PRISCILLA......QUEEN OF THE DESERT.......Honest I had no idea.
This is one of those posts that's more text then photos.....
This is one of those
"Only can happen to Sue" moments.....If you have the patience to read it all it has a great
Ending....
When daughter knew I would be visiting New York she asked if there was any play I might
like to see....She's very thoughtful....
Not a big fan of crowded theaters and being "One of THOSE people" that has to have
an end seat no matter where I go....
I thought "Sue.....don't be a Buzz Kill....think of something you might like to see and
Happily go and enjoy yourself".......
SO I suggested a musical called
"Priscilla.....Queen of the Desert"
You know you're
Getting Old when you can't put two and two together....
All I knew of the play was Disco music and fabulous costumes....
The fact that Bette Midler is the producer and "Queen" is in the title went right over my
head....
Daughter buys tickets in the 3rd Row.......end seat for me....Thank you very much!!
I didn't know she bought three tickets.....Me...Her.....Miss B....
Here is "B" preparing to go to the show......I have no picture of her Get-Up after she
was done dressing BUT......it included...
Black patent leather combat boots with big plaid bows....
a red velvet Bolero jacket over this adorable dress...
those Big Pearls....
and a Big black Feather in her hair....
That hat was mine......at the Theater she got at the gift counter a
Big Pink Feather Boa......
We go to the theater and find our seats.....Fabulous seats....Daughter did good....
Sophie is in her Booster seat that the theater provided...she gets excited looking up and seeing a Big Disco ball hanging from the ceiling......
The Lights go down.....then flashing lights go on and music starts playing and the curtain opens...And there it is.......A Transvestite Musical....
That's right......A Whole lot of Men dressed in skimpy glittery costumes......
Most in sparkly G-Strings.....
AND WE ABOUT DIED.......
The two women in front of us turned around and said....
"Grandma, you had no idea what this play was about did you?".......
Me and daughter are humiliated that we have a four year old looking at half naked men....
And might I add......these guys were Toned.....I mean I have never seen so many
Good Looking Butts in my 61 years......
Costumes......Unbelievable......3 Over-weight Women kept being lowered on wires from the ceiling
to sing songs such as...
"It's Raining Men"
It was Fabulous.....but we decided at intermission we would leave.....thinking it was not appropriate for B to be seeing.....
Intermission comes and we tell her we are leaving and she says to me....Very Serious...
"You two can go....I'm staying to see the second half".....
That's My Girl!!!
Curtain goes up......the whole cast comes out on stage.....Alot of people maybe 30-40
Big Theater Right on Broadway......two balconies...Hundreds of people in the audience....
They start singing and dancing and then they come down into the audience and
OFCOURSE.....
They pick Miss B to go up onto the stage.....
How could they resist.... she was dressed like one of the cast.....
When that child hit that stage in Boa and hair feathers...and let's not forget the combat boots...
That crowd went wild.....Now they were a crazy bunch to begin with but they started cheering and Hooting and hollering.....Me and daughter just looked at each other and
we were speechless....
Our Beloved Miss B On Broadway.......
What Happens...... Grandma.......the idiot....who always carries a camera
Does Not take a picture....I have no idea why.....shocked I guess....
She dances around the stage with one of the cast members and then waves to the
Crowd before coming back down the stairs.....
We recommend this play Highly....it was pure entertainment.....
Who doesn't love Disco Music and good looking men.....
Worth what ever the daughter paid for the tickets....
It was certainly a sight that I will have burned into my memory for a very long time....
Will I do a little research next time when asked what I would like to see....
Nah......would take the fun out of it...
Here's a Quick clip of the cast at this years Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.....
I figure if it was tame enough for a Parade
It was perfectly fine for a four year old....
Comments
I about pp my pants when she said you two can go, I'm staying!
Hilarious!
You know it's good to have some surprises left in life! lol!
Seeing her up on stage must have been worth a million bucks! Thanks for sharing,
Cindy
I SURE LOVE...LOVE...LOVE that EIFFEL TOWER she is standing by.
Thank you for sharing
sugar hugs
I guess the only thing that could have been funnier is if they had chosen you to go on stage!!!
Sounds like your granddaughter is comfortable on stage with an audience...natural born star!
Glad you had a great time.
Good one, Gramma! Now...set her down and let her watch The Birdcage with Robin Williams- xo Diana
sandie
Gotta tell you... my daughter took her Brooklyn born husband to Professional Bull Riding at Madison Square Garden today on the 7-year anniversary of the day they met. Seven years and she is still trying to make a southern red neck out of him!!!
xoxoxox Sue
Even daughter didn't know it was about drag queens?! Oh you sillies. :-) I saw Priscilla in London this past summer...it's at the Palace Theater there, which is aaammmmzzzinggg...and I really liked it. I was by myself, though, so imagine you ladies had fun together (it's a good group outing for sure). And good for Miss B for standing her ground, lol. What I would have given to see her up on that stage -- AMAZING.
♥, Susan
This was a great story and made my morning! I adore your Miss B.
Your Friend,
Deborah
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