The "Law & Order" Game

I haven't been to a Broadway show in years and it just so happens that I went to two in the last two weeks.  It was a fluke that let me enjoy a game I haven't played in a long time.  I'll share it with you for the next time you go to a Broadway show in NYC.  (I'm not sure if it works out of New York.) I like to call it "The Law & Order Game".


There are no rules- I guess it is more of a word search than an actual game.  When I get to the theater,  I find my seat and settle in with my playbill.  I scan the pictures of actors and the scenes.  Then I move onto the little bios of the actors.  I start scanning for who has been on the TV show "Law & Order". (Or one of its derivatives.)  And we're off!

Correct me if I am wrong but I believe that "L & O" shoots here in NY.  That would make it a perfect moonlighting gig for a broadway actor.  They need new dead people, juries and witnesses every week! I can't remember the last play I went to but I remember that it was a jackpot and most of the cast listed one of the shows in their TV credits.    It seems like the younger the cast, the less appearances on "L & O".  The last show I went to must've had an older cast.  (Maybe Jersey Boys? About 4-5 years ago?)  I remember that not only did many cast members list "L & O" but many of them had been on multiple "L & O"s!   (It's died down now but for a while there we a few different shows in the franchise...) 

I bet you are thinking of a play that you've been wanting to see for a while.  Well, now you have an extra reason to buy tickets- you want to play my game.  I can't blame you- it's way more fun than the game we play when we looks at old pictures or videos.  I call that one the "He's Dead, She's Dead Game"...