Tag: musicals
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Hamilton (the musical) and Per Se (the restaurant)
We were in New York this past weekend in order to see “Hamilton,” the musical that seems to have taken the entire country (okay, maybe just the East coast) by storm. The tickets and a backstage tour by Leslie Odom, Jr. (the actor who plays Aaron Burr) were a Christmas gift to the kids. (I…
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Westside Story (Signature Theatre, Arlington, Virginia)
Westside Story is one of our favorite musicals, and we jumped at an opportunity to see it performed at a small, intimate theatre just outside of DC. It was well worth going to see. Putting aside the fact that we appeared to be the youngest attendees by a good 10+ years (and we are NOT…
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Mamma Mia!
We took the kids to see Mamma Mia! (the musical) a couple of weeks ago at the National Theatre in Washington, DC. It was a fun production with a very good cast, all of whom looked like they were having a lot of fun. The lead character (the mother), in particular, had a lovely voice,…
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Review: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
This Stephen Sondheim musical is currently playing at the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, DC. We took the entire family to see it on Friday night, and it was enthusiastically endorsed by everyone (even the 12 year old boy who was definitely not enthusiastic about going). The humor is occasionally off-color, but most of the humor…
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July 4 in New York City
We had one of the best July 4 holiday weekends ever! To begin with, we spent most of it with one of our favorite families to hang out with. And we spent it in one of our favorite cities, New York, and at one of our favorite hotels, the Carlyle (located at 76th & Madison).…