Gigi

OMG I love Gigi! I love the music, the story, the costumes! I got tickets with TDF for me and my friend Voon. I wasn't super excited to see Vanessa Hudgens because I don't really care about her and know her to be a movie star. But the urge to see the story line that I love so much was too strong. 

The costumes were AMAZING! I loved all the colors, blues and reds! Vanessa was a bit stiff as Gigi the child. She really came into the character at the end of act 1. It was a bit long to wait for that. The show itself was also a bit long. The second act had a couple of songs that I felt were unnecessary. The best actors were Corey Cott (Gaston) and Victoria Clark! Victoria Clark is a given as she is broadway royalty. For Corey Cott, I'd never seen him perform before, but he was so convincing that I leaned over to Voon and said that he'll get a tony nom for this performance. It can't be easy acting against someone who isn't giving it all back. 

 The scenes at Maxime's were always really fun to watch. The choreography was enjoyable. In the first act, Gaston went to a series of balls, all different themes. The transitions for each ball were very exciting to watch. The choreo changed its feeling with each ball as well.

Act 1 ending was fun! "Night they Invented Champagne!" 

 And of course, the big reveal for her ballgown got applause. I did feel like they loved each other, but Gaston's journey was much more exciting to watch. It's hard to give Vanessa a fair trial as no one can compare to Leslie Caron's stellar performance on screen. In fact, I think I may have to watch the movie now.

 We had great seats (Row U center section of orchestra) but they were obstructed only by the overhang. I don't think we actually missed ANYTHING, but I always like to see the top of the marquee.