of off-Broadway, Broadway, and on tour. I've only seen it around 10 times with those productions.

Next To Normal on Broadway and on tour more times than I can keep track of. I've seen A Chorus Line about 30 times including local productions. I've seen Annie about twenty something too many times.

[Phantom4ever]

Posted: 8/2/11 at 4:37pm

I've seen...

Aida 3 times (All Broadway)

The Lion King 5 times (once in London and 4 times on Broadway)

Les Miserables 10 times(once in London, 3 times on national tour, and 6 times on Broadway)

Spring Awakening 10 times (once on national tour and 9 times on Broadway)

Avenue Q 13 times (once at New World Stages and 12 times on Broadway)

Chicago 14 times (twice on tour, 12 times on Broadway)

Rent 20 times (6 times on national tour, 14 times on Broadway)

The Phantom of the Opera 44 times (once in Vegas, once in London, one college production, 4 times on national tour, and 37 times on Broadway)

[ClapYo'Hands]

Posted: 8/2/11 at 4:50pm

Phantom4ever, which London Phantom did you see?

[willep]

Posted: 8/2/11 at 7:12pm

Billy Elliot 3 times (4 if you count once in London)

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 8/2/11 at 7:18pm

MUSICAL - Spring Awakening (15 times)
PLAY - August: Osage County (9 times)

[darreyl102]

Posted: 8/2/11 at 7:55pm

I've seen hairspray over a thousand times and continue to see it via regional productions ect. And i would be first in line to see it again at the Neil Simon!!

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Posted: 8/2/11 at 8:07pm

Billy Elliot 28 times.
The Book of Mormon 15 times.
I lost count for Ragtime (revival), somewhere between 12-20.

[BwayLover]

Posted: 8/2/11 at 8:23pm

I've seen Mamma Mia 24 times (10 times with the original cast cause I love Louise Pitre) and then to see new people :)

Next To Normal- 6 times.

Gypsy (LuPone), Wonderful Town, Spelling Bee and People In The Picture, Avenue Q, In The Heights- 4 times.

Priscilla, Women On The Verge, Wicked, Spamalot- 3 times.

And I've seen numerous shows twice.