Comments on: The Theater, The Theater, What’s Happened To The Theater?

By: Teressa

Teressa — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:13:06 +0000

Don't forget local high school and college theatre productions, too. Here in North Georgia, we've seen amazing productions such as "High School Musical", "Suessical the Musical", "Footloose" and "The Miracle Worker" all for $5.00/ ticket!
Here's a column I recently wrote on the topic:
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/archive/8867/

By: Tundrababe

Tundrababe — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:32:16 +0000

I love Chicago.

By: Jessica K

Jessica K — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:37:52 +0000

This isnt so much a favorite show or musical, but moreso a heads up on another local theater option. The Young Artists Initiative is a local group that provides access to the arts to local kids. They've put on some fantastic shows in the past and are continuing to do so. Just thought they would be worthy of a mention! Thier shows are usually open the public and tickets are very reasonable (again, keeping with their mission that the arts should be accessible for everyone).

By: Trixie

Trixie — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:31:09 +0000

Avenue Q was a riot and by far my favorite musical EVER! I loved it! I have tickets for an upcoming show of Wicked (that were NOT cheap *sigh*), but I am still very excited to see it.

Good ol' standbys: Rent, Chicago, Tony & Tina's Wedding, Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia!

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:18:06 +0000

My favorite musical is probably My Fair Lady. But just to let you in on a tip… My best friend and I got season tickets to the Michigan Opera Theatre for Friday nights. Last year we had them for Wednesday nights. The point here is to do it NOT on a Saturday or Sunday. But we get the tickets for the entire season and it comes to $15 per person per show. That's really not bad. And the seats aren't crappy.

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:34:13 +0000

I love musicals! I haven't been to as many live ones (so expensive), but I actually love movie versions. My favorite right now is Sweeney Todd with Johnny Depp. This movie is amazing and I cannot stop listening to the soundtrack. I also love Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog with Neil Patrick Harris, this was online and it was very good. I love the songs in musicals, they always put me in a good mood and are fun to sing along with. It's a good deal too, to buy a DVD and download the soundtrack of a musical!

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:24:07 +0000

And if you insist on going to one of the larger theaters, there are deals to be found, especially if you're a student (or still have an old student ID).

I know the Ordway lets you "rush" tickets right before the show at a heavy discount, for example. You just have to hope it's not sold out.

By: Chesty Larue

Chesty Larue — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:11:30 +0000

The theatre? It's rattlin'! Hee.

Is the Old Log Theatre still going? I do know that Chaska/Chanhassen has an excellent community theatre, and of course the Dinner theatre out there.

And if you want to hit a little lower than community, most high schools have productions this time of year, and some are pretty good. You could go and see the next Hollywood actor out there.