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Which show have you seen the most number of times?
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#50Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/29/13 at 10:05pm
In general; Anything Goes 3x (Broadway, Community, High School)
On Broadway: Chicago 2x (fan day, and recently when Sieber and Spanger were in it)
"Grease," the fourth revival of the season, is the worst show in the history of theater and represents an unparalleled assault on Western civilization and its values. - Michael Reidel
#51Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/29/13 at 10:09pmI seldom see shows multiple times, but I saw "Once On This Island" at least three if not four times and I saw "Next To Normal" three times.
#52Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/29/13 at 10:25pmTwo shows definitely worth seeing multiple times, for the writing and the performances. I can still remember seeing La Chanze for the first time--magical. And I went back to see Next to Normal when Marin and Jason took over, and it was a very different experience from seeing it with Alice Ripley.
Outoftowner2
Stand-by Joined: 1/8/12
#53Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/30/13 at 2:27am
Les Miserables (NY, London, Toronto, Tour) about 20
Jesus Christ Superstar at least 15
Billy Elliot (NY, London,Tour) about 10
Phantom 6 or 7
Spamalot 4
Sweeney Todd 4
#54Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/30/13 at 7:47am
between tours and Broadway I saw Rent about 18 times, plus another 4 for the revival at New World Stages. I was a little crushed that they posted the original closing notice less than a week after I moved here.
But I have seen Rock of Ages 86 times and counting. The last 2 years mostly for milestone performances, or when I can get a comp or other greatly discounted price
#55Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/30/13 at 8:44am
LES MISERABLES- 25
PHANTOM- 20
WICKED- 8
"TO LOVE ANOTHER PERSON IS TO SEE THE FACE OF GOD"- LES MISERABLES---
"THERE'S A SPECIAL KIND OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS SHOW PEOPLE... WE'RE BORN EVERY NIGHT AT HALF HOUR CALL!"--- CURTAINS
#56Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/30/13 at 8:56amRent is my record, I believe.... Twice on Broadway, the final Tour, a regional production, and the recent off-Broadway revival.
#57Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/30/13 at 9:08am
Hairspray - 30 times
Ragtime (revival) - 9 times
Titanic - 9 times
King and I ('96 revival) - 9 times
Gypsy (Tyne Daly) - 9 times
Hey Dottie!
Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany
mamaleh
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/04
#58Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/30/13 at 9:11am
THE BOY FROM OZ (20 times in NY, 4 shows in Brisbane)
A STEADY RAIN (20 times)
HUGH JACKMAN, BACK ON BROADWAY (28 in NY, 5 performances each in pre-Bway versions in San Francisco and Toronto)
Non-Hugh: 1776 and FOLLIES--original productions (4 times each)
Updated On: 5/30/13 at 09:11 AM
#59Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/30/13 at 9:28am
I can't believe people complain about ticket prices when they see shows 20 times or more.
I saw only two Broadway shows more than once when I lived in NYC and one more since I moved away. Partly because, when I did have enough money to see a show again, I spent it on a show I hadn't seen yet, and partly because I didn't have enough money to see shows more than 1-2 times per month (at most).
I did see "Ragtime" in Los Angeles 4 times, but I had comps for two of those performances.
The two Broadway shows I saw more than once when I lived in NYC:
Fences (I had comps the first time, then paid to see it again because the performances were so incredible)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (original production) -- I saw it with the full OBC in previews, then went back over a year later when a friend from out of town wanted to see it.
Everything else was a "one time only" experience until I moved away.
I saw "Cats" when it opened on Broadway (about a month into the run with the full OBC), then I saw it again 14 years later, toward the end of the run. I figured the statute of limitations had run out on that one, so I saw it again with my partner.
I've also seen a couple of shows on both coasts:
Les Miserables (full OBC and 11 years later in a touring company in Los Angeles)
Lion King (full OBC and original first national tour)
Everything else has been a "one night only" experience, and honestly, I wouldn't trade that for anything.
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#60Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/30/13 at 9:29amYou don't hear me complaining about ticket prices! When I see something repeatedly it's definitely via discount.
Hey Dottie!
Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany
#61Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/30/13 at 10:18am
Broadway: Spring Awakening 10 times, because of the $35 stage seats.
Urinetown: 16+ regional, different productions, Boston area.
Smokey Joe's: maybe 20 different productions.
Also more than a few productions: Sweeney, Fantasticks, Christmas Carol, Xanadu, Gypsy, 3 Penny, Assassins, Wicked, Producers, Chicago.
Cats: As many times as we have grandkids, not my idea.
It's fun comparing different productions.
"It ain't no myst'ry
If it's politics or hist'ry
The thing you gotta know is
Ev'rything is show biz" - Mel Brooks
Emmaloucbway
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/16/11
#62Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/30/13 at 10:19amThe Book of Mormon- 20 times. All on Broadway.
Outoftowner2
Stand-by Joined: 1/8/12
#63Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/30/13 at 10:28am
Some people like to savor the one-time-only experience, that makes sense. Some like to repeat the experience many times. I don't think that makes any of us wrong, or qualifies any of us to be on the list of things someone else can't believe. My repeats have all been over many years. I haven't complained about ticket prices. It costs what it costs. If you can go then you do.
Updated On: 5/30/13 at 10:28 AM
Queen of the Night
Featured Actor Joined: 6/12/07
#64Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/30/13 at 10:34amCats--9 times (including Broadway and London) and Les Miserables about 8 times. I've see a lot of others 2 or 3 times like Wicked (3x), Beauty and the Beast (3x), Mamma Mia (3x), A chorus line (4x) and Chicago (4x).
ErinDillyFan
Broadway Star Joined: 7/14/06
#65Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/30/13 at 10:57am
South Pacific 9x
Les Miserables 7x
Fiddler on the Roof 6x
Spelling Bee 6x
All different productions.
I have seen a duplicate of the same production a few times.
Gibson Fleck (univ. of Michigan)
Legally Blonde (National Tour Detroit, St. Louis, but they made changes in the show so not really the same production)
Children of Eden (children's theatre matinee & night same day, my wife was in the pit)
Curtains (community theatre)
Catch Me If You Can (national tour Chicago, Detroit)
In HS I would see two shows of the HS musical, but they double cast, so I would see both sets of leads.
The only 2 times I have seen The Secret Garden I saw them on back to back nights by 2 different community theatres. We will have to see if the lead in the 1st one we saw becomes a star as we predicted only 13 yrs old...
Kbradstein
Stand-by Joined: 7/6/12
#67Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/30/13 at 9:53pm
next to normal (broadway, tour, regional) - 23
cats (regional) - 10ish (?)
hair (revival, non-eq tour) - 5
jerusalem (broadway) - 2 (i wish this had been open longer.)
#68Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/30/13 at 9:54pm
Original DREAMGIRLS = 900 times
I kid
mamaleh
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/04
#69Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/31/13 at 12:14am
About ticket prices, I see it like this: You know how the Public Theater's big hits over the years, such as HAIR, subsidized their smaller projects? That's how I am about sky-high ticket prices. I try to see as much as I can via rush or standing room to sort of subsidize my multiple visits to productions I know will not offer discounts. So, yes, one can complain (or deal creatively with) high ticket prices while still going for repeat visits to favorites. Makes sense to me.
Maybe someone will start a "Theater tickets are too damned high" political party. :)
#70Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/31/13 at 12:29am
Rent:8
Jersey Boys: 6
Wicked: 3
Hair (2011 Revival): 3
"I wish the stage were as narrow as the wire of a tightrope dancer, so that no incompetent would dare step upon it." Goethe
#71Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/31/13 at 12:33am
Phantom of the Opera: 24 times
- 5 x Belgium
- 3 x London
- 2 x US Tour
- 2 x Germany
- 12 x Broadway
Les Mis: 28 times (26 x London and 2 x Broadway)
Jersey Boys: 7 times (3 x Broadway and 4 x London)
Young Frankenstein: 11 times
Memphis: 8 times
Next To Normal: 5 times
Elisabeth: 6 times
And a LOT of shows 2 or 3 times...
#72Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/31/13 at 4:04amBetween Broadway & touring productions I saw Rent 74 times between 1996 and 1999. 90% or more was via the line or lottery.
#73Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/31/13 at 9:51am
I was out with a couple from a long-running (current) show just last week. At one point, conversation turned to "fans," and they mentioned those people who return to a show over and over again.
They confessed to having conflicted feelings about these fans (particularly when they came to the stage door, expecting contact) - flattered by the love, but also a little scared that it felt like a short step away from unhealthy obsession. (To which someone asked, "is there such as thing as healthy obsession?")
#74Which show have you seen the most number of times?
Posted: 5/31/13 at 6:38pm
Demitri, thank you for sharing that!
I've only ever seen a few shows twice. I saw "Rent" three or four times, but for reasons other than whatever affection I might have had for the show. And I think I saw "Secret Garden" three times as well.
