Get On Your Feet

Last Saturday we went to see Get On Your Feet, the story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan.  That was really good and much more emotional than I was expecting.   I cried during act two.  It was amazing to see Cuban music come to our country in this inspiring American Immigrant story. 

Finding Neverland

Hi world!  It's been a while.  Been really busy.  Last week we went to see Finding Neverland.   That was neat.   It's about the inspirations behind J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan.   Of course, some parts of the story were modified to make them more palatable to a Broadway audience, but that's to be expected.  
It was a bit of a slow starter for me.  Very early 1900s Victorian-ish beginnings.  Things got much better when Captain Hook appeared on stage.   Definitely worth seeing.

Billy Elliot the Musical

Just got back from Billy Elliot at the Beck Center.   Wonderful show, amazing talent.  The young man playing the title character shows such phenomenal dance skills.   A ton of poise!

This musical is based a true story about a kid with talent for ballet, but whose family is embroiled in the Irish coal miner strike of the 1980s.   His dad wanted him to take boxing lessons, but young Billy accidently finds himself in ballet class, and extrodinary at it.  I really think you should go see it.

Also, thus ends my theater reviews for the season.   All the tickets have been used and thoroughly enjoyed.   Starting in the fall, I will have 21 shows to write about.   I don't even know if people read my blog, but that's the schedule.   Later!

Kinky Boots

We saw Kinky Boots this past Sunday.  It was the last night of it's stay here.   Usually, we see shows on the first Saturday, but we had a scheduling conflict.   So, I can't tell you to see the show while it's still in town. . .

However, I loved it!   Music by Cindy Lauper and a compelling story.  Small town, English family run shoe business finds new niche market for sexy women's shoes for men.

It's based on a true story too, but with some story embellishment.  There are two main characters, Charlie who inherits the shoe factory and Lola/Simon, the drag queen cum shoe designer.

The shoes save the factory and turn small town life on its side!

I love a good drag queen musical.  They're fun.  And this one has plenty of heart.  It's not all about the glamour and fashion.   It's also about being true to one's self and accepting others for who they are.