Between mid-May & mid-August I saw 21 shows. I was also away for five weeks of that time. This year I have seen 30 shows. Granted I've seen some shows multiple times. 4 for Young Frankenstein & Gypsy, 3 for Legally Blonde, and 2 for Boeing Boeing.
January - Young Frankenstein, My First Time, Cyrano de Bergerac, Spamalot February - Young Frankenstein, Mary Poppins March - Young Frankenstein, Spring Awakening, Little Mermaid May - Passing Strange, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Legally Blonde, Hairspray, Gypsy June - Cry Baby, Boeing Boeing, Xanadu, Legally Blonde July - Gypsy, August Osage County, Damn Yankees, A Chorus Line August - Gypsy (twice), Legally Blonde, Lion King, In the Heights, Young Frankenstein, Boeing Boeing, The 39 Steps
I can't find my list from last year, but for 2008 June leads the way so far with 12 shows. Yes, some were multiple viewings, but I still went. Runners up ~ July: 11, February: 10, and March: 9. August is looking kind of up there too.
And as for affording...rush, lottery, TDF and discounts. But some of those were full-price. I don't do a lot of extra stuff besides theatre, so that makes it easier.
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LIVE THAT LESSON!!!!!!
I saw 11 of those shows in one week. (My grandma was visiting)
Runners up:
12 in December 2006 10 in March 2007 10 in May 2007
ETA: And because I'm super-bored right now I calculated the average number of shows I saw per month during the three years that I was living in New York. It's 4. Sounds about right to me.
A few months ago (on another boring day) I went through all my ticket stubs, added them up, and calculated that I had spent an average of $20 per ticket. Not bad!
The "how do you afford?!" question has been asked and answered SO many times...
As for me, there are several things I don't actively avoid just TO GO TO the theatre, but things that never really interested me and I end up saving money without trying. I don't partake in: * porn * my own vehicular transportation * pets * plants (besides one potato) * video games * booze (at least not more than 5 or 6 times a year) * going on shopping sprees
And I do rush a lot, enter contests (I've seen Les Miz and Piazza for free thanks to that), see shows for my birthday or holidays so other people pay for it... :)
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
when Miss Saigon first came to San Diego in 1998 i saw it 6 times in one month! woo hoo!
other than that... when i went to new york two years ago i saw 9 shows in one week... they were: Phantom of the Opera, Altar Boyz, Tarzan, The Wedding Singer, Avenue Q, Spamalot, The Color Purple, Hairspray and Wicked. I love new york!
I think the most shows I saw would be when I went to London for 7 days or so. I saw 13 shows.
The most number for a single (same) show I saw in one week was Big River (5 times) when the tour came to town.
Typically I see 2 to 3 shows per month, but now I have four theatre subscriptions, it looks like I'll be seeing a show every week from now until mid October.