Whats your Favorite Off-Broadway Show?

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 2:17pm

What is/are the best off broadway plays/musicals youve ever seen? Just wondering since Ive only seen one off broadway show. Any suggestions for me to go see?

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 2:23pm

It has got to be a toss up between between the three that stand out in my memory -
Bat Boy
Gross Indecencies
The Laramie Project
Dream True
all of these were truly wonderful productions, Possums!

Updated On: 8/17/04 at 02:23 PM

[kitkatgirl54]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 2:31pm

hedwig and the angry inch. hands down.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 2:50pm

I'd currently recommend BUG, Mrs. Farnsworth, Sarah Jones' Bridge and Tunnel and CVR. Coming soon, all of the major not-for-profits will be launching their seasons, so there are several very promising prodcutions opening in the next few weeks:

-- Paula Vogel's The Oldest Profession (Signature)
-- Basil Twist's Symphonie Fantastique (Dodger Stages)
-- People Be Heard (Playwrights)
-- String of Pearls (Primary Stages)
-- Edward Hall's Rose Rage (The Duke)
-- White Chocolate (Culture Project at the Century)
-- Peter Dinklage in Richard III (The Public)
-- Last Easter (by the writer of "Frozen" -- MCC at the Lortel)

That's just some of what's coming in the next few weeks, not including the 120 offerings of the Fringe Festival, many of which also look very promising.

As for "all-time favorite" off-Broadway plays, I won't even try. I've seen several hundred plays off-Broadway in the last 30+ years and the fact is the vast majority of the finest theatre I've ever seen has been Off-Broadway, not On (and most of the best plays I've seen On Broadway, started out Off-Broadway and then transferred). To try and come up with a list would be impossible (and ridiculously time-consuming) -- suffice to say that The Public, MCC, MTC, the Vineyard, Playwrights, Atlantic, NYTW, CSC, Second Stage, Signature, Primary Stages, and the off-Broadway commercial houses are the heart (and the brain) of the American Theatre.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 2:51pm

Yes, I agree with Margo. However, for some reason, RUTHLESS! pops into my head.

[Corine2]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 2:58pm

Forbidden Broadway,The Normal Heart
Embedded (closed)

[NightLaughs]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 3:21pm

the Last 5 Years...

Updated On: 8/17/04 at 03:21 PM

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 3:39pm

The Rocky Horror revival was Broadway (Circle In The Square) not off-Broadway.

[Royi88]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 3:45pm

I would definitely second Ruthless!

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 3:45pm

BARE




The Laramie Project
Beautiful Thing

[Testing1232]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 8:39pm

"Hed-Vig" !!!! Without a doubt !!!!

[bobby_strong]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 8:40pm

BARE for sure.



although liked tick tick boom and laramie.

[little_sally]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 8:42pm

Hedwig
Batboy
The Last Five Years

[brunettebabe]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 11:23pm

Bat Boy
The Last 5 Years
BARE

[pab]

Posted: 8/17/04 at 11:59pm

Other People's Money
Driving Miss Daisy
Steel Magnolias
Balm In Gilead
Orphans
Uncommon Women
Fool for Love
The House of Blue Leaves
Six Degrees of Separation
How I Learned to Drive

[shira467]

Posted: 8/18/04 at 12:19am

Ruthless! Absolutely love that show!

[xluckystar2107x]

Posted: 8/18/04 at 12:21am

I LOVE The Laramie Project

well i also saw the pirates of penzance off-broadway but it was a revival...its a fun show though

[Phantom487]

Posted: 8/18/04 at 8:48am

Forbidden Broadway
Zanna Don't!
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Naked Boys Singing

[Dollypop]

Posted: 8/18/04 at 8:52am

Naked Boys Singing!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/18/04 at 9:16am

Tick, Tick, BOOM
Hedwig
Bat Boy

But who can possibly forget the classic, long-running Fantasticks? I'm surprised nobody's mentioned it. I love that show. One of my earliest theatrical memories. I even own the movie *blush* although that might be due to my little crush on Joey McIntyre. hehe.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 8/18/04 at 11:27am

De La Guarda
The Fantasticks
Forever Plaid

[NessaroseHeredia]

Posted: 8/18/04 at 11:54pm

Zanna, Don't!





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[thirdrowcenter]

Posted: 8/19/04 at 12:07am

Bat Boy
BUG
(I saw Golda's Balcony downtown)

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 8/19/04 at 12:55am

Tick Tick Boom, BARE (Going to be Off-Broadway), WILD PARTY (LIPPA), etc.

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 8/19/04 at 1:03am

THE WILD PARTY (LIPPA)