Evita

 I'm so glad we got a chance to see this show on Broadway before it closes next week. We arrived at the theater all excited to see Ricky Martin on stage and we learned in the will call line that he had just called out. You should've seen the disappointment in that line. So many people were refunding their tickets. Poor understudy! No matter. I would've liked to have seen him (even though I heard he was horrible and the understudy is actually better) but I wasn't about to go home because he wasn't in it.  I'm glad we stayed. The Evita was very powerful, though she was a terrible dancer. I could only focus on her crappy footwork whenever she did a tango. Peron was wonderful (Michael Cervaris) and yes, the Che was good as well. The cast didn't really wake up until act 2 but when they were awake, they were great.

 We had excellent seats (row J in orchestra) so we were close yet far enough away that I couldn't see any lace fronts on those wigs.

I like getting a history lesson whenever I go to the theater and promptly after leaving, looked up Evita's wikipedia page. So sad that she died at 33 years old. Previous to this show, we saw Follies, Wonderland, Crybaby, and Thoroughly Modern Millie here.