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Post by glasses on Nov 29, 2017 15:02:03 GMT
Wicked: 5 (over the course of six years); three times in the Netherlands and twice in London
The Sound of Music: 5 (over the course of eight years); all in the Netherlands
The Bodyguard: 5 (over the course of six months); all in the Netherlands
Billy Elliot: 4 (over the course of one year); all in the Netherlands
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Post by fiyero on Nov 30, 2017 8:52:13 GMT
I am more proud that I have 112 different musicals (seen or booked) but here are my big hitters (5 or more):
Billy Elliot 5
Blood Brothers 6
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 7
Guys and Dolls 5
Joseph 6
Les Miserables 9
Miss Saigon 7
Phantom 5
Rocky Horror 6
Shrek 5
Spamalot 8
Starlight Express 5
Sweeney Todd 10
Wicked 31 (the majority early on when I was a student)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2017 9:14:40 GMT
I wonder if there are any other things that you repeat attend? Concerts etc? Or is just musicals? I've never seen the SAME concert more than once, but there's certainly people I see every time they come around- does that count? same with comedians. So I see every Overtones tour for example, I used to see Will Young every tour as well (I judge me it's fine). I also see every Mark Thomas tour, and a few other comedians I follow if I can. Actually I tell a lie I have seen Eddie Izzard's Force Majure tour twice now, but that's because he's happened to bring it back to smaller and smaller venues near me! |
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Post by Mr Snow on Nov 30, 2017 15:38:17 GMT
Can't help wondering about those who've been ushers/programme sellers etc. How quickly can love turn to hate?
I think this deserves its own thread.
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Post by Jon on Nov 30, 2017 15:53:32 GMT
I wonder if there are any other things that you repeat attend? Concerts etc? Or is just musicals? I've never seen the SAME concert more than once, but there's certainly people I see every time they come around- does that count? same with comedians. So I see every Overtones tour for example, I used to see Will Young every tour as well (I judge me it's fine). I also see every Mark Thomas tour, and a few other comedians I follow if I can. Actually I tell a lie I have seen Eddie Izzard's Force Majure tour twice now, but that's because he's happened to bring it back to smaller and smaller venues near me! Concerts are a bit different because at least they have a different set list when it's a new tour. It's the same for stand ups as the material usually changed with each new tour. I noticed there aren't many plays people see more than 3-4 times. I assume plays just don't the same appeal that big musicals do. |
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Post by shady23 on Nov 30, 2017 16:45:39 GMT
Yes but plenty of people repeat attend in the same tour. It becomes a bit of a competition of who can go the most, as it does within some musical fan groups.
You also get extra points if you can do to the obscure ones. For example, I know some UK based Take That fans who have just flown over to Australia and Dubai to see their gigs there, that toured here in the summer. Though if I had the money I would do it too (especially when it's so cold here at the moment).
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Post by Kim_Bahorel on Nov 30, 2017 17:05:58 GMT
I haven't seen that many so I could probably name them all (pending edits)
Les Mis (99)
Miss Saigon (7)
Rent (6)
Carrie (6)
Urinetown (5)
Bat Boy (4)
Phantom (2)
Wicked (2)
Toxic Avenger (2)
Exposure the Musical (2)
The Stripper (1)
42nd Street (1)
Rocky HPS (1)
Kinky Boots (1)
The Fix (1)
American Idiot (1)
Titanic (1)
Paperhearts the Musical (1)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2017 18:55:09 GMT
I realised I left out the ones I saw repeat views as an usher. My record was probably 8 Priscilla's in 14 days. That's enough Jason Donovan in drag for one lifetime.
There was also the time I saw the Christmas show at my other theatre 25 times in less than three weeks (schools matinees). I can STILL sing the songs. I'm STILL having therapy for that one.
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Post by Dawnstar on Nov 30, 2017 19:47:36 GMT
I noticed there aren't many plays people see more than 3-4 times. I assume plays just don't the same appeal that big musicals do. I would think there are plenty of people who have seen Shakespeare plays more than 3-4 times over the years, in different productions. I've seen 5 productions of Much Ado About Nothing (plus one operatic version), which is my favourite Shakespeare play, and I don't see that much Shakespeare. I'd guess that someone who is a regular Sheakespeare-goer, could easily have seen a dozen or more productions of the most popular plays. My major repeat play-viewing is mostly Mischief (TPTGW 30, PPGW 15, TCAABR 37) but I also saw The 39 Steps 8 times. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2017 19:57:16 GMT
I noticed there aren't many plays people see more than 3-4 times. I assume plays just don't the same appeal that big musicals do. I would think there are plenty of people who have seen Shakespeare plays more than 3-4 times over the years, in different productions. I've seen 5 productions of Much Ado About Nothing (plus one operatic version), which is my favourite Shakespeare play, and I don't see that much Shakespeare. I'd guess that someone who is a regular Sheakespeare-goer, could easily have seen a dozen or more productions of the most popular plays. My major repeat play-viewing is mostly Mischief (TPTGW 30, PPGW 15, TCAABR 37) but I also saw The 39 Steps 8 times. Certainly over a lifetime of theatre-going the most casual of Shakespeare fans could rack up a fair few of the popular ones. I'm certainly in Hamlet double digits, and a fair few Macbeths, Much Ados and Midsummers in there and I don't consider myself a DEVOUT Shakespeare attender either. And there's plays I'd see over and over but fewer of them have long enough runs- I'd have seen Bent, my second most seen play over and over if it'd run longer for example (I was going about once a week). |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2017 19:59:07 GMT
Easily Joseph, since I've been going since i was eight.
Thereafter, The Producers, Merrily, L5Y, Wicked...
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Post by Dawnstar on Nov 30, 2017 20:05:16 GMT
Certainly over a lifetime of theatre-going the most casual of Shakespeare fans could rack up a fair few of the popular ones. I'm certainly in Hamlet double digits, and a fair few Macbeths, Much Ados and Midsummers in there and I don't consider myself a DEVOUT Shakespeare attender either. I confess to the theatrical equivalent of Radio 4's I've Never Seen Star Wars: I've Never Seen Hamlet! |
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Post by floorshow on Nov 30, 2017 20:30:32 GMT
I wonder if there are any other things that you repeat attend? Concerts etc? Or is just musicals? I don't think I've seen any musical more than a few times. But I love this thread just cos it makes brings relative sanity to my obsession with some bands, lots of which I've seen 20+ times, a couple 50+.. |
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Post by danb on Nov 30, 2017 20:41:42 GMT
It’s certainly a lot easier with bands. I’m in double figures with most of my faves and up in the 20’s with The Cure & Suede. I find tours these days are somuch better when they aren’t promoting an album and are just playing for the sake of playing. You get fantastic treats like long lost b sides and album tracks that you had forgotten all about. It’s all well and good seeing stuff now but it all has to be pre-programmed so theres no spontanaeity.
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Post by floorshow on Nov 30, 2017 22:08:27 GMT
up in the 20’s with The Cure & Suede. Ha-ha, snap! (I have to cheat for Suede and include other Brett/Bernard things to get into the 20s..) |
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Post by danb on Nov 30, 2017 22:21:11 GMT
up in the 20’s with The Cure & Suede. Ha-ha, snap! (I have to cheat for Suede and include other Brett/Bernard things to get into the 20s..) Still struggle to forgive Bernard, but managed a Tears date & a McAlmont & Butler back when. It’s nice that they are still loved. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 1, 2017 0:49:51 GMT
I wonder if there are any other things that you repeat attend? Concerts etc? Or is just musicals? I don't think I've seen any musical more than a few times. But I love this thread just cos it makes brings relative sanity to my obsession with some bands, lots of which I've seen 20+ times, a couple 50+..sanity? |
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Post by floorshow on Dec 1, 2017 7:43:23 GMT
I don't think I've seen any musical more than a few times. But I love this thread just cos it makes brings relative sanity to my obsession with some bands, lots of which I've seen 20+ times, a couple 50+..sanity? Relative... |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2017 9:51:41 GMT
I've seen The Woman in Black 7 times. 5 standard, 2 on tour, 1 in Japanese. There's no rhyme or reason to the repeat visits, it's usually when the cast is good or the tour comes to my home town or whathaveyou.
As for Shakespeare, I've made 20 trips to 13 different productions of Hamlet, 18 trips to 14 different Henry Vs, 18 trips to 12 different Macbeths, 17 trips to 13 different Midsummer Night's Dreams, and 16 trips to 14 different King Lears. I've more or less quit Lear now, but I've already got two Macbeths booked for next year and I don't even like it that much.
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Post by tmesis on Dec 2, 2017 10:52:29 GMT
Les Mis (1)
Miss Saigon (1)
Phantom (1)
Wicked (1)
...I know there's a lot of love for these shows here but, in all cases, for me, that was once too many.
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Post by tonyloco on Dec 3, 2017 11:34:45 GMT
Les Mis (1) Miss Saigon (1) Phantom (1) Wicked (1) ...I know there's a lot of love for these shows here but, in all cases, for me, that was once too many. Tmesis, your post seems to have shocked the entire TheatreBoard membership so much that they are all speechless. Well, I think your judgement is perhaps a bit harsh but as is often said we are all entitled to our opinions and TB is a place where we can express them. Of those four shows the one with which I heartly agree is “Wicked” and it puzzles me how and why it has attracted such a fanatical following. Personally I find nothing attractive in the music of Stephen Schwarz (Godspell and Pippin) and I thought that by comparison with other West End shows the staging is a let down, especially the flying. Admittedly the second act is an improvement on the first but as a whole I agree that once was enough, although I actually saw Act 1 twice in order to see Act 2 because the Theatremonkey urged me to go back to a second preview after I had walked out on one. Well, I hope I have not lost a lot of new friends after this admission but I feel the need to speak up and reveal my feelings about Wicked after seeing how much attention it receives here on TheatreBoard. |
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Post by tmesis on Dec 3, 2017 13:36:24 GMT
I dislike these particular musicals tonyloco because they fall into the category of 'The Over-Emotive Musical.' By this I mean they are striving to be operas but in all cases ALW, B&S and SS lack the technical skill and genius to bring it off. And they will take themselves so god-damn seriously; any attempts at humour are toe-curling embarrassing. (Wicked is slightly better as it has a few genuinely funny moments.) Having said that, last night I saw The Woman in White and thoroughly enjoyed it.* This definitely has operatic pretensions, and is very recitative-heavy, but I thought it worked very well, had great dramatic sweep and drive and was much less up-itself than Phantom. *see my review under it's thread if you can be bothered. |
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Post by tonyloco on Dec 3, 2017 14:12:10 GMT
Yes, tmesis, I already saw your review of TWIW and am wondering whether to go and see it, having positively hated the original production, as had the rest of the audience to judge by their miserable demeanour as they shuffled out of the theatre at the end.
I get you reference to the operatic pretentions but I have to confess to enjoying Les Mis on a good night, although the movie is unspeakably bad.
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Post by Being Alive on Dec 3, 2017 14:41:39 GMT
Yup, mine's Wicked. Been 17 times. Not ashamed. It just makes me feel good.
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Post by tmesis on Dec 3, 2017 19:08:56 GMT
Yes, tmesis, I already saw your review of TWIW and am wondering whether to go and see it, having positively hated the original production, as had the rest of the audience to judge by their miserable demeanour as they shuffled out of the theatre at the end. I get you reference to the operatic pretentions but I have to confess to enjoying Les Mis on a good night, although the movie is unspeakably bad. As a show Les Mis is the least favourite but I do enjoy playing some of the songs on the piano. Conversely all ALW I find a bore to play, chief of all Joseph but, ironically, because of my former life as a class music teacher I could play everyone of its tedious, predictable, musically uninspired, banal and harmonically obvious songs to anyone willing to listen. * * you may not have got the message but I don't like the show. |
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