An American In Paris

As soon as the tony nominations came out, and I saw that this show received 12 noms (clap clap clap), I had to get tickets. I've never been a huge fan of the movie (though I love me some Gene Kelly tap dancing) and it didn't really do anything for me storewise on stage....but it was a beautiful piece of theater to watch for dancing. It was very cheesy (Aaron was a little beside himself on how cheesy it was) but that's to be expected. The choreography was amazing and I am sure it will win for best Choreography. 

 Thank goodness for Broadwayabox.com because there aren't any on tdf. I got tickets for the mid mezz, row K to be exact. It was a great seat. Maybe little far back for seeing facial expressions but for a dance show, the acting is done with the whole body. 

 The leads were great....though Aaron commented that Jerry is not a likable character. Very true. Leez was an amazing dancer, and she was a quadruple threat (singer, actor, dancer, pointress!)

The usage of screens and projections was very thoughtfully done. The intro had a flag that had Swastikas projected on, then pulled around and it was a French flag. It made me miss Paris so much. All in all, it was great and a classic musical, but it won't win Best musical.