re: What was the first show you were obsessed with and are you going to see a production of it? — Page 2

"Spamalot".....that show makes me feel so good. I've seen it with all the cast changes & it is still terrific. The only disappointment was Lauren Kennedy. Don't get me wrong, I think she has a beautiful voice; she was just awkward trying to be funny. I saw her with Jarrod Emrick in a World Premiere about F. Scott Fitzgerald (the title escapes me) and she was excellent. Sara Ramirez played that part so well, I wouldn't have wanted to step into her shoes. I haven't seen Marin Mazzie yet, but I will.

Little Shop of Horrors. I am not seeing a production cause its no where.

I did stalk Hunter yesterday though, in honor of Little Shop. YAY!

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i was obsessed with Gypsy starring bernadette peters. I had always loved her and dreamed of seeing her live and i went for kids night on broadway. It was so cool then i made a scrapbook out of my experience.

Mine was Evita. It started after I saw the movie.

I finally got to see a production of it lasst spring: pay-what-you-can night. I stood in line, outside, in the pouring down rain, for about 3 hours to get a ticket, and it was worth every second!

hmm, the VERY first show I was ever obsessed with? I believe it was Annie :P

but the first show I was obsessed with that lead to my OVERALL broadway obsession? RENT :)

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My first broadway obesession was CATS..saw it 9 times. Just couldnt get enough of it. Dont have any clue whether it is still touring, but if it is, I will see it.

My first obsession was Les Mis. I was four. We owned the 10th Anniversary Concert VHS and also two of the film versions. All I would do for almost two years was dance around to the OBCR and watch those tapes. My parents thought I was too young to see shows live at the time (can't blame them, I wasn't too good at sitting for long periods of time). Then the obsession kind of died out, but the second I heard they were reviving it I popped in the 10th Anniversary tape and bought tix the day they became available. I'm seeing it December 2nd for the first time and I can't wait.

Strange enough, 1776. I got to see the revival cast, which was also my first Broadway show so it'll always have a special place in my heart. Of course, during that obsession I was also madly in love with Les Mis, which my mom use to put on the television when I was sick. I can actually remember dancing around my dining room to "Master of the House" (that and around the back yard singing "Cool, Cool Considerate Men" with my friend who was also obsessed with 1776. We used sticks for the walking canes, oh yeah). Fortunately, I did get to see Les Mis on Broadway before it closed (the first time) and this was years after my first introduction so ... yeah, I started crying during the overture because I was so happy to finally see it.

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Mine was Phantom, when I was 6. My parents went to go see it and brought back the OCR and I was hooked. I've seen it 4 times since than, but I don't think I'll see it again, although it someone offered me tickets I wouldn't say no! I also was obsessed with Guys and Dolls through middle school- it was the first show I was in! Sadly I've never seen it on Broadway though. I would have loved to see the London revival with Jane Krakowski and Ewan McGregor. Since then I've just become obsessed with Broadway in general, and I plan on seeing as many shows as I possibly can!

mine had to be little shop of horrors, i saw it in the 5th grade and loved it

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For me it was ANNIE. I started seeing shows on Broadway since 1972 (at 7 years old), so I had seen tons of shows before ANNIE opened in April 1977, but something about ANNIE just drove me bonkers! The summer of 1977 was a huge one for me, between ANNIE, STAR WARS and Son of Sam, it's still vivid in my memory.

I was only 12 years old that summer, but I was quite ballsy -- keeping my distance from the seedy 8th Avenue and away from 42nd Street. Does anyone remember the NYC/Times Square of the 70's? How I wasn't scared of walking alone at 12, I'll never know. I guess we didn't know it any differently from regular NYC, so that was the city back then. It's now gone and only lives in photos and in movies ("Taxi Driver", "Fame").

Due to ANNIE, I was a regular daytime visitor of the stagedoor at the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre) on West 52nd Street. Bill Berloni, the dog wrangler/owner of Sandy, became a chum, so I regularly visited with him in the dressing room and upstair areas. Everything was so simple then, but that whole after show stagedoor buzz existed even then. I remember people upset that certain actors (Alice Ghostley, Dorothy Loudon, Andrea McArdle, Shelly Bruce) would sometimes skip the stagedoor and leave thru the front of the house. Oh, those memories.

Since I caught the show frequently, I have no idea how many times I saw the show. I can say I've seen EVERY cast change in the show, from Annie to Daddy Warbucks to Miss Hannigan.

ANNIE still remains one of my fondest childhood memories, and I still beam with pride whenever I bump into anyone who's done ANNIE on Broadway. It's great that Bill (Berloni) has nitched a career wrangling dogs for Broadway.

I was 12 years old when ANNIE opened on Broadway. I was 18 years old when it closed forever on Broadway.