Entry FeedLast night I skipped hockey *GASP* and went to see WE WILL ROCK YOU with my mom and sister. I LOVED IT! Unfortunately, it is only playing until this weekend, so if you haven't seen it yet, I guess you've missed it.
OK, so I have always been a closet Queen fan. Who isn't? Even my kids can sing, "We are the Champions" though I am sure they have never heard of Queen or Freddie Mercury. I remember the first time I heard "Who wants to live forever." I was at a birthday party and we watching HIGHLANDER. I don't remember much about the movie, but I was in love with the music.
I've read most of Ben Elton, and I do enjoy him. The story was obviously his creation - irony, sarcasm and pop culture braided together. The singers were amazing. However, the plot was not quite as rich as Mamma Mia.
Camilla Scott was in it, and while I had seen her in Mamma Mia, WE WILL ROCK YOU showcased her voice. WOW. I also have to say that I now have a little crush on Yvan Pedneault, the French-Canadian who played Galileo. Rumour in the audience was that he just returned from being ill, and he coughed a few times during the performance. But he was great!
The show is all high energy, and with a (mostly) young and amazing cast, it was a great night out.
It was very loud, like a rock concert. An older woman sitting near me actually went and asked them to turn it down a little during intermission; she was offered ear plugs. Some audience members took the ushers up on the offer. They also served popcorn and slushies.
A man sitting near my sister last night was on his own. She got to talking to him during the intermission, and learned that he had really wanted to see the show as he was here in Toronto for just a few days on business. He arrived only to find out that it was sold out. However, a teacher with a student group had extra tickets as some students didn't show up, so she gave him one. He got one amazing free show - thanks teacher for being so nice!
I actually gave one of the performers a boost a Walmart last winter. He gave me his card and said if I ever come, I should call him for a back-stage tour. Unfortunately, I had lost his card. It didn't matter. Last night he wasn't there and his role was played by the understudy.
Today I am going download the music to my iPod. I've missed Queen.