Shows I've Seen My Last Post

Since my last post, I have seen four different theater shows. 

Anne of Green Gables - Saw this play at Eastern Nazarene College, a private, co-ed, liberal arts college in Quincy, Massachusetts. I really enjoyed this play! I read the Anne of Green Gables series of books when I was in middle school, and I still have them at my Mom's house in New Jersey. While I think that the whole cast was very solid, I think that the actress who portrayed Anne Shirley stole the show, and was the best. 

True West -  Saw this play at the First Church in Boston, a UU Church on Marlborough Street in Boston. I would describe this show as a dark comedy involving two brothers, set at their mother's house in California. The two leads gave really great performances.

On Your Feet! - Saw this musical about Gloria and Emilio Estafan at the Boston Opera House. I entered a digital lottery for a chance to buy cheap tickets to this show, and I won. I thought that this show was just OK. I'm glad that I didn't pay full price for my ticket. It would be fair to say that I think that the other three shows that I've mentioned in this post were all better than this musical.

Cabaret - I saw this musical this afternoon. Moonbox Productions is the theater group that put on this show. This was actually my first time seeing this show performed on stage. Until now, my only exposure to this show was watching the movie version with Liza Minelli, and YouTube videos of Alan Cumming perform as The Emcee. While I was sitting in the audience today, I found myself thinking that Cabaret is still relevant today, more than 50 years after it first opened on Broadway.

Is it Spring Yet? Part 2

It is mid-April and it is SNOWING right now. While I know that it can (and does) snow in April, I am still annoyed. This entire winter/spring (so far) has been incredibly weird, weather-wise. :-/

Since my last post, Adrian and I went into Boston to see the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Company perform. They were incredible! Anime Boston was held over Easter weekend. Adrian went, like he has done every year since 2008. One of his favorite events at AB is their charity auction. This year, he purchased a vinyl record of the Robotech soundtrack. Robotech is a cartoon that was popular back in the 1980's. I do remember watching this show on TV, and thinking that it was cool.

The Boston Marathon is tomorrow. Today marks the five year anniversary of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. I wasn't in Boston that day. I was in New Jersey, visiting my mother. I remember that she and I were at BJ's/Costco/Sam's Club when my oldest cousin texted me, asking if I was OK. I remember thinking how weird it was that she was texting me, since I am not close to any of my cousins, and so her texting me to ask me how I was doing was unusual. I remember accessing Facebook on my phone, and finding out about the bombing that way, and then listening to news reports on my Mom's car's radio as we drove from Costco/BJ's/Sam's Club back to her house. I also remember posting on Facebook to let my friends know that I was OK. I remember calling a few people who I hadn't spoken to in awhile, just to check in on them.

I just wanted to acknowledge the day.