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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2017 22:34:45 GMT
So we all have our favourites that we go back to time and time again, so come on, fess up, what are your most seen shows and how many times have you seen them? Mine are (3 times and over):
Wicked (19)
The Bodyguard (9)
Kinky Boots (6)
42nd Street (4)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (4)
Half a Sixpence (4)
In the Heights (4)
Made in Dagenham (4)
An American in Paris (3)
Dreamgirls (3)
Gypsy (3)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2017 22:38:02 GMT
So we all have our favourites that we go back to time and time again, so come on, fess up, what are your most seen shows and how many times have you seen them? Mine are (3 times and over): Wicked (19) The Bodyguard (9) Kinky Boots (6) 42nd Street (4) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (4) Half a Sixpence (4) In the Heights (4) Made in Dagenham (4) An American in Paris (3) Dreamgirls (3) Gypsy (3) What made you see Charlie 4 times? |
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Post by itsemily on Nov 27, 2017 22:41:02 GMT
Jersey Boys x5, Rock Of Ages x3 lots of other things I've seen twice.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2017 22:43:05 GMT
So we all have our favourites that we go back to time and time again, so come on, fess up, what are your most seen shows and how many times have you seen them? Mine are (3 times and over): Wicked (19) The Bodyguard (9) Kinky Boots (6) 42nd Street (4) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (4) Half a Sixpence (4) In the Heights (4) Made in Dagenham (4) An American in Paris (3) Dreamgirls (3) Gypsy (3) What made you see Charlie 4 times? First preview/early in the run just to see the elevator as it wasnt at the start of previews/a free ticket/toward the end of the run, just to see if I enjoyed it more. I liked it though. |
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Post by shady23 on Nov 27, 2017 22:47:59 GMT
I am too embarrassed to answer this question 🙈
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2017 22:51:41 GMT
What made you see Charlie 4 times? First preview/early in the run just to see the elevator as it wasnt at the start of previews/a free ticket/toward the end of the run, just to see if I enjoyed it more. I liked it though. Cool, I just was curious, I usually avoided the charlie thread as people seemed to just give out about it but i thought it was a good enough show. Nothing special and not the best score but I didn't hate it. |
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Post by Jon on Nov 27, 2017 22:58:30 GMT
Hairspray, Miss Saigon, Avenue Q and Wicked I have seen three times but that was with different friends and family. Everything else I've either seen twice or just once.
TBH I'd rather see lots of different shows in a year rather than the same shows over and over.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2017 22:59:09 GMT
First preview/early in the run just to see the elevator as it wasnt at the start of previews/a free ticket/toward the end of the run, just to see if I enjoyed it more. I liked it though. Cool, I just was curious, I usually avoided the charlie thread as people seemed to just give out about it but i thought it was a good enough show. Nothing special and not the best score but I didn't hate it. It was good fun, that was the thing hahaha. It was good enough.  shady23 consider this therapy, let the bird fly free.  |
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Post by manu on Nov 27, 2017 23:07:58 GMT
Les Miserables (7)
We will rock you (7)
Wicked (5)
Kinky Boots (4)
Billy Elliot (4)
Avenue Q (3)
Jersey Boys (3)
Blood Brothers (3)
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Post by robertb213 on Nov 27, 2017 23:09:00 GMT
10 times for Wicked, 4 for Sister Act, 3 for Priscilla and The Bodyguard. Lots and lots of 2s.... 😁
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Post by welsh_tenor on Nov 27, 2017 23:10:16 GMT
My trip this weekend to Zürich was my 25th Wicked.
After that I think it’s Avenue Q and Les Mis on about 5 or 6 each then any others just once, maybe twice.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2017 23:13:24 GMT
Wicked is a common thread for alot of people isn't it... |
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Post by Jon on Nov 27, 2017 23:17:29 GMT
I'm more impressed anyone can watch a show 10+ times and not get bored!
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Post by LaLuPone on Nov 27, 2017 23:17:59 GMT
Nothing exciting for me but I'm quite early in my theatre-going days.
Wicked (6)
Hairspray (3)
Honourable mention to Rent with 2 because it's the only other show I've seen more than once.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2017 23:25:04 GMT
I'm more impressed anyone can watch a show 10+ times and not get bored! I think it depends how you go about it. I've seen Wicked 19 times, but that is over 6 and a half years, so I don't get bored of it because I don't see it all the time and make sure I don't unless Tucker is in it hahaha. But I know someone on this board who has seen Dreamgirls 12 times in the past fortnight and is going again next week. He may still enjoy it that way. It wouldn't work for me, I'd get bored, but that works for him. |
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Post by The Lost on Nov 27, 2017 23:26:58 GMT
Bat Out of Hell x16, Les Mis, Wicked, Phantom and Kinky Boots a handful of times each too.
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Post by shady23 on Nov 27, 2017 23:29:16 GMT
I've lost my list so would like to think I am on 99 Wicked visits although I suspect I may have just gone into triple figures 🙈
No, I don't understand it either!
It seems pretty ridiculous to me but that is over ten years.
I will never get why people feel the need to go several times a week, every week. Or how they can even afford it, especially the prices that Wicked charge these days.
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Post by sam22 on Nov 27, 2017 23:35:38 GMT
I've lost my list so would like to think I am on 99 Wicked visits although I suspect I may have just gone into triple figures 🙈 No, I don't understand it either! It seems pretty ridiculous to me but that is over ten years. I will never get why people feel the need to go several times a week, every week. Or how they can even afford it, especially the prices that Wicked charge these days. That's still 10 times a year for you  I agree though, I met a lady at Les Mis who goes every.week, do not understand how its affordable. I think there's also a difference between seeing the same production or different production of a show. I've seen two different Little Shops for example nut will probably go to see Regent's Park one two but wouldn't see any of the productions multiple times. In terms of seeing the same production I've seen Wicked (5)albeit one in Australia Blood Brothers (5) Les Miserables (3) We Will Rock You (3) Phantom (3) Everything else I think only once or twice and only really multiple viewings of those because were on for long period of time and went with different people! |
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Post by shady23 on Nov 27, 2017 23:39:07 GMT
If a cover midwife or Goat is on that justifies another trip too 😉
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Post by daniel on Nov 27, 2017 23:45:59 GMT
Oh boy here goes... Wicked x19 (plus 3 future booked) Blood Brothers x12 Les Mis x11 (plus 1 future booked) School of Rock x7 Dreamgirls x6 (plus 1 future booked) Matilda x6 (plus 1 future booked) The Book of Mormon x6 (plus 1 future booked) Billy Elliot x6 Half A Sixpence x6 In The Heights x6 Miss Saigon x5 42nd Street x4 (plus 1 future booked) The Phantom of the Opera x4 (plus 1 future booked) Annie x4 Kinky Boots x4 The Bodyguard x4 The Comedy About A Bank Robbery x4 The Lion King x4 The Toxic Avenger x4 We Will Rock You x4 An American in Paris x3 (plus 1 future booked) Shrek the Musical x3 (plus 1 future booked) Aladdin x3 (plus 1 future booked) Beautiful x3 (plus 1 future booked) Footloose x3 Funny Girl x3 Mamma Mia! x3 Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour x3 Rock of Ages x3 The Girls x3 War Horse x3 Jersey Boys x2 (plus 1 future booked) The Play That Goes Wrong x2 (plus 1 future booked) 1984 x2 Avenue Q x2 Curious Incident x2 Five Guys Named Moe x2 Grease x2 Groundhog Day x2 Hairspray x2 Mary Poppins x2 Rent x2 Sh*tfaced Shakespeare x2 Show Boat x2 Side Show x2 Singin in the Rain x2 Sister Act x2 Starlight Express x2 Sunny Afternoon x2 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? x2 Harry Potter x1 (plus 2 future booked) Showstopper x1 (plus 1 future booked) Titanic x1 (plus 1 future booked) Hamilton (3 future booked) Over to you then shady23 |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2017 23:48:58 GMT
Clearly daniel has too much free time on his hands. |
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Post by Jon on Nov 27, 2017 23:59:19 GMT
I think it depends how you go about it. I've seen Wicked 19 times, but that is over 6 and a half years, so I don't get bored of it because I don't see it all the time and make sure I don't unless Tucker is in it hahaha. But I know someone on this board who has seen Dreamgirls 12 times in the past fortnight and is going again next week. He may still enjoy it that way. It wouldn't work for me, I'd get bored, but that works for him. I shouldn't judge but I think 10 of those 12 times for Dreamgirls over a fortnight could have been spent seeing new musicals or plays, I understand people have their favourites but given how many shows are produced in a year, it seems a bit of a shame that people don't want to branch out and see shows they wouldn't normally see or venues they wouldn't normally visit. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2017 0:08:17 GMT
Oh and if we are including the ones we have been to twice, my list is fairly short so may as well add them: The Wizard of Oz, Shrek, Viva Forever!, Mamma Mia!, Les Misérables, Matilda, Cool Rider, Cats, Beautiful, Guys and Dolls, Mrs. Henderson Presents, Funny Girl, Murder Ballad, Yank and Big Fish (the second time is this week!)
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Post by shady23 on Nov 28, 2017 0:22:35 GMT
I think it depends how you go about it. I've seen Wicked 19 times, but that is over 6 and a half years, so I don't get bored of it because I don't see it all the time and make sure I don't unless Tucker is in it hahaha. But I know someone on this board who has seen Dreamgirls 12 times in the past fortnight and is going again next week. He may still enjoy it that way. It wouldn't work for me, I'd get bored, but that works for him. I shouldn't judge but I think 10 of those 12 times for Dreamgirls over a fortnight could have been spent seeing new musicals or plays, I understand people have their favourites but given how many shows are produced in a year, it seems a bit of a shame that people don't want to branch out and see shows they wouldn't normally see or venues they wouldn't normally visit. I think of it like your favourite takeaway. Yes, others may be very nice too but at the back of your mind you could be thinking "I wish I'd just stuck to..." Mary Poppins is probably my second most seen at 7 (approx) visits, and that's because my Mum kept booking it. Similarly Blood Brothers at maybe five visits as well as Funny Girl. The only musical that I could see myself going to more than ten times is 42nd Street. |
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Post by Jon on Nov 28, 2017 0:31:04 GMT
I think of it like your favourite takeaway. Yes, others may be very nice too but at the back of your mind you could be thinking "I wish I'd just stuck to..." Mary Poppins is probably my second most seen at 7 (approx) visits, and that's because my Mum kept booking it. Similarly Blood Brothers at maybe five visits as well as Funny Girl. The only musical that I could see myself going to more than ten times is 42nd Street. But surely like with a takeaway, it's better to try new things as well?! I like pasta for example but I couldn't eat it every day because I just get sick of eating it! It's the same with theatre and films! |
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