Love musicals as well although I've never really been to new york city and never been to Broadway. I've only seen community theater or shows on tour on the west coast, primarily in LA. One day I'll get to new york...
I fell in love with musicals when I was in high school playing bassoon and clarinet in the orchestra pit for our school shows (Carousel, West Side Story, Bye Bye Birdy (which i did not like), and Oklahoma). I sometimes dream of being a musician and playing in an orchestra pit but unfortunately wasn't able to afford an actual bassoon of my own growing up and so stopped playing after college (up til college I was able to rent instruments from the school for free).
My favorite musical is probably Into the Woods, but I have so many other guilty pleasures of shows where I love most of the music but not necessarily the show itself. Carousel, My Fair Lady, Gypsy, Funny Girl, Fiddler on the Roof, Wicked, Music Man, Little Women, Legally Blonde, Shrek, Dear Evan Hansen, The Last Five Years, Bridges of Madison County, Newsies, Hello Dolly, Kiss Me Kate, Anything Goes, Company, A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park with George, Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, West Side Story, Parade, She Loves Me, Six, and so much more.