Board 8 > So, what are some must see broadway shows?

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Im thinking of buying a pair for a Christmas gift, and I know almost nothing about them. Im pretty sure Board 8 has at least one person who is enthusiastic about them, whats one thats a good experience or at the very least, has a fun soundtrack to sing along to?

Dont necessarily have a price limit, only one that I may have trouble getting is Hamilton.
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Avenue Q, if it's still going
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I don't know where or if it's playing but I highly recommend Phantom of the Opera.

Have a ticket to see the show again myself next month at the Ohio Theater and I'm pretty excited.
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Miss Saigon
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avenue Q and phantom are both really good

wicked may be my favorite
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Wicked is 100% necessary if possible.

Phantom is among my guiltiest of pleasures, Chicago is fantastic... honestly it's hard to go wrong.
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HanOfTheNekos posted...

Miss Saigon

the best right here.
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Everything posted so far is available (Avenue Q is off but eh, seems like thats just a smaller theater)

Will give each a listen through
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Raka_Putra knows a lot about theater I think.
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Miss Saigon is what you want to see for a limited time experience.

Phantom is literally always an option, and Wicked, while great, isn't really going away.

Miss Saigon is back after a long time hiatus, and it's quite the show to see live.

I think the time has passed on you seeing Bredan Urie in Kinky Boots or Josh Groban in Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812.
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Miss Saigon is on?

NEver mind that is your main priority!
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The Final performance of Miss Saigon on this broadway run is January 14th

Just from looking at the description, it does seem like it's something that's up my alley too!
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Well depends on what you and your partner like to watch.

Phantom of the Opera - Safe choice. Very dramatic, grand, opera-inspired show
Chicago - Sexy, a bit risque and dark, with awesome songs and dance numbers
The Lion King - Probably the most worth seeing live, the scenery, set, and costumes are amazing on a big stage
Aladdin - Also worth seeing live. Disney musicals are spectacles.

Miss Saigon is great and heartfelt, slightly heavy.

Well, you can't really go wrong with any of them...except Cats...
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Is Cats really that bad? What makes it bad?
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Cats is also one of the few musicals I didn't like, though I don't remember it well enough to do a good job explaining why.
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I've seen The Book of Mormon and Wicked and they were both EXCELLENT. Would 100% recommend. I lean more towards Book of Mormon but I really just love Matt and Trey's humour.

I've also seen Jersey Boys which was a lot of fun, but not nearly as good as the other two. I wouldn't recommend it over other Broadway shows unless you are a fan of music from the sixties, or Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons in particular.
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it's super cringey. unless you want to see furries dancing around, licking their arms and singing emotionally about themselves for 3 hours.....

I'll also recommend Avenue Q & Chicago. Of course Hamilton is amazing but yeah, good luck getting tickets to that. Book of Mormon is good & still running, and it looks like Moulin Rouge may be as well.
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kinda weird that Les Miserables is apparently not currently running
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Wicked and Chicago also seem like something I can seriously see my SO liking
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Wicked is excellent.
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yeah, avenue q being off broadway just means it's in a smaller theater. it's very servicable though, still in midtown, and pretty fun.
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Can confirm, Avenue Q off-Broadway is still an excellent evening.
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Wait... so what's going to happen to me if I don't see any/all of these shows?
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ProfitProphet posted...

Wait... so what's going to happen to me if I don't see any/all of these shows?

We murder you in your sleep.
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Win/win imho
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Avenue Q is also something I can see being enjoyable, a bit more for me though since Sesame Street was a big part of my life as a young kid
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I see some orchestra seats for Saigon being 150 total, I assume that's a really good deal?

There's also ones right at the front for 300, hm...
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