Before COVID-19 happened, I originally had plans to see Jagged Little Pill with Estelle on March 13th plus Lungs on March 31st and Six on April 3rd with Alexa. I usually don't see that many shows in such a short period of time so it was exciting to have three on my calendar. Then, given the circumstances, all had to be postponed until further notice. (I really hope they get rescheduled!)
But thinking about it now, it got me looking back on all that shows I've ever seen and because I'm me, I had to make a list.
Here's what I've seen and when (all in NYC, unless I specify otherwise!):
| Feb 2003 | Rent |
| Feb 2004 | Wicked |
| Jan 2005 | Stomp |
| Mar 2005 | Mamma Mia! (at the Royal Alexandra Theater, Toronto) |
| Feb 2007 | Avenue Q |
| Apr 2009 | Guys and Dolls |
| Sep 2011 | Legally Blonde (at the West End Theatre, London) |
| Jun 2012 | Once |
| Jul 2013 | Matilda |
| Jun 2015 | Gigi |
| Feb 2016 | Smart People |
| Apr 2016 | Waitress |
| Aug 2016 | An American in Paris |
| Apr 2017 | Anastasia |
| Mar 2018 | Children of a Lesser God |
| May 2018 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child |
| Jul 2018 | Wicked |
| Aug 2018 | Once on This Island |
| Mar 2019 | My Fair Lady |
| Jun 2019 | Moulin Rouge |
In total, I've been to 20 shows which kind of blows my mind. I know that more regular show-goers have seen far more than that but I never realized how many I had seen until I sat down to make this list.
If I had to pick which ones are my favorite/most memorable to me, I'd choose:
- Rent, for being my first experience with Broadway
- Wicked, which I saw with the original cast
- Once, because it's one of my favorite movies and the adaptation was beautiful
- Smart People, not a favorite per se but memorable because Joshua Jackson was in it!
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, for its incredible set design and production
- Moulin Rouge, because it was truly spectacular and I loved it so, so much
What I hope to see next:
Jagged Little Pill, Lungs, Six, Dear Evan Hansen and Hadestown.
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Do you love going to shows? I'd love
to hear what your favorites are!
I love this post so much! I made me do some reflecting myself and I've seen 9 shows- 8 of which were over the past 4 years mostly because of college field trips. My favorites are definitely Waitress, Hamilton, and The Band's Visit. Hopeful that your shows get rescheduled and that you also get to see Dear Evan Hansen soon!
ReplyDeleteI hear that! I've had four shows cancelled so far :-( I cannot wait for things to go back to normal and for Broadway to open up! You're so lucky that you got to see Rent back in 2003! That's one of those shows I missed out on and always wished I would've seen! I would 100% see Hadestown and Dear Evan Hansen again once things are better in NYC!
ReplyDeleteI miss going to see shows so much! It's truly one of my favorite things about living in New York, and it also boggles my mind whenever I consider how many shows I've seen (including the ones I've been lucky enough to see more than once). I hope we get the chance to see some of the ones we both want to (Six and Hadestown) one day!
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