One Short Day in the Emerald City

Or, more accurately, in the Magic City of Birmingham.

Oh, but what I would do for Elphaba's magic spell book to give a little more time in each day. I glance at the old calendar PDA and it is filled each day. Sue and I wanted to go see Wicked--again--for a 3rd time in just over a week--if we can make it, but the odds of that appear long.

Tomorrow night--soccer. Wednesday night--dance--but if there was a way to get "lottery' tickets we could probably find a way to go for the 7:00 show. I teach at 5:00, though, so I can't be downtown at 4:30 and wait for the lottery at 5:00 "just in case." Thursday night--dress rehearsal for Rachel's "How to Eat Like a Child." Friday night--opening night show. Saturday is filled with a 12:00 soccer match, a 5:00 soccer match, and a Saturday night How to Eat Like a Child show at 7:00. Sunday has a 10:00 soccer match and a 2:00 matinee of How to Eat Like a Child, so that leaves the very last performance Sunday night at 7:00 p.m. Again, if there's a way to get lottery tickets at 4:30 p.m.--don't know how, since we'll be about 40 minutes away with a show that probably won't end until, oh, about 4:30 p.m.--but if we could, we'd try that one.

As you can see, each day is a short one in the old Magic City. I know I could pick up Balcony tickets again, but we've done that once, and would love to see the show again from a "reasonable" distance if possible. Watching it from the last row in Continental and the first row in Orchestra, as we did for Saturday's matinee, was incredible. I didn't realize just how much you "catch" when you're close enough to see facial expressions clearly, gestures, motions, and little things going on the stage that you missed from way up in the Netherlands from Balcony Row X.

We'll see. I won't hold my breath.

On a related note, my special thanks to Helene York (Glinda), Marcie Dodd (Elphaba), Colin Donnell (Fiyero), Marilyn Caskey (Madame Morrible), Tom McGowan (The Wizard), and Kristine Reese (Nessarose) who took time out to visit, sign autographs, and have their photos taken with Rachel, Caitlin, Sarah and Elizabeth (my niece) after the shows Saturday and Sunday. They could not have been more pleasant. Marcie Dodd saying, "I love little children" was such a wonderful thing for her to say. We wish them all the best and much success and happiness in their careers and in life.

One short day.....