Glad you enjoyed the evening! See, I remember several here sharing that the "empty nester" phase could be a very good thing!

tina

Lynn, I am so happy you had a glorious evening! Thank you for sharing.

I love the theater SO much that I am not a good critic because I can find something wonderful in every performance I see.

I've never seen The Lion King, but it looks amazing. Your pics are spectacular! Thanks for sharing your special evening with us.

What spectacular costumes! (I wanna be a zebra! ;-)) I'm so glad that you and your DH had such an enjoyable evening. 3rd row center seats? WOW!

It looks and sounds fabulous Lynn!! I want to take my 6 year old GS also. 3rd row seats....hmmm, will have to check that out here. If you're going to 'see' a play, you really do want to 'see' and i've always found the extra bucks are usually worth it. ;o)

Sounds like you and your DH had a wonderful evening. Definitely agree about the benefits of being empty nesters! The Lion King is one of my favorite shows too.

Would you mind sharing info on the camera you're shooting with? Your pics are awesome. TFS.

Lynn, this is probably a silly question, but we have never been to a show before and I see that Scotland's Black Watch will be performing in March and I think my Dh would love tickets for that. But I am curious, what is the standard dress for an evening show?

I've seen it and love love it.

See!! I told you!! Fabulous!!
Tishtoshnm...I have been to he theater in all sorts of places, to the Met Opera, Broadway, to Chicago Theaters, to the theater in Italy.....and as far as dress.....anything goes....you will see people in jeans and suspenders, spiked hair and 4 inch platforms, tuxedos, long beaded gowns,....whatever.
Just dress as you would for a nice night out...or however you feel comfortable.
Scotland's Black Watch? I hear that is very intense.....will be anxious to hear from someone other than a reviewer.

Thank you Lindac. NM definitely is a casual place but I did not want to show up woefully underdressed. I now see that there is a show entitled Black Watch based upon the company's experiences in Iraq and that is not what we are looking at but rather, a performance by the band. Dh adores bagpipes, me, not so much but I can deal with it for him.

Lindac is right. Same here in my area. I've seen people in very formal clothing, and others in jeans, t-shirts, and sneakers. I personaly like to dress up a bit for the theater -- it just makes it feel all the more special to me to do so -- but nobody is going to give anyone a second glance if they're in very casual wear. Besides, it's dark in there. ;-)

Tish, you're right, here in New Mexico events can be a bit more casual sometimes.
I think any theater event deserves to be special, though. If we go during the week, I always wear somethings along the lines of what I wore this past Wednesday evening for the "Lion King": a pair of black dress slacks, a cream lace camisole, a brown (evening/dressy) jacket with a bold Autumny necklace.
On a Friday or Saturday evening, I'll ramp it up a bit with maybe a little black dress and some special jewelry, a mid-calf dressy skirt and top, a dressy pair of black slacks and a velvet jacket, an evening suit, etc. I almost never see women wearing long dresses. They'd look overdressed around these parts.

Anyhoo, I highly recommend "The Lion King" and would go again myself in a heartbeat.
Lynn

I remember when you purchased these tickets and I responded that you would NOT be disappointed. I didn't want to spoil it for you, but I knew once you experienced the opening number, that you would be happy with your purchase. So glad you had such a special night!

You were so right, Goldengirl. It was incredible . . . an event I'll remember forever!