Brenna and I bought tickets to My Fair Lady and gave them to Savannah as a birthday present back in February. Savannah has loved musicals since the time she could talk. We have vivid and fond memories of her dancing in front of TV during the "Goin' Courtin'" scene in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. We took her to see Dr. Dolittle a few years ago, and she has also been to high school productions of West Side Story, Seven Brides... and Bye Bye Birdie. She was bitterly disappointed when we didn't take her to see Wicked three years ago. But she loves them all. During our recent trip to Utah she was listening to her MP3 player and piped up from the back seat of the van, "Dad, we are going to watch The Music Man when we get home." It's a pleasure to have her love musicals so much. I remember loving sitting down with my mom to watch musicals when I was growing up. So much fun. Now I get to see the wonder of them again through my daughter's eyes.
At any rate, the day for My Fair Lady was yesterday. We headed downtown to the Denver Performing Arts Center, had a bit of an adventure with traffic and parking, but settled into some wonderful seats and were enthralled from the moment the curtain was raised. This is the touring version of the UK production that was introduced two years ago for the 50th anniversary of the original. Lisa O'Hare, who played Eliza, was amazing. The man who played Professor Higgins was good, but the guy who was Alfred P. Dolittle absolutely stole the show. The music, choreography, dialogue and story were all incredible--entertaining, thought-provoking, engaging and memorable. Very worthwhile, and Savannah's smile through the whole thing is memory enough for me.
I look forward to many more such experiences in the years to come with my children.
At any rate, the day for My Fair Lady was yesterday. We headed downtown to the Denver Performing Arts Center, had a bit of an adventure with traffic and parking, but settled into some wonderful seats and were enthralled from the moment the curtain was raised. This is the touring version of the UK production that was introduced two years ago for the 50th anniversary of the original. Lisa O'Hare, who played Eliza, was amazing. The man who played Professor Higgins was good, but the guy who was Alfred P. Dolittle absolutely stole the show. The music, choreography, dialogue and story were all incredible--entertaining, thought-provoking, engaging and memorable. Very worthwhile, and Savannah's smile through the whole thing is memory enough for me.
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My kind of entertainment!
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