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Which single show have you seen the most
TheGaIsSilent
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/25/04
#75re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/21/05 at 11:53am
GirlfriendfromCanada, yeah, it is sad how many of us have lost track of our RENT experiences. If I had to guess, I'd say between 50 and 60 times, but could be more.
I do have all of my 32 wicked ticket stubs, and playbills.
JOHN LITHGOW
I just realized, your last name is Butz! Both "Norbert" AND "Butz" are in your name! You must have gotten picked on a lot as a child!
erinrebecca
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/29/04
#76re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/21/05 at 11:53am
Rent - 50+
I've seen other shows more than once but none close to the number of times I've seen Rent. I've seen every North American cast as well as in London when the OBC members were there.
Too bad crazy Rent fan Joel doesn't post here. He'd blow everyone else out of the water because he saw Rent 1000 times. :)
#77re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/21/05 at 11:58amhairspray 14 times..soon to be 16
"gimme a bottle of bourbon and half a chicken and i'll conquer the world!"
#78re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/21/05 at 12:35pmI saw the original Broadway production of A CHORUS LINE at the Shubert Theater 39 times.
"Blow out the candles Robert and make a wish. Want something, want SOMETHING."
#79re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/21/05 at 12:38pmTotie Fields did Dolly?????? Was she wonderful?
"Blow out the candles Robert and make a wish. Want something, want SOMETHING."
TheGaIsSilent
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/25/04
#80re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/21/05 at 12:39pmAwww, Joel's a good guy. Last I heard, he was up to 1100 (but I think he's only seen the show once or twice in the past year)
JOHN LITHGOW
I just realized, your last name is Butz! Both "Norbert" AND "Butz" are in your name! You must have gotten picked on a lot as a child!
GirlfriendFromCanada
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/7/03
#81re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/21/05 at 12:48pmYeah, he moved out of the city not long after his 1000th show. I actually saw him at the theater over the summer. He always seemed like a pretty good guy.
onceadancer2
Leading Actor Joined: 5/22/03
#82re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/21/05 at 1:58pm
I saw the original MY SISTER EILEEN in full about 2 times and I saw parts of the second and third act about 200 times. What a great perforamnce by Shirley Booth. I don't care what anyone says about Roz or Donna. Booth was the real thing!
Miriam
Every movement has a meaning--but what the hell does it mean!
TheGaIsSilent
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/25/04
#83re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/21/05 at 2:00pmOh, and my friend saw Boy from Oz exactly 200 times (yes, she timed the last show to be her 200th). Always from the first three rows.
JOHN LITHGOW
I just realized, your last name is Butz! Both "Norbert" AND "Butz" are in your name! You must have gotten picked on a lot as a child!
sanda
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/10/04
#85re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/21/05 at 2:33pmRENT and Beauty and the Beast are tied at 3 times each, but by March 5th it'll be 11 for Beauty and the Beast... don't ask.
"The stage is where I live and come alive and act out all the things that go on in my life. It's not just what I do for a living, it's my shrink and my love affair. No one in my life has ever or ever will kiss me on the mouth like this lover called my relationship with my performance."
#86re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/21/05 at 2:37pmMillie is at the top for me
Musetta1957
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/03
#88re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/21/05 at 3:38pmI'm in the 40s for Les Miz. I haven't seen any other show that's made it into the 20s or 30s yet.
eslgr8
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/04
#89re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/21/05 at 3:41pmWow, it really amazes me that anyone can see a show as many times as a lot of you have. I saw Caroline, or Change 3 times recently, and that was unusual for me (because side orchestra tickets were being sold unbelievably cheap). I can understand wanting to go back a second or third time, or seeing a show a fourth or even fifth time because of cast changes, but after that??? I do enjoy seeing completely different productions of a favorite show, though. Great to see something with a different cast, sets, choreography, etc. I guess that's why I enjoy regional revivals and small theater productions. To those of you who see the same show on Broadway 10, 20, 30, 50 times...doesn't that get a bit pricey, and wouldn't it be nice to see something different for a change? Just wondering.
TheGaIsSilent
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/25/04
#90re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/21/05 at 3:44pm
Yep, it gets pricey after awhile. Lotto is a good thing. :)
And most of us do see lots of different stuff. But if you go to the theatre two times a week or so, you tend to gravitate towards your "favorite" shows.
JOHN LITHGOW
I just realized, your last name is Butz! Both "Norbert" AND "Butz" are in your name! You must have gotten picked on a lot as a child!
Musetta1957
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/03
#91re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/21/05 at 3:45pm
Pricey? Not really. Discount seats are great (especially if you fly to the midwest), and understudies and wacky shows where things break help create a little variety. 
#92re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/21/05 at 3:54pm
Pricey?... not really. I think I might have paid full price for "MOLM" - ($100) maybe once. The rest were discounts. As far as seeing other shows... we do. I have seen "Les Mis" around 15 times, "Phantom" the same amount.. "Rent" around 10 times.
"Aida"- 15, "B & B"- 10...."Ave Q"- 5... and we try to see every show at least once. Definitely not locked in on one show.
#93re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/21/05 at 5:13pm
Les Miserables- 30 on broadway, 1 on tour, 1 in London
Avenue Q- 23 on Broadway
Taboo- 8 on Broadway, 1 on UK tour
Urinetown- 8 on Broadway
Chicago- 8 on Broadway
...and then a ton more than once but less than that.
And hang on, when did you win the discus?
#94re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/21/05 at 6:47pm
42nd STREET (revival) - 8 (many cast versions)
GYPSY (Bernadette version) - 5
LA CAGE (current version) - 5
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLE - 4 (all with Sutton, 2w/HH, 2w/Delta, 2 w/Gavin, 2 w/Christian, all with different Trevors, 1/Sherl, 3/Leslie)
WICKED - 4 (all with Idina & Kristen)
WONDERFUL TOWN - 4 (3Donna/1Brooke)
AIDA - 2 (1HH/1Toni B)
CABARET - 2 (Gina G/Raul & Melina K/Neil S)
RENT - 2 (never with anyone remotly exciting)
TABOO - 2 (both with Liz M.)
A RAISIN IN THE SUN - 2
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - 2 (both w/Molina)
CHICAGO - 2 (1 w/Bebe & Liz, 1 w/Paige D)
RECKLESS - 2 (MLP's orginal revival cast both times)
QHDramaQueen
Stand-by Joined: 2/3/05
#95re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/22/05 at 4:28am
Into The Woods- 4x (3 on Broadway, 1 Regional)
Wicked- 2x
I know Im not even in any of your leagues....
#96re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/22/05 at 4:43am
The Wizard of Oz- first show at age 4 and I've seen it about 12 times since then (mostly high school productions though)
Rent- just b/c I want to be in on the count too, in a month from now, it'll be 3 times
The Nutcracker- technically a ballet, but I've seen it about 20 times
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
Wanting life but never knowing how
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#97re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/22/05 at 4:48am
not pricey for me either, wheelchair seating at hairspray is 20 bucks, and then some of my tickets were gifts... i did pay full price twice.
i also saw rocky horror 17 times and these were a little more expensive, but not much.
I DO see other shows!! Im seeing ASU and Spamalot and Piazza all next month! And Im sure I'll stop by and say hi to my friends at Hairspray atleast once!
Updated On: 2/22/05 at 04:48 AM
eatlasagna
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#98re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/22/05 at 5:02am
Miss Saigon.. total including non-equity tour and regional production... almost closing in on 19 times!!!!
Les Miserables- 6 i think
Phantom of the Opera- 3
Rent- maybe like 6 or something
GirlfriendFromCanada
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/7/03
#99re: Which single show have you seen the most
Posted: 2/22/05 at 9:38amTheGaIsSilent has a good point, and I'm glad to someone else put it that way. I sometimes see two or three shows a week. So while I have seen one particular show a very large number of times (and have been a repeat offender on about half of the others I've seen), you just end up gravitating to your favorites. It's not like I'm choosing to only see one show, I've currently seen every musical running save Spamalot, a good number of the current plays and a fairly good-sized handful of Off-Broadway. It really comes down to "hmm, do I want to spend $25 on a movie and snacks, rent Twister for 45th time or go see one of my favorite shows live?". And Amen to the discount tickets/rush policies!
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