Today is my actual birthday, but last Sunday we went to see Elephant & Piggie: We Are in a Play at the New Victory Theater. That was my birthday celebration. My mom pointed out that they were doing a sensory friendly performance, I saw it was the weekend before my birthday, and that’s what I wanted. No presents.
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I turned 37 on the 10th, and I had a great birthday this year. I actually love my birthdays, but this one was especially good. My birthdays stressed me out until I turned 30, and then I realized they weren’t actually scary. Every year older felt like a year of life earned and-well lived. And then I started embracing them with shenanigans and hijinks every year.
I’ve learned recently just how many girls my age absolutely adore the movie Newsies. When I was a kid performing in community theater around northern NJ, I always sang “King of New York” when I auditioned, my theater friends and I were obsessed.
My mom and I went to see Elf on Broadway on Friday, and it was fantastic! I really wasn’t sure how I’d feel about a musical version of the movie, and without Will Ferrell no less. But it was so much fun, we both left feeling the holiday spirit. The songs are not the most original or catchy show tunes ever (I couldn’t remember one note to sing to you), but the energy of the cast (especially Sebastian Arcelus as Buddy) was so through the roof that it made the show special. The dancing was fun, the cast was clearly having a blast, and it all helped put the show over the top even without a legendary score.
I don’t think it’s a secret at this point that I freaking love Christmas. As far as I’m concerned, November 1st marked the official start of the holiday season. And I will live in an uncontrollable state of giddiness from now until December 26th.
I’m exhausted. I spent Thursday and Friday home sick with some highly mysterious bug that just knocked me out for 2 days. I’m talking marathon sleeping interspersed with coughing and sniffling. Because of that I missed a Philly Modern Quilt Guild gathering on Friday night, which really is a bummer because it will probably be the end of April before I can make another one.
Adam, his brother Thomas, stepmother, father, and I went into London yesterday to see The Snowman at the Peacock Theatre. It’s a production based on Raymond Briggs’ classic wordless book and the classic holiday animated film of the same name. The show was put on by Sadler’s Wells, and it was really nice. This photo is from the publicity photos from the show, and you get the idea of how they did the snowman. I showed the film to my pre-k through 1st graders before the holidays, and they loved it. I love the music from the movie, so I really enjoyed this entire experience. So much fun, and the kids in the audience loved it.