Which Broadway show has changed you forever and why? — Page 2

TITANIC ... because it was the first show i saw on broadway, and seeing it was the fulfillment of a life-long dream. i cried like a baby

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"Avenue Q"- It has soo much truth to it.

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The Phantom of the Opera. I saw it when I was 6 and it was the show that got me into theatre. And it still is, my all time favorite show. ^__^

wss- my first show i had lines in- and the first show where i connected with the cast in such a way that now being 5 years later we STILL keep in touch and laugh and cry about our memories on the stage. I feel like i could go back and relive that 2 weeks forever.

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Sunset Blvd with Elaine Paige - seeing a fantastic story being performed by an absolute star - Elaine's a power-house and I will never forget that show.

Light in the Piazza has really made me appreciate what I have, and has taught me many lessons, I believe.

Mary P x

Rent made me look at my life a different way, and I learned to live every day as my last. Probably one of the best messages on Broadway, IMO. I guess you can say Wicked changed me too, even though certain people have very mixed feelings about it. Wicked opened my eyes to Broadway, I had always loved it, but this made me really understand what it means. And, it's got a pretty decent message as well.

Les Mis. It got me interested in theatre.

And I must also say The Wizard of Oz, for although it is a movie, I think it still had a HUGE impact on me.

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I'm amazed at how few people have said Rent, actually.

I have a few different answers, on different levels.

Cats, as the first show I ever saw. Planted the seeds, so to speak.
Aida and Oklahoma! as the first two shows I ever LOVED. Put me on the fast track to where I am today, in love with the theatre, and not looking back.
Cabaret and The Normal Heart, because they made me realize that theatre CAN and will move you in ways that many other art forms can't do. They made me learn very quickly about the emotional immediacy and relevance of the theatre. Those two, like Rent, also taught me to look at a lot of things around me in different ways, and the latter two opened my eyes to things which are now *extremely* important to me.

So, in one way or another, they've all contributed to who I am. And without the impact of experiencing them, my life could concievably be completely different.

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Updated On: 11/5/05 at 07:03 PM

Phantom, it just made me realize how much I wanted to do this. And of course I love the music, its so beautiful!

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Bare a pop opera, changed me forever because it helped me out in a very tough time. I had lost my faith in God and despite the show being so depressing, it changed me forever. It renewed my faith, and gave me more than I ever thought I could have. It also made me realize what I want to do in life, I want to be a teacher or counselor, so that I may be able to help people who are contemplating suicide or are going through tough times that they think they can't overcome. It is very rare that something can affect me on such a level.

Well, there are several.
Les Mis-First musical I ever saw.

Jekyll and Hyde-First musical I ever saw, and LOVED.

Aida and The Music Man- My first two Broadway musicals.

Cabaret-The first broadway musical I chose to see. Also the first show I saw over ten times.

Thoroughly Modern Millie-Really helped me fall in love with New York. If I was ever feeling down, this show could cheer me up. It also showed me I could be the small town girl that moved to New York.

Assassins-This show really is what sparked my love and appreciation for Stephen Sondheim. I had never seen a musical that was more clever than this one.

Wicked-When I saw that for the first time, two years ago, I knew I had to be in this business.

Sweeney Todd revival-101 reasons, and counting.

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I would have to join the others who have said Rent. I had my first surgery for malignent (sp? It's too early to sorry about spelling lol) melanoma when I was 8. My grandmother died of it, most of my aunts on my father's side of the family have battled it. It was a pretty scary thing to face as an 8 year old and again as a 12 year old that I will have to deal with cancer again and again. It kind of ate at me as I was growing up. I was convinced that I would die from it, I didn't see the point in planning for marriage or kids because I didn't want to put people through what I had seen my family go through. I was pretty much like how Roger is portrayed. When I was 18 my friend took me to see the national tour of Rent. I loved the show and thought it was great until I should tell you. It just hit me like a ton of bricks. Mimi has AIDS yet she is out there living her life to the fullest, so is Angel, and Collins, and now they are pulling Roger out of his shell too. The message of No Day But Today really hit home and made me realize that I can't hide from life or else I will never have a chance to live. No matter what happens you have to make the most out of what you have. Thankfully I have been melanoma free for about 10 years now and I still and always will love Rent.

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Don't laugh at me, respect my opinons....but Brooklyn changed my life.

I was so touched by the music that they inspired me to work hard of the things I truely believed in. I cry somtimes about how much I owe to it.

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