The #1 place for people who love Broadway.
I SEE EVERYTHING! Including Regional Theatre
When a regional theater announces cool casting for an upcoming show, or if it’s a show or production I’m particularly interested in, I will try to make it to that production. Most recently I ventured with Jennifer Tepper and Anika Chapin to Paper Mill Playhouse to see their awesome production of 1776. It was my first exposure to the show and the great cast did not disappoint.Something hilarious happened at 1776 that I have never seen in a Broadway theater. People in the audience were dressed up like characters from 1776! Have you ever seen anything like that at a show? Later this summer, I am hoping to visit my grandparents in Pittsburgh when Into the Woods (with Hunter Foster, Beth Leavel, Stanley Bahorek, and other great performers) will be playing there. I am really looking forward to seeing this production.
Another cool thing about regional theater is that a lot of new work, from established and unknown writers, premieres there frequently. For example, Tony Kushner’s new play is currently having its world premiere at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. When I was a lot younger, I saw Little Shop of Horrors at a nearby theater in South Florida. I had no idea how lucky I was to see Alice Ripley as Audrey and Hunter Foster as Seymour in that production!Sometimes, like in revivals, the regional production of a show may have a different “take” on the show. This new production might give you different insight and thoughts on the show. Have you ever traveled and seen a regional production of a show? What shows have you seen regionally and how were they?
Views: 1
Comment
-
Comment by Jennifer Ashley Tepper on July 11, 2009 at 3:53pm -
I don't know which photo in this column I like more!
-
Comment by Megan Sinclair on July 5, 2009 at 8:06pm -
I saw that production of 1776 at Paper Mill Playhouse also and thought it was fabulous!
-
Comment by Sarah Weiss on July 5, 2009 at 9:06am -
After finishing up at the shrek stage door we walked passed the wicked stage door and saw a girl dressed up exactly like alphaba green skin and all!!! It was weird but I guess she was a super fan. She also followed us onto the subway and we were just staring at her ha
-
Comment by LJS on July 2, 2009 at 7:54pm
-
One of our favorite regional theatres, the Florida Stage, focuses on new works. We really loved End Days there (produced off-Broadway this year) and the Good German, both of which were world premiers. I also like the fact that in regional theatres we often see the same actors at different venues in wildly different parts. It is especially nice that people can have a theatre career outside of New York, for at least some part of their lives.
-
Comment by Rachel on July 2, 2009 at 6:05pm -
hows
-
Comment by Rachel on July 2, 2009 at 6:05pm
-
Hiws France aaron?
-
Comment by Kristina on July 2, 2009 at 1:31pm -
Regionally? Seussical. I thiught it was the best play I've ever seen, besides Wicked and 13. Have you ever seen that, Aaron? And I didn't know that 1776 was still being performed. I saw the movie, but never the play. I'm going to have to look that up. Is the Paper Mill Playhouse you saw 1776 in in New Jersey?
 |
|||
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
 |
 |
© 2012 Created by Broadway Space.
GoTickets.com has a fine selection of Broadway tickets available, including hard to find Fences theater tickets and Lion King tickets.
Shop Broadway Tickets for the hottest Broadway events including hard-to-find Wicked Tickets, Jersey Boys Tickets, Book of Mormon Tickets, Spiderman Tickets and Josh Groban Tour information.
You need to be a member of BroadwaySpace to add notes!
Join BroadwaySpace