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First show seen on broadway?

Sherbear8081
#1First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 12:14am

What was the first show that you saw on Broadway? Mine was Matilda.

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ljay889
#2First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 12:19am

Chicago (revival)

Speed
#2First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 12:20am

THE MOST HAPPY FELLA revival in 1992

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FishermanBob
#3First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 12:22am

Fiddler on the Roof, original run, 1970.

StephieElise
#4First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 12:23am

It hasn't happened yet, but it will be Book of Mormon, in November.

The first professional show I saw (in Melbourne) was Annie, but the first I attended was Les Mis.

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gleek4114
#5First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 12:51am

In New York: Matilda in 2013
On Tour: Wicked in 2010

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The Josh
#6First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 1:20am

On Broadway, Beauty and the Beast , 2007
On tour, The Lion King, 2005

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mjohnson2
#7First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 1:25am

I believe it was the '96 revival of ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, but I was 8 at the time so I don't remember 100% percent. I also saw ANNIE, TITANIC, STEEL PIER, and CANDIDE all around that same time.


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Phillypinto
#8First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 1:30am

The Phantom of the Opera


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chewy5000
#9First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 1:47am

The Scottsboro Boys

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promisespromises2
#10First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 5:24am

New York: Sweet Charity (2005)
On Tour: Les Misérables (2012)

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millie_dillmount
#11First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 6:10am

New York: Thoroughly Modern Millie
Tour: 42nd Street


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FrontRowCenter2
#12First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 6:20am

How to Succeed in Business (original cast!)

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Melissa25
#13First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 7:39am

Same Time, Next Year with Ellen Burstyn and Charles Grodin.

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madbrian
#14First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 7:49am

A Chorus Line (Original Broadway Cast)


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#15First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 7:49am

High school trip, 2-show day, New Year's week, 1980:

EVITA, LuPone/Patinkin
SWEENEY TODD, Lansbury/Cariou

Impactful day — to put it mildly. First show seen on broadway?


"Tracy... Hold Mama's waffles."
Updated On: 9/16/14 at 07:49 AM

jemjeb2
#16First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 7:55am

Mame

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Patash
#17First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 8:02am

My first day in New York ever I saw Mame at a matinee and Hello, Dolly that night. It took a week to wipe the smile off my face. That's a lot of "happy"! Oh, the next day I saw Ethel Merman in Annie Get Your Gun.

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Luscious
#18First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 8:08am

1776 with my middle school history class. It was a class trip. Must have been 1970 or 71. After that, I was hooked!


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themysteriousgrowl
#19First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 8:10am


CATS. It's about cats. Singing cats.

You'll love it.


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WickedGinger
#20First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 8:11am

If/Then this summer.

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ShakinBaconGirl
#21First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 8:14am

"EVITA, LuPone/Patinkin"

You lucky turkey. How was She?

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lotiloti
#22First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 8:15am

Original 'Sunday in the Park with George' with Mandy & Bernadette at the Booth.

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#23First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 8:24am

Broadway: Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark (2011)

Tour: Lion King- 2008

Updated On: 9/16/14 at 08:24 AM

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#24First show seen on broadway?
Posted: 9/16/14 at 8:28am

You lucky turkey. How was She?

My biggest memory of 'how She was' is of her speaking with us in a private pre-arranged chat after the matinee. After the fireworks display we'd just witnessed, the suddenly tiny, unassuming young woman in glasses who graciously gave us a moment between shows rocked my young mind as to what performers do. In short — magic.


"Tracy... Hold Mama's waffles."


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