Lot666 said: "Ken6 said: "2 shows i was considering was Chicago or Phantom.. since we never seen them.. "
If you've never seen Phantom, this is a good time to do so. They're in between "announced" leads right now (Peter Joback is gone and Ben Crawford hasn't started yet), so you'll very likely get Laird Mackintosh in the title roleand he is superb (very much in the Michael Crawford vein). If for some reason he's out, you'll probably get Jeremy Stolle, who is absolutely brilliant. It's a win-win either way."
I'm always of the opinion that if you haven't seen Phantom, you should. I've had good luck with the lotto, and my TKTS seats have always been excellent, so it's a good bet. I'm completely biased since it is my all time favorite show, but it's been running that long for a reason. There's nothing quite like it.
I just recently (finally) saw Chicago, and a friend described it pretty well. It's a good show, but the staging is more like a concert version than a big production. Very limited set and such. Still a very fun show and the music is catchy... It was enjoyable, but then I saw Hello, Dolly! the next day and was blown away... I love Bernadette, so that was just a wonderful evening. Chicago was good, Dolly is wonderful
My votes are Phantom, Dolly or Once on this Island, which is another just fantastically done production.
