I get wanting to see the original. Sometimes that is impossible, as I mentioned before, due to not being alive for the original, being away from the city when it is first staged, sold out status, illness, or finances. I guess it makes it easier to pick your shows when it's Originals or Nothing.
3 questions:
1) If a show is first staged in London and transfers to Broadway with the same or a slightly different cast would you consider that an original?
2) If a show is first staged as an "Out of Town Tryout" in Chicago or LA or Boston, do you consider it an original when it transfers to Broadway?
3) Would you consider the current Broadway productions of Hamilton, Wicked, and Book of Mormon to be "Originals" since they have been playing continuously since they opened there?