Intergalactic Nemesis: Robot Planet Rising

We went to go see Intergalactic Nemesis: Robot Planet Rising last night.   I was really looking forward to it because I really enjoyed the first chapter last year.  It was really good!  I love my graphic novels and adding a foley artist, pianist, and voice actors really does something for a show.  You can actually watch the entire first show online at their website.   I recommend it!   Looking forward to book 3 next year!

Dogfight

It's a two musical weekend for us.   We just got back from Dogfight at the Beck Center.  It's a regional premier for this one.   I was very moved.   I didn't even know it was originally a movie from 1991 starring River Phoenix.

A squad of Marines is spending their last night in San Francisco before shipping out to Okinawa, en route to what will eventually become the Vietnam War.  They have this contest where they have to bring the ugliest girl to a party to be judged.  Our male lead, Birdlace picks up Rose, a shy and socially awkward waitress.   He eventually has doubts about enrolling her in the cruel game, but it's too late.  Rose discovers the contest and things get ugly.  

The girl who plays Rose as an amazing voice.  It's so emotive.  I can see her playing Elphaba in Wicked someday.  

I got angry, I cried, I shuddered, and just ran through all of my emotions.  It's definitely a show to see.

Pippin

We went to see Pippin today.   Now that was a spectacle.  Classic Broadway magic.  Searching for a purposeful life filled with the magic of a dark circus telling the tale.   Steve did this one back in high school, so he already knew the plot.   It was amazing!

The lead player was originally played by Ben Vereen.  In this revival, it was originated by Patina Miller.  Both of them won Tony Awards.

It's a wonderful spectacle of a show filled with extraordinary acrobatics.  It's sensual and sexy and definitely worth seeing.


Below is a video trailer:

Miss Molly's Tea Room

It's Super Bowl day and we went out to have tea at Miss Molly's Tea Room.  I usually have had tea as a meal at steampunk events.  This is the first time I've had it specifically at a restaurant.   Pictured above are our tea settings.  They used loose leaf tea and provide a strainer.   Steve had Snowberry and I had Victorian Rose.   Both are types of flavored black tea and each teapot contained four cups.  

I had the quiche today, which was mushroom and Swiss.  I picked lobster bisque as my side and it was served with lemon tea bread.   It was very tasty and an appropriate sized portion.

Steve had vegetable lasagna with stuffed pepper soup.   It came with bread and butter.   He had enough of his lasagna for later.

Four cups of tea per person is a lot to consume, so we decided to order some dessert.   Steve ordered the coconut cake.

This is my tuxedo cake.   The slice was very generous and I had to take the rest home with me.

The nice thing about Miss Molly's is that they are ala carte.   Often times tea is a pre-fixe meal (which is great in terms of trying new things which you may not normally order).  The decorations are lovely.  Lots of Tiffany style lamps and floral prints.   Also, our teacups matched the dishes they were sitting upon.   

At the end of your meal, you walk through the gift shop to pay your bill.  It's a clever idea.   We ended up picking up some tea and bread to go.  Miss Molly's is a wonderful experience and I definitely plan on visiting again.