# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 995
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19883 "2013-09-15T02:54:09Z")
First Broadway Show You Ever Attended 1. _ **Fiddler on the Roof** _, starring Jan Peerce, February 1972 (tail end of the original run) 2. _ **Into the Woods** _, the Broadway revival starring Vanessa Williams (with **Persephone**.) 3. _ **Les Miserables** _, next year (I hope!!!) 4. _ **The Wiz** _, at the Majestic in 1975. 5. _ **A Chorus Line** _, at the Shubert, 1977 6. **Guys and Dolls** with Nathan Lane, Martin Beck Theatre, 1992 ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19884 "2013-09-16T00:53:19Z")
First Broadway Show You Ever Attended 1. Fiddler on the Roof, starring Jan Peerce, February 1972 (tail end of the original run) 2. Into the Woods, the Broadway revival starring Vanessa Williams (with Persephone.) 3. Les Miserables, next year (I hope!!!) 4. The Wiz, at the Majestic in 1975. 5. A Chorus Line, at the Shubert, 1977 6. Guys and Dolls with Nathan Lane, Martin Beck Theatre, 1992 7. 42nd street, NYC, 1986 ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19885 "2013-09-16T01:51:01Z")
First Broadway Show You Ever Attended 1. Fiddler on the Roof, starring Jan Peerce, February 1972 (tail end of the original run) 2. Into the Woods, the Broadway revival starring Vanessa Williams (with Persephone.) 3. Les Miserables, next year (I hope!!!) 4. The Wiz, at the Majestic in 1975. 5. A Chorus Line, at the Shubert, 1977 6. Guys and Dolls with Nathan Lane, Martin Beck Theatre, 1992 7. 42nd street, NYC, 1986 8. Evita, Los Angeles, 1980 ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19886 "2013-09-16T10:43:44Z")
First Broadway Show You Ever Attended 1. Fiddler on the Roof, starring Jan Peerce, February 1972 (tail end of the original run) 2. Into the Woods, the Broadway revival starring Vanessa Williams (with Persephone.) 3. Les Miserables, next year (I hope!!!) 4. The Wiz, at the Majestic in 1975. 5. A Chorus Line, at the Shubert, 1977 6. Guys and Dolls with Nathan Lane, Martin Beck Theatre, 1992 7. 42nd street, NYC, 1986 8. Evita, Los Angeles, 1980 9. Annie, NYC, 1982 ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19887 "2013-09-16T13:24:22Z")
First Broadway Show You Ever Attended 1. Fiddler on the Roof, starring Jan Peerce, February 1972 (tail end of the original run) 2. Into the Woods, the Broadway revival starring Vanessa Williams (with Persephone.) 3. Les Miserables, next year (I hope!!!) 4. The Wiz, at the Majestic in 1975. 5. A Chorus Line, at the Shubert, 1977 6. Guys and Dolls with Nathan Lane, Martin Beck Theatre, 1992 7. 42nd street, NYC, 1986 8. Evita, Los Angeles, 1980 9. Annie, NYC, 1982 10. Jesus Christ Superstar, 1971, fell in love with Ben Vereen (Judas) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19888 "2013-09-17T19:08:06Z")
Do Broadway touring companies count? If so… First Broadway Show You Ever Attended 1. Fiddler on the Roof, starring Jan Peerce, February 1972 (tail end of the original run) 2. Into the Woods, the Broadway revival starring Vanessa Williams (with Persephone.) 3. Les Miserables, next year (I hope!!!) 4. The Wiz, at the Majestic in 1975. 5. A Chorus Line, at the Shubert, 1977 6. Guys and Dolls with Nathan Lane, Martin Beck Theatre, 1992 7. 42nd street, NYC, 1986 8. Evita, Los Angeles, 1980 9. Annie, NYC, 1982 10. Jesus Christ Superstar, 1971 11. The King and I, 1982- Yul Brynner touring company If not, ignore and carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19889 "2013-09-17T19:09:59Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Do Broadway touring companies count? At this point, I’m hoping school plays count. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19890 "2013-09-17T20:07:07Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > At this point, I’m hoping school plays count. 😃 This category was very likely to end up in a rut. It’s limited to one answer per person and it’s doubly limited by being specific to New York City. Let’s make it “Broadway shows you have attended”. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19891 "2013-09-17T20:10:41Z")
Oh, good, then: First Broadway Show You Ever Attended 1. Fiddler on the Roof, starring Jan Peerce, February 1972 (tail end of the original run) 2. Into the Woods, the Broadway revival starring Vanessa Williams (with Persephone.) 3. Les Miserables, next year (I hope!!!) 4. The Wiz, at the Majestic in 1975. 5. A Chorus Line, at the Shubert, 1977 6. Guys and Dolls with Nathan Lane, Martin Beck Theatre, 1992 7. 42nd street, NYC, 1986 8. Evita, Los Angeles, 1980 9. Annie, NYC, 1982 10. Jesus Christ Superstar, 1971 11. The King and I, 1982- Yul Brynner touring company 12. Camelot, 1992 - Robert Goulet touring company ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19892 "2013-09-17T20:11:35Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > This category was very likely to end up in a rut. It’s limited to one answer per person and it’s doubly limited by being specific to New York City. > > Let’s make it “Broadway shows you have attended”. Oops, if the original was NYC only then mine doesn’t count. I figured it meant “shows that at some point were on Broadway.” Gonna guess that not a large percentage of thread participants have actually seen a Broadway show in NYC, but maybe I’m wrong about that. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19893 "2013-09-17T20:11:40Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > This category was very likely to end up in a rut. It’s limited to one answer per person and it’s doubly limited by being specific to New York City. > > Let’s make it “Broadway shows you have attended”. Thanks for the jumpstart ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19894 "2013-09-17T20:33:24Z")
Broadway Show You Ever Attended 1. Fiddler on the Roof, starring Jan Peerce, February 1972 (tail end of the original run) 2. Into the Woods, the Broadway revival starring Vanessa Williams (with Persephone.) 3. Les Miserables, next year (I hope!!!) 4. The Wiz, at the Majestic in 1975. 5. A Chorus Line, at the Shubert, 1977 6. Guys and Dolls with Nathan Lane, Martin Beck Theatre, 1992 7. 42nd street, NYC, 1986 8. Evita, Los Angeles, 1980 9. Annie, NYC, 1982 10. Jesus Christ Superstar, 1971 11. The King and I, 1982- Yul Brynner touring company 12. Camelot, 1992 - Robert Goulet touring company 13. Sweeney Todd, 1980 There it’s done, now: Your first pet 1. Siamese cat named Cupcake ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19895 "2013-09-17T20:38:16Z")
Your first pet 1. Siamese cat named Cupcake 2. German Shepherd named Heidi ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19896 "2013-09-17T20:44:51Z")
Your first pet 1. Siamese cat named Cupcake 2. German Shepherd named Heidi 3. A black cat named Spooky ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19897 "2013-09-17T21:16:30Z")
Your first pet 1. Siamese cat named Cupcake 2. German Shepherd named Heidi 3. A black cat named Spooky 4. Leonard the “chameleon” (that’s what the pet store in New York called it… really, it was an anole, which my son can find in the backyard, here in Texas, any time he wants) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19898 "2013-09-17T22:14:55Z")
Your first pet 1. Siamese cat named Cupcake 2. German Shepherd named Heidi 3. A black cat named Spooky 4. Leonard the “chameleon” (that’s what the pet store in New York called it… really, it was an anole, which my son can find in the backyard, here in Texas, any time he wants) 5. A black kitten named Verdi, that never made it to adulthood, alas ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19899 "2013-09-17T22:25:53Z")
Your first pet 1. Siamese cat named Cupcake 2. German Shepherd named Heidi 3. A black cat named Spooky 4. Leonard the “chameleon” (that’s what the pet store in New York called it… really, it was an anole, which my son can find in the backyard, here in Texas, any time he wants) 5. A black kitten named Verdi, that never made it to adulthood, alas 6. Mittens the cat Actually as I recall we had more than one Mittens. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19900 "2013-09-18T01:05:40Z")
Your first pet (feel free to add in your age at the time): 1. Siamese cat named Cupcake 2. German Shepherd named Heidi 3. A black cat named Spooky 4. Leonard the “chameleon” (that’s what the pet store in New York called it… really, it was an anole, which my son can find in the backyard, here in Texas, any time he wants) 5. A black kitten named Verdi, that never made it to adulthood, alas 6. Mittens the cat 7. Pussywillow the cat, when I was 2 1/2. A kitten from a litter of strays that our neighbor found, we instantly bonded. Lived to age 19. ---
**Author:** ![evasgram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ec9cab/32.png) [@evasgram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evasgram)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19901 "2013-09-18T01:22:51Z")
Your first pet (feel free to add in your age at the time): 1. Siamese cat named Cupcake 2. German Shepherd named Heidi 3. A black cat named Spooky 4. Leonard the “chameleon” (that’s what the pet store in New York called it… really, it was an anole, which my son can find in the backyard, here in Texas, any time he wants) 5. A black kitten named Verdi, that never made it to adulthood, alas 6. Mittens the cat 7. Pussywillow the cat, when I was 2 1/2. A kitten from a litter of strays that our neighbor found, we instantly bonded. Lived to age 19. 8. Boots, a German Shepherd/Collie mix that we got when I was only a couple of months old ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/19902 "2013-09-18T03:10:06Z")
Your first pet (feel free to add in your age at the time): 1. Siamese cat named Cupcake 2. German Shepherd named Heidi 3. A black cat named Spooky 4. Leonard the “chameleon” (that’s what the pet store in New York called it… really, it was an anole, which my son can find in the backyard, here in Texas, any time he wants) 5. A black kitten named Verdi, that never made it to adulthood, alas 6. Mittens the cat 7. Pussywillow the cat, when I was 2 1/2. A kitten from a litter of strays that our neighbor found, we instantly bonded. Lived to age 19. 8. Boots, a German Shepherd/Collie mix that we got when I was only a couple of months old 9. 6 budgies, 25. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=994) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=996)