what is your earliest memory of broadway?- Page 2

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 11:58pm

My VERY earliest broadway-related memory was always hearing the Phantom of the Opera OCR in the family room when I was a toddler because my parents love the show (I on the other hand now am not too fond of it).

My earliest memory of broadway (in nyc) was driving into the time square area and being in awe of all the theatres and the bright signs.

[FosseBoi]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 12:50am

With my mother being a musician, there was/has always been music around. My first prof. theatre preformence was the 1st nat. tour of B&B. It was AMAZING! I knew that was what I wanted to do.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 12:54am

Seeing The Wizard of Oz, Annie, and Little Mary Sunshine all within a month of each other in community theaters when I was 4. After that, I started a lifelong obsession with my parents' vast collection of cast recordings- on records!

[KateMusic]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 1:22am

It wasn't Broadway, but it got me into musicals.

"Into the Woods" PBS airing developed my passion for musicals, and for Sondheim.

[gettinhep]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 1:33am

My memories of Broadway grew from watching the Tony Awards on Australian TV.

These memories are of Angela Lansbury hosting the shows. The evenings were embued with a certain wit and sophistication - a far cry from the self-congratulatory air of the Oscars. The talent involved in the excerpts from plays and musicals told me that Broadway was the place that I wanted to be.

It wasn't until the year 2000 that I finally saw a show on Broadway.

[pab]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 1:51am

I was living in Jamaica, Queens and I purchased tickets for myself and one of the people I was living with to go and see "The Wiz". We drove into Manhattan found a parking garage and proceeded to the Majestic Theatre and our Balcony seats.

I had never been to a Broadway show but I had been involved in musical theatre before with local productions of "The Music Man" and "Hello Dolly".

We sat down and the show began. I remember 'Feeling We Once Had' but the moment that sticks out in my mind that caused me to go "wow" was the tornado. Brilliant concept and brilliant choreography.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 9:14am

Wow----I'm dating myself---but I was in our church choir and we went to see "Brigadoon", starring Peter Palmer (I forget the female lead's name)---but I was hooked from then on! I never forgot that experience. At that time we lived in Union City, NJ--so it was just at the other end of the tunnel---just a short ride, but it seemed like another world!

[Elfie]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 9:45am

I rarely post here but lurk often. I'm not one of the "younger" posters, so I'm curious to see if anyone remembers this show!! I was about 7 years old and my parents took my 3yr old bro and me to see Schwartz's The Magic Show with Doug Henning. My brother held his ears the entire time because he said the drums were too loud! I fell in love with this show and my dad would play the record all the time. I would sing "Lion Tamer" and my brother would sing "Style". I recently purchased the CD and wow did that bring back memories. Subsequent early shows from my childhood include Godspell, Annie and Grease. I was in love with bway since then and am trying to trying to expose my two little boys to musical theatre now. We haven't done bway yet, but we watch The Sound of Music and others and go to local productions.
Great thread!

[ashley0139]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 9:52am

My first experiences were planted very early from my parents. During long car rides, my brother and I would try to sleep while my parents played TPOTO, Les Miz, and Miss Saigon. I have always loved those. My first actual Broadway experience? CATS. It was a great first musical to see but looking back... well it's not that good. But I loved it then.

[MissMommy]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 10:43am

Sandy Duncan Peter Pan. Magical, transporting, couldn't breathe. Then we saw her come out after the show, complaining that the flying rig hurt her back. So much for fairy dust.

[Corine2]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 11:09am

Zero Mostel in Fiddler.

[Katecab99]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 1:00pm

my first real broadway show was CATS, when i was in 10. i had seen both regional and community shows, but i just remember being in awe sitting in the audience that day. that's where my love began! :)

[mirandajrs]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 3:11pm

My earliest memory is of my parents taking me to NYC for the first time to see Phantom of the Opera when I was 11. We had third row orchestra seats and I remember I could feel the heat from the flames in the cemetary scene and being amazed by that.

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 3:20pm

I was at home playing on the computer program KipPix (any of you remember that?) and my Dad came home from the library with Phantom of the Opera (London cast recording) he plugged it in. I was hooked, loved it. Played it alllll the time after that. Drove my family nuts. Next came Cats, thanks to my Dad.

Then Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita (they scared me) because I found dead people and religion very scary at that point!

[kim1061]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 4:34pm

when i went to see cats i know i loved it and thought that secretly my cat did that. haha i was really young. Also i stuck my hand out at the end for mr.mistofolees to slap it and he left so i turned away then my mom goes "look" and i turn around to find this person/cat in my face trying to get me to put him..i freaked out and cried because i was so scared. haha. it was the most traumatizing thing in my entire life..

another was when i was younger i saw the radio xmas show and my only memory was getting sick and spending the entire show in the bathroom bc i threw up. gross yes..but i was like 6or7 i think..it was in the same year i saw cats.

[La Vie Boheme]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 6:01pm

Saw "Ragtime" when i was about oh...9 or so?

Yeah kinda wish i acutally understood it then...

i was still amazed by it and loved the music but hated the tall guy sitting in front of me...lol

[The Grovers Corners Yenta]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 6:17pm

My first Broadway show was Hello Dolly with ethel Merman at the St. James Theater. I was about 12 at the time. From then on, I was hooked!

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 7:16pm

My first show was the Jerry Lewis revival of Damn Yankees. I was 7, a huge Yankee fan, and was shocked at the first song where all of the Senators fans cursed out the Yankees.

I was probably into musicals before that, I had constantly watched the Sound of Music since I was 5, 6.

And I think somehting that really played a part for someone my age(1 was the golden age of Disney musicals I was able to grow up with. I have never watched a movie more than the Little Mermaid(3 when it came out) and it remains my favorite movie. And I also of course loved Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and the Lion King. They stand on their own as great musical scores and I yearn for another golden age of animated musicals. Oh well.

[seasons of love]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 7:52pm

My very first show on Broadway was Beauty and the Beast when I was five. I remember that I was scared of the wolves for a long time after because the costumes had bright red eyes. :) With that said, I had been watching the Sound of Music and The Music Man movies for a long time before I saw Beauty and the beast.

[Johnnytoc]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 7:57pm

My first was Beauty and the Beast: I sat on the edge of my seat in awe of the spectacle of Musical theatre.....

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 8:00pm

Crying when I saw 1776 because I was so bored. I was 6.

[FabalaCohen]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 8:04pm

When I was in sixth grade, we had been studying the Titanic sinking in Social Studies. This was right before the movie blew up. Anyhoo, my teacher had a tape of the Titanic CR and put it on for us. I sat there in my seat, amazed and loving it. Unfortunately, I wasn't allowed to go on the school trip to see it in NYC (a fact, to this day, I remind my mother of).

The next year, the school trip was to go to Toronto to see Phantom. This time, I was allowed to go, and was definitely blown away by it.

[felineofavenueb]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 8:16pm

I still have yet to see a show actually on Broadway, but I saw Joseph in Toronto and completely fell in love with it. I got the cassette tape and the cd, and my friend (who saw it and loved it as much) and I would play it when we were at eachothers' houses and dance around and take turns being the Narrator, haha.

And from age 6, the rest is history, ;0).

[michaela34]

Posted: 1/30/05 at 8:52pm

I grew up listening to Les Miserables and Phantom... but i actually saw my first broadway show this summer! I went to NY and saw Wicked, Hairspray, and Aida. It was one of the most amazing experiences. I had seen many other shows on tour, but this was the first actually ON broadway.

[LightMyCandle125]

Posted: 1/31/05 at 12:56am

first broadway show was sound of music w/ rebecca luker in 98. good times.