My Fair Lady

Following our Charlie Brown experience (with the wonky stage lighting and oft-muffled sound) Buck received a *first visit to the venue* type survey. Upon completion, taking note of his few helpful suggestions (more lights, microphone bettering), they offered us four complimentary tickets to the show of our choice (from a list they provided). We had no intentions of seeing another show this season, but it so happened that My Fair Lady was at the theater, and we weren't opposed to seeing it. Our girls were working and had plans, so they couldn't join us, which was a bummer. But we invited my friend--the Wedding Czar--and her daughter to go along, and they accepted!

Buck was having a pretty rough day, so we decided we'd go out to eat someplace new and interesting. We found a South American bistro type place near the theater. There was a wide variety of people in the unique setting, and very few items to choose from on the menu--street food, mainly. But Buck ordered his favorite fizzy cola, and we split some chicken skewers and empanadas . . . a menu with an African flair, as I just recalled when I looked at their website. I also just discovered they are permanently closed at the location we visited . . . uhhh . . . that's weird. Well, I guess we caught it before it moved? Idk.

The show was nearby, and we arrived waaaaaay early. We decided to get some snacks (a.k.a. dessert) because they let you take treats into the theater now, which I still find odd. It's so fancy! And it looked very pretty for Christmas!

I won't spend too much time on this post, because there are more interesting things ahead (also, no one is counting on my official review of the show for any reason whatsoever :) As an overview--it was acted and sung well, the sets were cool, there was some appreciable humor, the costumes were pretty and sparkly, and "Wouldn't it Be Loverly?" has been stuck in my head for weeks. On the negative side, a few of the "modernizations" were not my jam. At all. Like at all, at all. However, I did like that at the end the lady did NOT choose to end up with the professor (like she did in Pygmalion and the movie) because he is a TOTAL jerk. So, good on her for that!

"Lots of chocolate for me to eat, lots of coal makin' lots of heat. Warm face, warm hands, warm feet, ohhhh wouldn't it be loverly?"