Dirty Dancing was fantastic, it ended with a standing ovation from a full house. It's a modern stage play with a new creative category called 'video and production design' (cinematography stuff) that delivered interesting special effects. It helped bring the movie to 'life'. The play was written by the author of the movie itself and included a few songs that she was not able to obtain for the actual movie. Lots of singing and dancing as you would expect and good acting, I thought. They did a great job with the casting. Baby and Penny are reminiscent of the movie characters right down to the body type and body language. Melissa O'Neil (2005 Canadian Idol) sang a few numbers with the ensemble.
K thought it was 'ok', luckily there were a few car scenes. The topic is mature for his age. M thought the guy that played Patrick Swayze (the reason he loves the movie) couldn't compare. Patrick Swayze has a macho, athletic quality. I thought this 'Johnny' was tall, handsome and did a fine job with the acting and dancing. I liked the play more than the movie, but then I'm not a Swayze fan. L enjoyed it too.
I'm getting ready to host a barbecue tomorrow. We're having jerk chicken, and lots of vegetable dishes as there is at least one vegetarian coming. It decided not to rain today, so I think I can hop out for my walk now.
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Sounds like a great production! I love musicals and have been going to shows for as long as I can remember. I think it is interesting to see how technical they are getting. The special effects make it so exciting and really raise the bar for live theatre. The Lord of the Rings production that we saw last week was so over the top with special effects--a really special show.
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it's looking a bit overcast this morning...it wasn't supposed to be! I was just wondering how else I could do this jerk chicken in case it rains...
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