What was your fist ever Musical?

Hair in London in the early 70s. The cast walked through the audience giving out flowers. On stage, there was both male and female nudity. Rather more than you see nowadays, in fact.

Loved Blood Brother's. Over the last 20 years probably seen it about 4 times and I always enjoy it. On the other hand Mama Mia never did anything for me but I know loads loved it.

Alfred Drake in Kismet in a London Theatre in the 1950’s. My parents loved live theatre and for a good number of years we went to the pantomime at the Palladium in Boxing Day afternoon and we often went to other shows during the year. One Christmas there was a change of tactics and we went to the Stoll theatre and saw Peter Pan - the year we went Dorothy Tustin played Peter.
The other benefit we had was seeing all the Christmas lights on a relatively quiet day.

Don't remember which I saw first. It was either Phantom of the Opera or Starlight Express.

I always wanted to see Hair, but could not afford to go as it would have meant an overnight stay, and I was an impoverished student nurse when it was touring.

DD's college lecturer was in the first production of Hair!

I looked at her with respect afterwards. She was a very good lecturer apparently , most enthusiastic.

The first musical I saw was at the cinema, I was 14 and it was a Youth Club outing; the film was in Todd- AO.
South Pacific and all the girls loved it but the boys weren't so impressed. I've seen it on stage since and would still enjoy it.

Funnily enough, DH just asked me how long ago we went to see Les Miserables (can't remember) although I've never forgotten it.

I remember seeing Hans Christian Andersen starring Danny Kaye in 1952. Next was 7 Brides For Seven Brothers in 1954 then The King And I in 1956.

South Pacific for me too. I was 8 or 9 and I went with my friend and her mum. We had sandwiches with a delicious filling Called sandwich spread. 1958

Les Miserables with a friend for her birthday. Her parents paid for a group if us to go in 1986 as we were all hard up students.
It was amazing then and I’ve seen it many times since then.

Pickwick with Harry Secombe. Having said that, I can’t remember where I saw it or who I went with .

West Side Story on a coach trip with the youth club, aged about 13. I was completely bowled over and it's been my favourite ever since.

South Pacific, I was only little, but can’t remember how old. I thought it was exotic and loved the song ‘I’m gona’ to wash that man right outa my hair’.
Little did I know is be singing it with my choir, many years later.

I saw Hair, but before that I think I was taken to see The Sound of Music on stage, before the film, I think I was about 10 or 11. Quite a few years before Hair, must have been late teens when I saw that.

West Side Story. It's still my favourite. Our school dance teacher told us to go the cinema to watch it for homework.

We saw Hair on honeymoon.

Mine was also Hair in the early 70s. I was only about 16 or 17 and must have gone with my elder brother. The memory of Paul Nicholas in the altogether stayed with me for quite some time!

Song and Dance, loved it?