So in complete contrast to Charlie Brown last weekend, The Wizard of Oz was fantastic. Yet only played to a half full Oven's - where are you Charlotte?
The cast was fantastic and the show did a great service to the movie. I didn't know if the boys would follow, but apparently they had seen the movie at school before, so they were on the edge of their seats. While special effects were at a minimum, nothing looked cheap or half-arsed. The cast seemed to be enjoying themselves, even to a empty-ish theater. The live dog was a definite crowd pleaser, and he seemed quite at ease under the bright lights.
At intermission, the boys freely talked about what they liked and asked questions, so much more than the standard "Good." response you get from them when you normally ask them a question.
Too often these days a standing ovation is given to a cast just for completing the show. I don't like that it cheapens it for those that do deserve it. Like tonight. A great family show, very well done.
The boys seem to enjoy shows the more we go to, but when I ask if they'd ever like to try and sing / dance / act on stage the answer is a convincing "No!". Not sure what will be next in the live theatre realm, as we have no tickets to anything upcoming.
I'm glad the boys don't have school tomorrow as 10 pm is a late one for them, (and us for that matter) and they were falling apart by the time we got home.
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