First Broadway Show
First Broadway Show
AnythingCanHappen
Featured Actor Joined: 11/5/06
#1First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 1:53am
Okay... Everyone's had a first time. *wink wink* What was YOUR first Broadway show, when, and why?
I saw the Sweeney Todd revival on October 22, 2005. I was in NYC for 4 days with some theatre classmates and as I stood in line at the old TKTS with my friend Sean and our theatre professor Julia, we said *should we go to sweet charity* (the woman in front of us informed us that it f***ing sucked) so Julia told Sean about Sweeney as I knew the plot, and the music, but wasnt completely familiar with it. We got our tickets, and headed straight to the theatre. It was wonderful and getting to see Patti Lupone for my first theatre experience was a marvel.
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#1re: First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 2:25am
Gypsy- June 12, 2003.
I was going to NYC to visit family and I had the option to see a Broadway show. I chose Gypsy because I wanted to see Bernadette. It was one of the best decisions I ever made.
#2re: First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 7:43am
The Drowsy Chaperone- August 1, 2006
Such a fun time. It had been my first time going to NYC, and my grandma took me, and we had planned on seeing Wicked, but she surprised me with Drowsy tickets, as well. I loved it! We had already bought the OBCR, and I thought it was cute, but there wasn't that wow factor in it until I actually saw the show. (We also saw The Wedding Singer on our trip, too)
ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#3re: First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 8:24am
Cats- I have no idea of the exact date, but somewhere around 1998/1999
We had tickets to The Sound of Music, but it closed before we got there so we exchanged them for tickets to Cats. Sat in the front row mezzanine so the cats came and danced right in front of us.
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jasobres
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/9/05
#4re: First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 8:30am
Beauty and the Beast - August 28, 1994, my birthday. Original cast, Susan Egan, Terrence Mann, Beth Fowler, Burke Moses, Gary Beach, the late Heath Lamberts, and Tom Bosley.
At the time, I was eight years old and had no idea exactly what Broadway was except that Raffi had once been on it. I only wanted to see this because of Disney. Since then I've seen over 41 Broadway shows.
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#5re: First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 8:32amPhantom of the Opera. I think around 1995. For my dad's birthday.
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#6re: First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 8:41am
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=898312
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=908659
Do a search before starting a new thread.
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Updated On: 12/4/06 at 08:41 AM
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#7re: First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 8:59am
Beauty and the Beast
I think I was 5...
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winston89
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/18/06
#8re: First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 11:35am
my frist show was Big the musical in 96. I was in last row balcony in the shubert. I recall standing on the TKTS line with my parents. I LOVED that show so much. I was talking to my cousin and he and I were talking about how there are things you see when your young. that you love when you saw them. And you say to yourself that this is the most amazing thing you have ever seen. And as you get older your views never change. For me a good example of that would bee big the musical.
Also, Foster. Ehat is the big deal about having more then one topic on the boards? So what if there is more then one. It's no big deal.
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jess20882
Broadway Star Joined: 9/21/06
#9re: First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 11:38am
starlight express, back in 1987 or 88 i think (although i could be wrong - i was very little so i don't remember the exact year).
i know it wasn't the best quality show but...i'm HOOKED on broadway now so it did something right! 
#10re: First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 11:53amCats in 94 or 95
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SOMMS: I knew it was Tink!
#11re: First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 11:58am
Few years back i lived in georgia my gf lived in toronto.
But she was in New York for business.
So met up with her for valentines day weekend, stayed at the Plaza Hotel, and went to see Aida.
Perfectly Marvelous
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/16/06
#12re: First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 11:59am
The Little Shop of Horrors, June 2004.
I was on a trip with my theatre group and this was one of the shows that we were able to see.
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Albin
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#14re: First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 12:05pm
Cats Nov 1984.
Hey "Anything" Don't worry about starting a new thread. Not everyone gets anal about new threads revisiting an old subject.
#15re: First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 12:17pmThe first musical I ever saw was "The Phantom of the Opera" in Toronto when I was just a little kid, but my first BROADWAY show was "Chicago" a few years ago.
#16re: First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 12:25pm
Hey! jasobres and I have the same birthday! (the best day to have a birthday in my opinion 
) And my first Broadway show was on my birthday, April 28th, 2005. My grandma took me to see Spamalot. I haven't been seeing shows for long, but hey, I'm, from the west coast and it took a couple decades for me to be able to come to New York. Since that day a year-and-a-half ago I've seen more than 50 shows. Making up for lost time I guess.
Updated On: 12/4/06 at 12:25 PM
#17re: First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 12:26pmTOMMY
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Attendthetale331
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#18re: First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 12:35pmPhantom of the Opera - 1994. I was 8
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Sant
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/12/04
#20re: First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 12:39pm
It was either the 1987 revival of CABARET or the Glenda Jackson/Christopher Plummer MACBETH.
And Foster, take the stick out.
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Julian2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/10/06
#21re: First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 12:40pmMine will be Mary Poppins, 1/4/07.
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#22re: First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 12:44pm"The Goodbye Girl" in, I think, 1993. And Bernadette Peters was out, the meanie! I saw Betsy Joslyn instead. Or at least I think I did. I was only 14 and had no idea who Betsy Joslyn was, and I foolishly didn't keep my Playbill, but she was the standby for the role, so I'm assuming it was her.
#23re: First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 12:52pmA Chorus Line, OBC. Man I feel old!
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avab802
Broadway Star Joined: 5/17/06
#24re: First Broadway Show
Posted: 12/4/06 at 1:47pmRENT. September 5, 1998. Twice in one day. (Yeah, I was one of *those* kids.)
