2012-01-14 // Peter Pan, in the Round
Leading up to December 23rd, my wife (K) told us (me and our two older kids, 10 and 4) that we were having family game night. She also asked if I could take a half day for work so we'd have some time together, since I'm usually not home 'til seven most nights. I took the whole day off…
The Surprise
On that day (being a Friday), I was told that I needed to dress up a bit. Why? Slight change of plans, we're going out. Into Boston, but it's a surprise. Get dressed, get warm clothes on, and drive down to Alewife for a ride on the T (my four-year-old's first, and he loved it). Get into the city, K checks the time, and walk around for a bit. Check the time, and head toward Government Center. K's excited, and the three of us have no idea what we're about to do. Then we see the tent.
I'm not sure what the kids said first, but all I could say over and over was, “No way. No WAY. No way.” K had put all of her willpower into keeping this a secret, and apparently most of our family already knew and / or were in on it. I knew the tent from the special we'd seen on the Peter Pan 360 Experience on PBS. We were actually there and would get to see the awesomeness that it looked like on TV. My description of the show doesn't do it justice, at least compared to the video they have on the site. Definitely worth checking out, even if some of it's a little different (cast, etc).
The Show
Amazing, it was one of the best stage shows I've ever seen. That might not mean a lot, since I haven't seen a lot of “major” stage performances. K has though, including shows in Boston, NY, and London - and she said it was one of (if not the) best she's seen too. The acting was fantastic, the set and props were incredibly well done, and the theater in the round made for great views throughout the whole show. The way they handled the flying was really great too - they didn't try to avoid the wires, they were just another prop the actors used. They would clip in while delivering lines, and fly around… or swim, or twirl, or float.
It's too bad that it's not a long-running show around here, because I would love to see it again.
My wife is awesome anyway, but for her to keep something this big a surprise for this long…? That really raises the bar. Love, love, love her to pieces.
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