favorite broadway memory

[greenegirl87]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 3:46pm

so i was pretty bored, and though I am sure there have been threads about this, I haven't seen any. Just post your favorite memory, whether it be meeting your favorite star, seeing your favorite show, or your first broadway experience.

For me, I was in middle school on a church trip, and it was my first NYC trip. The very first thing we did was get off the bus and go see Lion King. The dropped us off right off of Broadway and as soon as we walked onto the street I completely got sucked in, I looked up at the Broadway sign and I think I did the typical tourist thing and took about 50 pictures of it. As we walked over to the theatre I looked down and noticed that the sidewalks were "sparkling". I thought this was the coolest thing so my seventh grade self and my cool friends took a bunch of pictures of our feet and the sidewalk. We then walked into the theatre and again I was mesmerized by the whole atmosphere and how beautiful it was.
This is a pretty boring story, but I think it just being the first time I ever experienced anything like that made it really stand out and mean something to me. I still love the "sparkling" side walk <3

[GClef2]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 3:49pm

Tripping outside of Wicked and Idina Menzel saying "OH honey are you okay?"

[Broadwayluva]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 3:53pm

Idina's last show :)

[ally_kay_on_broadway]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 4:09pm

this isn't TECHNICALLY 'broadway' but this is pretty important to me lol

I just ordered my LOTR tickets 2 weeks ago w/ my mastercard. Me and my boyfriend are planning a 2 week trip to TO to see it (this is also our 'vacation celebration' for being u. nerds for the past year)

I just got the tickets yesteday. SOOOOOOOOOO cool!

Its not even a big thing, but this is someone who has only seen low-budget (but talented) local performances and cheap travelling productions. This is my chance to catch a show before it even hits broadway. I'm not sure what to expect!

Anyway, i didn't even open the envelope until my boyfriend got home from work. And i got impatient so i opened it anyway...AND (heres where the 'loser' part comes in) i took a pic of the frikkin envelope lol

Seeing those tickets was like 'WOOOOWWWWWWW'

[Corine2]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 5:03pm

It is a tie; Doing my talkback series:
Interviewing the cast of Avenue Q and Jeff Marx on Broadway.
I never had so much fun. Also interviewing Gerard Alessandrini and the cast of Forbidden Broadway in front of an audience.
I thought I died and went to heaven.
The greatest moments of my life.

Or it could have been the live interview with Gerard on XM radio.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 5:24pm

My first show

[LuvBroadwayHugs]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 5:28pm

Seeing Jersey Boys with Dominic Nolfi going on as Frankie in place of John Lloyd Young for the first time (on Broadway) and then meeting him at the stage door surrounded by his family and friends who were cheering. I was the first broadway autograph he signed and it made me feel special.

Updated On: 11/25/05 at 05:28 PM

[not_that_girl2]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 5:35pm

Climbing under some bushes (in a skirt, heels, and stockings) and talking to Stephanie J. block about becoming an actor. And at the end of Wicked. I couldn't stop sobbing for anything.

[ashley0139]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 6:42pm

Getting to see Sutton Foster in Little Women. I have become a fan for life.

[elphatine]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 6:54pm

Hmm, toughie. Either seeing Annie Get Your Gun w. Bernadette Peters in 3rd grade, then going backstage, meeting her/getting autographs, and not realizing it's magnitude until 6 years later...

or going to the private Rent cast party at the Life Cafe and meeting Anthony Rapp (well, this technically doesn't count as *Broadway* Broadway, but Anthony does! And he rocks my socks off. ).

[stylinbohemian]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 6:59pm

My favorite would have to be this past summer when for my birthday I got to go Up to bway with me mum, sister, and two friends caitlin, and aj and his mother to see Hairspray. The show was entirly amazing, the choreography, lighting sound, pit, vocals everything was just breathtaking. It was even more amazing cause Marissa Jaret Winokur was there, which was soo damn lucky, when I got the tickets I had no idea that she was going to be there. That was like the ultimate bday gift in itself. Then after I raced to have the stop in front, and got close to the entire cast of Hairspray to sign my playbill was amazing. But the favorite memory is when I got to tell Marissa that she was like one of my idols, and her telling my thank you, letting my get her auto and a pic, and most of her saying "Happy Birthday Briana" that was the coolest most ozomest thing like ever!!!

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 7:57pm

I would have to say May 22nd 2004. After the matinee of Wicked, Kristin Chenoweth doing a private Talkback for about 30 of us. She came out and sat on the edge of the vacant Gershwin stage. She answered questions, told stories; and as if that weren't enough AFTER the question and answer thing, she came out into the lobby and sat with each and every person for pictures and a little one-on-one talk.

[kate2]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 8:03pm

My mom surprised me with tix to the last performance of ASU. Met the cast and it was just perfect!

[bdwybug55]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 10:06pm

I took my neice to see "The Lion King" and half way through Act I she reached over, gave me the biggest hug and said..."the theatre is the best place on earth...thank you so much for bringing me." It put the biggest smile on my face and gave me hope for the future. The children today are the theatre goers of tomorrow. Cheesy I know...but I'll never forget that.

[greenegirl87]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 10:07pm

aww thats absolutely adorable bdwaybug!

[broadwaybelter]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 10:09pm

awwww...i love these stories, i really dont have a special broadway moment....oh well, i'm sure i'll get one soon :)

Posted: 11/25/05 at 10:24pm

Talking to the cast of ALL SHOOK UP about random stuff at the stage door.

Jennifer Laura Thompson hugging me for being "welcome letter boy"

Meeting Idina Menzel and Cheyenne Jackson.

[Billboard Girl]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 10:33pm

Seeing Grease as a 9-year-old back in '95 and being randomly picked to go up on stage with the cast at the end and getting a free T-Shirt.

[FosseBoi]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 10:48pm

I think mine would have to be talking to Matthew Morrison after his wonderful performance in PIAZZA. We got to talk for a few min. and I told him how I look up to him and hope tobe on bway. Te best part was him telling me "good luck".

bdwybug55, that story was so touching! I got a little teary eyed!lol! I KNOW! I'm pathetic!

[iamemma]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 10:56pm

the first time i saw rent.... god im sucha rent head! sorry i know its very annoying...

[LorelaiGilmore]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 11:02pm

umm my first show, it was the sound of music revival and i was turning 7 on tuesday like marta does, it made my day(and now marta is on desperate housewives )

[RaininSmilies]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 11:03pm

My favorite Broadway memory (well theater-related) would be after I first saw the national tour of Les Mis, and my cousin and I went to the stage door and got the autograph of the actor who played Marius. We got there late, and all the other actors had already left. But it was the first time I ever went to the stage door at a show, so it was just really cool.

[jasonf]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 11:10pm

Fifth grade - front row mezzanine of A Chorus Line - my first show - I'll never forget it. I've seen MANY MANY shows since then, but so much of that show is tattooed on my brain forever, and the memory of seeing it with my family is one of my most cherished from childhood.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 11:14pm

January 16, 1964

[Kgshrauder]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 11:37pm

My favorite memory was only a week ago when I went to see the revival of Sweeney Todd and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in the same day. Sweeney was good and I met the cast afterwards at the stage door, minus Patti, but the whole cast was so kind. Michael was so amazing and so was Manoel. Then I saw DRS which is now one of my favorite shows, Norbert and John were so awesome and I got to meet both of them after the show too. That was definetly my best birthday yet.