MikeThomas Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 The Ritz with Rita Moreno… I was very young! Until that show, I never knew there was such a thing as a bathhouse. Life changing! + sam.fitzpatrick and + Vegas_Millennial 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Annie—elementary school field trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ WilliamM Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Tovarich with Vivien Leigh. A musical, even though Ms. Leigh was not exactly a singer. She sang a bit on Ed Sullivan. It is available on YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ purplekow Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Good Evening with Dudley Moore and Peter Cook Marc in Calif 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ azdr0710 Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) "The Boys In The Band", five years ago in the revival......(unless my parents took me to something when I was a tiny kid, but unlikely)...... lots of theater-goers joking afterwards about the long line for the men's room and no line for the women's room..... Edited December 7, 2023 by azdr0710 + Vegas_Millennial 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alrajee Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 The Lion King in Las Vegas. I cried at “Endless Night.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthOfTheBorder Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 vague memory of Phantom - maybe I blocked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ nycman Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) A Chorus Line. I was very young. My mother’s sexy/cool secretary suggested she take me to see it. It was life changing and I am eternally grateful to her. Even in rural America, they know how to help the little homos find their people. Edited December 7, 2023 by nycman Because we can’t say faggot. Ok, I just realized I could get away with it in the "reason for edit section. Please don’t ban me, it’s funny as fuck! EZEtoGRU, + Vegas_Millennial, + azdr0710 and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Cash4Trash Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 The Killing of Sister George starring Beryl Reid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 To be clear, Annie did not change my hard-knock life, but I’m sure the sun will come up tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZEtoGRU Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 1 hour ago, nycman said: A Chorus Line. Same for me. My first trip to NYC without my family. Late 70's I guess. I went with some friends. Loved the show and it's simplicity. musclestuduws and + Vegas_Millennial 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ sf westcoaster Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Damn Yankees, staring Gwen Verdon. I think it was 1956 or 57. Marc in Calif and + Vegas_Millennial 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ WilliamM Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 1960 Gypsy The Sound of Music And a musical with Jackie Gleason + Vegas_Millennial 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Gator Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 "Aspects of Love" with Michael Ball and Anne Crumb; May, 1990. My third time going to NYC with my then-boyfriend. We really wanted to see 'Phantom' (the hottest ticket in town) but it was impossible to get tickets. The ticket agent in the hotel suggested 'AOL' - the new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical which had opened just about a month earlier. We should have seen red flags everywhere when the eighth row orchestra was available. We bought the tickets and we'd never been so bored in our lives. We were ready to leave with everyone else during intermission, but we stayed. Horrible show (though back then, at 29, Ball was eye candy). A year later we tried out chances again with 'Phantom' with no luck. This time the ticket agent in the hotel (different from the year before - this woman was a clone of Joan Rivers, so we trusted her) suggested Tyne Daly who had just returned to 'Gypsy'. She promised we wouldn't be disappointed, so we took another chance. BEST SHOW WE EVER SAW - still the best in my book, and I've seen about 50 shows on Broadway from 1990 - 2019. musclestuduws 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ sam.fitzpatrick Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Chicago in 2013. Paige Davis (of Trading Spaces) was subbing in as Roxie and I enjoyed her performance. And Christine Pedi was the Matron. I had seen multiple touring musicals, but this was my first show on Broadway. That week I also saw Nice Work If You Can Get It, Jekyll & Hyde, and Pippin. musclestuduws, + BenjaminNicholas and + Vegas_Millennial 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Vegas_Millennial Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 "Book of Mormon", "Moulin Rouge", and "Company" all in the same week in 2022. They were all fantastic, but "Company" was my favorite! I had seen plenty of community theater before (starting with "Gypsy", "Fiddler on the Roof", and "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" when I was in the 3rd Grade), and several touring Broadway shows. But I never saw anything in a Broadway theater house until 2022. Such is the drawback of being raised and living on the West Coast. musclestuduws and EZEtoGRU 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubic_assistance Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 "CATS". Hated it. Some theater-nerd friends from high school talked me into going. I was so upset that I spent all that money on that crap. (And a crappy over-priced lunch at Beefsteak Charlies). Worst trip to NYC ever. + Vegas_Millennial and thomas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ sync Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Holy cow, I believe it was Mame starring Jane Morgan as Mame and Anne Francine as Vera Charles. Talk about water under the bridge. + Vegas_Millennial 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ WilliamM Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 14 hours ago, WilliamM said: 1960 Gypsy The Sound of Music And a musical with Jackie Gleason Gypsy with Merman and The Sound of Music with Mary Martin And the Jackie Gleason musical was Take Me Along + Vegas_Millennial 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubic_assistance Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 (edited) 20 hours ago, Ali Gator said: We really wanted to see 'Phantom' (the hottest ticket in town) but it was impossible to get tickets. Don't assume popularity = quality. I took my parents to see Phantom. Was like listening to fingernails on a chalkboard for two hours. It's an incredibly cheesy musical designed for mass-consumption by middle America people with no taste. I always admired Andrew Lloyd Weber's talent with Jesus Christ Superstar but Cats and Phantom were not at the same level of genuine creativity. Clearly, artistic efforts were no longer important to him and he just wanted to mass market and make money at this point in his career. Edited December 8, 2023 by pubic_assistance grammar Marc in Calif 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Charlie Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 I don't remember where I saw most shows, so some of the earliest ones I saw probably weren't actually on Broadway, I saw The Boys in the Band and Hair before they got to Broadway. The first show I saw in New York was probably The Fantasticks, but it wasn't on Broadway. I know I saw Amadeus on Broadway, but I don't remember when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Axiom2001 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 ...Boys in the Band on Broadway in New York, City when I was visiting. I think it was my first time in "The Big Apple." + Vegas_Millennial 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Gator Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 19 hours ago, pubic_assistance said: Don't assume popularity = quality. I took my parents to see Phantom. Was like listening to fingernails on a chalkboard for two hours. It's an incredibly cheesy musical designed for mass-consumption by middle America people with no taste. I always admired Andrew Lloyd Weber's talent with Jesus Christ Superstar but Cats and Phantom were not at the same level of genuine creativity. Clearly, artistic efforts were no longer important to him and he just wanted to mass market and make money at this point in his career. I agree, but at the time we were looking for something entertaining for three hours, as that's a big expectation when going to a Broadway musical. There's nothing worse than sitting in a theater for nearly three hours not being entertained (and that lesson has been proven with the abrupt closures of so many new musicals the past years). "Aspects" was far from entertaining (whether POTO was quality or not, you can't deny it was entertaining - and why it lasted for 35 years). It was dull and sleep-inducing, which is probably why that half-empty theater emptied even more at intermission. Tyne Daly in "Gypsy" proved to be quality and entertaining, a rarity. Aside from POTO (which I have seen a total of 7X in different venues), "Starlight Express" was surely lacking in quality, yet very entertaining. Same with 'CATS'. 'Sunset Boulevard' and 'JCS' can go either way with ALW - it all depends on who's the star. Marc in Calif 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubic_assistance Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 5 hours ago, Ali Gator said: whether POTO was quality or not, you can't deny it was entertaining To each his own. Some people find "monster truck rallies" to be entertaining. Watching pick-up-trucks with giant wheels crush other cars. So exciting ! No. Sorry. I actually wasn't entertained by PotO. So many more that I could mention where I actually enjoyed the hour or two. Marc in Calif 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenomora Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Wicked, with Julia Murney as Elphaba and Kendra Kassebaum as Galinda. TruHart1 and + sf westcoaster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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