Fortunately, the snow didn't amount to anything.
Equally fortunate, "On the Town" did.
I've seen the old movie version once or twice and, with one brief notable exception, I thought the whole thing stunk.
Stunk?! Music by Bernstein? Singing and dancing by Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra? And it stunk? How could that be? I don't know, but as Elaine Benes said in a different context, "Ohhh, it be!"
So why buy tickets to see the show at CU? Two reasons, I guess.
First, I wondered if maybe a more mature Dan would be able to appreciate something that my younger self had not. After all, music by Bernstein! "Chichester Psalms" aside, Bernstein is pretty good.
Second, I had seen an opera at CU a couple years ago and it was fabulous. Now Mr. Mozart had a lot to do with that fabulousness, but the performers too were . . . fabulous. Excellent singers, excellent musicians, excellent actors. I wanted to see what they could do with a Broadway musical.
And hey, tickets are only $15. What have I got to lose?
Anyway, . . .
The show was a lot of fun. Both the material and the performances (if you don't count the dancing) were excellent.
And I guess that's all I have to say about it.
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