Hello Gents,
I'd like to add my theatre recollections to this great thread. Since 1973, I've seen the following (at least the ones I can remember):
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Palace Theatre, London
THE SEAGULL w/Nina Foch at Seattle Repertory
THE MOUSETRAP - London
EQUUS - Broadway w/Leonard Nimoy
EVITA w/Marti Webb (Elaine Page's successor)
TWELFTH NIGHT - RSC
MY FAIR LADY revival w/ Liz Robertson and Anna Neagle (as Mrs. Higgins)
BEFORE THE PARTY w/Michael Gough
DOCTOR FAUSTUS w/ Patrick Magee
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE - Broadway w/ Kevin Kline, Rex Smith, Linda Ronstadt
COLETTE w/ Diana Rigg (which premiered in Seattle, but died a quick death thereafter)
ALW's SONG & DANCE w/ Lulu - Palace Theatre
AREN'T WE ALL? w/Rex Harrison and Claudette Colbert - Curran Theater, San Francisco
BRONTE w/Julie Harris -- a terrific performance directed by Charles Nelson Reilly (!)
NOISES OFF w/Dorothy Loudon - Curran, San Francisco
DRIVING MISS DAISY w/Brock Peters and another memorable performance by Julie Harris
I'M NOT RAPPAPORT w/ Judd Hirsch - SF
STEEL MAGNOLIAS w/Rosemary Harris - West End
METROPOLIS - Piccadilly Theater
ASPECTS OF LOVE - Prince of Wales, London
THREE TALL WOMEN w/Maggie Smith, London
DESIGN FOR LIVING w/a very young Rachel Weiss & uber-hot Rupert Graves - Gielgud Theater
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE w/Glenn Close and Ian Glen - National Theater
BREATH OF LIFE w/Dame Maggie and Dame Judi, West End
SHOW BOAT w/Tom Bosley (as Capt'n Andy)
HELLO, DOLLY w/ Carol what's-her-name
ANGELS IN AMERICA - San Francisco
THE BLACK RIDER w/Marianne Faithfull - SF
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - w/Nancy Opel - Touring production, SF
WICKED w/Kristin and Idina during its premiere at the Orpheum, SF
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - Orpheum, SF
KING CHARLES III - American Conservatory, SF
MATILDA - Cambridge Theater
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Drury Lane -- Sam Mendes directed this knock-out show with incredible sets; a highlight of my recent visit to London!
Also, the standard touring productions of PHANTOM, LES MIZ, CATS, STARLIGHT, 42nd STREET, SPAMALOT.
One of my favorite plays of all: SHOCKHEADED PETER -- droll, macabre tales of Heinrich Hoffmann set to music by the Tiger Lillies. Hideously funny!
