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Many happy returns: which theatre shows would you see again and again? by Lyn Gardner

Most people only ever see a show once, but others keep coming back. What's the appeal of repeated viewings?Spare a thought for Sylvia Bailey who has, it was reported last year, sat through Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera 9,000 times . Admittedly she's been doing so as an usher at New York's Majestic theatre, where the show is approaching its 25th birthday, and the upcoming anniversary drew me to her story.…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:10PM on December 19, 2012

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