Wednesday, July 29, 2009

"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" Starlight Theatre


Imaginative and quite delightful.

As my mother was driving us into the Starlight Theatre parking lot (which in actuality is a plot of grass in Swope Park) I saw a woman standing on the side of the road taking a picture. Of what, I was not for sure, because all I saw were a bunch of trees. Then, I looked towards the sky and there it was. A beautiful double rainbow arched over Starlight Theatre. Absolutely beautiful. Foreshadowing for a terrific show and evening.

I started off thinking, during the first number, that maybe this was going to be silly and cheesy (which I had been fearing all along), but then quickly found myself smiling and wanting to dance along. I actually felt whisked away into this wonderful land of imagination where a special car came to life and helped save a single father and his daughter and son. It was a feel-good type of musical.
The set design for Boris and Goran's duet was just beautiful. Two shades of blue with a black shadow of a valley. A peice of art.
Overall, a great musical to be enjoyed by those of all ages.

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