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| - My wife and I were in town for New Years Eve and she across BAZ. For us it sounded like a can't miss with three of our favorite films by director Baz Luhrmann; my wife's all time fav of his Romeo + Juliet, for me it was all about Moulin Rouge, and then we both thoroughly enjoyed The Great Gatsby.
First, I love the layout for the theater. It has stage areas just prior to the rising seating. These mini stages are utilized throughout the performances as the actors come through the audience. The subtle mini projections on the sides of theater are a nice touch to build setting without a number of props since you are traveling between Verona, Paris, and New York.
Second, we were both so impressed with energy of the cast. As they moved from place to place they were always running and there was chatter "in character" the whole time, so much to do and remember.
Before the show our main curator of the story walked among the guest, took pictures, no words, just engaging with people. The female leads for the show, steal the show, the males do a good job in support, but hands down the ladies owned the night.
The show does a great job blending the stories and even mixing the soundtracks together to fit into the other story lines; as they all deal with love and loss, it works. It had us breaking out the old soundtracks when we got back to the hotel room.
If you get a evening free, it is worth your time and great date night show.
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