Help In Selecting 3 Shows
Help In Selecting 3 Shows
tatter47
Chorus Member Joined: 5/15/07
#1Help In Selecting 3 Shows
Posted: 4/4/10 at 11:33am
I will be visiting the city in late May. I have tickets for La Gage, American Idoit, Hair, & the Addams Family. I have room for 3 more shows, but I have 5 that interest me. They are--Lend Me A Tenor, Red, Next Fall, A Little Night Music, & Promises, Promises. Any help will be appreciated.
Updated On: 4/4/10 at 11:33 AM
#2Help In Selecting 3 Shows
Posted: 4/4/10 at 11:35am
Those are only 4 shows, and I would go see A Little Night Music, Lend Me A Tenor, and Promises, Promises.
Updated On: 4/4/10 at 11:35 AM
tatter47
Chorus Member Joined: 5/15/07
#3Help In Selecting 3 Shows
Posted: 4/4/10 at 11:37am
wdwfreak, he listed 5 shows:
1) Lend Me A Tenor
2) Red
3) Next Fall
4) A little Night Music
5) Promises, Promises
To the OP, of the 5 you listed, I would choose Lend Me a Tenor, A Little Night Music, and Promises, Promises.
#4Help In Selecting 3 Shows
Posted: 4/4/10 at 11:41am
^ I think there were originally only 4, though.
OP: I haven't seen all of those shows, but I would definitely recommend Red. It was a little dense, but I really enjoyed it and am still mulling it all over.
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jagfkb
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/29/07
#6Help In Selecting 3 Shows
Posted: 4/4/10 at 12:09pmDON'T SEE Promises, Promises (unless you will die without ever seeing Sean Hayes & Kristen Chenoweth) before seeing A Little Night Music, Next Fall, & Lend Me a Tenor
Upland
Stand-by Joined: 1/18/10
#7Help In Selecting 3 Shows
Posted: 4/4/10 at 12:15pmOf course it depends on your taste, but of the shows you have listed, RED is really great. Alfred Molina gives an amazing performance. The play is pretty dense though, so if that is not your thing, maybe one of the other shows would be better for you.
bwaybug85
Understudy Joined: 1/3/10
#8Help In Selecting 3 Shows
Posted: 4/4/10 at 1:56pmSee ENRON. Saw it in London and it was unlike anything I've ever seen. Never a dull moment and you don't need to be "business savvy" to understand it at all--they make it very entertaining. There's also lots of singing, dance, cool techno music, and video so it's definitely not your average "play."
bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#9Help In Selecting 3 Shows
Posted: 4/4/10 at 2:54pmDon't miss Night Music! It was probably the best show I've seen in the last decade or so!
#11Help In Selecting 3 Shows
Posted: 4/4/10 at 4:21pm
Lend Me a Tenor and Red, for sure. Make sure you catch those two.
As for the third, either Next Fall or A Little Night Music. Next Fall is a very good -- not great -- new American play, and A Little Night Music is a pretty good production of a great show -- take your pick.
Will O'Donnell
Understudy Joined: 11/21/09
#12Help In Selecting 3 Shows
Posted: 4/4/10 at 4:44pmSee Chicago, the current cast isn't the best, but I think it's the best technical show on Broadway. I also liked West Side Story a lot, although I know there are a lot who feel differently. In the Heights is also great.
Understudy Joined: 12/31/69
#13Help In Selecting 3 Shows
Posted: 4/4/10 at 4:49pmLend Me a Tenor is hilarious and I hear wonderful things about Next Fall and Red, also.
#14Help In Selecting 3 Shows
Posted: 4/4/10 at 5:32pmWhy are people suggesting shows the OP doesn't want to see? He said there were 5 shows that interested him, and needed to pick 3. Clearly he/she has done research and wants to see 3 of the 5 shows he mentioned.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#15Help In Selecting 3 Shows
Posted: 4/4/10 at 5:53pm
Just about to post the same thing, AG.
To agree with another poster: I'd put Promises, Promises as a last choice.
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#16Help In Selecting 3 Shows
Posted: 4/4/10 at 6:04pmtatter47, I know this wasn't in your original post, but have you seen Next to Nomral or Billy Elliot? No interest? Because they are both fantastic. You're in for a treat with Hair though!
FeelingElectric
Broadway Star Joined: 9/28/05
#17Help In Selecting 3 Shows
Posted: 4/4/10 at 6:27pmI say go with Next Fall, Tenor and Red.
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#18Help In Selecting 3 Shows
Posted: 4/4/10 at 6:58pm
Promises, promises
Night Music (if you are tall, make sure you get a seat in the orchestra).
#19Help In Selecting 3 Shows
Posted: 4/4/10 at 7:22pmI would definitely recommend Next Fall and A Little Night Music of those. I haven't seen Red or Lend Me A Tenor yet but I've been hearing great things about both.
tatter47
Chorus Member Joined: 5/15/07
TheaterBoy7777
Broadway Star Joined: 1/28/06
#21Help In Selecting 3 Shows
Posted: 4/6/10 at 10:34amYou Have to see Next To Normal if you havent already...Have to.
