Theatre when it is at its best takes a lot of beating - the live experience and the shared collective experience of live storytelling is really special when it is good. Particularly here in New York because the audiences are amazing very vocal and very engaged and that makes theatre very exciting.
My parents were what I like to call proper musical fans. Lots of Sondheim was played in the car.
No One Is Alone by Stephen Sondheim is all about thinking for yourself and being your own person.