Our Night at the Theatre

So here it is, my first blog. Apparently I am in high demand or something. Anyway, Paul and I made a deal, if we went to see Phantom of the Opera, I would blog about it. I got to see Phantom, and now Paul gets his blog

I am slowly trying to introduce a little culture into our (read: Paul’s) life. We went to see The Nutcracker last December, which Paul seemed to enjoy quite a bit and we saw Cirque de Soleil “O” in April in Las Vegas. When I saw that Phantom was coming to the PAC this July, I knew we HAD to see that! Ballet is great and all, but with a musical you get singing, dancing AND talking. Way easier to follow for a boy! Usually I like to sit in the mezzanine but for this I was willing to sit up in the balcony to help save a little money. We packed up the binoculars and headed off for a short night on the town. There is just something about going to see a musical or ballet that makes me want to get all dressed up and make a night of it. Apparently I am one of the only ones. The things people wear out of their house to a public venue leave me dumbfounded. Some of these people were dressed like it was Senior Prom 1996 while others looked like they had just rolled out of bed! Seriously people, would it hurt you to have a little class?

Fortunately, Paul and I were seated next to some older people who understood what it means to attend a musical. They were dressed appropriately, quiet during the show and did not try to make small talk. The show was great, the singing was fabulous and the story was easy to follow along. Every time the Phantom’s theme music played, I would get chills, it was THAT good! Paul seemed to be having a good time, he stayed awake for the whole show anyway. And he was always looking through the binoculars, trying to get a better view of the show. I take that as a sign that he had a good time and would be open to maybe going to see “Wicked” next summer?

So now you have read my first blog and maybe now you understand why I don’t typically blog…I am not so great at it…but I will see what everyone thinks of this and maybe I will do another one…guess you will just have to keep checking back to find out!