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[roomthreeseventeen]

The Jungle Book is opening in Boston this summer; I wonder if it could be heading to Broadway after Aladdin?!

 

[MissDisney121]

So I just got home from the announcement event for the next broadway series here in Des Moines. I am pretty happy, there is a good mix of shows I love and shows I haven't seen. I have a few complaints though (listed below)
Here is what is coming here:
- Irving Berlin's White Christmas (I think this should have been an add on)
- The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess ( A classic I haven't seen so I'm pretty excited)
- Once ( this is the show I most hoped would come so I am ecstatic)
- We Will Rock You (I don't know much about the story but I love Queen so this should be good)
- The Phantom of the Opera ( this is the show I have a problem with. I am so glad it is coming hut it is not until september 2014 so I feel like it should be the first show of the next season since it is months after the second to last show of the season)

The add-ons are:
- Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty ( which has a gothic flair to it and looks really cool)
- Wicked ( very excited about this one. I've only seen it 4 times so I need to see it a couple more when it gets here)
- American Idiot ( another one I am very excited about )
- Rain
- Blue Man Group ( blah)
Sorry if no one on her cares about this list but I am just excited and kind of wanted to gent about what I'm not excited about.

 

[Lorelei Lee]

My two passions met today. Constantine Maroulis sang the national anthem at Yankee Stadium today.

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[TifffanyD]

So I just got home from the announcement event for the next broadway series here in Des Moines. I am pretty happy, there is a good mix of shows I love and shows I haven't seen. I have a few complaints though (listed below)
Here is what is coming here:
- Irving Berlin's White Christmas (I think this should have been an add on)
- The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess ( A classic I haven't seen so I'm pretty excited)
- Once ( this is the show I most hoped would come so I am ecstatic)
- We Will Rock You (I don't know much about the story but I love Queen so this should be good)
- The Phantom of the Opera ( this is the show I have a problem with. I am so glad it is coming hut it is not until september 2014 so I feel like it should be the first show of the next season since it is months after the second to last show of the season)

The add-ons are:
- Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty ( which has a gothic flair to it and looks really cool)
- Wicked ( very excited about this one. I've only seen it 4 times so I need to see it a couple more when it gets here)
- American Idiot ( another one I am very excited about )
- Rain
- Blue Man Group ( blah)
Sorry if no one on her cares about this list but I am just excited and kind of wanted to gent about what I'm not excited about.

I enjoyed reading it!! Similar to ours! We also have Book of Mormon but I know you got that already. Not sure if we have add ons yet. We have rockettes too.

Wicked blah. I "only" saw it once and it was 1x too many.

American idiot was an add on to our current season and our tix are soon!

 

[DisneyBelle99]

My two passions met today. Constantine Maroulis sang the national anthem at Yankee Stadium today.

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I guess it was " Spotlight on Broadway" opening day, since someone from Wicked sang "God Bless America" for the 7th inning stretch. I thought Constantine was good, but a bit over dramatic, but that's okay, it is true to how he was on Idol. The girl from Wicked....not so good. Saw Wicked twice, and I am sure she has to have a good voice to be in it, just didn't match the Stadium or sound system?

The world is slightly off kilter today....the Mets won and the Yankees lost yesterday

 

[TifffanyD]

The sing "God Bless America" for the 7th inning stretch? Whenever I've been to a game it was "Take me out to the ballgame"...

 

[Lorelei Lee]

I guess it was " Spotlight on Broadway" opening day, since someone from Wicked sang "God Bless America" for the 7th inning stretch. I thought Constantine was good, but a bit over dramatic, but that's okay, it is true to how he was on Idol. The girl from Wicked....not so good. Saw Wicked twice, and I am sure she has to have a good voice to be in it, just didn't match the Stadium or sound system?

The world is slightly off kilter today....the Mets won and the Yankees lost yesterday

Friend of mine posted on FB "Yippee, the Mets are in first place. Thought I'd better post this while I still can."

Seriously I am a Mets fan, which makes me a glutton for punishment.

 

[Lorelei Lee]

The sing "God Bless America" for the 7th inning stretch? Whenever I've been to a game it was "Take me out to the ballgame"...

"God Bless America" precedes "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" at Yankee Stadium, and has since September 2001. The same was true at Shea/ Citi Field until last season.

 

[TifffanyD]

"God Bless America" precedes "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" at Yankee Stadium, and has since September 2001. The same was true at Shea/ Citi Field until last season.

Ah I had no idea - thanks!

 

[elgerber]

Dd and I are seeing Flashdance tonight, we are very excited!

 

[TifffanyD]

Dd and I are seeing Flashdance tonight, we are very excited!

I was not looking forward to it and REALLY enjoyed it! How old is your daughter?

 

[elgerber]

I was not looking forward to it and REALLY enjoyed it! How old is your daughter?

17 which makes going to shows so much more fun, since we can see things like this, and BoM and Priscilla, and Rock of Ages!

 

[TifffanyD]

17 which makes going to shows so much more fun, since we can see things like this, and BoM and Priscilla, and Rock of Ages!

Ahhhhhhhh ok

 

[elgerber]

Ahhhhhhhh ok

Afraid I was taking a 10 year old? Sadly, we will probably see some. There was a 7 year old behind me when I saw Rent! And many young girls at the Pink concert I just went to. Makes me sad.

 

[TifffanyD]

Afraid I was taking a 10 year old? Sadly, we will probably see some. There was a 7 year old behind me when I saw Rent! And many young girls at the Pink concert I just went to. Makes me sad.

hah I wouldn't say afraid since I don't really care but I was curious - haha Just if the child was younger I was gonna make sure you knew the content was very adult

 

[elgerber]

hah I wouldn't say afraid since I don't really care but I was curious - haha Just if the child was younger I was gonna make sure you knew the content was very adult

I have seen the movie a gazillion times, so I figured it was. But after Book of Mormon, could anything be worse? . That is actually a huge peeve of mine, parents who don't pay attention to content before they take their kids to stuff, but that's a whole 'nother thread.

 

[TifffanyD]

I have seen the movie a gazillion times, so I figured it was. But after Book of Mormon, could anything be worse? . That is actually a huge peeve of mine, parents who don't pay attention to content before they take their kids to stuff, but that's a whole 'nother thread.

LOL well like I said I don't really care what the others do just so long as they know what they're gettig. I grew up watching HBO (all hours of it) and R rated films and it didn't scar me

... much


Hmmm haven't seen Book of mormon yet but Ave Q is pretty raunchy lol

 

[elgerber]

LOL well like I said I don't really care what the others do just so long as they know what they're gettig. I grew up watching HBO (all hours of it) and R rated films and it didn't scar me

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Hmmm haven't seen Book of mormon yet but Ave Q is pretty raunchy lol

LOL Ave Q is on the list for later this month, a friend of ours is playing Gary Coleman in a college production.
BoM is incredibly raunchy. While I enjoyed it, and it was so very sweet, there are a couple of songs I won't listen to on the soundtrack, because they are a little much, even for me, and I am not one of those that's offended by stuff like that.

 

[DisneyBelle99]

The sing "God Bless America" for the 7th inning stretch? Whenever I've been to a game it was "Take me out to the ballgame"...

Yes, the official Kate Smith version!

 

[TifffanyD]

Yes, the official Kate Smith version!

I have no idea what that is... ... but that's ok.