It’s Thee-Ah-Tah Season Again.
Spent the evening in the thee-ah-tah seeing a musical production of “Happy Days,†based on the hit television show of yesteryear. While the notion and the persona of “the Fonz†is a little long in the tooth, this was a nice way to end the week – no mental heavy lifting.
The story line was simple and predictable (after all, it’s “Happy Daysâ€), but the cast was terrific, as was the dancing and the singing. The Playbill noted that Eric Schneider, the actor who played Chachi, will be leaving the production early, as he is headed off to Las Vegas to do the road production of “Jersey Boys.†As soon as I heard him open his mouth and sing, I knew why he got the “Jersey Boys†gig. What makes it particularly cool is that he is the real item – a genuine Jersey Boy.
Given the nauseating state of current events and never-ending political combat, it was nice to spend a couple hours being taken back to the “Happy Days.â€
I can appreciate your joy. One of my sister-in-laws owned a dance studio for years, so when she choreographed 42nd Street, we drove 4hrs to watch the production. Joyful, feel great smiles were the evenings fare, especially during “Lullaby of Broadway.”
Comment by Joyce — October 6, 2007 @ 1:17 am
I love live productions – I hardly ever see them anymore because we haven’t taken the time to go to any – but when the story is fun, they are excellent. The Happy Days show reminds me of the time our high school drama club put on the show Bye Bye Birdie. They were not pros – but quite honestly it was the most fun I’ve ever had at a play. I think I need to see something like that again. *grin*
Comment by Teresa — October 6, 2007 @ 11:06 am
You would positively dig where I went to high school. Their theater department [which ultimately spawned Marisa Tomei] is known, nationwide, for putting on some of the most kick-assed productions in the country.
In my sophomore year, they put on a production of Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes,” and short of the sets, which looked like they were made my kids in high school, which they were, it was as good as anything you’d see in the Thee-Ah-Tah District.
I saw “Oklahoma” there last year. Seventeen years later and they still got it going on.
Comment by Erica — October 6, 2007 @ 3:32 pm
The arts are always a good form of escape from the world. 🙂
Comment by RT — October 6, 2007 @ 4:51 pm
I’ve been escaping nightly by watching the entire “Heroes” series (first time for me) on DVD from Netflix. So ditto whut RT said.
Comment by dogette — October 7, 2007 @ 1:47 pm