For Christmas our family gave my brother Scott tickets to the production of Mary Poppins in Denver. We of course got ourselves some seats next to him so we could all go together. On Saturday we met Scott and my mom downtown at Maggiano's for dinner. After dinner we all walked to the theater. Walking to the theater helped get us moving after all the rich, yummy, carb filled food we ate -- and have been eating for the last three days because we had so many leftovers...
Anyway, here are a few pictures from the night.
Scott and Mom
I was pleasantly surprised by the play. They used many of the Disney songs, but there were a ton of new songs, too, and almost all of the Disney songs had been reworked. They did some amazing things with the stage.
I imagine this story was closer to the one in the book than the movie. At the end I realized it's really George Bank's story more than his kids's story. I think the movie touches on that a little, but compared to the play, the movie story is kind of watered down. Especially the mom's role. Maybe I need to go watch it again.
Darren and Little Miss
The girls
Me and Little Miss.
On our way to the theater we passed right by the big blue bear outside of the Colorado Convention center.
Little Miss needed to go touch it.
Before we went, Little Miss kept asking me if the people were real. I kept telling her yes, but realized the next day during a similar conversation (one in which she accused me of lying) she wanted to know if they were really Mary Poppins and Bert and Jane and Michael. We had a discussion about acting and playing a part. Then we discussed the stage, because that was a little confusing for her, too.
Overall though, they really kept the story moving so Little Miss never got bored. The dancing during 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' and 'Step in Time' (the chimney sweep's song) was amazing.
And I totally heard my mom singing during 'Let's go Fly a Kite'. Not that I blame her, that is one of my favorites, too.
It was a fun night, even if Scott's face doesn't say it.
Keep smiling and remember to be happy.
9 comments:
What a great night! I love Scott's face and I am extremely impressed that you can spell supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
How fun! That's a great idea for a Christmas present.
Glad you had fun! I had a friend see it on Broadway she said it was great, too. Sigh, maybe someday....
Great face Scott!
Sorry, Bren, I couldn't help singing "Let's Go Fly A Kite" but I stopped quickly and I didn't think anyone heard me. WRONG! It really was a great performance and a special evening and I was glad I got to go also. THANKS!!!
I'm super jealous that mom got to be Scott's stand-in date. I was hoping for the invite.
It sounded like everyone had fun!
WOW...how fun! What a great thing to get to do together! Cute pics!
--plenty coats :)
that sounds like lots of fun, great ideal for a Christmas present.
My boss went and said she loved it and that they did to amazing things with the set.
how fun. We need do some cultural things like that. Amanda is starting to learn the difference between real and pretend, too.
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