During the past couple of weeks, I have had the good fortune to attend a couple of excellent musicals. In high school, I competed in drama tournaments. In college, I majored in speech and drama and, even though I have not pursued acting in adulthood, I have maintained an appreciation for the magic of live theater.
While in Las Vegas with my daughters, I bought tickets to Mamma Mia at the Mandalay Bay Theater. I saw Mamma Mia a few years ago with Hubby and I suspected my girls would love the show, too. Mamma Mia was delightful and much to my pleasure, my daughters agreed. I noticed that most of the women in the audience over the age of 50 were having a difficult time staying seated during some of the ABBA songs. The only reason I didn't jump out of my seat and dance to Dancing Queen was to avoid embarrassing my children!
Last weekend, Hubby and I treated one of our daughters and her boyfriend to a matinee production of Spamalot. My daughter is a Monty Python fan and can quote each and every line of the movie, Monty Python and The Holy Grail. So, when it was announced that Spamalot, the musical production of the movie, was coming to Tulsa, she pleaded with us to get tickets.
Hubby and I had seen The Holy Grail years ago and we decided we should watch the movie again to refresh our memories of the plot, characters, etc. It has little plot, the characters are silly, and there are no musical dance numbers. So, we wondered how could a successful Broadway musical come from nothing? Much to our surprise, the musical is hysterically funny, witty, colorful, and energetic!
While in Las Vegas, I noticed that Spamalot is showing at the Wynn Hotel and stars John O'Hurley as King Arthur. You may remember John O'Hurley as Mr. Peterman, Elaine's boss on Seinfeld. Now that we have seen Spamalot, I wish we had seen it in Las Vegas, too.
This weekend, Hubby and I are going to a community theater production of The Wizard of Oz which is directed by my dear friend, Kyle. The play has received rave reviews and I am looking forward to seeing what Kyle has done with one of my all-time favorites stories. Kyle's dog, Ozzie, is starring as Toto. Even Ozzie has received glowing reviews.
By no means do I claim to be a theater critic, however, I just know what I like. And I liked Mamma Mia and Spamalot a lot! I recommend that anyone who loves to laugh, tap toes to music, or sing along to ABBA oldies of the 70's, should make a point to see Mamma Mia and Spamalot. As the words from one of the numbers in Spamalot suggest, experiencing a theatrical music production will help you to Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.
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