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#26

re: You Knew It Was Coming: What/ How Many Shows Did YOU See This Year?

Posted: 12/27/09 at 12:24am

Not in any particular order... and really not many...

Speed-the-Plow
9 to 5
Next to Normal
Bye Bye Birdie

Spring Awakening (Tour-DC)
August: Osage County (Tour-DC)
Young Frankenstein (Tour-DC)
A Streetcar Named Desire (Kennedy Center)

American Idiot (Berkeley Rep)

#27

re: You Knew It Was Coming: What/ How Many Shows Did YOU See This Year?

Posted: 12/27/09 at 10:33am

166 shows that I could remember.

#28

re: You Knew It Was Coming: What/ How Many Shows Did YOU See This Year?

Posted: 12/27/09 at 3:45pm

Pippin (Deaf West Regional)
Minsky's (LA World Premiere)
Noises Off (South Coast Rep)
Grease (National Tour)
Ain't Misbehavin' (Ahmanson Theatre)
Shrek The Musical (2x)
Hair
Ruined
Rock of Ages (2x)
West Side Story (2x)
Guys and Dolls
In the Heights
Billy Elliot: The Musical (2x)
God of Carnage
The Toxic Avenger
9 to 5: The Musical
The Wiz
Next to Normal (2x)
Altar Boyz
The Norman Conquests
The Lion King
Mary Poppins
Jersey Boys
Fiddler on the Roof (National Tour)
Burn the Floor
Our Town (Off-Broadway)
Legally Blonde (National Tour)
August: Osage County
Monty Python's Spamalot
Rent (National Tour)
Parade (Mark Taper Forum)
Bonnie & Clyde (La Jolla Playhouse)
Spring Awakening (National Tour) (2x)
Mary Poppins (National Tour)
Memphis
Xanadu (National Tour)

35 different shows - 42 performances

Best year so far! Spending the summer in NYC really helped, as did season tickets to the OCPAC and the Ahmanson Theatre.

Hoping to beat it next year when I move to NYC permanently.

#29

re: You Knew It Was Coming: What/ How Many Shows Did YOU See This Year?

Posted: 12/27/09 at 8:07pm

Not dated or in any order.

Chicago 2
Shrek 3 (seeing closing show sunday)
Avenue Q 8 (Including bway closing and first preview off broadway)
West Side Story 2
Phantom 1
Billy elliot 1
South Pacific 1
God of carnage 1
your welcome america 1
waiting for godot 1
9 to 5 2 (including last show)
little mermaid 3 (including last show)
rock of ages 1
toxic avenger 2
mary stuart 1
next to normal 2
mary poppins 1
marvelous wonderettes 1
august osage county 1
lion king 1
steady rain 1
wishful drinking 1
wicked 4
in the heights 1
superior donuts 1
jersey boys 1
by bye birdie 1
mamma mia 1
Memphis 1
Hair 1

Im pretty sure thats everything.

"Everything in life, is only for now" -Avenue Q

Updated On: 12/27/09 at 08:07 PM

#30

re: You Knew It Was Coming: What/ How Many Shows Did YOU See This Year?

Posted: 12/27/09 at 9:30pm

My best year so far. 60!

1. Gypsy- January 3, 2 pm
2. 13- January 4, 3 pm [Closing Night]
3. Avenue Q (National Tour)- January 16, 8 pm
4. Avenue Q (National Tour)- January 17, 8 pm
5. Spring Awakening- January 18, 7 pm [Closing Night]
6. Billy Elliot- January 24, 2 pm
7. In The Heights- February 8, 2 pm
8. Jersey Boys (National Tour)- February 12, 7:30 pm
9. Billy Elliot- February 14, 2 pm
10. Rent (National Tour)- February 14, 8 pm
11. Billy Elliot- February 20, 8 pm
12. Billy Elliot- March 6, 8 pm
13. Hair- March 15, 7:30 pm
14. In The Heights- March 21, 2 pm
15. Billy Elliot- March 21, 8 pm
16. In The Heights- March 25, 2 pm
17. A Chorus Line (National Tour)- March 27, 8 pm
18. South Pacific- March 28, 2 pm
19. Next to Normal- April 4, 2 pm
20. Shrek- April 11, 2 pm
21. Billy Elliot- April 15, 2 pm
22. Billy Elliot- April 15, 8 pm
23. Spring Awakening (National Tour)- April 25, 2 pm
24. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (National Tour)- May 8, 8 pm
25. West Side Story- May 16, 2 pm
26. In The Heights- May 16, 8 pm
27. Billy Elliot- May 30, 2 pm
28. Tony Awards- June 7, 7 pm
29. Billy Elliot- June 9, 7 pm
30. Spring Awakening (National Tour)- June 26, 8 pm
31. Spring Awakening (National Tour)- June 28, 1 pm
32. Rock of Ages- July 6, 8 pm
33. The Little Mermaid- July 22, 2 pm
34. In The Heights- July 26, 2 pm
35. Billy Elliot- August 2, 3 pm
36. 9 to 5- August 12, 8 pm
37. Billy Elliot- August 23, 3 pm
38. Hair- September 2, 2 pm
39. Bye, Bye Birdie- September 11, 8 pm
40. Next to Normal- September 18, 8 pm
41. In The Heights- September 19, 2 pm
42. Rock of Ages- September 20, 2 pm
43. Rock of Ages- September 20, 7 pm
44. Rock of Ages- October 1, 8 pm
45. Billy Elliot- October 3, 8 pm [Kiril Kulish’s final performance]
46. In The Heights- October 8, 8 pm
47. Billy Elliot- October 15, 8 pm
48. Fuerza-Bruta: Look Up (Off)- October 21, 8 pm
49. Hair- October 29, 8 pm
50. Finian’s Rainbow- November 5, 7 pm
51. Finian’s Rainbow- November 7, 8 pm
52. Rock of Ages- November 8, 7 pm
53. Hair- November 12, 8 pm
54. La Damnation de Faust (Met Opera)- November 14, 1 pm
55. Dreamgirls (Apollo Theatre)- November 14, 8 pm
56. Ragtime- November 19, 8 pm
57. Rock of Ages- December 6, 7 pm
58. Mary Poppins- December 10, 8 pm
59. Bye, Bye Birdie- December 23, 8 pm
60. Hair- December 24, 2 pm

#31

re: You Knew It Was Coming: What/ How Many Shows Did YOU See This Year?

Posted: 12/28/09 at 3:08pm

Rent (2/7 Philadelphia)
Next to Normal (4/4)
Phantom of the Opera (7/

Hair (10/31)

Wow, I saw almost nothing.

#32

re: You Knew It Was Coming: What/ How Many Shows Did YOU See This Year?

Posted: 12/28/09 at 6:06pm

Not in any order...and not counting (but marking *) duplicate viewings Bway and off b'way only:

1. Ragtime *
2. Next to Normal*
3. Race
4. Hair*
5. In the Next Room
6. Gypsy
7. Ave Q
8. Billy Elliot *
9. August: Osage Co *
10. Shrek
11. Hedda Gabler
12. The Tempest
13. Wicked
14. Bye Bye Birdie
15. Gypsy
16. Fuerza Bruta
17. Spring Awakening
18. West Side Story
19. Altar Boyz
20. Toxic Avenger
21. Little Mermaid
22. Stomp
23. God of Carnage
23. Mary Stuart
25. Speed the Plow
26. Steady Rain
27. Superior Donuts
28. Burn the Floor
29. Story of My Life
30. The American Plan
31. Equus
32. Vanities
33. Variations
34. Garden of Earthly Delights

Not to shabby for someone that lives almost 5 hours away!

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

#33

re: You Knew It Was Coming: What/ How Many Shows Did YOU See This Year?

Posted: 12/28/09 at 7:26pm

This is why everyone should keep a list. :)

Broadway
1/14/09 SOUL OF SHAOLIN
1/31/09 SPEED-THE-PLOW
2/7/09 AVENUE Q
2/7/09 GUYS AND DOLLS
2/22/09 THE STORY OF MY LIFE
2/27/09 33 VARIATIONS
3/29/09 REASONS TO BE PRETTY
4/3/09 WAITING FOR GODOT
4/4/09 THE LITTLE MERMAID
4/8/09 THE NORMAN CONQUESTS: TABLE MANNERS
4/9/09 THE NORMAN CONQUESTS: LIVING TOGETHER
4/10/09 IMPRESSIONISM
4/14/09 GOD OF CARNAGE
4/15/09 BLITHE SPIRIT
4/15/09 9 TO 5
4/17/09 DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS
4/18/09 SHREK
4/18/09 EXIT THE KING
4/19/09 HAIR (again on 7/13/09)
4/19/09 NEXT TO NORMAL
4/26/09 IRENA'S VOW
5/16/09 THE NORMAN CONQUESTS: ROUND AND ROUND THE GARDEN
7/30/09 BURN THE FLOOR (again on 8/26/09 and 12/22/09)
8/9/09 ROCK OF AGES
9/19/09 HAMLET
9/25/09 AFTER MISS JULIE
10/9/09 WISHFUL DRINKING
10/16/09 BYE BYE BIRDIE
11/6/09 FINIAN'S RAINBOW
11/7/09 FELA! (This marked my 100th Broadway show!)
11/29/09 A STEADY RAIN
12/5/09 OLEANNA
12/12/09 THE ROYAL FAMILY
12/30/09 SUPERIOR DONUTS

Total: 34 shows 37 times

I love that you can look at the dates and know exactly when my spring break was this year. :)

Off-Broadway/Regional
1/12/09 DEAR EDWINA
2/10/09 THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY (again on 2/22/09) (Vineyard)
2/20/09 SHIPWRECKED! AN ENTERTAINMENT - THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF LOUIS DE ROUGEMONT (AS TOLD BY HIMSELF) (Primary Stages)
3/6/09 HENRY V (New Victory)
3/27/09 FINIAN'S RAINBOW (Encores)
4/4/09 CHASING MANET (Primary Stages)
4/25/09 NEW YEAR'S EVE (George Street)
4/25/09 1776 (Paper Mill)
5/9/09 RAGTIME (Kennedy Center)
5/23/09 AWESOME 80s PROM
6/17/09 OUR HOUSE (Playwrights Horizons)
6/23/09 TWELFTH NIGHT (again on 7/3/09) (Public)
6/28/09 THE FULL MONTY (Paper Mill)
7/25/09 THE PRODUCERS (community theater in Albany)
9/26/09 A BOY AND HIS SOUL (Vineyard)
10/23/09 THE UNDERSTUDY (Roundabout)
11/14/09 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (Kennedy Center)
11/29/09 ORDINARY DAYS (Roundabout)

Total: 18 shows 20 times

I also house managed DIAL 'N' FOR NEGRESS for one day, so I saw most of that, too.

Fringe Festival (I almost completely forgot about these!)
8/22/09 GROUPIES
8/22/09 ARTIFEX
8/22/09 SUNDAY BEST
8/23/09 SORORITY QUEEN IN A MOBILE HOME
8/23/09 HOW NOW, DOW JONES
8/24/09 CITIZEN RUTH
8/26/09 GEORGE AND LAURA BUSH PERFORM...OUR FAVORITE SITCOM EPISODES
And of course the show I produced, the best show in the festival, THIRTY MINUTES OR LESS!

Nothing matters but knowing nothing matters. ~ Wicked
Everything in life is only for now. ~ Avenue Q
There is no future, there is no past. I live this moment as my last. ~ Rent

"He's a tramp, but I love him."

Updated On: 12/29/09 at 07:26 PM

#34

re: You Knew It Was Coming: What/ How Many Shows Did YOU See This Year?

Posted: 12/28/09 at 8:28pm

2009
Shrek (2 times)
Wicked (3 times)
13 (2 times)
In The Heights
Billy Elliot (3 times)
Sweeney Todd (tour)
Mary Poppins
Mamma Mia!
Jersey Boys (tour)
next to normal (3 times)
9 to 5
Spelling Bee (tour)
Chicago
Everyday Rapture
The Wiz
Hair
Rock of Ages
The Marvelous Wonderettes
Ragtime
Dreamgirls (tour)
Finian's Rainbow

2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5 May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot

Updated On: 12/31/09 at 08:28 PM

#35

re: You Knew It Was Coming: What/ How Many Shows Did YOU See This Year?

Posted: 12/28/09 at 10:09pm

Broadway:
Gyspy (closing night)
August: Osage County
Hair
Chicago
Accent on Youth
In the Heights
Wicked

Off-Bway:
Twelfth Night (Shakespeare in the Park)
Altar Boyz
Toxic Avenger
The Chimes (SPF)
Departure Lounge (SPF)
A Lifetime Burning

Tours:
Avenue Q
Pirates of Penzance

-If you don't like your fate, change it. You are your own master.- Aida

#36

re: You Knew It Was Coming: What/ How Many Shows Did YOU See This Year?

Posted: 12/28/09 at 10:34pm

My list is pretty short:

High School Musical 2 (community theater)

The Phantom of the Opera (tour)

Grease (tour)

"Robin De Jesus has issues"~ JANET DACAL "Yeah, and that's putting it lightly"~ ANDREA BURNS "If you watched CBS on June 15th , I was nominated for a Tony... And I was in Camp"~ ROBIN DE JESUS "...but I ^&#$@*% made you believe I was Italian!"~MATTHEW MORRISON http://legallybrownonbroadway.com/

#37

re: You Knew It Was Coming: What/ How Many Shows Did YOU See This Year?

Posted: 12/28/09 at 10:41pm

I don't remember the extact dates. I used to LOVE Broadway. And after a period of time of just nothing, I rekindled my love for Broadway. Yay! :)

Avenue Q
Shrek The Musical
The Little Mermaid
The Toxic Avenger Musical
The Marvelous Wonderettes
Wintuk
West Side Story

Updated On: 12/28/09 at 10:41 PM

#38

re: You Knew It Was Coming: What/ How Many Shows Did YOU See This Year?

Posted: 12/28/09 at 10:47pm

Gypsy (3rd time including Encores!)
Chicago (5th time on Broadway)
Avenue Q (2nd time)
Wicked (3rd time)
In The Heights
West Side Story (4x)
Next to Normal (3x)
God of Carnage
Billy Elliot
Blithe Spirit
August: Osage County
Hair
Bye Bye Birdie (2x)
Hamlet
Superior Donuts
After Miss Julie
Oleanna
Wishful Drinking
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Memphis
Ragtime
In The Next Room or The Vibrator Play
Finian's Rainbow
A Little Night Music (2x)

Other: The Wiz (Encores!) 1776 (Papermill) The Full Monty (Papermill)

Updated On: 12/28/09 at 10:47 PM

#39

re: You Knew It Was Coming: What/ How Many Shows Did YOU See This Year?

Posted: 12/29/09 at 1:12pm

1.27.09 - Chicago
1.28.09 [Mat]- Shrek
1.28.09 - Shrek
2.18.09 - Shrek
2.19.09 - Sutton Foster in concert
6.6.09 - Shrek
6.7.09 - TONYS!

This was the most shows I saw in one year, and the most I went to NYC in one year.

2010:
1.1.10 - Either Rock of Ages or Burn the Floor
1.2.10 [Mat] - White Christmas
1.2.10 - Shrek
1.3.10 [Mat] - Shrek's closing show

1.3.10 - Mamma Mia [maybe]
1.24.10 - Sutton Foster in concert
4.10.10 - Anyone Can Whistle

These are all already planned, but hopfully I'll be seeing a lot more!

#40

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Posted: 12/29/09 at 1:15pm

1) Mary Poppins
2) White Christmas
3) Billy Elliot
4) 13

...yupp! :)

An optimist is a person who falls off of the Empire State building and after 50 floors, says, "So far, so good!"

#41

re: You Knew It Was Coming: What/ How Many Shows Did YOU See This Year?

Posted: 12/29/09 at 1:38pm

"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2

#42

re: You Knew It Was Coming: What/ How Many Shows Did YOU See This Year?

Posted: 12/29/09 at 8:17pm

**Denotes multiple visits

National Tours:
August: Osage County by Tracy Letts**
Spamalot

Regional Shows:
My Children! My Africa! by Athol Fugard
(Marin Theatre Company; Mill Valley, CA)
In the Next Room (Or the Vibrator Play) by Sarah Ruhl
(Berkeley Repertory Theatre; Berkeley, CA)
Souvenir by Stephen Temperly
(American Conservatory Theatre; San Francisco, CA)
Lydia by Octavio Solis**
(Marin Theatre Company; Mill Valley, CA)
Mauritius by Theresa Rebeck
(Magic Theatre; San Francisco, CA)
At Home at the Zoo by Edward Albee
(American Conservatory Theatre; San Francisco, CA)
Boleros for the Disenchanted by Jose Rivera
(American Conservatory Theatre; San Francisco, CA)
What the Butler Saw by Joe Orton
(Marin Theatre Company; Mill Valley, CA)
First Day of School
(San Francisco Playhouse; San Francisco, CA)
The Horses by Brian Thorstenson
(AlterTheater Ensemble; San Rafael, CA)
Boom by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb
(Marin Theatre Company; Mill Valley, CA)

OTHER:
College production of "BIG LOVE" by Charles Mee

#43

re: You Knew It Was Coming: What/ How Many Shows Did YOU See This Year?

Posted: 12/29/09 at 8:23pm

Broadway:
9 to 5
Hair
Next to Normal

National Tours (in Louisville, KY or Cincinnati, OH)
Wicked
Spring Awakening
Rent
Chorus Line (2xs)
Chicago

#44

re: You Knew It Was Coming: What/ How Many Shows Did YOU See This Year?

Posted: 12/30/09 at 3:07pm

In order (sometimes being organized has its pluses!):

Hedda Gabler (1/3/09)
Spring Awakening (1/18/09- final performance)
The American Plan (1/30/09)
The Little Mermaid (2/24/09)
The Lion King (2/28/09)
Blithe Spirit (2/28/09- evening)
Hair (3/6/09- first preview)
Irena's Vow (3/14/09)
Billy Elliot (3/21/09)
Blithe Spirit (3/21/09- evening)
August: Osage County (3/28/09)
9 to 5 (4/18 )
God of Carnage (4/29)
Billy Elliot (5/7)
Blithe Spirit (5/8 )
West Side Story (5/23)
Everyday Rapture (5/30)
Mary Stuart (7/8 )
South Pacific (7/25- Laura Osnes as Nellie)
West Side Story (8/16)
Chicago (8/16- evening)
West Side Story (8/22)
Shrek (8/26- Haven Burton as Fiona)
Rock of Ages (9/4- Jeremy Jordan as Drew)
Hamlet (9/16)
Bye, Bye Birdie (9/17)
Superior Donuts (9/19)
After Miss Julie (9/19- evening)
Oleanna (9/30)
Brighton Beach Memoirs (10/5)
Memphis (10/13)
Ordinary Days (10/18 )
Ragtime (10/23- first preview)
Rock of Ages (10/24)
In the Next Room (11/11)
A Little Night Music (11/24- first preview)

Not listed above: many, many trips to Wicked and next to normal, which I won't include.

Other:
Defying Inequality: The Broadway Concert (2/23/09)
1776 (4/24- Papermill)
The Color Purple national tour (6/28- Boston)
The Full Monty (7/9- Papermill)
Noises Off (8/5- NJ Shakespeare Company- Harriet Harris as Dottie)

Updated On: 12/30/09 at 03:07 PM

#45

re: You Knew It Was Coming: What/ How Many Shows Did YOU See This Year?

Posted: 12/30/09 at 3:20pm

ljay, how was Lauren Kennedy in Papermill's 1776?

"Somethin's comin', I don't know what it is but it is gonna be great!"

#46

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Posted: 12/30/09 at 3:23pm

I'm not ljay, but I thought she was awful. Zero presence, and just bland, bland, bland. As she always is.

#47

re: You Knew It Was Coming: What/ How Many Shows Did YOU See This Year?

Posted: 12/30/09 at 3:24pm

She was just OK. I didn't think she was awful though.

#48

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Posted: 12/30/09 at 7:20pm

Spring awakening
Next to normal
mamma Mia
shrek the musical
avenue q
wicked
phantom of the opera
shrek the musical
next to normal

#49

re: You Knew It Was Coming: What/ How Many Shows Did YOU See This Year?

Posted: 12/31/09 at 1:19am

Well, although my list is not as extensive as all y'all's, it's not too bad for someone who lives out west. All of these shows were seen over 3 seperate week-long vacations in June, October and December:

BROADWAY MUSICALS:
Next to Normal (2x)
Rock of Ages
Billy Elliot
Hair
9 to 5
West Side Story
Ragtime
A Little Night Music
Memphis
Fela!
Finian's Rainbow
...and maybe trying to get in to Chicago matinee on New Years Eve...

BROADWAY PLAYS:
Exit the King
Blithe Spirit
Mary Stuart
Norman Conquests: Table Manners
Norman Conquests: Living Together
Hamlet
Oleanna
A View From the Bridge

OFF-BROADWAY MUSICALS:
Happiness
Groovaloo Freestyle

OFF-BROADWAY PLAYS:
Our Town
Twelfth Night in the park
Othello (Philip Seymour Hoffman version)
Circle Mirror Tranformation
The Emperor Jones

OTHER:
The Tony Awards @ Radio City

#50

re: You Knew It Was Coming: What/ How Many Shows Did YOU See This Year?

Posted: 12/31/09 at 10:50am

Wow, I can't believe how many shows some of you have seen. It puts me to shame.

I saw the following on and off Broadway:
9 to 5
A Little Night Music
Avenue Q
Marvellous Wonderettes
Memphis
Next to Normal
Wicked

I also saw the following tours:
Chicago
Chorus Line
The Drowsy Chaperone
Grease

And I saw a local production of Little Women.

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