Wicked = Overrated

I have been to a lot of Broadway shows but I'm going to be honest -- last night's showing of Wicked here in Charlotte just didn't live up to all the hype.

I think a lot of it had to do with the theater it was held in. It's not the big theater that they normally have these shows but instead a smaller one outside of Uptown Charlotte. I have seen shows here before and just about everytime I'm disappointed.(I saw The Producers there and LOVED it). I think it's the acoustics?

Anyhoo -- Brad and I both agreed that it was a bit slow moving and we enjoyed Jersey Boys MUCH better.

I'm sure if I saw it on Broadway in NYC I would think different but for now this is my story and I'm sticking to it.

Heading to West VA this afternoon for Kathleen's baby shower! More on that next week. Have a GREAT weekend blogging peeps!

Shows To Look Forward To

The summer concert/show season is about to get ramped up and it's always fun to see a few shows at our outdoor venues here in Charlotte.

One show Brad and I have decided to see is this guy -- John Mayer who will open his tour here in the Queen City on July 16th. Even better? Opening act is Train. I really like John's music even though I'm not a big fan of him in general.

I told Brad that and he said:

Brad: "Why, because he's banged a lot of hot chicks?!!"
Dee: "Uh, no....."

Even though I've never met Mr. Mayer personally I had a video crew/reporter who did back in my Fox Charlotte days.

The story goes like this:
Video crew/reporter were invited to interview John while he was in town for a show. (The TV show I used to produce was fun and entertainment driven no news.)

The reporter jokingly asked John on camera if it was true that he was dating Jennifer Love Hewitt.
What did John do??

Went crazy!!! He grabbed the microphone from the reporter and proceeded to look for Jennifer Love under the craft table, all around the room(while yelling at the same time), then looked straight into the camera and screamed the C-WORD!(Yes, that disgusting word).

Then he threw the microphone down and stormed out of the room. His people were so freaked out that they threaten to sue us for the footage because they were afraid we would sell it to Access Hollywood and other shows. My boss made us hand it over.

So, that's why I feel the way I do about John. Why be such a jerk??

Moving On to the next show we are looking forward to. We have tickets to see WICKED the Musical at the end of May!!!!

I have never seen it but hear it is fabulous!!! Brad was a little leery of me spending the $$ I did on tickets but my theory is - why buy tickets if you have to use binoculars to see the stage??!!

I'm sure he will think it is well worth it.

What shows or events are you looking forward to this spring/summer??

Well, that's it for today!! TGIF!!