What do sports fans outside NYC know about Broadway?

You've seen lots of good stuff. Cool. Avenue Q is awesome, hated Cats the first time but appreciated it's suckiness later, hated Rent the first time but LOVED it later, Cabaret is a great show but I didn't like the revival, Spring Awakening is weird but executed well (I actually played one of the leads in one of the workshops when it was being developed), and I love Annie.

 

It's hilarious and the music is fun,

 

I prefer the OPERA, bro

 

Do you really? I actually just saw La Donna Del Lago at Thr Met a couple weeks ago.

 

I saw Cabaret when it was at Portland Center Stage with Storm Large... it was phenomonal.

Saw the Seattle run of Young Frankenstein with Megan Mullally (Karen from Will and Grace) and that was great.

Rent is my go to, seen it way too many times.

I have -read- and -listened- to Avenue Q, but haven't seen it, which sounds weird. Still needs to see Cats. Spring Awakening hahaha. That's a trip,

 

I love musicals. I hate that stereotype, and any stereotype really.

I'll stop before completely ascending my soap box.

 

The only answer I know is The Book Of Mormon is a musical because it's done by the South Park guys.

 

Same. I am not a big musical/play guy.

I only like two... Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny and The South Park movie.

 

Audra McDonald. Won for CAROUSEL, MASTER CLASS, RAGTIME, RAISIN IN THE SUN, PORGY & BESS, and LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL.

She's one of Broadway's biggest stars known for THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, LITTLE WOMEN, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, SHREK: THE MUSICAL, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, ANYTHING GOES revival, and VIOLET

She is also a big star, nominated for 6 Tonys but never won. She's known for BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, and revivals of SOUTH PACIFIC and THE PAJAMA GAME. She's currently on Broadway in THE KING AND I.

CONTACT, THE PRODUCERS, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, HAIRSPRAY, AVENUE Q, SPAMALOT, JERSEY BOYS, SPRING AWAKENING, IN THE HEIGHTS, BILLY ELLIOT, MEMPHIS, THE BOOK OF MORMON, ONCE, KINKY BOOTS, and A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER.

WICKED. Others included GODSPELL and PIPPIN.

Writer and star of IN THE HEIGHTS and the soon to be Broadway hit (it already has a $10 million advance) HAMILTON.

Ambassador, American Airlines, Atkinson, Barrymore, Beaumont, Belasco, Booth, Broadhurst, Broadway, Circle in the Square, Cort, Friedman, Gershwin, Golden, Helen Hayes, Hirschfeld, Imperial, Jacobs, Walter Kerr, Longacre, Lunt-Fontanne, Lyceum, Lyric, Majestic, Marquis, Minskoff, Music Box, Nederlander, New Amsterdam, Eugene O'Neill, Palace, Richard Rodgers, St James, Schoenfeld, Shubert, Neil Simon, Stephen Sondheim Theater, Studio 54, August Wilson, and Winter Garden.

She is a Tony and Emmy winning actress most known for WICKED and TV's "Pushing Daisies." She won her Tony for YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN. She was recently seen in the movie "The Boy Next Door" and is currently on Broadway in ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.

He wrote the lyrics to GYPSY and WEST SIDE STORY. He wrote music and lyrics for COMPANY, SWEENEY TODD, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, FOLLIES, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, PASSION, THE FROGS, INTO THE WOODS, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, and SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE.

They've written many including THE SOUND OF MUSIC, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH PACIFIC, THE KING AND I, CAROUSEL, FLOWER DRUM SONG,

El Presidente- ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER wrote JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT

 

The South Park movie is one of my top 10 favorite movies of all time. I saw it 8 times in the theater.

 

4 - I think the Book of Mormon won, and I'm not sure it was Broadway this century but I think Jersey Boys.
9 - I think west side story, but I'm not sure.
10 - I've seen Oklahoma which was Rodgers and Hammerstein. It was my least favorite production so far, but still enjoyed myself.
11 - the Book of Mormon

I had no idea about the lottery, I'll try that sometime. I have an Uncle who lives in Manhattan who I used to visit as a child but haven't been to NY in over a decade now. At some point I'd love to go back and take in a show. If I do, I'll certainly contact you, maybe for that deal, absolutely for a drink. Thanks for that generous offer.


EDIT: I answered without looking at the answers above.

 

The one time I was out of my country, I went to NY where my aunt lives, been there 2 weeks, went to a terrible Knicks-Jazz game (Stockton and Malone. Spreewell in street clothes), to a Conan O'brien Show and to a Broadway musical - Rent.
I wasn't too crazy about it. It's a bit of a strange way to do theater, as a musical. But 12 years later, I think I remember it fondly/ It was something about young people struggling with Urban life, I think. It was cool.

 

Isn't that a Monopoly property?

 

Very good. Sondheim only wrote the lyrics to West Side Story but that counts. Jersey Boys did win Best Musical in this century. And yes, we'll hang out if you come here.

 

I loved Studio 60. Great show.