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[Reckless]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#25

Posted: 7/14/06 at 3:49pm

Avenue Q.

Yes, there are a few swear words and the nude-puppet-sex-scene. But please, he's 13. I think he'll cope. It's very witty, clever, funny and has a sweet message. A terrific homage to Jim Henson. I think they'd have a great time.
Updated On: 7/14/06 at 03:49 PM

[Just_John]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#26

Posted: 7/14/06 at 3:55pm

I don't know if Reckless was being sarcastic or not. I went when I was 14 with my 13 year old cousin and he had already heard all the words used and knew about the things that went on. I think Avenue Q would be greatly enjoyed by both.

[Reckless]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#27

Posted: 7/14/06 at 3:59pm

Wasn't being sarcastic at all. I'm a big fan of the show and I think 13 isn't too young at all.

[ErinDillyFan]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#28

Posted: 7/14/06 at 4:02pm

Spelling Bee would be a good choice.

I haven't seen Spamalot, but Monty Python should be on target.

[SweetQintheLights]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#29

Posted: 7/14/06 at 4:15pm

I, personally, wouldn't recommend Avenue Q for a 13 year old in general. Now that she says she doesn't want anything too 'racy,' I definitely wouldn't recommend Avenue Q.
Just my opinion.

I do think Spelling Bee would be a good choice.

"How bout a little black dress?"~hannahshule "I have a penis, not a vagina." ~munkustrap178

[Christoph]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#30

Posted: 7/14/06 at 6:43pm

Sounds like he has already seen some of the usual suspects. How does your husband feel about the theater? Is he an enthusiast or not? I suppose either way I would recommend:

Spamalot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Drowsy Chaperone could be fun for them.

I have not seen Jersey Boys or Tarzan yet, so I am not sure about those. I am not certain Beauty and the Beast would be a great show for a 13-year-old boy and his dad - perhaps a bit too staid for them (but I could be wrong). Steer away from The Lion King - I saw that in a theater filled with kids who were bored and fidgety by the whole thing.

[muscle23ftl]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#31

Posted: 7/14/06 at 6:45pm

The Wedding Singer.

"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one". -Felicia Finley-

[C is for Company]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#32

Posted: 7/14/06 at 6:46pm

I wouldn't form a valid opinion based off bored little kids who can't appreciate some of the art they are watching. Don't be scared off by the Lion King, some parts are just breathtaking.

[Musical_nerd]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#33

Posted: 7/14/06 at 6:47pm

I'm 13 and I understood Sweeney completely when I saw it- and I had not understood it at ALL before that.

But on the other hand, I don't think your son would enjoy it very much (although he would get the gist of the story) unless he's listened to the cast recording before- so it'd probably be a good idea to stay away from Sweeney.

Mary
Bob Martin Online

[wonderfulwizard11]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#34

Posted: 7/14/06 at 7:06pm

I'm around you son's age, and I've seen Sweeney. I love it, but I've known the show since I was eleven, so I know the story pretty well. He most likely won't like it, and it's not really that gruesome like a horror movie. People get killed, but it isn't done gruesomely.

Spelling Bee would be a great choice.

I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.

[VonTussleGirl]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#35

Posted: 7/14/06 at 7:14pm

I'd say Spelling Bee, DRS, or even Avenue Q - I'm 14 and I wouldn't say that he'd have trouble with any of those.

Sweeney depends specifically on your son's maturity level. If he could stay engrossed, I'd say go for it. I have a 17-year-old friend who absolutely loves the show, and a 17-year-old friend who didn't get it at all. If you think he's mature enough, I'd definitely recommend it.

[pushdabutton]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#36

Posted: 7/14/06 at 7:38pm

I would recommend Spelling Bee, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Lion King or Tarzan.

[Roger246]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#37

Posted: 7/14/06 at 7:41pm

why not Jersey Boys!?!

[WickedGeek28]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#38

Posted: 7/14/06 at 9:18pm

Go with the obvious choice. Little Women.

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
To Kill A Mockingbird

[emo_geek]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#39

Posted: 7/14/06 at 9:33pm

Avenue Q- the boy needs to hear it with his dad eventually!

"I never had theatre producers run after me. Some people want to make more Broadway shows out of movies. But Elliot and I aren't going to do Batman: The Musical." - Julie Taymor 1999

[theaterlover45]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#40

Posted: 7/14/06 at 10:08pm

A 13 year old can see anything they really want on broadway right now, hes 13, he can't be that immature.

DRS
SPELLING BEE
SWEENEY

I am 13 and I didnt hanve any problems with shows.

[larry64]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#41

Posted: 7/14/06 at 11:36pm

AVENUE Q!!!!!!!!

[Sumofallthings]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#42

Posted: 7/15/06 at 12:26am

I think that this specific revival of Sweeney would be inappropriate for a 13 year old boy merely because of the level of focus and maturity and stamina it takes to absorb.

I say give it a few years and a few cast recordings to see if he is ready for that kind of performance. I don't even mean gore. I mean appreciation.

BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"

[hermionejuliet]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#43

Posted: 7/15/06 at 12:40am

Spamalot is alot of fun. I just went, and there was a teenage boy with his family, and they really enjoyed it. He was a bit older than thirteen, but I think it more appropriate than Avenue Q.

So, that was the Drowsy Chaperone. Oh, I love it so much. I know it's not a perfect show...but it does what a musical is supposed to do. It takes you to another world, and it gives you a little tune to carry with you in your head for when you're feeling blue. Ya know?

[Unknown User]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#44

Posted: 7/15/06 at 1:19am

If I was still a teenage boy going into 8th grade, and my dad were taking me to a show, I'd make him take me to Spring Awakening, Avenue Q or Sweeney Todd. Just for the subject matter -- each would make him cringe, but we'd at least have something not to talk about on the ride home.

If I had a 13 year old son, I'd take him to Monty Python's Spamalot or Jersey Boys, just so we would have something we could talk about on the ride home.

[Just_John]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#45

Posted: 7/15/06 at 1:44am

If he's really in to theater he won't like Tarzan, and I would'nt recomend paying for it. I loved Beauty and the Beast when I was 7 but I resaw it last year when I was 14 and really disliked it, but maybe that's just me. Lion King is amazing though IMO. Drowsy is a lot of fun. But Ave Q may be the only thing Dad would thouroughly enjoy but your son would feel uncomfortable watching it with his dad cause I know I would.

[JudasIscariot]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#46

Posted: 7/15/06 at 4:26am

Take him to see Sweeney, please don't deprive the boy of that pleasure.

[LifeoftheParty227]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#47

Posted: 7/15/06 at 10:09am

It depends if he really appreciates theatre. If nothing else, 25th or the wedding singer will be perfect. I'd go with 25th annual because, well, it's just better.

[Corine2]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#48

Posted: 7/15/06 at 10:14am

I would take him to Forbidden Broadway.
My Dad took me to the first Forbidden Broadway when I was a teenager and it started a tradition. My Dad took me twice a year every year for almost 18 years. It stopped a few years ago when he died. He loved Forbidden Broadway more than me and now I continue that tradition for my Dad.
We bonded because of Forbidden Broadway.

If they like it maybe they can make it a yearly tradition.
My Dad would have been very excited that I did a talkback with the writer Gerard Alessandrini. Forbidden Broadway is very special to me. Updated On: 7/15/06 at 10:14 AM

[Scarywarhol]

re: show for a 13 yr old boy with Dad#49

Posted: 7/15/06 at 10:18am

"I think that this specific revival of Sweeney would be inappropriate for a 13 year old boy merely because of the level of focus and maturity and stamina it takes to absorb.

I say give it a few years and a few cast recordings to see if he is ready for that kind of performance. I don't even mean gore. I mean appreciation."

I am so damn sick of people talking down to young people like this.