beth0beth
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Best musical for a stereotypical "dude?"Hi, I'm visiting NYC this weekend with my boyfriend. I used to live there and love the theater. He's never been to NYC or to see a musical in his life. I want to introduce him to Broadway (or off-Broadway), but he doesn't have one cultural bone in his body. The only thing he watches is SportsCenter and Adam Sandler movies. Can you recommend a show for a guy like him? I was thinking maybe Young Frankenstein? Or Spamalot? I don't imagine he'll fall in love with theater no matter what show we see, but I'd like to find something at least somewhat "manly" or maybe something where things blow up? Haha. Also, it needs to be a show that might have a chance of being at the TKTS booth.
Thanks!
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PappyCat
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Spamalot, most definitely.
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musicaltheatrefan
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Re: Best musical for a stereotypical "dude?" | beth0beth wrote: | | or maybe something where things blow up? Haha. |
Too bad "Ragtime" closed!
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pish123c
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Avenue Q
Chicago
Spamalot
Young Frankenstein
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Sweeney Hyde
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| pish123c wrote: | Avenue Q
Chicago
Spamalot
Young Frankenstein |
Probably your best bets...I would go as far as to say don't go to Avenue Q either...the puppets might turn him off...
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The Very Angry Woman
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Jersey Boys. Men aren't afraid to see a machismo show like that.
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pish123c
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| The Very Angry Woman wrote: | | Jersey Boys. Men aren't afraid to see a machismo show like that. |
I can't believe I forgot about that one. Last year when my family and I were selecting a show to see, my father immediately gravitated towards that one before even knowing the basics of it. My guess is because the title looks pretty macho compared to what else was playing. That and the fact that it has an all-male cast. Apparently my father hasn't seen "Naked Boys Singing!" 
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The Very Angry Woman
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| pish123c wrote: | | That and the fact that it has an all-male cast. |
Well, there are three women and one female swing.
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pish123c
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Noted.
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musicaltheatrefan
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Re: Best musical for a stereotypical "dude?" | beth0beth wrote: | Hi, I'm visiting NYC this weekend with my boyfriend. I used to live there and love the theater. He's never been to NYC or to see a musical in his life. I want to introduce him to Broadway (or off-Broadway), but he doesn't have one cultural bone in his body. The only thing he watches is SportsCenter and Adam Sandler movies. Can you recommend a show for a guy like him? I was thinking maybe Young Frankenstein? Or Spamalot? I don't imagine he'll fall in love with theater no matter what show we see, but I'd like to find something at least somewhat "manly" or maybe something where things blow up? Haha. Also, it needs to be a show that might have a chance of being at the TKTS booth.
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Not to be rude or anything, but why would you join a forum just to ask a question? There are actually websites out there where you can ask a question and you get answers. This is not one of them. This is a musical forum where we discuss musicals.
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The Very Angry Woman
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Re: Best musical for a stereotypical "dude?" | musicaltheatrefan wrote: | | There are actually websites out there where you can ask a question and you get answers. This is not one of them. This is a musical forum where we discuss musicals. |
Right. Everything on musicals.net is a statement.
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Luc
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Legally Blonde, for sure.
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BroadwayObssessed
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Re: Best musical for a stereotypical "dude?" | musicaltheatrefan wrote: |
Not to be rude or anything, but why would you join a forum just to ask a question? |
...there was someone who joined MdN just to tell us why they picked their username...and I dont think they've posted ever again...
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Luc
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Re: Best musical for a stereotypical "dude?" | BroadwayObssessed wrote: | | musicaltheatrefan wrote: |
Not to be rude or anything, but why would you join a forum just to ask a question? |
...there was someone who joined MdN just to tell us why they picked their username...and I dont think they've posted ever again... |
Glad I'm not the only one that noticed!
Anyways, lots of people join just to ask one question.
Then they realize who friggen awesome we are, then they stay.
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jackissensational
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Re: Best musical for a stereotypical "dude?" | musikal_geek wrote: | | BroadwayObssessed wrote: | | musicaltheatrefan wrote: |
Not to be rude or anything, but why would you join a forum just to ask a question? |
...there was someone who joined MdN just to tell us why they picked their username...and I dont think they've posted ever again... |
Glad I'm not the only one that noticed!
Anyways, lots of people join just to ask one question.
Then they realize who friggen awesome we are, then they stay. |
^More or less how I joined.
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ilovebway
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I really think Sweeney Todd has a lot of appeal to the stereotypical "dudes".
Maybe not so much the music, but the plot and look, etc...
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beth0beth
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Thank you everyone for your responses. To the poster who was upset with my asking my question here, please accept my apologies. I found the forum during a Google search as I was trying to find the answer to my question. I was unable to find the answer, so I thought I'd pose the question to people who know best - people who love musicals.  Thank you again everyone, they were great suggestions, and sorry if I intruded.
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bigballinick91
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See Spamalot.
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beth0beth
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I thought I'd follow up and let everyone know that we chose Spamalot. Young Frankenstein seemed most appealing to him, but that wasn't available at the TKTS booth when we went. I thought he might enjoy Chicago but I've already seen it a few times. So, Spamalot it was. I'm a Monty Python fan anyway, so I had a great time. I thought it was an excellent choice. He wasn't familiar with Monty Python comedy, and he was a little turned off that Clay Aiken was in it, but I saw him chuckle a few times and he didn't appear to want to drown himself in the Hudson afterwards, so I guess that counts as a success?
And a little off topic - but we also saw Eddie Izzard do standup at Union Square. He is one of my favorite comedians, so it was a lot of fun. I recommend if he comes to your area!
Thanks again, everyone!
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