I only saw CHITTY once, but by the end I felt like I'd sat through it 11 times.
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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Unfortunately, it's Les Mis. I lost count, but I think I ended up seeing it 8 times. That's more than 24 hours spent on Les Mis. A runner up would be the Broadway production of Closer, which I saw 4 times. Otherwise, the most I have ever seen a show is twice. Twice is usually good enough for me. Though I think I could see the current Sweeney Todd again and again and again...
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - Twice. Why is this show getting such a bad rep on this sight? I mean, true, the second time I saw it, it lost quite some steam it had when I first saw it, but still. Why?
MARGARET: "Clara, stop that. That's illegal." - The Light in the Piazza
"I'm not in Bambi and I'm not blonde!" - Idina Menzel
"I only saw CHITTY once, but by the end I felt like I'd sat through it 11 times."
Yep, that's I felt about Chitty as well.
I would say "A Chorus Line" and "The Wiz" followed closely by "Dreamgirls", "Ain't Misbehavin'" (friend in the show) and "Rent".
"Smart! And into all those exotic mystiques -- The Kama Sutra and Chinese techniques. I hear she knows more than seventy-five. Call me tomorrow if you're still alive!"
The Producers and The Phantom of the Opera. Both more than 10 times each over a number of years and in various cities across the US. I've lost count and would rather not remember exactly how many times it was. Updated On: 12/20/05 at 05:26 PM
"PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - Twice. Why is this show getting such a bad rep on this sight? I mean, true, the second time I saw it, it lost quite some steam it had when I first saw it, but still. Why?'
Some people on this board love Phantom. Others, like myself, think that it's a big boring musical, typical of a much of the work of ALW, post "Evita". It all comes down to taste and personal opinion. Don't sweat it. If you like it that's cool. Differing opinions make for a more interesting world.
"Smart! And into all those exotic mystiques -- The Kama Sutra and Chinese techniques. I hear she knows more than seventy-five. Call me tomorrow if you're still alive!"
Les Mis and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels- tied at 4 each.
except DRS will soon be 5. seeing John's last show.
<--- the set of A Midsummer Night's Dream that I was assistant stage manager for during the 2007 season at the STNJ outdoor stage.
-Dre-
You must remember all the same that at the crux of every game is knowing when it's time to leave the table... And it's important to be artful in your exit. No turning back, you must accept the con is done... It was a ball, it was a blast. And it's a shame it couldn't last. But every chapter has to end, you must agree. ~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
There's a special kind of people known as show people. We live in a world full of dreams. Sometimes we're not too certain what's false and what's real. But we're seldom in doubt about what we feel. ~Curtains~
It is a far, far better thing I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest I go to, than I have ever known. ~A Tale of Two Cities ~
Original cast of SWEENEY TOOD with Lansbury and Cariou, which I saw 7 or 8 times. After their last performance, I quit going to it. I've seen RENT now around 6 times.