# shall I go see a Broadway play? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 28, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-i-go-see-a-broadway-play/833191 "2019-04-28T20:58:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-i-go-see-a-broadway-play/833191/1 "2019-04-28T20:58:32Z")
I did not like the show Murphey Brown but there was a great line from Corky about Manhattan - “We have the Statue of Liberty, MOMA, the Empire State building, Broadway. We never go to any of them, but we know they are there.” I’ve never seen a play. > **[Network, Starring Bryan Cranston, Extends Broadway Engagement Into June](https://www.playbill.com/article/network-starring-bryan-cranston-extends-broadway-engagement-into-june?fbclid=IwAR0G7IDrZv_Jhy8qGmFA6h27AtotQLTJPguBS_tUqA4GIaaGAo0u8uvd-7A)** > > The Ivo van Hove-directed play, based on the 1976 film, continues to play the Belasco Theatre ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2019, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-i-go-see-a-broadway-play/833191/2 "2019-04-28T21:45:56Z")
I’d watch Bryan Cranston recite the alphabet. Yes, go. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-i-go-see-a-broadway-play/833191/3 "2019-04-29T00:24:45Z")
Go. In fact go see My Fair Lady - it’s awesome and easier to get into than Hamilton. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-i-go-see-a-broadway-play/833191/4 "2019-04-29T00:38:29Z")
If you think you’d like the experience, definitely go. Seeing a Broadway play, combined with a post show dinner is a wonderful time. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-i-go-see-a-broadway-play/833191/5 "2019-04-29T00:50:11Z")
Definitely see the show. **Voyager** - If I was in town I’d surely see _My Fair Lady_. I saw the original Broadway run (granted with Harrison and Andrews replaced), and I’d like to see the latest version. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-i-go-see-a-broadway-play/833191/6 "2019-04-29T01:11:59Z")
Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach? I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach. I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. I do not think that they will sing to me. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-i-go-see-a-broadway-play/833191/7 "2019-04-29T01:19:28Z")
Go and see _Fiddler on the Roof_ in Yiddish, now playing on Stage 42. My high school friend Adam B. Shapiro plays the Rabbi, and is the understudy for Lazar Wolf. I haven’t had a chance to go, but everyone is telling me that it’s spectacular. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-i-go-see-a-broadway-play/833191/8 "2019-04-29T01:43:09Z")
Yeah, go see Fiddler in Yiddish! Or King Lear or All My Sons. Or Waitress. Or… Book of Mormon is still playing and pretty great. Hamilton. Lots of good stuff. Go! ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-i-go-see-a-broadway-play/833191/9 "2019-04-29T02:13:29Z")
I’ve got tickets to “To Kill a Mockingbird” next week. Should be fun. ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-i-go-see-a-broadway-play/833191/10 "2019-04-29T03:06:45Z")
… thou art more lovely and more temperate… ---
**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:** [April 29, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-i-go-see-a-broadway-play/833191/11 "2019-04-29T14:49:11Z")
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera has been running since 1988 and just hit 13,000 performances. GO SEE IT! ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-i-go-see-a-broadway-play/833191/12 "2019-04-29T14:54:06Z")
Prior to me going to NYC, I hadn’t seen a live musical production. We saw Spamalot and it blew my mind. Now, I’m a huge fan of live musical and theatrical productions and we go often (have season tickets to our small, local theatre). Next time we go to NYC, we will see at least two productions. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-i-go-see-a-broadway-play/833191/13 "2019-04-29T14:56:53Z")
Go. Go, go, go. Live theater is awesome. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-i-go-see-a-broadway-play/833191/14 "2019-04-29T16:55:01Z")
Absolutely, but it doesn’t have to be in NYC. London prices are quite reasonable compared to Manhattan. So are Chicago prices. There are all sort of discount ticket options as well. Live theatre is amazing, and with just a bit of research, it won’t break the bank unless you insist on Hamilton. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-i-go-see-a-broadway-play/833191/15 "2019-04-29T17:09:45Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Go and see _Fiddler on the Roof_ in Yiddish… If you schlep out to Long Island, you can see _The Mikado_ in Yiddish. They do it every year. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-i-go-see-a-broadway-play/833191/16 "2019-04-30T11:07:01Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > … thou art more lovely and more temperate… Peter O'Toole in Venus ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-i-go-see-a-broadway-play/833191/17 "2019-04-30T11:39:19Z")
Over Spring Break, Mrs. Cheesesteak and Mini Cheesesteak went to see 4 shows, here are the reviews: King Kong - visually stunning production Gary - hilariously inappropriate Avenue Q - it’s closing soon, and it shows Tootsie - Tremendous show, definitely Tony material I also heard good things about Come from Away. Should you go see a play? Absolutely, or a Musical, go see something. There are a lot of really good productions, find one that interests you [here.](http://www.playbill.com/productions?venue-type=broadway) ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-i-go-see-a-broadway-play/833191/18 "2019-04-30T15:34:59Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > Over Spring Break, Mrs. Cheesesteak and Mini Cheesesteak went to see 4 shows, here are the reviews: > > King Kong - visually stunning production > > Gary - hilariously inappropriate > > Avenue Q - it’s closing soon, and it shows > > Tootsie - Tremendous show, definitely Tony material > > I also heard good things about Come from Away. > > Should you go see a play? Absolutely, or a Musical, go see something. There are a lot of really good productions, find one that interests you [here.](http://www.playbill.com/productions?venue-type=broadway) I don’t want to hijack the thread, but can you expand on what was so good about Tootsie? I didn’t particularly care for the film. I’m seeing Come From Away this weekend in London, I can’t wait! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-i-go-see-a-broadway-play/833191/19 "2019-04-30T16:27:36Z")
I saw _Fiddler_ in NYC back in the late 60s, and I saw _Les Miserables_ and _Brigadoon_ in London in the 80s. All were terrific. Hell, I saw a production of _The Mikado_ done by a high school troupe that rivaled anything I’ve seen by a professional cast. It was so good, I went back and saw it a second time. Oh yeah, go by all means. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-i-go-see-a-broadway-play/833191/20 "2019-04-30T17:44:38Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > I don’t want to hijack the thread, but can you expand on what was so good about Tootsie? I didn’t particularly care for the film. Well, my wife is a Theatre Professional™ so when I asked her to to elaborate I got: Um… EVERYTHING! It’s Yazbek! It had me from the first note! Whaddya mean “what if they don’t know who Yazbek is”? Don’t they have taste? Maybe they don’t deserve to see it. If I can translate to lay-speak, it’s a well crafted show, has a tight plot, good acting, crisp energetic dance routines, and great music courtesy of David Yazbek. I do know that they moved the job setting to Broadway from TV Soap Opera, so flows more naturally as a musical. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-i-go-see-a-broadway-play/833191.md?page=2)