I started this blog with one daughter, kept it up with the other, to spend time together doing something we enjoyed.
However, things change and people evolve. My daughters are older, busier, and not as interested in writing.
From now on this blog will be mostly mom with occasional contributions from my daughters and maybe even my husband.
Nothing else will change. We'll still focus on sharing fun places to go, fun things to do, and more, and we would  still love to hear your views too

Saturday, February 24, 2018

Still More Theater Saturdayl - At This Performance and The Perfect Monster

We recently attended another edition of At This Performance, a concert of Broadway and Off Broadway understudies, standbys and alternates. The concert was held at The Green Room 42 on February 19, 2018. The performers who participated this time around were as follows:


Travis J. Shuler who is currently an understudy for Cruel Intentions.


Matt Wood who is currently an understudy for Spongbob Square Pants the Musical.


Amy Hillner Larsen who is currently the wonderstudy for The Marvelous Wonderettes.


Pomme Koch who is currently an understudy for The Band's Visit


Nick Sacks who is currently a vacation understudy for Dear Evan Hansen


Billy Bustamante who was previously an understudy for Miss Saigon and The King and I


Stephanie Jae Park who was previously an understudy for The King and I


Blaine Kraus who is currently an understudy for Kinky Boots

The next edition of At This Performance will take place on Monday March 26, 2018 at 7:00 PM at the Green Room 42 located at 570 Tenth Avenue, New York, New York, Inside Yotel, 4th Floor. For more information about At This Performance or other shows and events at The Green Room 42 or to purchase tickets, visit onfournyc.com/about1.html.
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We were given free tickets to The Perfect Monster for review purposes. Any and all opinions expressed here are our own.
What: The Perfect Monster

Where: TADA! Youth Theater
             15 W. 28th St.
             New York, NY

Who: All ages

This show has concluded its run.

Me - The Perfect Monster was a good show. It was about a girl named Sybil. She was lonely so she made monsters but none of them were perfect, and she was trying to make the perfect monster. I liked the songs. They were fun.They were my favorite part of the show.  The acting, singing, and dancing were all good. The set and costumes  were nice. I never saw a show with a plot like that before that made it special. Kids who like shows about friendly monsters would like this show.

Mom - Those talented young performers at TADA! Youth Theater recently concluded their latest production. The Perfect Monster was another typical TADA! show with an entertaining song-filled story that teaches some kind of a lesson in a fun way. This one was about making friends. Most of the cast portrayed various monsters which really gave them a chance to show off their talents in a unique way. The costumes were really fun too and so was the set. All in all, it was another enjoyable production from TADA!, and we look forward to their next show.

Next up at TADA! Youth Theater will be Geniuses which will be presented  from April 20 through May 20. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit
www.tadatheater.com/shows/current-season.

And that's our view. Tune in tomorrow for this week's Sunday Scoop.

Friday, February 23, 2018

Funitivity Friday - Hair Band Flinging

We were going to have a hair band flinging contest and see who could fling a hair band farther. However, we could not get the hairbands to fling. We tried all of the following:



1) Using our fingers




2) Using a toe



3) Using a flyswatter



4) Using a spoon

and more!

None of these methods worked so finally we just gave up.  What kind of crazy contests have you tried?

Enjoy!

Tune in tomorrow for a Saturday Special.

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