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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Titanic: The Musical

Last Thursday Lisa picked me up from work and we headed out to Fort Atkinson, about an hour from work/90 minutes from home,  to see Titanic: The Musical at the Fireside Theater.



Lisa tried both "The Grand Staircase" and "The Wheelhouse." She didn't get past the first sip or two of the former, and I drank most of the latter. 

On Thursday's the dinner is a buffet, but starts with a salad served at your table. 


I clearly overdid it with the protein, but both the selection and the flavors were wonderful. 


Dessert was a disappointment. Chocolate creme brulee that tasted like cake batter and no crunch to the surface. Fail. 





For the show itself a first: balcony seats.


The view was spectacular. 


We knew nothing of the musical before the performance, but both the inventive set design and the stellar voices of the ensemble cast deserve praise here. The music is great, but I'm not a fan of some of the historical myths that it propagated: it demonizes Ismay, paints Smith as a frail man eager to please, and completely emasculates Murdoch. 

Anyway, you don't go to a musical for the history, right? 

As a musical, it was worth every penny. And as a date, it was the bomb. 



Friday, August 19, 2016

Beauty and the Beast - an unpublished post from 2013

***Apparently, I forgot to hit 'publish' on this back in the day ***

This weekend was the annual school musical. 2013






Monday, March 23, 2015

Five Presidents

Saturday, as a birthday gift from her, Lisa and I attended a performance of "Five Presidents" at the Milwaukee Rep.

It's set at Nixon's funeral, where all five living President's gather in one room before the service. It's insightful, warm, and very funny - and, importantly to me, funny without disrespecting either party or any of the Presidents involved. (Well, they take some shots at Nixon, but only a few).
It's a great play. Go see it.
Afterwards we had dinner at the casino and went shopping for a loveseat.
What a great time. Thanks Lisa!

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Smiley as "Simon"

The review of the Stations of the Cross? Hmm, not good I'm afraid.

Smiley did well, carrying off the pivotal role of Simon with skill and emotional weight, but the rest of the cast was lackluster and divorced from the events they portrayed. Apparently Jesus falls only once, and then merely stumbles from that point on, and Mary didn't seem to care one bit about her son dying in front of her.

The costumes were good, and Smiley's photo is on the cover of the program, but beyond that I'd grade the whole thing a D-.

They ought to be grateful they are only 2nd graders, or it'd be a flat F ;)



Oh my darling boy...the star of the show no not just one star but ***** many stars xxx -Sybil Wilson


Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Play Practice



 Love it, and btw, Junie was singing the song in the car, she loves the play - Grandma Jeanne

Monday, March 29, 2010

 The school play is over. Felt a lot like dance recital weekend for YaYa and I. We both needed that because we both miss dance! Next year, maybe play weekend and recital weekend both? Can we handle it?! LOL - Lisa

Saturday, March 27, 2010

 Thanks to Mindy and her girls for coming to see Grace on Opening night. She was told to expect no gifts/flowers because no one was coming on Friday. She was thrilled to get 3 flowers from unexpected fans, super sweet!!

Friday, March 26, 2010

YaYa is en route to opening night of her mesmerizing portrayal of Raja in Kipling's 'The Jungle Book'. Break a leg kiddo!

 Got kids? Come see St Thomas Aquinas Academy's show THE JUNGLE BOOK Friday March 26th at 7:00, Saturday 28th @ 7:00 and Sunday 1:00....free, but donations appreciated. Concessions available.

Monday, March 22, 2010

 Play practice is going swimingly, anyone going to bring their kids to come see it? - Lisa

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Family Night

Plans for Family Night: BBQ chicken with a baked potato bar (salsa, sour cream, bacon bits, etc), followed by either a card game or door-to-door for Girl Scouts. Later, AI. Right now tho' Lisa is volunteering at YaYa's play practice for the 1st time, and I expect some rookie hazing. I give YaYa a 50/50 chance of NOT forcing Lisa to give her up for adoption.

By the way, I finally (!) found a new tank for the turtle, dang near a month after his old one shattered. It's as big as his old tank/smaller than his temp. digs, but he seems happy. Smiley and I found it at Goodwill for $5, and stopped to get Franklin a 'welcome home' meal of live crickets as a treat.