NYC with teen daughter….what Broadway show?

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& Juliet, I saw it with a friend, loved it and went again with my 12-year-old DD and husband, who both loved it. Now we are taking my DD and some of her friends when it comes to our hometown (I saw it in NYC). Great story, lot of laughs, amazing dancing and songs work fab on Broadway.

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The Cursed Child (Harry Potter) was AMAZING. I am not a Broadway show person, nor a Potter person but it was incredible! Six was good, but I wouldn't see it again and Back to the Future was pretty good. I would go see Cursed Child again in a heartbeat - it was mesmerizing. And you don't need to know the Harry Potter story to make sense of it.

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Anonymous wrote:Hamilton if she has not already seen it and if you can get good seats (balcony or way back orchestra not good)
Hadestown
Aladdin
Wicked
About Six - I do think it’s a great show however it is basically a concert and costumes. Not necessary to pay Broadway prices for this one - you can see it on tour at a smaller, less expensive venue and get the same experience.
The other shows I listed are bigger productions that are worth seeing on Broadway.

Agree with bolded.

For what it's worth, when she was 14 my daugher would not have wanted Disney, nor probably Wicked. She is now 16 and we saw the Sweeney Todd revival about a month ago. It closes very soon but would probably be on my list if dark/Sondheim is of interest -- Sutton Foster plays Mrs Lovett and is terrific, as is Aaron Tveit. Would also go with Hadestown, Moulin Rouge, maybe Great Gatsby.

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Six and Hadestown were both hits with my teen (and I enjoyed both shows too)

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"Which" Broadway show, not what.

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Anonymous wrote:"Which" Broadway show, not what.

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If you haven’t seen it, Blue Man Group

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My 17 year old daughter and I went last weekend and saw Kimberly Akimbo (it was the last weekend for the show) and the outsiders. Highly recommend the outsiders- great music and choreography!

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Anonymous wrote:My 17 year old daughter and I went last weekend and saw Kimberly Akimbo (it was the last weekend for the show) and the outsiders. Highly recommend the outsiders- great music and choreography!

My 16 year old loved Outsiders. The sound and lighting design were really good. Don't sit left orchestra for this show.

I agree with the person who said to see Six elsewhere.

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My 14 year old has seen Six twice - went with a school group last spring, and loved it so much that I took him back up to see it together. I loved it. As someone else said, it’s not your traditional Broadway musical. More like a rock concert.

Both of my teens have seen Wicked and Moulin Rouge at the KenCen. Enjoyed wicked, but absolutely loved Moulin Rouge.

Loved Hamilton— on stage and the movie version of the stage show.

Loved Harry Potter and the cursed Child. We are Harry Potter fans in general, but neither of them had read the cursed child. It was a mesmerizing performance.

Enjoy!!

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Anonymous wrote:The Cursed Child (Harry Potter) was AMAZING. I am not a Broadway show person, nor a Potter person but it was incredible! Six was good, but I wouldn't see it again and Back to the Future was pretty good. I would go see Cursed Child again in a heartbeat - it was mesmerizing. And you don't need to know the Harry Potter story to make sense of it.

I saw the extended version in London. Agree that the visuals and special effects are great. Short version was developed to save audiences' time and money. I'm sure all the key effects are preserved.

I saw Lion King for the first time last summer. It was a bucket list item for me. I thought the visuals were fantastic and of course by now I had heard lots about the design. I usually don't buy merch anywhere but I bought a Baby Simba Christmas ornament to remind me of the design aesthetic.

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Live in nyc with 14 and 12yo dds and we’ve seen almost everything. My 14 says -

Hell’s Kitchen if you or she like Alicia Keys at all. It’s also a great mother/daughter story
Suffs - women’s suffrage and lots of fun
Six
Hamilton if you haven’t seen it
Harry Potter for the special effects
Outsiders (though she felt it was a bit boring)
Wicked if you haven’t seen it
Sweeney Todd if you like the show and Sondheim
Merrily if you like Sondheim (& Daniel Radcliffe or Jonathan Groff)


Both my daughter and I (and dh) hated &Juliet
Moulin Rouge is eh

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Six for sure!

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Six
Wicked
Hadestown

My 14yo loved all of these

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Anonymous wrote:Not sure why all the recs for Disney musicals - my 14 yo would definitely not be interested. Much better options available

I don’t know… I’m in my 40s and have seen a lot of Broadway & touring shows of different types, but I still think the visuals are great in The Lion King, and that Aladdin is a fun show. My 14 yo also enjoyed both of these.