I remember when summer meant it was time to go outside and do things (Go to the beach or amusement park or play in the kiddie pool/sprinkler on those hot muggy days because well there was nothing but reruns on TV. About 6 years ago that all changed.
It was around the summer of 2006/2007 when cable networks decided they wanted season on airing there own scripted TV series. USA was really the first network to do so when it premiered Monk way back in 2002 and when it became a hit and in its 5th season the network added Psych in the time slot right after and we watched both and other networks would followed including the network that prided itself on not being TV, its HBO. Now HBO had already found success in scripted series like The Sopranos and Six Feet Under and when they went off the air the network in the fall of 2008 premiered True Blood and now my summer is filled with vampires, fairies and werewolves. Then TNT wanted to get in on the action and my TV watching summers began to fill up that we are to the point where there is almost to watch in the Summer then there was when the fall TV season started. Below it a list of what I watch
USA the network that came up with the tagline "Characters Welcome " has a show that defines their take on summer with Royal Pains about a doctor who every summer spends his time going to rich people's houses and giving them health care.
There you will also find Necessary Roughness, the final season and 100 episode of Burn Notice, Covert Affairs, Suit and my new favorite show Graceland, about a group a government agents who live and work in the same beach house.
Over on TNT there is season 2 of The Closer spinoff Major Crimes, Rizzoli and Isles, Franklin and Bash, New series King and Maxwell,season 2 of Perception and my favorite summer show season 3 of the US vs Aliens craziness of Falling Skies starring a personal favorite of mine the adorable Noah Wyle:)
SyFy has 2 new shows-Sinbad and Primeval:New World for those of you who have nothing to do on Saturday nights
TvLand has new episodes of the fun and funny Betty White in Hot in Cleveland, The EXes and The Soul Man,
BBC America has season 2 of Copper and the final season of Being Human, the 8 part mini series with 10th Doctor David Tennant and 11th Doctor companion Rory on Broadchurch
Devious Maids new to lifetime
ABC Family has a new season of Switched at birth and Pretty Little Liars, new shows Twisted and The Fosters 3 series that I don't watch
The Hallmark Channel which gives us cute TV movies premieres its 1rst series called Debbie Macomb's Cider Cove
FX has the human dog Winfred and TBS has the "very funny" Sullivan and Son
The 6th season of True Blood over on HBO along with the 2ed season of Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom
I have never watched but Showtime has the final 8 episodes of Dexter
and finally on broadcast TV gives us a couple of new series I will check out called Crossing Lines on NBC, CBS gives us the Stephen King mini series Under the Dome and a new season of Unforgettable the CW is bringing back Whose Line is it Anyway? with the same cast.
As I said summer is a time to get out of your house and go on vacation but if you can't there is a a lot to watch during your staycation.
I am sure I forgot some. If any of these sound good to you check your local listings or ask and I will find the time for you. ENJOY.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Star Trek Into Darkness-Quick thoughts
Explosions and chases(spaceship and on foot) and fights(punching the villain or arguing with the boyfriend.)If these are what you enjoy in a movie then the new Star Trek film is summer popcorn flick you are looking for!
Star Trek Into Darkness is directors' J.J Abrams 2ed film in this franchise that has spanned two decades and just gets better. Full dis closer I'm not a Trekker/Trekkie but I have seen my share of episodes from the original and next generation series(I have a crush on Wesley Crusher) and enjoy each every time I tune in. That being said Abrams first film from 2009 was a nice re introduction and a chance for a new storyline and look to the original characters, as a younger Kirk, Spock, Scotty, Uhara, Sulu, Chekov and the rest of the crew attend Star fleet academy and go on their first mission. This time around Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Anton Yelchin and the rest of the cast from the last film get themselves involved in a in a evil plot by a new villain played by Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock).
This dark yet fun story about a bad guy who blows up buildings and shoots at a room full of officers including Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock gets more intriguing as the viewer discovers a more sinister plot from the past and within the higharcy of star fleet. The movie is as fast pace as the Enterprise in
warp speed and worth the ticket price of 3D too see. Once again the 3D effects work as Abrams throw items through space at the characters and the audience. All of the actors once again look like and fit perfectly into their roles but Simon Pegg as Scotty steals to show. Every scene he is part of whether he is getting drunk in a bar or running down a long hallway of a spaceship allows us to laugh in between all the action. Although Kirk and Spock have their moments as well, one scene in particular is very sweet and touching.
If you haven't already seen this film Trekkie/Trekker or not Star Trek Into Darkness was worth the wait.
Star Trek Into Darkness is directors' J.J Abrams 2ed film in this franchise that has spanned two decades and just gets better. Full dis closer I'm not a Trekker/Trekkie but I have seen my share of episodes from the original and next generation series(I have a crush on Wesley Crusher) and enjoy each every time I tune in. That being said Abrams first film from 2009 was a nice re introduction and a chance for a new storyline and look to the original characters, as a younger Kirk, Spock, Scotty, Uhara, Sulu, Chekov and the rest of the crew attend Star fleet academy and go on their first mission. This time around Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Anton Yelchin and the rest of the cast from the last film get themselves involved in a in a evil plot by a new villain played by Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock).
This dark yet fun story about a bad guy who blows up buildings and shoots at a room full of officers including Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock gets more intriguing as the viewer discovers a more sinister plot from the past and within the higharcy of star fleet. The movie is as fast pace as the Enterprise in
warp speed and worth the ticket price of 3D too see. Once again the 3D effects work as Abrams throw items through space at the characters and the audience. All of the actors once again look like and fit perfectly into their roles but Simon Pegg as Scotty steals to show. Every scene he is part of whether he is getting drunk in a bar or running down a long hallway of a spaceship allows us to laugh in between all the action. Although Kirk and Spock have their moments as well, one scene in particular is very sweet and touching.
If you haven't already seen this film Trekkie/Trekker or not Star Trek Into Darkness was worth the wait.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Goodbye to The Office 2005-2013
I know that if I had to work in a cubicle or at a desk in a office I would be miserable, but the cast of characters on the British turned American sitcom called The Office may have made the job bearable, if nothing else more fun and laughable.
So here is a final farewell to Jim and Pam as we watched them fall in love while they tormented the terrible Dwight who had an on again off again relationship with uptight Angela.
Speaking a couples who never knew if they were a couple here's to temp Ryan and Kelly Kapoor.
To Toby in HR who nobody liked and Darryl in charge of the warehouse.
To unknowing Kevin and sweet Phyllis, strange Meredith and odd Creed.
To Stanley and Oscar, Andy and Erin.
And newbies Clark and Nate
with Holly and Nellie
and to Gabe, David Wallace and all the rest.
But there would have been no story to tell, no documentary to be made if it weren't for the the craziest boss to have had
Michael Scott you will always be missed but still in our hearts.
Goodbye to a series that gave us lots of love and laughs.
And Good Luck to a great crew and awesome cast!
Addition 5/24/13
There a times when I need to prepare myself to watch a season or series finale and this was one of those times and a week later I finally got up the courage to watch the final episode of The Office.
I have to say it was one of the best series finales I have seen in a long time. It had everything it needed for this particular show to conclude on. Like with most sitcoms there was a wedding but unlike the others this wedding wasn't sappy or beautiful. The couple was unusual but throughout the series you knew they were perfect for each other and their wedding day was done in complete crazy Dwight Schrute style.
The episode as a whole was funny, sweet and fun. Old cast members (Steve Carell was wonderful even if he was only on for a moment) returned and mixed right in with the new.
Most importantly the story had and ending and questions were answered. Why was this "documentary" being made and how did it really affect its participants? The answers may surprise you:)
At the end of every series I cry but this one was different, I cried but for the first time I felt as if these characters were going to be okay, even though I would no longer be allowed into their lives.
So here is a final farewell to Jim and Pam as we watched them fall in love while they tormented the terrible Dwight who had an on again off again relationship with uptight Angela.
Speaking a couples who never knew if they were a couple here's to temp Ryan and Kelly Kapoor.
To Toby in HR who nobody liked and Darryl in charge of the warehouse.
To unknowing Kevin and sweet Phyllis, strange Meredith and odd Creed.
To Stanley and Oscar, Andy and Erin.
And newbies Clark and Nate
with Holly and Nellie
and to Gabe, David Wallace and all the rest.
But there would have been no story to tell, no documentary to be made if it weren't for the the craziest boss to have had
Michael Scott you will always be missed but still in our hearts.
Goodbye to a series that gave us lots of love and laughs.
And Good Luck to a great crew and awesome cast!
Addition 5/24/13
There a times when I need to prepare myself to watch a season or series finale and this was one of those times and a week later I finally got up the courage to watch the final episode of The Office.
I have to say it was one of the best series finales I have seen in a long time. It had everything it needed for this particular show to conclude on. Like with most sitcoms there was a wedding but unlike the others this wedding wasn't sappy or beautiful. The couple was unusual but throughout the series you knew they were perfect for each other and their wedding day was done in complete crazy Dwight Schrute style.
The episode as a whole was funny, sweet and fun. Old cast members (Steve Carell was wonderful even if he was only on for a moment) returned and mixed right in with the new.
Most importantly the story had and ending and questions were answered. Why was this "documentary" being made and how did it really affect its participants? The answers may surprise you:)
At the end of every series I cry but this one was different, I cried but for the first time I felt as if these characters were going to be okay, even though I would no longer be allowed into their lives.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Great Gatsby 2013 flim
Anyone who has been a high school student has read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and there have been many film versions of this classic novel since it was first published. The 1974 adaptation starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow was the one I watched after reading the book as a freshman. While it has been many years since then I admit that I don't remember everything about the plot but do recall the main themes and metaphors in relationship to the green light and "gods eyes" always watching.
Fitzgerald wrote a tale about a man named Jay Gatsby, this time played by a personal favorite of mine Leonardo DiCaprio, who is obsess over a woman named Daisy Buchanan, played by the talented Carey Mulligan and narrated by a novice who is new to the big city man named Nick Carraway played by the wonderful Tobey Maguire. Unfortunately Daisy is married to the rich and powerful Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton) who himself is having a affair with Myrtle Wilson (Isla Fisher) who is also married to George the mechanic (Jason Clarke).
As I've said the story is taught and has been told over and over but I think that the idea of becoming someone else, as Gatsby did for Daisy, in order to escape who you were and become a new and hopefully improved version of oneself is timeless. I know there are times I imagine another, better life for myself.
In this new film director Baz Luhrmann sucks the viewer in and takes he or she into the excitement and glamour of the 1920s. Although he made this film 3D if you have every seen his past work like the amazing Moulin Rouge you already know that his movies do not need the extra special effect. The Great Gatsby is a roller coaster of a ride. The look of the film only adds to the story. From the colors on every detail of the time to the makeup, when I first saw Tom I thought he could have been a villain in a silent film from the era that the movie takes place, to the beautiful costumes, every dress worn by Daisy was just as glamorous as the next. The party scenes were large, shiny and fantastic, I would have loved to attend every one Gatsby threw. But not everything was sparkly and Luhrmann was able to show the difference between the lifestyle of the rich with their big houses and fast cars and the poor living in the dirty and run down industial part of the city. Nick's house was my favorite place and the scene when Gatsby and Daisy are reunited is a awkward moment between the two characters and it is well acted and very sweet. The unique soundtrack by rapper Jay-Z surprisingly works perfectly with the story. When it is used in the background it adds to the jazzy feeling of the times. Who knew rap and jazz were so similar?
All in all a fun and good film.
I enjoyed and would watch The Great Gatsby again.
Fitzgerald wrote a tale about a man named Jay Gatsby, this time played by a personal favorite of mine Leonardo DiCaprio, who is obsess over a woman named Daisy Buchanan, played by the talented Carey Mulligan and narrated by a novice who is new to the big city man named Nick Carraway played by the wonderful Tobey Maguire. Unfortunately Daisy is married to the rich and powerful Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton) who himself is having a affair with Myrtle Wilson (Isla Fisher) who is also married to George the mechanic (Jason Clarke).
As I've said the story is taught and has been told over and over but I think that the idea of becoming someone else, as Gatsby did for Daisy, in order to escape who you were and become a new and hopefully improved version of oneself is timeless. I know there are times I imagine another, better life for myself.
In this new film director Baz Luhrmann sucks the viewer in and takes he or she into the excitement and glamour of the 1920s. Although he made this film 3D if you have every seen his past work like the amazing Moulin Rouge you already know that his movies do not need the extra special effect. The Great Gatsby is a roller coaster of a ride. The look of the film only adds to the story. From the colors on every detail of the time to the makeup, when I first saw Tom I thought he could have been a villain in a silent film from the era that the movie takes place, to the beautiful costumes, every dress worn by Daisy was just as glamorous as the next. The party scenes were large, shiny and fantastic, I would have loved to attend every one Gatsby threw. But not everything was sparkly and Luhrmann was able to show the difference between the lifestyle of the rich with their big houses and fast cars and the poor living in the dirty and run down industial part of the city. Nick's house was my favorite place and the scene when Gatsby and Daisy are reunited is a awkward moment between the two characters and it is well acted and very sweet. The unique soundtrack by rapper Jay-Z surprisingly works perfectly with the story. When it is used in the background it adds to the jazzy feeling of the times. Who knew rap and jazz were so similar?
All in all a fun and good film.
I enjoyed and would watch The Great Gatsby again.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Ode To Pine Valley
I originally wrote this July 26 2001 and now that we are 2 weeks into All My Children 2.0 (watch on Hulu, Hulu Plus or iTunes) it was time to share.
Monica and Chandler got married, Richard Bay was shot, Darma and Greg's car flipped over and to top it all off the President announced he had MS, when another season was over I thought I would be lost then I remembered the one show I watch everyday at one o'clock. No matter what mood I am in glad, mad or sad the gang from Pine Valley always cheer me up. There are murders and scandals, love lost and love found and every once in a while something unexpected comes along. Although at times the plots makes me angry and I threaten to stop I still tune in the next day to see what transpires. Compared to prime time TV and all the rest All My Children is still the best. it is sexier then Sex and the City, deeper the Six Feet Under, smarter then Jeopardy and more real then reality TV. I watch (or tape) everyday just to see the characters stories unwrap. So whether someone is getting married or in jail it makes me feel better to know that my life could always be worse then theirs. That is why I watch each episode from beginning to end and even though it is just a TV show I consider it a friend.
Monica and Chandler got married, Richard Bay was shot, Darma and Greg's car flipped over and to top it all off the President announced he had MS, when another season was over I thought I would be lost then I remembered the one show I watch everyday at one o'clock. No matter what mood I am in glad, mad or sad the gang from Pine Valley always cheer me up. There are murders and scandals, love lost and love found and every once in a while something unexpected comes along. Although at times the plots makes me angry and I threaten to stop I still tune in the next day to see what transpires. Compared to prime time TV and all the rest All My Children is still the best. it is sexier then Sex and the City, deeper the Six Feet Under, smarter then Jeopardy and more real then reality TV. I watch (or tape) everyday just to see the characters stories unwrap. So whether someone is getting married or in jail it makes me feel better to know that my life could always be worse then theirs. That is why I watch each episode from beginning to end and even though it is just a TV show I consider it a friend.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
42 and The art of the baseball film
"Dad was a Yankees fan then so of course I rooted for Brooklyn. But in '58 the Dodgers moved away so we had to find other things to fight about"-Ray Kinsella in Field of Dreams 1989
Film audiences have had a love affair with baseball movies since the beginning, from Pride of the Yankees, The Natural and Bull Durham to The Bad News Bears and Major League we have watched them over and over from beginning to end until every line was memorized. To me baseball films just feel different then any other sports film, maybe it's because unlike other sports, like football or basketball every town and every city in the country has a baseball team (Little league,The office team, minor league or major league). I remember going to games during the summer as a young girl and although I may have not understood or even paid attention to the players (I may have even fallen asleep) I still enjoyed the whole experience, rooting for the home team, eating hot dogs and Cracker Jacks (For its 1,2,3 strikes your out) and when we watch all this on the big screen we are taken back to our own childhoods and for a moment in time an adult can be a kid again, 42 is no different.
Beautifully directed and written by Brian Helgeland (A Knight's Tale, L.A. Confindental) the looks and sounds of the 1940s come alive in this new film. Based on the true story of how Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to join a major league team in the late 1940s when segregation was still the law of the land. The movie tells what happened when the President and GM of the Brooklyn Dodgers Branch Rickey, played by Harrison Ford had a new idea to make money, at the time those who worked closest to him like Harold Parrott (T.R. Knight) and his team manager Leo Durocher (Christopher Meloni) told him is was a bad idea and said that it wouldn't work and nobody will like it but Mr. Rickey tracked down Jackie Robinson, who was already a ballplayer, played by Chadwick Boseman and hired him to play for The Montreal Royals and eventually The Brooklyn Dodgers.
The story itself is one of courage, love-for the game and his wife Rachel (Nicole Beharie) and what it took for these two men to make baseball better and even change and start a new chapter in this country's history. No one including his own teammates wanted Robinson to share the same field as them, let alone locker room and bus. He was ridiculed by everyone in the business including Phillies manager Ben Chapman (Alan Tudyk) and could not physically fight back knowing that it would ruin his or any other man of color chance to play in the big leagues. With him, besides his devoted and loving wife was African American reporter Wendell Smith (Andre Holland) whose job it was was to keep Robinson safe while writing his story. Within the drama there were a few silly, laughable scenes like whenever Robinson was getting ready to steal a base and the private moments between Jackie and Rachel or one on one with a teammate or Rickey were priceless. The acting is superb as Ford and the rest of the cast become these real life people and not just characters.
In conclusion from what I saw at 10:30am on a Sunday morning is that this is a film where a grandfather can take his grandson and watch and learn something together. It is a film like other baseball movies where you find yourself rooting for the lead, in this case although you know what happens you are still sitting there in your seat right along with Jackie Robinson hoping that he makes it through ,day after day, game after game proving to himself, those around him and the spectators that this is where he belongs. There may be "no crying in baseball" but there was plenty of crying and applause in a more crowded then usual theater on the day I saw 42.
Film audiences have had a love affair with baseball movies since the beginning, from Pride of the Yankees, The Natural and Bull Durham to The Bad News Bears and Major League we have watched them over and over from beginning to end until every line was memorized. To me baseball films just feel different then any other sports film, maybe it's because unlike other sports, like football or basketball every town and every city in the country has a baseball team (Little league,The office team, minor league or major league). I remember going to games during the summer as a young girl and although I may have not understood or even paid attention to the players (I may have even fallen asleep) I still enjoyed the whole experience, rooting for the home team, eating hot dogs and Cracker Jacks (For its 1,2,3 strikes your out) and when we watch all this on the big screen we are taken back to our own childhoods and for a moment in time an adult can be a kid again, 42 is no different.
Beautifully directed and written by Brian Helgeland (A Knight's Tale, L.A. Confindental) the looks and sounds of the 1940s come alive in this new film. Based on the true story of how Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to join a major league team in the late 1940s when segregation was still the law of the land. The movie tells what happened when the President and GM of the Brooklyn Dodgers Branch Rickey, played by Harrison Ford had a new idea to make money, at the time those who worked closest to him like Harold Parrott (T.R. Knight) and his team manager Leo Durocher (Christopher Meloni) told him is was a bad idea and said that it wouldn't work and nobody will like it but Mr. Rickey tracked down Jackie Robinson, who was already a ballplayer, played by Chadwick Boseman and hired him to play for The Montreal Royals and eventually The Brooklyn Dodgers.
The story itself is one of courage, love-for the game and his wife Rachel (Nicole Beharie) and what it took for these two men to make baseball better and even change and start a new chapter in this country's history. No one including his own teammates wanted Robinson to share the same field as them, let alone locker room and bus. He was ridiculed by everyone in the business including Phillies manager Ben Chapman (Alan Tudyk) and could not physically fight back knowing that it would ruin his or any other man of color chance to play in the big leagues. With him, besides his devoted and loving wife was African American reporter Wendell Smith (Andre Holland) whose job it was was to keep Robinson safe while writing his story. Within the drama there were a few silly, laughable scenes like whenever Robinson was getting ready to steal a base and the private moments between Jackie and Rachel or one on one with a teammate or Rickey were priceless. The acting is superb as Ford and the rest of the cast become these real life people and not just characters.
In conclusion from what I saw at 10:30am on a Sunday morning is that this is a film where a grandfather can take his grandson and watch and learn something together. It is a film like other baseball movies where you find yourself rooting for the lead, in this case although you know what happens you are still sitting there in your seat right along with Jackie Robinson hoping that he makes it through ,day after day, game after game proving to himself, those around him and the spectators that this is where he belongs. There may be "no crying in baseball" but there was plenty of crying and applause in a more crowded then usual theater on the day I saw 42.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The Book of Mormon! A silly,rude and great musical
When I was a teen I watched South Park for 2 reasons-To understand what the boy I had a crush on was talking about and because it really was and still may be one the most "creative" series on TV. Then when I heard that its creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker were going to have a musical on Broadway I wanted to go to NYC and see it as soon as possible! Of course I couldn't afford the trip and the tickets became sold out months in advance but I still knew I had to see it. Fast forward two years later and after it won 9 Tonys including best new musical, the show is on tour and comes to my hometown:)!
The Book of Mormon book, music and lyrics by Stone, Parker and Robert Lopez is a story about two young Mormons sent out and on the first mission trip to a small village in Uganda, Africa. Elder Price played in this tour by Mark Evans has been studying for this chance all of his life, he is smart, excited and is looked up to by his fellow missionaries all of whom want to be paired with him (Two By Two). The lucky one picked is Elder Cunningham played here by Christopher John O'Neill the least popular boy in the group he is always messing up on the job and according to his father always making things up. When the two arrive to the village the are naive, optimistic and have to clue as to what they have gotten themselves into. They meet Mafala Hatimbi (Kevin Mambo), his young sweat daughter Nabulungi (Samantha Marie Ware) and a group of fellow missionaries already there. Then things really get crazy!
You know how when you really have to have something you will do anything to get it because you know once you have your hands on it it was worth whatever trouble you had getting it? I knew The Book of Mormon was going to by good, I knew I would like it, and the show was everything I expected and so much more!
Song after song (Turn it Off, All American Prophet, Man Up, Making Things Up Again and I Believe just to name some) line after line was better then the last! The characters and songs in this religious satire (and satire is the best kind of flattery and shows us the truth that we don't want to see) were perfect. As much as I love musical theater I normally don't notice the dancing but even the choreography was worth watching. The entire production from the lights to the ensemble was so fun and funny to watch high above(Balcony) the theater in Rochester NY.
I was sad when it was time for intermission because that meant the show was almost over and I did not want it to end! When it did I walked back to my car and took a sip of water and as the fresh water hit my lips I found myself in a pain that I have never felt before. I had smiled and laughed for 2 and a 1/2 hours straight and now my extremely chapped lips were paying the price.
Days later and I am still listening to the wonderful music and remembering every scene and moment that was on stage that night. If I could follow the tour around the country and be a groupie I would do so in a heart beat. Sitting in a sold out audience and watching this well put together show was the most fun I have had in years! Even if you are not a fan a live musical theater you should check out The Book of Mormon.
If for no other reason let me leave you with these 4 little words Spooky Mormon Hell Dream ;)
The Book of Mormon book, music and lyrics by Stone, Parker and Robert Lopez is a story about two young Mormons sent out and on the first mission trip to a small village in Uganda, Africa. Elder Price played in this tour by Mark Evans has been studying for this chance all of his life, he is smart, excited and is looked up to by his fellow missionaries all of whom want to be paired with him (Two By Two). The lucky one picked is Elder Cunningham played here by Christopher John O'Neill the least popular boy in the group he is always messing up on the job and according to his father always making things up. When the two arrive to the village the are naive, optimistic and have to clue as to what they have gotten themselves into. They meet Mafala Hatimbi (Kevin Mambo), his young sweat daughter Nabulungi (Samantha Marie Ware) and a group of fellow missionaries already there. Then things really get crazy!
You know how when you really have to have something you will do anything to get it because you know once you have your hands on it it was worth whatever trouble you had getting it? I knew The Book of Mormon was going to by good, I knew I would like it, and the show was everything I expected and so much more!
Song after song (Turn it Off, All American Prophet, Man Up, Making Things Up Again and I Believe just to name some) line after line was better then the last! The characters and songs in this religious satire (and satire is the best kind of flattery and shows us the truth that we don't want to see) were perfect. As much as I love musical theater I normally don't notice the dancing but even the choreography was worth watching. The entire production from the lights to the ensemble was so fun and funny to watch high above(Balcony) the theater in Rochester NY.
I was sad when it was time for intermission because that meant the show was almost over and I did not want it to end! When it did I walked back to my car and took a sip of water and as the fresh water hit my lips I found myself in a pain that I have never felt before. I had smiled and laughed for 2 and a 1/2 hours straight and now my extremely chapped lips were paying the price.
Days later and I am still listening to the wonderful music and remembering every scene and moment that was on stage that night. If I could follow the tour around the country and be a groupie I would do so in a heart beat. Sitting in a sold out audience and watching this well put together show was the most fun I have had in years! Even if you are not a fan a live musical theater you should check out The Book of Mormon.
If for no other reason let me leave you with these 4 little words Spooky Mormon Hell Dream ;)
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