Last fall my friend Amy went to see the Broadway musical "Wicked" when it was in town and then my aunt took me. We all had such a fantastic time that Amy and I agreed we needed to get season tickets. Then we decided out moms would like it, and they would like each other, so we invited them and the four of us got season tickets to the Broadway shows. We are having so much fun we are already planning to get tickets again next year.
The third show for this season was Rock of Ages. The music was FANTASTIC. In fact, I'm planning to use my iTunes gift cards from Christmas and my birthday to download those songs but by the original artists to create my "Rock of Ages" play list. Also, the talent in this show was incredible. The show is very high energy with lots of intense singing and dancing and those performers did not miss a beat! I also thought the writers did a great job of weaving together a story from all those popular 80's songs that we know and love. If you love power ballads this is your show.
My only disappointment here was the gratuitous vulgarity. While I may not always agree with certain language or lifestyle choices, I usually am pretty tolerant to its presence in pop culture & in the world around me. But in this case, a lot of it was unnecessary to the story - lots of "f-bombs", lots of sexual references, etc. Definitely not a family-friendly musical. Buyer beware: part of the story line is that the main female character takes a job as a stripper and as such there is some dancing related to that involving poles. It is tied into the story as part of the main female character's storyline, however, I just thought I'd throw it out there in case that sort of thing would offend you.
All in all, a great night with friends - but probably not my favorite show of this season. One more to go - Fiddler on the Roof in April and then we will be eagerly stalking the website for next year's season package! :)
