The Lion King

This is the first of the four shows that I went to see while I was in London.

Since we all know the story of THE LION KING and chances are that we have seen at least one production of it, I will not bore you with the plot or the staging or anything like that. It was a great show, and I liked it, but there were a few things that I didn't like.

- The actor that played Simba spoke with a thick African accent. I think that that was where he was from. But still, with his age and talent (he would have had to have some, because he is on WEST END), you would think that he would know how to cover that up.

- The music was so loud, that when Young Simba and Young Nala were singing, you could hardly even hear them

- Young Simba and Young Nala spoke with the British accents. While it is understandable because they are just children, it still ruined the feeling a little bit for me.

- Young Nala, for the performance that I saw, was an Indian girl. She was light indian, not dark indian. And we're talking about from India, and not like Native America. But she still was fairly good.


I know those are just picky things,, but for the most part, I loved the show. I got to see one of my favorite songs from the show "The Morning Report", and I couldn't be happier.



Up next.... Playhouse Disney Live! on Tour

I'm back!!!

Ok. I have been back from England since Thursday night, and I just realized that I have not posted a blog. I didn't want you guys to think that I was getting lazy or anything. Hey, I already am. haha. Anyway. I loved England. I had so much fun.

The End!!!

Wait, what kind of blog was that? Whatever. My next 4 blogs, I have decided, will be for reviews of the shows that I went to see while I was there. Brace yourselves, folks!


Until next time!!!

What to see?

What to see, oh what to see? Now that London is just around the corner (about 5 days away), I'm having to seriously think about what shows I want to see on West End while I'm there. It's hard just thinking about it, because there are so many shows currently running. I already know that one show is a guarantee, and that show is Playhouse Disney Live on Tour. I'm going to see Blake in the show, and I am beyond excited. I honestly can't wait.

As far as West End shows go, I have seriously been considering 4 shows, and those 4 shows are Hairspray, Billy Elliot, Grease, and Dirty Dancing the Musical, the latter of which I am most excited about, and is most likely going to become a deffinite! I just hope that they don't mess up my image of the movie because, I mean, it is a classic! But the show does have one check for it so far in my book. I got a brochure for the show, and I saw that the 2 actors who play Johhny and Babyreally lo0ok like Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey from the movie. Billy Elliot seems like a good show. It's a dancing show (the musical is based off of the movie), so how bad can it be exactly? Hahaha. Well, we'll see. And if I end up seeing Grease and Hairspray, I just hope that they don't mess up on those 2 either.

I'm just really excited that I'm going to be in England overall. London is probably one of my most favorite places in the world, and I am just so excited to go back there again. There's just something about it. I just can't put my finger on it.

Instead of typing out this blog as I think of it, I'm actually writing it out first on paper. How's that for a change, huh? I bet you're wondering what I'm doing as I'm writing this blog. Ok. I bet you're not. Well, too bad. I'm going to tell you anyway. I'm actually watching a movie. Father of the Bride. I really love that movie. It's a good one. At least, I think so. Maybe tomorrow I'll watch Father of the Bride, Part II since I don't have class tomorrow. What do you think? haha.

But what do you think of my choices of shows to see on West End while I'm in London? There are other choices if you guys don't think too highly of those.

Until next time...

Next Week

I am so excited and cannot wait until next week.

Next week, when I am in London, my very good friend Blake will be there too performing with Playhouse Disney Live, and I am going to see it. I am so excited, because I cannot remember the last time I saw Blake.

And on top of that... I was talking to him earlier today on IM, and he said that I will actually be the first person that has visited him while he was on tour with the show. How cool is that? I don't know about you, but I think that that is a huge honor!


More to come later. I just had to express my joy!

I finally made it!!!

I finally made it. After a long 8 hour flight, I am now here in England. I don't know why, but I actually couldn't sleep that much. I guess I have never really been one to sleep on airplanes.

After we got off the airplane and went through customs, we were in for a long almost 3 and a half hour bus ride, which was not so nice.

But now we are here at the beautiful and gorgeous Harlaxton Manor in Grantham, England. I have only been at this place for about 2 hours, and I already know that I love it. Our rooms are ok, but the place is absolutely beautiful!

I will be here for a month, so, for the next month, my blogs will be coming to you from a whole different country! Just imagine that as you read them. I just think that's so freakin' sweet.

Anyway. I know that this blog seems absolutely pointless. It's just that I wanted to let people know that I got here safe!

Until next time!

The World's Biggest Procrastinator

I've said it before, but I'll say it again. I am a HUGE PROCRASTINATOR.

Case proven right now.

Right now, I am supposed to be studying for my finals that are next week, but I'm NOT!!! I bet you're wondering... What am I doing? Well right now,, besides typing this blog out to you guys, I am watching the NFL Draft. Yeah, I know. I am acting like SUCH A GUY right now. Why would a girl like me watch the draft? I don't know. I just like watching it. I can't really tell you what it is about it that I like.

Anyway. Enough of the draft talk.

I so cannor wait for this semester to be over. That would mean that my first year of college would be over. I seriously can't believe that it is almost here! It's gone by so fast!

England is just around the corner. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT!!! I am beyond extatic. I am actually going to be there for a whole month! I'll be there from May 6th to June 5th. England is my favorite country in the whole world, so I bet you can see why I can't wait to go.



Well, I know that this blog is really short, but I just really can't think of what to blog about right now, even though I felt like blogging. Oh well!

Until next time...

My thoughts and feelings on Andrew Lloyd Webber

Today in my blog, I’m going to talk about something that I am not too fond of, and that is Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. Some people (in fact, many people) regard his work as genius, but I, for one, think otherwise.

With ALW, I just think that it’s basically the same stuff every time. He has found a formula that works, and is using it over and over again apparently.
I actually find some (ok, most) of the songs that in his musicals to be not good at all. Believe it or not, I actually find “Phantom of the Opera” and “Cats” to be rather boring. The only songs from “Phantom of the Opera” that I like are “Phantom of the Opera,” and “Music of the Night”. And from “Cats”, I only really LOVE “Memory”. And then there’s “Jesus Christ Superstar” from “Jesus Christ Superstar”. Those 4 songs are where it’s at for me.

Now, let’s talk about some of his other stuff. And yes, I did do a little research for this blog, because how in the hell would I remember all of this crap about someone that I don’t really like anyway? Thank GOD for ibdb.com.

Ok. We all know about some of his “more famous” stuff, so I won’t mention those really.

He did a show called “Aspects of Love,” and that lasted less than a year. A revival of “Joseph”, less than 6 months. A revival of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” only 4 ½ months. He created this show called “By Jeeves” back in 2001 that only lasted 2 months. If he was as good as everybody says that he is, don’t you think that he would create something that would have more longevity? Most recently, he wrote music for a musical called “The Woman in White”. This “masterpiece” lasted for 3 months.

When he produced shows…

Did you ever hear of a show called “La Bete”? Didn’t think so. It only lasted less than a month on Broadway. Who the heck would want to put their name on something like that? He also produced a show called “Bombay Dreams”. Now, I have heard of that show, but here’s the thing. I had NO IDEA that he was involved in that show. Not a good sign, is it?
This “musical genius” is currently working on a sequel for “Phantom of the Opera”. I believe that the sequel to “Phantom of the Opera” is going to be called “The Phantom of Manhattan”. Don’t even get me started on this one. Ok. I guess I will say a few things. Why set a sequel so far away from the original? And another thing. Why would he want to ruin something that already wasn’t that great to begin with? I sure as hell wouldn’t.

Sometimes, I just get the feeling that Andrew Lloyd Webber is just in it for the money. What do you think?