My Xanadu Review. Seriously!

Yesterday I Went And Saw One Of The Most Fantastic Shows Ever, Xanadu.

I Drove Three Hours On Icy Roads Just To See Xanadu. I Went Knowing I Wasn't Gonna Be Disappointed, And I Was Right. This Show Was AMAZING! I L.O.V.E.D. IT! Every Second Was So Great! Now There Was Probably About 200 People Out Of A 1700 Seat House There

Because The Weather Was So Bad! But I Wasn't Gonna Let Some Snow & Ice Ruin My Chances Of Seeing Xanadu! It Was So Worth It!

First:

I LOVE The ON~STAGE Seating For This Show.

They Are Really Interactive! (Would Doesn't Love That?)

Like One Of The Characters Winked At Me, Rolled A Paint Roller On Me, And Touched Me On The Shoulder.

The Really Cool Thing Is That When You Get On-Stage Seating You Get A Little Cool Look Backstage! Like You Get To See The Words XANADU, And One Of The Angels Bike, And Like 5 Minutes Before The Show Sonny (A.K.A. @MaxizPad) Was Stage Right Getting Ready.

This Show Is Truly Magnificent! The Music Is Phenomenal! And The Cast Was AMAZING! Especially The 2 Main Leads ELIZABETH STANLEY (Clio/Kira) MAX VON ESSEN (Sonny) (A.K.A. @MaxizPad)

This Show Is Fun-Filled! Great! Awesome! WOW!

This Show Is Also Really Funny!

One Of My Favorite Lines Is "BITCH, I DON'T KNOW YOUR LIFE!"

(Please Note This Musical Has Some Language)

Especially Funny Is When She Does Her Australian Accent.

(I Could Already See Clio/Kira Isn't An Easy Role To Pull Off With Switching From Australian To An English Accent Quickly In Some Scenes!)

Now To Talk About The Souvenirs:

The Souvenirs Are Really Cool! Some Are Like Props From The Show.

You Can Buy Clio/Kira's Leg Warmers In The Lobby, And

Her Hair Barrettes!

(Heads Up -> The Weird Thing Is On The Tour They Don't Have A Poster Or A Program!

The Program It's A Cross Between A Program And A Coffee Table Book!)

In This Video The Sonny & Kira You See Are The Ones On Tour!

Xanadu!

So I Would Definitely Recommend This Show To Everyone!! You'll Have A Marvelous Time!

CATS US National Tour Review!

The Other Week I Saw An Amazing Brilliant Show Called "Cats".

Of Course Everyone Has Heard Of It. It's A Classic By The Fantastic Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Now This Show Is So, So, So Good! One Thing I Liked Is That They Had Audience Interaction!

The Cats Come From The Side Door Into The Audience And Sing & Sniff You. Like With Me I Had Cats Sniff Me, Sing, & Talk Right In Front Of My Face. (How Could You Not Keep From Smiling At That.) Then During The Performance One Of The Cats Grabbed A Lady From The Audience And Started Dancing With Her.

Then At The Beginning They Come In With The Most Coolest Glasses That Light Up Cat Eyes.

This Show Is So Spectacular!

Now Let's Talk About Music. This Show Has One Of The Best Overtures Ever!

These Are Some Of My Favorites:

The Opening Number "Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats" Is Really Cool!

The Woman Who Sang "Memory" Rocked It! She Belted It Out Beautifully!

And "The Jellicle Ball" Is So Brilliant!

[It's One Of My Favorite Numbers In The Whole Musical.]

And The Number "Gus: The Theatre Cat" Is Really Good! (The Flashy Costumes = A+)

But All The Numbers Are Really Fantastic!

The Whole Musical Is Really Great, I Can't Even Describe It All!

And I Kinda Thought It Was Weird That One Of The Cats Just Sat On The Stage Through The Whole Intermission.

All In All This Whole Show Is So Fantastic And Perfect For The Whole Family!

Also, There Is No Dialogue Just Songs. [Which Explains Why There Is So Many Songs]

I Would Also Recommend Getting The CD. It's A Little Costy But Worth It.

I Would So Catch The US National Tour Of CATS If It's Coming Near You!

Here Is A Video Of Betty Buckley Singing Memory From Cats.

Here's Some Information On Cats -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_(musical)

The Q Guide to Broadway By Seth Rudetsky

Recently I Read A Book Called "The Q Guide to Broadway" By The Amazing Seth Rudetsky.

Now If You're New To Broadway Or Have Loved Broadway For Years & Years This Book Is For You! It Has Ways To Get Cheap Broadway Tickets, Filmed Tony Peformances (Might I Mention One Illegal Way), And He Also Tells You All The Broadway-Insider Lingo, How To Navigate Broadway, All The Wonderful Broadway Events, The 10 Top Broadway CDs You MUST Own (One Off-Broadway CD), CDs You Should Own But Have Never Heard Of, And Broadway 101! Throughout The Book He Has Theatre Quizzes Like Know Your Sondheim, Know Your Musicals, Which Actor/Which Version, Know Your Divas, And Who Started On Broadway. Throughout The Book I Was Like Where Are The Answers To These Quizzes? But Turns Out They Were In The Back The Whole Time. Then There Is This Amazing Chapter Called "The Tony Awards [Scandals, Facts, And Dish]". This Features Some Of The Horrible Scandals Of The Tony's And Some Great Wins And Some Tragic Losses. I Learned Stuff I Never Would Have Known If It Wasn't For This Fantastick (Hint Hint) Book.

Then Comes Chapter Nine:

Keep It Gay! The Gay Characters Of Broadway:

Which Is Basically The Top 10 Songs You MUST Download & What Show It's From & Who's Singing!

Then Comes Personal Advertisement..... Seth's Broadway Chatterbox!

(DVDs Available @ www.sethsbroadwaychatterbox.com All Proceeds Go To bc/efa)

He Has The Most Amazing Broadway Stars Always Guest Appearing!

All In All This Book Is Amazing! I Learned All Kinds Of New Stuff.

I Also Forgot To Mention He Tells You What Restaurants To Go To If You Want To See You Favorite Broadway Stars, And What Subway You Can Take To See Some Broadway Stars Too.

Then Comes Conclusion Where He Asks "Will Broadway Survive?"

He Then Tells You What His Sure-fire Fixes To Broadway Are.

WILL BROADWAY SURVIVE?

Guess You'll Have To Read To Find Out!

Happy New Year! ~Broadway Hippie~