Broadway in Richmond

I am a huge fan of musicals!

While I would love to get to NYC to see shows, it is just not realistic.

Fortunately, we are 90 minutes away from the Kennedy Center in Washington DC,

which has some fantastic performances,

and there is a series called "Broadway in Richmond"

where the popular Broadway Shows come to Richmond, Virginia.

 

For Christmas, my Michigan parents give our family an "experience" as a gift,

and this year they are sending us to see the Broadway musical

"Jersey Boys" which is coming to Richmond in January.

Our children love the theater, and they are quite excited!

Looks like it will be fun with great music!

 

Here are some of my VERY favorite musicals....

We saw Wicked in Richmond and it was amazing!

I think this is my kids' favorite!

Favorite Song: "I Want To Be Popular"

 

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this one....I took my sailor to see it two years ago!

Such a fun one with great songs!

Favorite Song: "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair"

 

D took me to see this on Broadway in NYC...

FABULOUS!
Favorite Song: "All I Ask Of You"

 

I've seen this 100 times and love it every time I see it!

It's a family tradition to watch it at least once a year together.

Favorite Song: "I am Sixteen Going on Seventeen"

 

Another classic...my high school did this one...so fun!

Favorite Song: "Seventy-Six Trombones"

 

While I have never seen a stage production of this musical,

the movie is also one of my favorites!

Favorite Song: "Beauty School Dropout"

 

This is another classic...I have not seen it in MANY years...but a great one!

Favorite Song: "I Feel Pretty"

 

I was in this one in high school...love the movie with Frank Sinatra!

Favorite Song: "Guys and Dolls"

 

My girls loved this one when they were little!

Favorite song: "It's a Hard Knock Life"

Saw this in Chicago with Donny Osmond as Joseph!

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!

Favorite Song: "Any Dream Will Do"

 

I was a huge ABBA fan in the 80's and I loved the stage version of Mamma Mia!

I rented the movie but didn't like the movie version at all.

Favorite Song: "Money, Money, Money"


This is a fabulous musical and it is hard to find performances these days.
Favorite Song: "All For The Best"

These are just my favorites....I have seen "Hello Dolly," "Anything Goes,"
"Pajama Game," "Showboat," "Oliver," "Pippen," "The King and I,"
"Mary Poppins," "Fiddler On The Roof," and "Oklahoma!" just to name a few more.
I also saw the PBS version of Les Miserables and would LOVE to see it on stage.

The only musical that I have not seen that I REALLY want to see is
"The Producers"
and I will always regret not making the trip to NYC to see
Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane star in it.

Do you love musicals?
If so, what are your favorites?