We enjoyed the Garrison Keillor show, as mentioned previously. Then, since Gerry had not seen the NYC version (I had) we decided that he needed to see The Lion King. We attended the performance in Syracuse, which was every bit as good as any Broadway production could ever be. It is a spectacular production, and a significant life experience to see this musical, with the most out-of- this-world costumes of any production ever! We saw the matinee, which makes the driving so much easier, especially since we are not familiar with all the buildings and parking lots in downtown Syracuse.
This afternoon we went to Auburn to see the musical comedy The Marvelous Wonderettes. It is a hilarious, high energy, non-stop musical featuring popular music from the fifties and sixties. When I read the description of it, I thought it sounded a lot like one of our favorites---Forever Plaid. And indeed, it was a very similar female quartet version. We've seen Forever Plaid three times---twice with youngest daughter, and once locally. Youngest daughter V was plucked out of the audience and pulled up on stage for an unexpected 'song and dance' number. The four young female singers in this show used the same device, though they recruited an elderly gentleman. The crowd roared.
Many of the songs from the fifties were familiar to Gerry, and those from the sixties, familiar to me. Even if we had not known them previously, you could understand every word---perhaps the best part!
By the way, Act Two was their class reunion ten years later. One of them was pregnant. Her 'pregnancy bump' was the most outrageously hilarious thing I've ever seen. You don't know what you have missed if you have not seen a singing and dancing gal, with a baby bump as big as the rest of her!
Belly laughs for sure!!
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