I was trying to figure out how to explain the 1 hr 45 min show and I came up with this statement...the closest you will get to being in a dream while awake. It was everything I had hoped for and then some. Emily was 3 when I showed her the funny blue heads in a tourist guide while on vacation. We had watched part of their show on PBS and we really wanted to see it live. You had to be at least 4 to attend the show. We have been waiting since then to go.
Let's rewind to this morning. I made sure we were all wearing blue. I offered to do Emily's nails and of course the shade had to match her shirt...blue again. On the way to the auditorium we snacked on blueberries and blue chips. I thought maybe she would start to connect the dots prior to the statement, "You have been surrounded by clues all morning". She squealed with excitement as she realized she would finally be seeing the show she had waited 6 years to see.
Obviously, the music was amazing. Sure the visual impact of it all was mind-blowing. Yep, the stunts were very cool. I had NO IDEA of how hysterical it would be...I was laughing with tears through almost the entire show. It's funny how marshmallows, PVC pipes and paint can take on a new life. We also saw Twinkies, drums and toilet paper differently. It wasn't just silliness though. They were sure to take a satirical poke at society's need to live through our phones and all of the apps that go with them. It was relevant and universal and brilliant. It stimulated the senses and took you on a wild ride.
The blue friends on the stage entertained us without uttering a word. They made us laugh and dance and clap just for the fun of it. They made us think and feel and ponder. It was nice to hear my children giggle. It was really fun to laugh that hard. Mostly, it was nice to feel a whole different kind of blue!
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