What Shows Have You Seen?
What Shows Have You Seen?
#0What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 12:14am
Okay, I know that everyone has different tastes and everyone has seen different things and I was just wondering what shows everyone has seen and what they found to be good / bad.
I've seen:
Phantom (of course)- Enjoyable
CATS- Fun for what it was.
Beauty and the Beast- Wonderful except for the "Be Out Guest Number", I didn't quite buy some of the costumes
Ragtime- AMazing. Marin Mazzie is phenominal
Side Show- Amazing. Emily and Alice rock my world.
Cabaret- Alan Cumming and Natasha Richardson were incredible.
Les Mis (of course)- I saw ALice Riple as Fantine (amazing)
Oklahoma!- Although I love the show, the only good part of the latest production was Andrea Martin
Man of La Mancha- saw it twice. Brian Stokes Mitchell was wonderful as was Mary Elizabeth Mastroantonio
Millie- Sutton= amazing
Gypsy- Bernadette couldn't pull it off.
Urban Cowboy- sucked plain and simple
Wonderful Town- Good, old-fashioned, fun musical
Little Shop- Kerry Butler was awful, and the production was'nt fantastic
Wicked- Saw it wit Idina and Kristin = amazing
Lion King- Visually stunning
Boy From Oz- Entire cast was amazing and I defy anyone to say that Hugh Jackman is not the hottest man to ever cross a broadway stage.
Parade- Amazing, Amazing, Amazing
and I've seen others but I'm to lazy to talk about them
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#1re: What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 12:21am
Too many to name, well not really, but I can't think right now...
I saw Alice Ripley in "Les Miz" also, she was great. I did see Kerry Butler in it as well, and I saw Kerry (and Marc Kudisch) in "Beauty and the Beast," which I also saw with Christy Carlson Romano.
I've seen many others, just can't think right now as I said.
~Steven
#2re: What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 3:48amI haven't seen a single one. I'm going to see RENT for my sweet 16 in January, though.
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broadway_star_tomorrow
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/3/04
#3re: What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 5:02am
I've seen too many to name right now. Can't think....brain numb.
Last time I was in NY (in Sept.), I saw Wicked, RENT, and Phantom on broadway, and I love you, you're perfect, now change off B-way
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erinrebecca
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/29/04
#4re: What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 9:30am
Let's see how many I can think of off the top of my head:
on Broadway: Rent, Les Mis, Cabaret, Chicago, Annie, Grease, YAGMCB, Footloose, The Producers, Aida, The Lion King, Phantom, CATS, Miss Saigon, Annie Get Your Gun, The Full Monty, SNF, After the Fall, BFO, Avenue Q, The Graduate, I Am My Own Wife, Mamma Mia, Hairspray, Wicked, Bklyn, Ragtime, Scarlet Pimpernel, 42nd St., B&B, Taboo, Fiddler, Wonderful Town, Twelve Angry Men, Take Me Out, Man of La Macha, TMM, Parade, My Life with Albertine.
off Broadway: Hedwig, Fully Committed, Summer '69, Zanna Don't, Radiant Baby, Blue Man Group, Naked Men Singing, DeLaguarda, The Donkey Show, Forbidden Broadway, JCS, Fame.
Tours/Other professional productions: Rent, Cabaret, JCS, Fame, Grease, Joseph, Les Mis, Phantom, The Producers, Anything Goes, Guys and Dolls, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Tempest, The King and I, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Vigil, Outrageous, Side by Side by Sondheim, The Last Five Years, Waiting for Godot.
Community/School: Pippin, Sound of Music, Macbeth, A Clockwork Orange, Ragtime, A Threepenny Opera, Waiting for Godot, Buried Child, The Mousetrap.
I have a collection of playbills from all the shows I've seen but I don't have it here so can't check for others. :) I've enjoyed most of the shows I've seen and there was only one over the years that I thought was so bad that I almost left (but didn't). That was Fame. Horrible. Just horrible.
Mythus
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/04
#5re: What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 9:49am
On Broadway:
Cats
42nd Street
The Frogs
Avenue Q
Rent
The Lion King
La Cage aux Folles
Other:
Annie
Grease
Oliver
Just So
Miss Saigon
Beauty and the Beast (community and touring)
Phantom of the Opera (tour)
Godspell (community and that new, fresh, updated tour thing)
Pippin
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
That's all I remember, I'm sure there's more.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#6re: What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 9:53am
broadway:
Phantom of the opera
Thouroughly modern millie
hairspray
wicked(2 on jan 2)
tours:
sound of music
guys and dolls
the music man
some like it hot
phantom of the opera
and maybe rent soon
as you can see...i haven't seen too many shows.
#7re: What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 6:52pm
less see-
bdwy: [all capital letters=I liked and would recommend]
[first letter capital=I liked, but not earth shatering]
[all lower case=hated...waste of my $]
Cats/PASSION/Grease/once upon a matress/smokey joe's cafe/RENT/NOISE-FUNK/CHICAGO/The Life/forum/victor-victoria/Jeykell&Hyde/CABARET/fosse/Aida/ROCKY HORROR SHOW/seusical/URINETOWN/flower drum song/LA BOHEME/Dance Of The Vampires/Nine/AVE Q/LITTLE SHOP/TABOO/WICKED/ASSASSINS/Bombay Dreams/dracula/The Frogs/LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
off bdwy:
WHEN PIGS FLY/BLUE MAN GROUP/ZOMBIE PROM/FORBIDDEN BRDWY
tours/other:
Phantom Of The Opera/LION KING/Mamma Mia/NOTRE DAME DE PARIS/JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
i've probly forgot a few, but i listed enuff
Updated On: 11/28/04 at 06:52 PM
#8re: What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 7:00pm
Not that many.
Beauty and the Beast-Too young, but my sister cried throughout the whole show. She was scared of the beast.
1776-Hated it. My family walked otu in the middle.
Grease-I saw this about 7 years ago and loved it. I found the playbill a while back and was surprised to see names that I actually knew.
Saturday Night Fever-I saw this one about 6 years ago and really enjoyed it.
Kiss Me Kate-This show was amazing. I was only 9, but I thought it was amazing.
Thoroughly Modern Millie-Still one of my favorites. Iasw it opening night and Sutton is a goddess.
Cabaret-My mmore depressign favorite. This show was really meaningful and also one fo my favorites.
The Boy From Oz-Without Hugh, it would have sucked.
Phantom of the Opera-I enjoyed it. Not my favorite, but enjoyable.
Caroline or Change-I hated the first act btu liked the second act. Not exactly enjoyable, but meaningful
Wicked-I liked this one a lot. Not the best musical I've ever seen, but good.
42nd Street-The tapping is amazing! it's a cute show. Not great, but cute.
Forbidden Broadway-Really funny.
The Immigrant-I saw this with my school. It made me cry in the end, but it wasn't very good. I only remembered one song and it just wasn't great. Especially since all I heard after the show was "Banana penny a piece!"
This isn't Broadway or off-Broadway, but a concert rehearsal-Snoopy Rehearsal-Amazing! I wrote a six page essay, but I'll spare you. It's an adorable show and Sutton Foster is really nice. That's all I can say. And seeing a rehearsal with Broadway stars was pretty cool, even if it was embarrassing.
bdwybelle
Broadway Star Joined: 11/2/04
#9re: What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 7:03pm
muscals:
Truimph of Love (loved it)
Wonderful Town (great fun - great music, great actors...)
Aida (!!!)
Victor Victoria (funny)
The Producers (hilarious)
Fiddler on the Roof (I liked it but it was a more traditional musical)
Passion (benefit concert - amazing!!!)
Dracula (bad!)
Kiss Me Kate (great fun)
Follies (good)
Assassins (Stephen Sondheim is amazing)
Here Lies Jenny (loved it)
Contact (fun)
Bring on da noise, bring in da funk (good)
Swing (good)
Jekyl and Hyde (good)
Big River (great talent)
Nine (great - I love chita rivera and antonio banderas)
Boys from Syracuse (funny)
The Look of Love (good)
Rent (okay - don't shoot me it wasn't my favorite)
Hairspray (great fun)
Movin' Out (great dancing)
Pacific Overtures (pretty overtures)
plays:
Twelve Angry Men (great!!!)
Fiction (great)
The Man Who Came to Dinner (hilarious)
The Women (funny)
Intimate Apparell (great acting)
Twientieth Century (fun)
The Allergist's Wife (hilarious!!!)
Betrayal (good)
Proof (great)
Dame Edna (hilarious!)
Hotel Suite (good)
A Skull in Connemara (good)
Juno and the Peacock (can't remember)
Design for Living (good)
Speaking in Tongue's (great)
Major Barbara (can't remember)
Blue (good)
I Am My Own Wife (incredible)
Retreat From Moscow (great)
Suddenly Last Summer (west end) (good)
The Foreigner (great)
FabalaCohen
Broadway Star Joined: 10/30/04
#10re: What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 8:05pm
On Tour:
Les Miz- fantastic
Mamma Mia!- Eh
Titanic- eh- but whoever played Barret was amazing
Rent- AMAZING, except for Constaine and the actors for Benny and Maureen
Phantom- Awesome-ness
The Lion King- Eh
B&tB-Eh again. Not a fan of the Disney
High School-
Hello Dolly- really EH. The girl who did the lead the first night was great tho.
Joseph- Eh, that's an iffy too. Only went 'cause all my chorus friends were in it.
#11re: What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 8:16pm
i dont remember all the shows i saw but i can name the ones i saw in 2004
Hairspray
Millie
Taboo
Wicked
LSOH
Producers
Hairspray
Boy From Oz
Fiddler
BARE
Hairspray
Rent
Chicago
LSOH
Wonderful Town
Hairspray
Beauty and the Beast
Hairspray
Dracula
BKLYN
Hairspray
seeing Wicked on Wedesday
and im probably missing some others
#12re: What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 8:53pm
on Broadway:
Gypsy
Wicked
The Producers
on tour:
The Phantom of the Opera
Thoroughly Modern Millie
at Goodspeed:
Very Good Eddie
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#13re: What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 8:58pm
too many to name....here are a few: la cage, wt, bklyn, dracula, aida, wckd, frogs, producers, rent, grease, annie, noise/funk, sly fox, b&b, kiss me kate, music man, annie get your gun, pimpernel, miss saigon, charlie brown, henry v, 12th night, much ado about nothing, anna in the tropics, hedda gabler, if you ever leave me, the goat, little shop, gypsy, boy from oz
i cant remember any more
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#14re: What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 9:05pm
I'll keep it to Broadway and to this calendar year because I don't feel like stretching my memory farther-
Pacific Overtures- Still in previews, so I'm not talking.
Avenue Q- Energetic and fun
Movin' Out- Forget Billy Joel- it's about the great dancing
Twelve Angry Men- A fine script well-executed
I Am My Own Wife- Well-written and performed but inconclusive
Frozen- Great moments and performances make a less-than-great whole
Caroline, or Change- A phenomenal cast and a beautiful if flawed show
Assassins- An absolutely amazing production
The Boy From Oz- Hugh Jackman hides a godawful book and score
Gypsy- Much livelier than the cast recording, especially Bernadette
Chicago- A great show that seems to have run a bit too long
I think I'm forgetting some, but that's enough yapping from me. :)
#15re: What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 9:11pm
1. Countess (Off Broadway)- eh
2. Les Miserables- GREAT
3. Phantom_Horrible
4. Miss Saigon x2-AMAZING I LOVE IT!
5. Cabaret- SPECTACULAR
6. After the Fall-Don;t even ask
7. 42nd Street- Eh
8. Jekyll and Hyde-Good
9. Smokey Joe's Cafe-Good
10. Fosse-OK
11. Chicago x2-Ok
12. Rent x4_AWESOME
13. Little Shop of Horrors-GREAT
14. Gypsy-EH
15. Movin Out x2REALLY GOOD
16. Scarlet Pimpernell x2 OK
17. Saturday Night Fever REALLY GOOD
18. Producers GOOD
19. Wonderful Town GREAT
20 Wicked(Seeing it soon)
21. Dracula(Seeing it soon)
StateOfJade
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/03
#16re: What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 9:12pm
Broadway:
RENT(19)
Wicked
Cabaret
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Man of La Mancha
Gypsy
Avenue Q
Anna in the Tropics(2)
Wonderful Town
Once Upon a Mattress
The Lion King
Aida
Peter Pan
The Sound of Music
Oklahoma
Phantom of the Opera
The King and I
Off B-way:
The Normal Heart
Between Us
Zanna, Don't!
Fame
Cookin'
Tick Tick Boom
Fringe Festival:
Subway Train
Womyn in 3
The Spickner Spin
Readings:
Ines de Castro
#17re: What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 9:19pm
I've only been to New York City once. But in a matter of 3 days I saw:
RENT
42nd Street
Cabaret
Gypsy
Hairspray
And saw my cousin sing with her choir at Carnegie Hall.
PJ
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#18re: What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 9:23pm
Not many at all, unfortunately. But, hey, I live in Pennsylvania.
(in the order I saw them)
1. Cabaret - Raul Esparza
2. Mamma Mia! - Dee Hoty
3. Gypsy - Bernadette
4. Wicked - OBC
5. BKLYN - OBC (Dec. 4)
#19re: What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 9:26pm
Guys & Dolls X 2
Footloose
Beauty & the Beast X 2
RENT X 4
Flower Drum Song
Sound of Music
Les Mis
Annie
HMS Pinafore
Aida
Peter Pan
Dracula
Urinetown
Man of la Mancha
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Cabaret
Enchanted April
Anna in the Tropics
Avenue Q
Wicked
Jekyll & Hyde
Little Shop of Horrors
42nd Street
POTO X 2
Cats
The King & I
Blue-Man group (off-Bway)
I know there are more that I'm missing.
Other (on tour, highschool, local productions, etc):
JCS x 5
Sly Fox (in its Boston run)
How to Succeed...
King & I
West Side Story
Oliver!
Anything Goes
No, No Nanette
Pippin
Miss Saigon
billygoatgirl300
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/04
#20re: What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 9:28pm
Mamma Mia- Great fun
Wicked- Good
Gypsy- Had the understudy for June and she was great
Wonderful Town- Great show. I got to meet Donna Murphy afterwords
Forbidden Broadway- Very funny
Urientown(Canada)- This one is my favorite show so far we had front row seats.
#21re: What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 9:56pm
wow i cant believe how many shows some people have seen. i wish i had the time and the money!
Aida (3 times)
Rocky Horror (3 times)
Wicked (2 Times)
Cabaret
Rent
Between Us (mtc)
wow for some reason i cant think right now.. that may be it
StraightToHeaven
Featured Actor Joined: 10/19/03
#22re: What Shows Have You Seen?
Posted: 11/28/04 at 10:03pm
Broadway
Rent
Brooklyn
Wicked
Avenue Q
Caroline or Change
The Lion King
Beauty and the Beast
Cabaret
Little Shop of Horrors
Tours:
Mamma Mia
42nd Street
The Music Man
The Producers
Chicago
Rent (five times on Broadway, once on tour)
tick, tick...BOOM!
Urinetown
Les Mis
Hairspray
Evita
hmm I feel like I'm forgetting a tour
West End
Grease
Blood Brothers
The Pillowman
Jerry Springer the Opera
The Mousetrap
All's Well that Ends Well
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