I'm a big fan of the theatre . The first time I remember going was to see Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr in The King and I back in 1982. It was either later that year or the next year that I went to see Debbie Reynolds and Harve Presnell in The Unsinkable Molly Brown. LIVE and in person! There's nothing like it.Over the next many years, I went to the theatre with a regularity. When my ex-husband and I separated and divorced, I started taking my nieces and/or nephew with me before I made it a solo act, ocassionally deciding to go on the spur of the moment.
Only once was I disenchanted with a play I saw.
Anyway, back in the early '90s my mother and I went to Las Vegas. Debbie Reynolds had a hotel there at the time (off the strip) and we went to see her show which, in my opinion, is the best show I've ever seen in Vegas. She, in her show, commented that her fans were "of an age", suggesting that younger people didn't much care for her. Well after the show, she talked to and took pictures with anyone who wanted to chat or have their picture taken with her. I, of course, have a picture with me, my mother and her in it and made a point of telling her I (in my early 30's at the time) was a huge fan.
But, back to the theatre...I haven't been much in the last five to ten years or so. Something I keep telling myself that I will remedy soon.
At work this man who was transferred out before I arrived (over a year ago) occasionally gets mail from a theatre in Galveston...The Grand 1894 Opera House. It's what I've always pictured in my head when I read historicals and they talk about going to the theatre (although, when it tells you a seat is "obstructed", they mean it! Just so you know.). It's this quaint little place - very nice. Well, this man from work received another brochure this past week and Debbie Reynolds is going to be there this coming March. She's hosting a dance thing but I think I'm going to have to go. Galveston is less than an hour away so it's definitely doable.
It's almost a year away and I'm already excited about it. How silly is that? LOL
What celebrity would you like to see come to your area to perform?
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Lucy, I love the theatre too. So much. I would love to see Debbie Reynolds in anything - adore her. The Kind and I would've been the BEST - the movie with them was so good, but LIVE! Awesome. I don't know who else I'd love more - maybe Julie Andrews.
I did get to see Nathan Lane on Broadway in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. That was great too. Oh! I've been lucky enough to see The Phantom of the Opera twice in L.A. and Les Miserables, Oklahoma, and several others in San Diego (and a few good ones here). If I ever get down you way, maybe we can catch a show together. :)
Ellen, the first play I took my niece and nephew to was The Technicolor Dreamcoat. It was starring Sam Harris (first winner - singer - in Star Search). It wasn't until after my sister agreed to let them go that I saw they "cheap" seats were pretty pricy, which was a bit of risk, considering I didn't know if they would like it or not. If you haven't seen it, there is not one spoken word...it's all sung, yet my nephew was giggling in all the right places at the subtle humor. And, at the intermission, thinking it was over, he hugged my neck and thanked me for bringing him. He was delighted to find out it was only half over. LOL The last time I took to the theatre, we were given tickets on the second row (no one was seated on the first row)! (I like the balcony seats because I'm kind of short and if I sit on the orchestra level, I usually have a hard time seeing the stage throughout and that's not a problem in the balcony.)
But I would love to catch a show with you. Wanna come down in March? :~)
I really enjoy the theater too. The show I've enjoyed the most was the Phantom of the Opera. I saw it in London and we had front row seats. It was wonderful! The only show I didn't like was the Velveteen Rabbit, but that was because one of the ladies had a horrible screetchy voice when she sang. Ugh! Anyway, the theater is fun. More people should go. :)
Lucy - I'll pencil in March! LOL. (You never know).
A, the Phantom in London would've been awesome too!
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