We saw Neil Simon’s Broadway Bound performed by the Little Theater of Alexandria. It was good. The acting was a little uneven (only 6 characters in the entire show), but we had a good time. At one point, I had a thought that the main character shared in a later monologue.

I wasn’t expecting too much of this show since all I remembered was the cartoon movie from Disney. But it was really good. I love seeing the expressions that the actors can share. Seeing the Beast crawl along the floor, or pounce into a throne simply brings animation to life. We saw the show performed by the Reston Community Players. The troups worked quite hard to perform this. The sets were incredible! There was a lot of flexibility, stairs that moved, dungeons that disappeared, a forest that simply appeared.

I saw the 2nd Flight Productions Theater Company, in Manassas perform Jesus Christ Superstar on September 10. I hadn’t seen the show before, but it was really good. The ending left out the most important part of the story of Jesus’ life (His resurrection), but it otherwise mostly kept close to the Bible. There were some interpretation issues with Judas, but it was interesting, and a definite way to open some discussions. The cast was rather large, with live music. I enjoyed the performance.

Wow, back in June I saw “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” in Roanoke, and said I would see another show at the Mill Mountain Theater at Center in the Square if I were in Roanoke. Well, in August I was in Blacksburg, so I saw “Grease.” It was a great show. Luckily I got my tickets in advance, because the Saturday matinee shows were sold out! The performance was great, they had the musicians sitting on the stage. The actors were enjoying themselves, which made it much easier for us (the audience) to enjoy ourselves.