theatre

home / map / contact / bg

my log of theatre productions and movie musicals i've seen. star ratings are a combination of my enjoyment of the specific production/s i saw + my opinion on the play/musical itself.

more media:
games / music / tv/film / books

live productions

productions i have had the honor of seeing live! a lot of these were put on at my university, but i've seen a couple of professional ones as well.

a chorus line 💖

⭐⭐⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | 2017, student production, as part of crew

notes: i helped stage manage this with zero background knowledge of this particular show. i thought our cast + crew was very good and it was one of the better productions i saw at my school, although i may be very biased. i count all the times i saw it as one

a clockwork orange

⭐⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | 2017, off-broadway, with friend S

notes: we were in the front row and there was a lot of male torso and eye contact. very sexy

another country

⭐⭐

seen: 201?, live, 1 time | ?, west end, with family

notes: i remember finding it kind of slow, but would like to see it again now that i'm older

avenue Q

⭐⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | 2017, off-broadway, with family

notes: this musical would NOT fly now but i still kind of like it lmao. love the puppets!!

bare

⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | 2019, student production, with friend R

notes: the production was bad

bat boy

⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | 2017, student production, with friend K

notes: i think i pregamed this, but definitely not enough to Not remember it. so it was probably not all that memorable... i got to design the poster for this production though!

beautiful

⭐⭐⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | 2017, broadway, with family

notes: really wonderful production and story!

book of mormon

⭐⭐⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | 2015?, broadway, with family

notes: cut down a star bc not everything in the album is a banger sadly. but i was lucky to see gavin creel as elder price!!!

charlie and the chocolate factory

⭐⭐

seen: i don't know if i can say i saw it, but it was live | 2013, summer program, as part of the cast.......

notes: i really don't know why i signed up to this program a second time. i don't act and i get stage fright. (scroll down to sleeping beauty for more context)

dirty rotten scoundrels

⭐⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | 201?, west end, with family

notes: i remember enjoying it a lot but i couldn't find the songs anywhere so i docked off a star!!

excalibur

⭐⭐⭐

seen: live, 2 times | 2019, seoul – once by myself and once with friend R

notes: i don't really care for a medieval musical but i watched this for svt member lee seokmin who was great. we got to wave at him when he left

hadestown

⭐⭐⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | 2023, broadway, with family

notes: had to be watched in person!! i loved our persephone and hades.

in the heights

⭐⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | 2019?, student production, think i went alone...?

notes: i feel like i would have five-starred it if i saw a professional production

lion king

⭐⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | 201?, australian production, with family

notes: i simply do not like lion king THAT much, although it was very good

mamma mia

⭐⭐⭐

seen: live, 2 times | once was the australian production and with family, the other was a student production (i forgot who i went with)

notes: both productions were fine and i always love the songs. i'm just really into the movie ;(

once

⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | 201?, west end, with family

notes: i remember thinking it kind of dragged rip. i was Not invested in that main couple at ALL

phoebe in winter

⭐⭐⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | 2020, student production, i went alone maybe?

notes: i liked it! i thought this particular production had a strong cast and that the story was interesting. i'd like to see it again.

priscilla, queen of the desert

⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | i have no idea when, but i went with family

notes: i really remember almost nothing about this, so it gets a low rating... i'm sorry...

six

⭐⭐⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | 2024, with high school friends

notes: just plain good fun! it was as enjoyable to see live as it was to listen to the soundtrack.

sleeping beauty

seen: again, i don't know if i can say i saw it, but it was live | 2012, summer program, i was in the cast....

notes: i joined a summer theatre program because some of my friends were in it and it felt more like an excuse to socialize than put on a production. i don't necessarily regret it but i am NOT comfortable on a stage LMAO. also our production was really nothing great!!!

spring awakening

⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | 2017, student production, with friend K

notes: i think i just went because i knew a cute boy was in the production? i heard their rehearsal sched was brutal though

the curious incident of the dog in the night-time

⭐⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | 2017, boston, with family

notes: i remember the production was really good. i'd like to see it again!

the good person

⭐⭐⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | 2017, student production, with friend W

notes: i liked it a lot! one of my good friends was in it. i'd like to see it again so i can remember what the hell it was about

the phantom of the opera

⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | 201?, ????, definitely with family

notes: it was great and i know the dynamic of the phantom and christine really fucks but i cannot get into the music and seriousness of it all. i'm so sorry. i love to laugh

the pillowman

⭐⭐⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | 2017, university production, with who????

notes: this made me feel so much. i want to see it again and remember!

the price

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | 201?, broad...way?, with family

notes: i watched the production with mark ruffalo and danny devito. really fucking good.

the rocky horror picture show

⭐⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | some time in college, student production, with friend S

notes: i will count this shadowcast production. lots of fun!! i wish they did this with more movies!!

waitress 💖

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

seen: live, 1 time | 2017, broadway, with my siblings

notes: i saw sara bareilles and she was really wonderful! i love the story + songs of waitress so this is an easy five stars.

wicked 💖

⭐⭐⭐⭐

seen: live, 2 time | once was in 2011, maybe? it's been so long... anyway, both times were with family

notes: this was the first musical i saw live, so it holds a special place in my heart, even though the lyrics are Like That.

movie musicals or recorded productions

i didn't include any fully-animated productions because... i am lazy + i usually like them anyway... just assume i like any animated movie musicals.

enchanted

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

notes: ok i know i said what i said about la la land but the difference is. that i like enchanted

grease (1978)

⭐⭐⭐

notes: i thought it was so silly when i first saw it (i was probably 9?) but i might like it more if i watched it again. soundtrack still slaps.

hairspray (2007) 💖

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

notes: it was so much fun, and i loved the visuals! and what a great soundtrack.

hamilton

⭐⭐⭐⭐

notes: i watched the disney recording. say what you will about it but i really enjoyed it! i'm a very casual fan but i'm impressed by how it got me to care about guys i would literally never care about otherwise. i docked off one star just bc i do not memorize the soundtrack like i would with other musicals i'm obsessed with, lol.

high school musical 1, 2, 3

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

notes: my childhood! i can't not be biased

into the woods (2014)

⭐⭐⭐

notes: it was ok!

la la land (2016)

⭐⭐

notes: i hesitated to put this here because like, Five singable songs does not make a musical to me!!!! i did not care for these characters and their struggles, and found the songs (besides the opening, which i've grown to appreciate) not memorable. i promise i don't hate romance and bittersweetness, but everyone hyped it up and loved it SO much, and i just remember sitting there like "THAT'S IT?" after the movie ended, doubly annoyed at them for getting my hopes up. anyway, it was pretty i guess. just very non-theatre-person's-idea-of-what-a-musical-is – and i'm not even much of a theatre person.

legally blonde 💖

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

notes: FOREVER. I LOVE THIS MUSICAL FOREVER... cannot explain how much this show means to me. i watched the MTV recording and still play the whole thing in the background sometimes while i work if i need a pick-me-up. i like it even more than the movie.

les miserables (2012)

⭐⭐

notes: don't remember much of it, cried one (1) time. maybe i should give it another chance, but somehow i don't think i'll like it any better – the music's just not for me.

mamma mia (2008) 💖

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

notes: comfort movie forever. no skip soundtrack. perfection

mary poppins returns

⭐⭐

notes: just not for me. maybe too young?

rock of ages

⭐⭐⭐

notes: actually really liked this one! this made me decide to try pole

singin' in the rain (1952)

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

notes: so so fun and good!!! the og!!!

waitress

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

notes: so so glad i got to see drew gehling in this stage recording! it was as delightful as i remember it to be from the live show. made me cry.

west side story (1961)

⭐⭐

notes: i watched it when i was 11 i think, and really did not like it. i thought tony was so stupid, and i didn't care for the music. some parts were pretty though, and i liked america.

west side story (2021)

⭐⭐⭐⭐

notes: i liked this one a lot more, but maybe that also had to do with me growing up lol. really great cast – save for tony again, ugh – and cinematography. not a super banger soundtrack still, but i love what they did with the musical numbers. particularly loved america, i feel pretty, and gee, officer krupke.

queue

to watch

here are some plays, musicals, and movie musicals i'd like to see.

  • be more chill - although i really like stephanie hsu and will connolly in their roles, so i might be disappointed by anyone else...
  • beetlejuice - DID YOU KNOW DANNY PUDI WAS ADAM MAITLAND IN A WORKSHOP OR SOMETHING? i would have died.
  • cabaret
  • chicago
  • cry-baby
  • dear evan hansen
  • dreamgirls
  • funny girl
  • heathers
  • in the heights (the movie)
  • mean girls - the musical, though i'll probably watch the musical-movie for fun one day
  • newsies - this show is so up my alley
  • rent
  • she loves me
  • six: the musical - i have plans to see this with some friends soon
  • the greatest showman (the movie)
  • the 25th annual putnam county spelling bee

half-watched (please finish)

  • the sound of music
  • mary poppins

the eh list

i will probably never watch these of my own accord unless something big changes my mind, or if the decision is made for me (if someone buys me tickets to a production or i love them enough to sit down and watch the movie with them). i don't think anyone will die if i never see these

  • cats
  • miss saigon
  • tick, tick... boom!
  • evita