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| - Really, is there a need for another O review? Because if you scroll down to the other reviews, you will see, repeatedly, that:
1) It's visually stunning
2) It's expensive
3) No matter where you sit, you'll realize that, next time, you want to sit nearer/farther/wetter/drier than you did the first time
4) There is no discernible story line. (But if you need that, you should stay home and read a book instead.)
This is a spectacle. Your mouth will hang open. You will feel a little sleepy about halfway through. Just when it gets kind of pretentious, the performers unexpectedly make fun of themselves. Astonishing virtuosity.
We had first-row-center seats. The usher looked at our tickets and said, "Huh. You are IN the show." He was right: We had water splashed on us, life preservers and toilet paper thrown at us, and performers vaulting over our outstretched feet. We also had stiff necks. But it was worth it to watch the performers' expressions and to have such an immediate experience. Before the curtain went up, a clown doing an applause skit with the audience suddenly pointed straight at me, and the sound of my hands clapping filled the cavernous theater.
Wow.
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