Lance Roberts: My mother took me to see Paul Lipton in Fiddler at the Broadway Theatre, 1971 for my 6th grade graduation from PS129. 40 years later, I made my Broadway musical theatre debut in Sister Act at the same theatre.
Will Brill:
The cast of Assassins
Mimi Lieber:
"The first show I saw ON Broadway was Grease. I'd arrived in NY from L.A. 2 days before and had an audition for it the next day. I loved that show for its irreverence and goofiness. A year later I was in L.A., ironically, shooting the movie."
Wendy Stetson:
"1st show I ever saw was A Chorus Line. I came into NY on a schoolbus with Mr. Fennell's 11th grade English class. We saw a matinee performance, ate lunch at Sbarro and drove back home that evening. Six hours in a bus for an afternoon of magic."
Steven Kaplan:
"My first Broadway show was Beauty and the Beast. I remember it looked so fun, all I wanted was to be up there with them."
Will LeBow:
James Earl Jones and Christopher Plummer in Othello on Broadway, 1982
Jonathan Spivey:
"While I think The Scarlet Pimpernel was the first Broadway show I ever saw, I also saw Smokey Joe's Cafe and Ragtime on the same trip to NYC. I was out of my mind with excitement."
Deborah Offner:
"My first Broadway play was a toss up between two- I can't remember which was first. The Miracle Worker and A Funny thing Happened On The Way To The Forum."
Greg McFadden:
"My first Broadway show was Peter Pan starring Sandy Duncan. Christopher Hewitt (later Mr. Belvedere on TV) was Captain Hook. The show was, to a 7 year old, magical. I was hooked!"
Santino Fontana:
"The revival of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest was my first Broadway show."
Laurel Casillo:
"When I was thirteen my Dad took my little sister and I to see Beauty and the Beast on Broadway. The show was magical. I was so impressed with how the giant set moved in and out on big tracks in the stage floor. We had such a blast, thanks Dad!"
Matthew Schecter:
"The Fiddler on the Roof 2004 revival. I was four years old. My Dad was given four tickets to Fiddler by a work colleague. We went that night and I loved it! I came home singing the songs and imitating the accents."
Amy Warren:
Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters in Sunday in the Park with George
Martha Swope
Charlotte Maier:
"I drove straight through from Chicago on my college spring break and got a standing room ticket to Lanford Wilson's The Fifth of July. And several years later I here and working with Lanford in Balm in Gilead."
Bob Stillman:
"The 1st Broadway show I saw was Fiddler On The Roof -- the original company with Zero Mostel. My mother knew that this was going to be a hit, and she ordered seats months before it opened. My most vivid memory is of 'Do You Love Me?' Perfection!"
