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Hi all -

Last week our venue in Louisiville was doing repairs on its metal roof. One of the construction workers was using a welder or a grinder that sparked a fire on the roof. The good news is the fire was fairly quickly contained and confined mostly to lobby and common space (no details of damage to the performance spaces have been reported).

But ... next week we were scheduled to have Waitress here for the week. The venue determined they could not accommodate, and Broad

No ... I have had season tickets in every section of the theatre for the past 10 seasons and it is always the same.  Last five years we have resigned ourselves to the orchestra,   And sometimes I think it is even worse there.  The orchestra almost never sounds "live", and the sound design never fits the space 

The sound quality issue is typical of shows playing at the Kentucky Center.  Of the 40+ shows I've seen there, rarely is the show tuned well for that space.  The orchestra almost always sounds prerecorded.  

"Once" was the exception there, and i honestly think it was just because all the musicians were on stage. 

This won't be a popular response but "Surprise!" from If/then will always be one of my favorites. 

"Sunday Morning" for The Color Purple gives me goosebumps every time. 

If you want to go to "church" and I mean that in the best of ways - do not miss "the Color Purple".  Cynthia Erivo simply should not be missed in this role.  The simple staging is really effective as it lets the music and the story shine. 

If you go to kinky boots, you will come out of the theatre with a skip in your step, and a song in your heart. 

If you are just game for some mind candy, and were a fan of Gloria Estefan, On Your Feet is

First row of the balcony.  It protrudes far over the orchestra and you feel like you are three rows back. 

I was waiting for somebody to post this.  I think the new name makes so much more sense.  "Gotta Dance"  would have gotten lost in the "So you think you can dance", etc chatter and I don't think it would have helped the show.  Plus "Half Time" can have a double meaning - as it's a half time performance and could be thought of as the cast only being "half way" thru their lives. 

Louisville announced today - and yawn.  

While we are finally getting Kinky Boots and Beautiful, we are stuck with Sound of Music, Little Mermaid and Illusionists (why is this touring - and why am I subjected to Broadway rates for it?!?). Season options are Book of Mornon and Riverdance (who's actually going to option that?!?)

I saw this show in Chicago and really enjoyed it. It is a pretty big show though, so you may want to consider 10-25 rows back so you can take it all in. 

So I went to see Amazing Grace last week.  Now granted, my friend and I likely brought the median age down by about 20 years (there was obviously a senior citizen tour in attendance), but the Wednesday matinee was pretty full (much more than the 56%). 

Honestly, I wasn't looking forward to it after the reviews - but it wasn't nearly as bad as I expected. Was it perfect?  No ... But was it terrible?  Absolutely not. 

The storyline was coherent, an