So, tell us about yourself.

[greenifyme2]

Posted: 6/19/18 at 7:40pm

It seems a lot of assumptions are made on this board (you must be young, you must be old, you must be new to theater, etc). A lot of us are here every day, so why not share things about ourselves! (Without giving things like real names). I’ll start.

I’m in my mid-30s. I like long walks on the beach...
Just kidding.
I grew up in upstate NY and was heavily involved in the music program in grade school, but never did anything like that in college or professionally, even though it was a path I considered. I lived in the Midwest for awhile which was lovely and moved to NYC about 8 years ago. I didn’t *really* get into theater until about a year and a half ago when I realized going to a show didn’t have to mean a $200 ticket every time.
To my friends, it seems this is all I do since I see more shows than the average person, but I still consider myself a casual fan. I find the aspects of what goes into a show fascinating since it’s all still pretty new to me, and it’s definitely a perk of living here. I like reading this board because you guys know what’s up and coming before anyone else does. One of my favorite experiences this year was seeing the JCS rehearsal live, and owe that to the person who posted here that the ticket lottery was up.

There. Thanks for reading (and hopefully sharing)!

[Dollypop]

Posted: 6/19/18 at 7:46pm

I'm 70 years old and am breathtakingly handsome. I walk with the grace of a gazelle, which accentuates my smooth, cat-like movements. On top of all that, I'm incredibly modest.

[Sondheimite]

Posted: 6/19/18 at 8:02pm

Late twenties.

Working to expand what theatre can be.

Really like working with new immersive productions of old established musicals done in radical ways or new exciting work.

I like to make theatre that is exciting to be an audience member of.

I like David Lynch and David Bowie. 

I stopped performing after playing Hedwig because there wasn't anywhere else to go after that.  Hahaha! 

I once accused Paul McCartney to his face of dying and being replaced while I was working the Haunted Mansion at Disney World!

Updated On: 6/19/18 at 08:02 PM

[greenifyme2]

Posted: 6/19/18 at 8:10pm

Sondheimite said: "Late twenties.

Working to expand what theatre can be.

Really like working with new immersive productions of old established musicals done in radical ways or new exciting work.

I like to make theatre that is exciting to be an audience member of.

I like David Lynch and David Bowie.

I once accused Paul McCartney to his face of dying and being replaced while I was working the Haunted Mansion at Disney World!"

I also worked at Disney World- ex Jungle Cruise Skipper here! We were all super jealous of the Haunted Mansion staff- you guys had the best job! (Expecfed fo be grumpy and in air conditioning!) haha

[Sondheimite]

Posted: 6/19/18 at 8:12pm

greenifyme2 said: "Sondheimite said: "Late twenties.

Working to expand what theatre can be.

Really like working with new immersive productions of old established musicals done in radical ways or new exciting work.

I like to make theatre that is exciting to be an audience member of.

I like David Lynch and David Bowie.

I once accused Paul McCartney to his face of dying and being replaced while I was working the Haunted Mansion at Disney World!"

I also worked at Disney World- ex Jungle Cruise Skipper here! We were all super jealous of the Haunted Mansion staff- you guys had the best job! (Expecfed fo be grumpy and in air conditioning!) haha"

I was a jungle skipper for years!!! I HATED working for the company.  But that's another story... or perhaps an in progress documentary  

[South Florida]

Posted: 6/19/18 at 8:16pm

In love with Steph.  She found a slightly better good looking man than I.  Slightly younger too.

 

[MaddieBB12]

Posted: 6/19/18 at 8:16pm

I’ll go ahead and add myself to the list of Disney World cast members. Not Attractions though- Food and Beverage!

Other than that, early 20s. Musical theatre nerd since I was brought to a “Sound of Music” singalong at age 6, but I didn’t see a show on Broadway until I was 12... and it just never stopped.

My friends refer to me as “Walking Broadway Wikipedia” because I can spit out random facts about pretty much every show they can think of. It’s a title I’m pretty proud of.

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Posted: 6/19/18 at 8:23pm

Amanda. Born-and-bred New Yorker. Aspie who plays Nintendo when she's not immersing herself in the performing arts (it's a delicate balance). Brunette, mezzo-soprano, and wordsmith extraordinaire!

Read more...Lol

[Sondheimite]

Posted: 6/19/18 at 8:30pm

Willing to start a support group for those traumatized after working at WDW

You can all come over to my place, we'll smoke, swap stories, and then cry at the stockholm syndrome that all ex-cast members feel about the comapny!  hahaha!  

[greenifyme2]

Posted: 6/19/18 at 8:35pm

Sondheimite said: "Willing to start a support group for those traumatized after working at WDW

You can all come over to my place, we'll smoke, swap stories, and then cry at the stockholm syndrome that all ex-cast members feel about the comapny! hahaha!"

Wow I never realized how many of us overlapped! Haha yes they were definitely soul-crushing. Somehow I came out still loving Disney in the end (but working for them was awful!!)

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 6/19/18 at 8:38pm

In brief:

* Gibson is the name

* Aspie (hi Amanda!)

* "Always wanted to be in show biz ever since I was a little boy" (bang goes another cliché!), spurred on big time by early (primary) favorites Jesus Christ Superstar, Godspell, West Side Story, and Hair

* Hair proved to be the winning ticket; was first discovered at the age of 15 (turning 28 on Sunday) by Broadway legend Michael Butler, who produced that piece

* Butler and friends introduced me to an NYC-based producer / auteur with an extensive background in film development and exploration of new theater ventures, called me "a prodigy," recommended he take professional interest

* Did a five-year apprenticeship at this guy's company, and became a director of project development, involved in the company's major stage, film, and TV productions

* Career highlights to date: principal visual rights negotiator for Michael Jackson in a deal with a Tokyo gaming concern, key grand rights negotiator on a Broadway bound musical composed by Tony-nominated talent, helped to conceive and construct film series idea for Daniel Radcliffe, served in production roles on Broadway-bound workshops with such renowned performers as Harry J. Lennix, arranged the team (as exec producer) on a solicited bid for a new English version of a popular German rock musical by Grammy- and Oscar-winning talent, and all-around involvement in the arts with local talent in my native New England

Updated On: 6/19/18 at 08:38 PM

[Theatricality]

Posted: 6/19/18 at 8:57pm

  

Updated On: 12/6/18 at 08:57 PM

[atuomala]

Posted: 6/19/18 at 9:42pm

Mid-20’s
Theatre Degree (looking to advance it and expand my studies to film)
California transplant living in NYC
First show was “Promises, Promises” in 2010 and I fell in love with theatre

[aj88]

Posted: 6/19/18 at 9:44pm

I've been a longtime lurker of the boards for probably close to 15 years but I very rarely ever post due to the often bitter and petty nature that can permeate it.

I'm Anthony and I am 29 going on 30.

I've lived in New York for the past few years pursuing an acting and writing career (currently working on writing a play now).

I have always loved theatre along with film and older TV and music. Much like MaddieBB12, I've always been considered some sort of Wikipedia base when it comes to the history of theatre and maybe even more so for film.

My first Broadway was Ragtime, which I saw with the original cast on my 10th birthday in 1998. It's still an experience I treasure highly.

I'm always up for talking to other people that share artistic passions, etc...so please feel free to reach out!

[bwayrose7]

Posted: 6/19/18 at 9:57pm

I'm Cate. Twenties, very far from NYC but trying to get there every day. I started this account as a teenager during a free computer class period, sitting next to one of my best friends who is also a member here (hi, if you're reading this!)

I love theatre but, to borrow from Singin' in the Rain, I'm a true triple threat: can't sing, can't dance, can't act. So I write instead. Have a scattering of credits as a playwright, lyricist, and dramaturg, and just finished grad school with a theatre degree.

I've worked too many theatre/arts jobs to count, but my favorite is probably a front-of-house job at a major touring venue. Oh, the stories I could tell

First Broadway show was Wicked, just last year, but my first Broadway tour was Hairspray when I was a tween, and I grew up on children's theatre regionally (I think The Wind in the Willows was my first-ever theatrical experience).

[Elfuhbuh]

Posted: 6/19/18 at 10:17pm

My name is [Redacted]. I'm in my 20s, and I've loved musicals since I was a kid! (My first live musical was The Lion King when I was in kindergarten, and my mom used to pop in our CATS and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat videos when I was a kid.) My first Broadway show was Phantom of the Opera, although we saw Wicked, Billy Elliot, and Les Misérables in the West End a couple years before that.

[dearalanaaaa]

Posted: 6/19/18 at 11:46pm

I think I'll be the youngest here... Late teens, and I go to college near NYC! I've liked theatre since about 2014, but never really got into it until I moved closer to the city. I'm in college and I'm going for journalism! I'm on the dance team, and I've been dancing since I was 6 years old. My first show was Rockettes Christmas Spectacular (I wanted to see Newsies but my parents told me I couldn't since it was too expensive) and theatre is a pastime for me! I haven't been to a tour or West End, but I've seen about 5 Broadway shows, all using rush or lotteries. I first got into theater from watching West Side Story in one of my music classes, but never dived in until mid last year. Oh, and a random fact is that despite it being the food of choice for college students, I have never ate roman noodles in my life!

[jkstheatrescene]

Posted: 6/20/18 at 8:45am

* Jeff here.

* 1st Broadway show: Mame revival in 1983. I was 17. I had done tons of theater in high school, but seeing that show changed my life forever. My first show, my first time seeing the great Angela Lansbury, my first flop. I've had a big place in my heart for both Ms. Lansbury and flops ever since.

* My job is so far from theater, the only thing it has in common with Broadway is that humans are involved.

* I write a theater blog, JKs TheatreScene.  I've been doing it for years, but took an extended break, and am trying to rebuild my audience.  https://jkstheatrescene.blogspot.com/

* I love musicals (though I'm starting to get more and more into plays).  And it is possible to love Fun Home, Passion and The Band's Visit, and also love Mamma Mia!, Xanadu and Disney musicals.  Okay, except maybe The Little Mermaid.  That was just.... 

* I used to post more on here, but like many have said, it just gets too ugly some times.
 

Updated On: 6/20/18 at 08:45 AM

[After Eight]

Posted: 6/20/18 at 8:57am

Well, I'm a happy-go-lucky sort, a raindrops-on-roses kind of person, now of advanced years. I like nice things, beautiful things,  the sun, the moon, and the stars, and try to maintain a positive attitude towards life.

I've been going to the theatre for many years now, and the memories of shows I saw over half a century ago still bring me infinite joy. Such is the magic of the theatre.

[haterobics]

Posted: 6/20/18 at 9:03am

Sure, I'm <<removed by BWW moderators>>

Updated On: 6/20/18 at 09:03 AM

[Crazy NooNooHead]

Posted: 6/20/18 at 9:30am

I'm an asexual, autistic, alliterating actress in my late 20s, and I've lived in NY my whole life. Kristin Chenoweth's performance as Sally in You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown made me want to pursue acting for a living. I live in NYC and work as a cashier in food service...which I count as acting because keeping a straight face when people ask me if there's meat in the veggie patty is EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. (This has happened twice.) I love seeing and doing theatre, and if I have a free night, I'm usually at a show. If I really love a show and/or an actor in a show, I will see that show over and over again. My favorite is The Book Of Mormon. When I'm not at work or at a show, I'm usually at home knitting or crocheting.

Also, shameless plug: My mom's a playwright, and I get to perform in one of her plays in September at the Hudson Guild. https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3496378?cookie_header=1

Updated On: 6/20/18 at 09:30 AM

[veraclaythorne2]

Posted: 6/20/18 at 9:55am

I'm a mid-thirties New Yorker who's been seeing shows since I was 3 years old. I have studied drama since high school, and have worked in admin and production as well as on house staff for various NYC non-profit theaters. Now I am a theater teacher.

I try to see just about everything (thanks TDF!), and generally prefer Sondheim and darkly-comic plays and musicals, so the fact that the SpongeBob SquarePants musical is my newest favorite still surprises me, but I've learned to embrace wholeheartedly what life throws at me. I've seen it many more times than any other show I've returned to. The only other recent show I can say with certainty that I would have kept revisiting would be American Psycho, but alas, they took it away from me too soon.

[ScottyDoesn'tKnow2]

Posted: 6/20/18 at 10:03am

Early thirties, Asian-American gay man who moved to New York about five years ago for law school. Have been a big fan of theater of all kinds since I was young and really got into it in high school and college. Friends joke that I only to New York for Broadway. They're not completely wrong.

[Cat Guy]

Posted: 6/20/18 at 10:30am

71-year-old retired U.S. Navy and Federal Government guy.  My career allowed me to be a theater-goer on five continents (North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia).  

I have spent much of my life on Planet Earth working for equal human and civil rights for all (including my non-human friends, as well).  VOTE!

Cheers.

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 6/20/18 at 10:36am

Late 30's female Asian bio teacher who for years quite frankly couldn't afford theater except on occasion. My first Broadway show was a school field trip in middle school. We saw Guys and Dolls with Nathan Lane, Faith Prince, Peter Gallagher, etc. What a great intro to MT!

Since maybe 2015 I've been going to theater much more often and I've also been having to pick a PG-rated, completely wholesome "momsical" to take my mom to every year. We've so far seen Lion King (she thought it was ok), Cats (she loved it), Phantom (she hated it), Hello Dolly! (she liked it a lot), and Carousel (she LOVED it). 

I keep a blog where I also write about dance, opera, classical music, etc.

https://humbledandoverwhelmed.blogspot.com/

My latest entry was about how I finally saw Hamilton:

https://humbledandoverwhelmed.blogspot.com/2018/06/hamilton-great-american-musical.html