Thursday, October 13, 2011

A Spoonful of Sugar and Swords

On Saturday, August 27, 2011, Laura Bedore was speaking to Talon Ackerman, the young man who plays Michael Banks in Broadway Across America’s Mary Poppins. She announced she had an extra ticket and told the listeners to write in if we wanted to go see the play with her, and why. I wrote her an email and on Monday she wrote me back to tell me I had been selected to come see the musical Mary Poppins at the Capitol Theater in SLC with her and a small group.

So, on Thursday, September 5, 2011 I had the wonderful evening out. First I met my “dates” at the Rodizio Grill at Trolley Square for a yummy meal. It is very similar to Tacano’s and the food was well prepared with lots of great variety.

We then proceeded to the Capitol Theater to meet the rest of the group (only five of us came to the dinner, we met up with the other 3 at the theater). I had brought my binoculars assuming that we would be seated in the top balcony, just excited I had a ticket. However, when we were handed the tickets I was blown away; we had those amazing seats that you never see for sale! In this case 5th row (E) center, just far enough back to be able to see the whole stage without straining your neck, but close enough to see everything!

All of us were so excited to be there and our mutual adoration of musical theater made for great discussions while we waited for the curtain to rise. As soon as the play started I was transported to London and into the lives of the Banks Household. I love live theater there is really no experience like it. Everything from the set design to the staging to the costumes were top notch. One really fun thing is they did not try to retell the movie, they used the books and some of the music but retold the story so there was never the comparison problem. It was definitely an experience that made me remember that “anything can happen if you let it.”


I can’t say enough thanks to Laura Bedore from Showtunes Saturday Night and Elizabeth from Broadway Across America; I had the most magical time and I am so grateful for the opportunity of going to see the show and having such wonderful company.


AND THEN…


Adam Argyle emailed and asked if I wanted to come see The Three Musketeers at the Covey Center! So on September 16, 2011 I had the wonderful experience of enjoying the theatrical adaptation of Dumas’ satirical and witty drama.

Once again I had fabulous seat and with all the discounts, (thank you Zion’s Bank and Adam’s Comp tickets) I got to go with about ½ my family, amazing seats and less than $7 a ticket!

Naturally there was lots of flashy sword work, perfectly timed lines and one truly amazing set. I still am awed thinking about how they could move two separate set pieces and keep repositioning them to portray all different types of places. Adam was absolutely fabulous in the role of Aramis, very witty and our fathers I’m sure were proud of all his flashy sword work! Talk about an amazing month of theater! I am so grateful I was given the gift of enjoying the experience of live theater that is unlike any other activity out there.

I hope y’all take the chance to go support your local theater. It is truly an art form like no other. While I love television and film, there really is no business like the live theater’s show business.

PS. I want to say I also have the most amazing siblings! Thank you Alicia for helping me get my computer set up so I can do all the online stuff again. And thank you Shawn for fixing my stubborn computer and printer/scanner/other accessory devices so they will talk to each other and I can now blog with pictures!

2 comments:

  1. Great post, Sis! The stories were fun to read and the pictures fun to look at. I already said it but niiiiiiice seats! And I'm very grateful I got to see Adam's play with you. There really is nothing quite like live theater, is there?

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  2. JEALOUS!!!! Just kidding. A little. ^.~

    I haven't been to a play or musical in absolute ages. The local theater group has questionable taste in plays, and for worthwile musical theater I would have to drive for hours. Oh, well. I'll just have to live vicariously through you. Keep going to great shows and blogging about them! I'm counting on you! =D

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