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#4

re: sports themed plays? something i can take my bf with me to?



Take him to "REASONS TO BE PRETTY". It's not a sport themed show, specifically, but the night I was there, there were a bunch of straight couples (the male parts of which were obviously not big theatre goers) and they were having a BLAST.
#5

re: sports themed plays? something i can take my bf with me to?

no, it was on about 3 seasons ago.

but if you are honestly looking for something "straight friendly", I would say "Rock of Ages" (not sport themed, but it's a jukebox musical of 80's hairbands, and it's a stupid comedy, also, drinks are served at your seats)

and lots of guys get into "August, Osage County" because it's a play about family. It's funny, shocking, and intriguing all at once.

I would say those two choices are pretty straight-boy-I-don't-have-time-for-broadway-because-it's-gay friendly.
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#16

re: sports themed plays? something i can take my bf with me to?

My advice is to let your boyfriend go to a sportsbar and take a girlfriend with you when you go to the theatre. You'll have a better time!!
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#21

re: sports themed plays? something i can take my bf with me to?

"Unlike ?Mamma Mia!? and, god knows, ?Xanadu,? ?Rock of Ages? is managing to attract that rarest of species inside an American theater: the middle-class, heterosexual all-American male. I even overheard one who bought his own ticket (which are priced 15 percent to 20 percent below other Broadway shows) and talked his girlfriend into coming, instead of the other way around, which is how every other show gets sold."

Definitely the testosterone driven Rock of Ages.
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#22

re: sports themed plays? something i can take my bf with me to?

This is just a list of a few shows that I think the "stereotypical" alpha male could enjoy.

Avenue Q - songs like "The Internet is for Porn" make the show appealing to some men. And a lot of people grew up on Sesame Street and do, kinda, have a soft spot for it. So seeing a sending up of it can be very entertaining.

Rock of Ages - as was stated before it's very popular with men. The whole "rock concert" atmosphere and the classic 80's songs are a big hook.

Toxic Avenger - off-Broadway show that just opened seems to be hitting a home run already. If your guy likes cheesy films then he'll, probably, be right at home at this show.

Hair - nudity

Chicago - gorgeous women in skimpy costumes

Jersey Boys - you have a show that's about guys and you have the mob involved. Odds are he knows some of the songs already. Think of it as the Godfather: The Musical with no one getting gunned down at tollbooths.



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#23

re: sports themed plays? something i can take my bf with me to?

Billy Elliot is about boxing. Take him to that, he might learn something about being a REAL man.

Too bad Falsettos isn't playing, that is the best musical about baseball.
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#24

re: sports themed plays? something i can take my bf with me to?

If you want something that is a little less girly take him to In The Heights. It's sort of Hip Hop/Latino/Rap and some Broadway for you. I love it and so do all the straight guys I have brought to it. And I'm straight and I love it.

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