What Got u Hooked on Broadway

[musicandtemiror]

The Lion King

[NYCboy2]

The Lion King and Rent!

[philly03]

Oddly enough Les Miserables and Beauty and the Beast.

Jekyll & HYDE was the first show I'd consider myself a "big" fan though of (everything about the people, different productions, etc.!).

[kyleorlando]

Cats and Merlin

[DRSisLove]

I had always liked seeing shows, but once I saw Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, I started joining message boards, looking up information, and seeing shows almost every other weekend.

[BenKaye]

Avenue Q, and The Boy from Oz.

[Weez]

You can't be that hooked, you're talking about soundtracks.

Mind you, you do seem like the kind of person who could enjoy the 'Rent' movie soundtrack despite there being a perfectly good cast recording available...

Anyhoo. I've always been into musicals, but 'Rent' and 'Wicked' combined hooked me on Broadway proper. See, it *is* possible to come from a 'Rent'/'Wicked' background and love Stephen and Patti!

[MuppetManiaMan]

Seeing Hairspray's performance on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and getting the cast recording for Christmas.
That truly started it all.

[little_sally]

Rent

[shh282]

Musical theater? Anything Goes and Crazy for You

Broadway? Rent, Legally Blonde, Spelling Bee, Chicago, Wicked. Done.

[Enjolras77]

My mother convinced me to audition with her for a community theatre production of "The Sound of Music" in 1993. After putting up some resistance, I agreed to go through with it. I was cast, had a great time, and followed that up by being cast as Hero in a production of "Forum". At about the same time we saw a touring production of "Les Miserables" and I bought the concept recording of "Jekyll and Hyde" with Anthony Warlow. I think a combination of all of those things did it.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Les Miserables.

[abstract19]

My High School Theatre teacher showed us the Lansbury production of Sweeney Todd, and that did it for me.

[broadwayjim42]

It's not a particular show with me, it's the whole experience.

The first Broadway show I ever saw was "Fifth of July" and I was hooked, but I don't think one particular show has galvanized the experience.

It's just being there.

[sally1112]

Phantom of the Opera and Rent

[justme2]

...listening to the cast recording of City of Angels, then seeing The Will Rogers Follies shortly afterwards.

Nothing like some Cy Coleman music to spark someone to see more of what Broadway has to offer.

[maya5892]

For a Bat Mitzvah present my Grandmother took me to see seven shows in five days (Fiddler, All Shook Up, Chitty, Wicked, Altar Boyz, Avenue Q, Spelling Bee) and although I didn't like all of the shows, that theatre experience got me hooked to Broadway. But, it is frustrating living in the Boston area and not being able to go to New York all that often to see shows. I so wish I could be able to.

[Act4ever]

Cathy Rigby flying over my head... 1991. I was three.

[jacobson]

The magic show with Doug Henning and Barnum. I know I'm dating myself here. Also the original original company of Grease and of course the original Evita.

[Jonny boy]

LEs Miserables and The Phantom of the Opera

[JRybka]

Seeing my babysiter Ritchie Crippen in GODSPELL. I was hooked! (And I also realized I was gay that night too cause I just thought he was the hottest thing since sliced bread. LOL)

[fnyboi88]

Cats and Guys and Dolls.

[oohshizz146]

Rent lol

[FrontRowCenter2]

As a kid, the original How to Succeed in Business with Robert Morse

[heathurrr]

I got hooked on musical theatre when I did the set for my high school's production of Fame when I was in the 11th grade. From there my tatses got better of course. Oh, Fame. :)