What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
#1What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/26/08 at 1:29pm
I've just been working out my personal statistics since commencing regular theatre-going in July 2006. So far in 2008, I'm averaging 8 trips a month, which is 0.6 up on 2007, and 4.2 up on 2006. (I haven't started going into location (city), location (theatre), or play/musical/other yet, but I already know what my most-visited theatre ever is. XD)
My monthly average for 2008 is pretty much mostly down to May, when I saw no fewer than sixteen shows (fifteen plays, one musical).
'Contains Violence' (Lyric Hammersmith, London)
'Major Barbara' (National Theatre, London)
'The Lover/The Collection' (Comedy Theatre, London)
'Equus' (Theatre Royal, Bath)
'Gone with the Wind' (New London Theatre, London)
'Fram' (National Theatre, London)
'Single Spies' (Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe)
'Fat Pig' (Trafalgar Studios, London)
'Richard II' (Roundhouse, London)
'Henry IV part 1' (Roundhouse, London)
'Henry IV part 2' (Roundhouse, London)
'Henry V' (Roundhouse, London)
'Henry VI part 1' (Roundhouse, London)
'Henry VI part 2' (Roundhouse, London)
'Henry VI part 3' (Roundhouse, London)
'Richard III' (Roundhouse, London)
Actually, 'The Lover/Collection' and 'Single Spies' were double-bills, two one act plays presented in the same evening with an interval between, so if we wanted to be creative or literal, we could say I saw eighteen shows that month. A thought that makes me a little giddy. O_o
My previous best was fifteen in one month, back in March 2007, which saw a trip to New York and the Get Into London Theatre promotion. XD
Sooo... what's your monthly average, and what's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
#2re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/26/08 at 3:27pm
I usually see 3 or 4 shows a month, but this past July (as in last month) I saw 6 shows.
Wicked, In The Heights, Spring Awakening, [title of show], A Catered Affair and Legally Blonde.
#2re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/26/08 at 3:29pm2. I know I'm a bad person.
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#3re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/26/08 at 3:39pmI saw CHESS every performance it played at Music Circus back in the day... So I guess something like 8 shows.
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#4re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/26/08 at 3:47pm
8... may 2007
rent X2
In the Heights (off broadway, i believe)
Avenue Q (school trip)
A Moon for the misbegotten (school trip)
Grey Gardens
Legally Blonde
Journey's End
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#5re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/26/08 at 4:05pmI also average 3-4 shows a month. One month I saw 4 shows in one week!
#6re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/26/08 at 4:09pm
Thus far, 2008's looked like this:
JANUARY
Rock 'n' Roll
Is He Dead?
The Fantasticks
The Lion King
November
The Little Mermaid
(6)
FEBRUARY
(0)
MARCH
Passing Strange
In the Heights
(2)
APRIL
Macbeth
SUNDAY...,
A Catered Affair
Thurgood
AUGUST: OC
(5)
MAY
Cry-Baby
Spamalot
GYPSY
Saved
CHICAGO
(5)
JUNE
Boeing Boeing
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
The 39 Steps
ADD1NG MACH1N3
(4)
JULY
The Country Girl
DAMN YANKEES
(title of show)
(3)
AUGUST
South Pacific
(1)
Totaling 26 shows (so far) this year.
My monthly average is usually between 3-4 shows a month.
Updated On: 8/26/08 at 04:09 PM
philly03
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/07
#7re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/26/08 at 4:27pm
3...July 2007:
Les Miserables ..x2
Spamalot
& July 2008:
Patti LuPone Gypsy
Les Miserables ..x2 (at the Walnut)
I usually see about 2 shows a month!
#8re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/26/08 at 4:45pm
Hey, Weez, if one wanted to be "creative or liberal," he could also argue that your 2 part Henry IV and 3 part Henry VI were only 1 each :)
Mine is 9, June '08:
Adding Machine
Pirates of Penzance
In the Heights
H.M.S. Pinafore
South Pacific
Sunday in the Park with George (x4)
If you only count different shows, 8 in March:
Passing Strange
Is He Dead?
Farnsworth Invention
Next to Normal
August: Osage County
Falstaff
Gypsy
The Homecoming
#9re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/26/08 at 4:49pm
I see around 3-4 a month.
My high was probably last April, when I saw around 10 in one month. But that was a rarity...
#10re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/26/08 at 4:54pm
SAW 12+ MUSICAL... IN AUG
6 IN JUNE
0 IN JULY DO NO LIKE DRAMA
GYPSY *4
XANADU*2
MERMAID
RENT
MAMMA MIA
TWO CITIES
WICKED
YF*2
a.Q
C LINE
SPRING A
#11re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/26/08 at 5:46pm
TonyVincent: if we're going to be THAT creative/liberal we could easily condense all eight down into two: the Richard II-Henry V tetralogy, and the Henry VI-Richard III tetralogy. Both times, it's essentially one continuous story told over four plays, and there's not even that much of a break between the two tetralogies. ;D
Although seeing as each part was at least three and a half hours, I'm keeping it as eight separate plays. My butt EARNED that right. But as they were all over one weekend in the same venue, we could accurately refer to it as a mere four trips to the theatre. Or one, with "going back for sleeps" in between. XD
jagfkb
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/29/07
#12re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/26/08 at 5:57pm
Right now? This month:
South Pacific- Aug 12th
Avenue Q- August 19th
Wicked- August 20th Mat
Young Frankenstein- August 20th Eve
And now at the Surflight theatre, I'll be seeing the Will Rogers Follies exactly 4 times, making 8 shows my record.
Otherwise, my average per month is a little like this:
January: 1 or 2
February: 0 or 1
March: 1 or 2
April: 1 or 2
May: 2 or 3
June: 2 or 3
July: 3 or 4
August (Usually): 4 or 5
September: 1 or 2
October: 1 or 2
November: 2 or 3
December: 3 or 4
Main reason for so many shows in the summer months is just due to not having school, and many family members come during December and November to see shows. Plus, May is my parent's birthday month, so they usually enjoy seeing shows.
#13re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/26/08 at 5:59pm
Whats the most I've seen in a month?
42 different shows.
During the NYC International Fringe Festival several years ago.
#15re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/26/08 at 6:11pm
I see anywhere between 12-15 shows a month.
Is there a hidden Freudian meaning to this thread topic?
#16re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/26/08 at 6:15pm
You mean do I want to have sex with my mother and kill my father? No. Also I have no pee-pee with which to claim maximum size. I'm just working out my personal statistics again, and we have another thread on numbers, so it just happened. :3
To be honest, I was expecting a lot more people to reply with much larger numbers. I do just feel like a terrible show-off right now. Thank you Marc for making me feel better! ^_^
Updated On: 8/26/08 at 06:15 PM
#17re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/26/08 at 10:00pm8-10 avg. In a slow month 2-3. The most around 20.
9/10 - Next To Normal, Ensemble Theatre
9/18 - Brian Stokes Mitchell, Cincy Pop's
9/28 - Death Of A Salesman, Wright State
9/18 - Brian Stokes Mitchell, Cincy Pop's
9/28 - Death Of A Salesman, Wright State
#18re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/26/08 at 10:05pmI saw Les Miz 5 times in one weekend twice in 2003, and I might've seen Jersey Boys 4 or 5 times in one month last year, but I'm not sure.
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#19re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/26/08 at 10:09pm
I don't keep records, but I did spend the full month of June this year in NYC and saw 23 shows during the month (about half Broadway and half off-Broadway. But I doubt if that's my record.
#20re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/26/08 at 10:51pmWell, I was in NYC in July for 8 days and I saw 12 shows! LOL Updated On: 8/26/08 at 10:51 PM
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#21re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/27/08 at 8:10am
I saw 27 shows last September, The Wedding Singer twice in Baltimore, Xanadu (on stage) and 24 shows (in a span of 8 days!) at the NYMF. You could techinally say I saw 28 if you count Margeret Cho's Sensual Woman, which I saw at the Zipper.
This September I am currently slated to see 26 shows, Ace at Signature Theater and 25 shows (in a span of 9 days!) at the NYMF.
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#22re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/27/08 at 8:21amOn a vacation in London I saw 11 shows in 7 days, thanks to one West End theater having a Tuesday matinee in addition to Wednesdays and weekends and another having a Monday evening performance. Unfortunately, it's been so long that I can't remember all of the shows.
#23re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/27/08 at 9:07am
I've been in New York now for 2 months, and I've seen over 20 different shows, and about 30 total - I saw some multiple times. If you're curious:
Gypsy (5 times)
Sunday in the Park (last performance)
Les Liaisons Dangereuses (last performance)
A Catered Affair (2 times)
Adding Machine
Love You, Perfect, Now Change
Damn Yankees
Young Frankenstein
Xanadu
Legally Blonde (Laura's last show)
Boeing Boeing
Title of Show
39 Steps
Mary Poppins (2 times - took my mom the 2nd time)
The Little Mermaid
A Chorus Line
Avenue Q
Wicked
My First Time
Naked Boys Singing
Bash'd
Grease
Spring Awakening
Hairspray
#24re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/27/08 at 12:21pm
I'm pretty sure I saw the most shows in a month back in 1997 when I visited NY for the first time.
Les Misérables (Twice)
Phantom
The Life
Miss Saigon
Chicago
Titanic
Forum
Rent
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#25re: What's the most number of shows you've seen in a single month?
Posted: 8/27/08 at 2:11pmHoly crap, how do people afford to see that many shows??
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