WICKED!!

I'm just going to leave this here...

So, take a wild stab at what I FINALLY got to see last night?? Holy. Freakin'. Crap!

So, I won't go into a lengthy review. Many have already done that. Even reviews for the specific touring company that I saw perform it last night. I will say that it was more than I even though it was going to be. I was so impressed by the colors, the staging, the sets, the music, the dancing. It was AMAZING. The whole experience was surreal for someone who's been listening to the soundtrack since 2007, read the book, collected the calendar and posters, and feels, probably like many other women, like they relate to the protagonist.

I WILL, however, tell you how awesome THIS place is.

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas is a hub of culture in a city of tacky stage shows that are put together by (no doubt) talented performers, but for the benefit of the tourist machine here in the city. In order to catch these shows, you have to tolerate crowds, traffic, sometimes even the show itself.

In this troubled landscape of quick stage shows, having an actual hall where the Las Vegas Philharmonic orchestra is able to perform, a place where jazz and Broadway are celebrated and not just marketed, is a true mark that the city is growing to become an actual urban hub, and not just a flashy, loud light show. 

If you can see ANY show in Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center, DON'T turn it down! The place is breathtaking! Huge! We had "nose bleed" seats, and were still able to enjoy the show just fine! I was so impressed. :) (There's no way you could tell that, could you?)

This was all due to my dad. He managed to find tickets to this show, and even though he couldn't go because he wasn't feeling well, he was able to really spoil the shit out of me!

That is all. I'm cranking up my soundtrack and in a sort of green bliss...

-Me