We have a crazy evening ahead and I don't know how it's going to turn out. One of our tai-chi friends mentioned how the box office has a lottery for tickets to see Wicked every day at 5:00 PM. Then you have to wait around until 5:30 to see if you are one of the lucky ones to win two tickets at $25 a person. If so, you get to see the musical at 7:30 PM.
Several years ago, we had just returned to Chicago from a trip and our daughter, Tiffany insisted that we needed to see a new musical that was playing in town.
OK... my regular readers KNOW we are cheap and don't love to pay $75.00 a piece for tickets. However, Tiffany was so excited about this play that we thought we'd better go see it, especially since she said she wanted to see it again with us. Unfortunately, she built it up so much that when we actually did see it, we were underwhelmed. Make no mistake, we thought it was good. The singers were fabulous, but it just didn't wow us, not like Les Mis or Phantom of the Opera.
We saw Cats and Starlight Express in London and were not excited about those either. Maybe it's because we'd been racketing about London all day and were dead tired when it was time for the play. We could barely keep the kids awake for it.
So this is our plan today. We rarely go into town for just one thing so we'll make deliveries for mom and the aunts. Then we'll go do the lottery. If we get in, we'll go and have dinner at the Side Street Inn which is supposed to be amazing. Then we'll see the play and find out if it's better the 2nd time around.
If we don't win the tickets, we'll have dinner at a place we'd always meant to try and head home after the rush hour traffic.
Either way, we'll get to see the aunties and have a hopefully wonderful dinner. It's a win-win evening.
I'll let you know what happens.
Several years ago, we had just returned to Chicago from a trip and our daughter, Tiffany insisted that we needed to see a new musical that was playing in town.
OK... my regular readers KNOW we are cheap and don't love to pay $75.00 a piece for tickets. However, Tiffany was so excited about this play that we thought we'd better go see it, especially since she said she wanted to see it again with us. Unfortunately, she built it up so much that when we actually did see it, we were underwhelmed. Make no mistake, we thought it was good. The singers were fabulous, but it just didn't wow us, not like Les Mis or Phantom of the Opera.
We saw Cats and Starlight Express in London and were not excited about those either. Maybe it's because we'd been racketing about London all day and were dead tired when it was time for the play. We could barely keep the kids awake for it.
If we don't win the tickets, we'll have dinner at a place we'd always meant to try and head home after the rush hour traffic.
Either way, we'll get to see the aunties and have a hopefully wonderful dinner. It's a win-win evening.
I'll let you know what happens.
Have a good time, whatever you end up doing.
ReplyDeleteMaria wants to see Wicked, but I don't care for that type of music. Yes, Phantom was awesome!
ReplyDeleteholiday traffic is horrible this week in town.
ReplyDeleteYour post title was definitely a draw:)
ReplyDeleteI got to see "Rent" that way a long time ago at the National Theater in DC, so I know it can work. I hope you win the "lottery." Good luck and have fun in any case.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a progressive potential party! Even in Oklahoma, we watched the Wizard of Oz on TV each year, and I've lived in the Land of OZ for too long, but I haven't caught up with this play. Let me know if you need little red sparkly slippers to get home! DrumMajor
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a very fun evening, Kay. I'm with you about spending that much for a night out, but what the heck, now and then... Looking forward to hearing how it turns out. :-)
ReplyDeletecelebrate...I'm not into spending so much money either...lol!
ReplyDeletesounds like a plan, can't wait to hear what you end up doing!
ReplyDeleteHope everything works out your way:)
ReplyDeleteDinner sounds wonderful. The rest, nah. I'm not fond of musicals, and even if they were giving away the tickets, I wouldn't go. Everyone I know is all excited about Les Miserables opening on Christmas day. Jen drug us to that play when she was in high school and I was MISERABLE. All this singing about such horrible things. It was like the nightly news set to music. I love a good play, with a real story, and we often see plays at the university that are very good. I also like to go to Berkeley to see plays at The Berkeley Rep. But, no musicals.
ReplyDeleteI belong to the eat, drink, be merry and go to theatrical shows school of thought. I have had season tickets to the opera, Diamond Head Theatre and Manoa Valley Theatre for years now. It's money well spent! I doubt if "Wicked" is as good as "Annie," "Titanic" or "Little Shop of Horrors," all done locally.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen Wicked, though Christopher has seen it with business clients and thoroughly enjoyed it. I hope you had a good evening, however you spent it.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to your review (meal and play, or meal only).
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Do enjoy!
ReplyDeleteAloha from Waikiki, my Friend
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However your evening goes I hope you have a great evening.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a winning evening, even if you didn't win the lottery.
ReplyDeleteWe saw Wicked in Seattle this fall. We don't often go to expensive productions, but I had heard so much about the show, I thought we should do something different, and go see it. I liked it, but didn't love it. Tom thought it was just too loud! But life is about experiences and it's good to collect all kinds.