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How does Les Liaisons Dangereuses on Broadway compare to the famous movie Dangerous Liaisons (starring Glenn Close, John Malkovich, and Michelle Pfeiffer)? . . . . . . Having never read the book by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (and only seen the movie), I was not sure what to expect. I had nothing to fear. The Broadway adaptation of the book was mostly accurate and…
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Although I was familiar with some of the songs by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, I was never aware of their true story or path to rock 'n' roll fame.. . Consequently, I was apprehensive when purchasing tickets to the Jersey Boys musical, playing at the August Wilson Theater on Broadway. Overall, I enjoyed the performance of Jersey Boys. Still, it does not fare…
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"Murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, adultery, and treachery…all those things we hold near and dear to our hearts "…so begins the international award-winning Broadway and West End musical, CHICAGO. . . . . . What can be said about Chicago - one of the finest (and possibly my all-time favorite musical) - that hasn't already been said? With subtle, sarcastic lyrics by Fred Ebb, music by…
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It was time for my first major trip to New York City! The last time I visited New York was in the summer of 1982, when my Mom, Dad, and I saw the world-famous Empire State Building and a few other famous landmarks. I have never been to NYC in the winter, so I was apprehensive about the conditions there. What has changed? What has…
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Today, we listened to the 2016 Dartmouth Winter Concert at Dartmouth Middle School. It was the final concert in 2016, with Alex playing trumpet in the Symphonic Band.. . . . While we waited outside for the concert to begin, we were entertained outdoors by Dartmouth's musicians.. . Once the concert started, Mr. Neipp presented and directed all major bands, including the Jazz Band, Beginning…
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Is it every woman's fantasy - to be wooed and married to a wealthy, handsome, eligible bachelor? . . . In "Daddy Long Legs," a sweet musical adaption of Jean Webster's 1912 novel, we get to explore the finer points of this question. . . . On the Lucie Stern Theater stage in Palo Alto, Jerusha Abbott (played by the delightful Hilary Maiberger and Jervis…
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Although we have lived next to Los Gatos for many years, we have never witnessed the annual Christmas Day Parade. Since our son was playing trumpet in Dartmouth's Symphonic Band, he and his bandmates were scheduled to march in the Los Gatos Holiday Parade on Saturday, December 3, 2016.. . . . We arrived in Los Gatos relatively early, around 9:00 a.m. (though the Parade…
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After getting a very early breakfast at our Azul Beach hotel, we were promptly picked up at 7:20 a.m. by the Xel-Ha shuttle and driven, for about one hour, to the Xel-Ha eco-park near Tulum, Mexico.. . . . We arrived at Xel-Ha at 8:20 a.m. as the park was opening. We initially considered signing up for Sea Trek - an underwater walking adventure, but…
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How much fun is the new Xplor adventure in Cancun? We were about to find out.. . . . At 8:40 a.m., the Xplor van picked us up from the lobby of our Azul Beach hotel. From there, we drove to another hotel, waiting twenty minutes for other passengers to arrive. The driver almost left, but a Spanish-speaking couple showed up, and after a lot…
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What does an authentic Mexican Cenote/ATV experience feel like? We were about to discover when we embarked on a combined Tulum and Mystic River adventure.. . . . Exactly at 9:00 am, the Mystic River van picked us up from the lobby of our Azul Beach hotel. The driver stopped by two other hotels: Azul Sensatori and Valentin. From here, we drove about an hour…
Read More: Adventures in Tulum and Mystic River