The Phantom of the Opera was phenominal. The singing & acting was fabulous and the setting was perfect. My Mom bought me a coffee mug, it's kind of our tradition that began with Wicked & stuck ever since. The mask is a very light grey color until you fill the mug with liquid & then it turns white!
We had a very interesting experience during the show, however. The man sitting next to my Mom was slightly crazy. To make a long story short, he was quite obnoxious the first 20 minutes of the play. He kept muttering to himself that he was sweating like a pig, and would proceed to roll his shirt up to the top of his chest, leaving his stomach bare. Not only was he coughing every few minutes, but also digging in his pocket & using a nasal spray in during the show. He kept reaching up his shirt & wiping his armpits with his hand, and panting for air. His date (or whoever she was-they came together) literally moved a seat away from him at one point because the seats next to her were empty. He kept fidgeting & moving in his chair, and his (velcro) shoes came on & off several times. Finally on the 3rd attempt to take them off, the women who he was with tried to rip them out of his hands & it began. They began a game of tug-of-war over the shoe, and ended with him hitting her in the face with it! It was seriously crazy, we felt like we were on punked or some crazy hidden camera show. Then he stood up and said, you want to go? Let's go! My bedtime was at 8 anyways!! (this was all during a part of the play where there was no music, so clearly everyone could hear them) After a few ackward moments (and swipes of the shoe) they left, about 20 minutes into the play, but don't worry, he left one shoe behind & the usher had to come back and search on her hands and knees with a flashlight. We were laughing so hard my stomach hurt! Needless to say, we saw two shows last night & were quite entertained. The play was exceptionally good & we had a great time!
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