A year ago I spent an astronomical amount of money to purchase two “Season Passes” to see 8 touring Broadway shows here in Charlotte so that I could be guaranteed tickets to see the “Hamilton” show when it comes to Charlotte. Back in December, I took CootieGirl to see the first of the eight shows – “Les Miserables,” which continues to be one of my favorites although she was a bit bored mainly because it was hard to tell what the singers were singing (I agreed with her – the only reason I knew what they were singing was because I know the entire score already). In January, I took CootieBoy to see “School of Rock,” which we both thoroughly enjoyed – it was much better than I was expecting and the lead actor was fantastic. Two weeks later I took CG to see “Phantom of the Opera,” a musical I have never seen and thought I should go ahead and see it. Let’s just say I’m glad I finally saw it, but I’ll never go see it again.
In March I met up with a former coworker for dinner and the opportunity to see “Waitress,” which is based on the charming movie starring Keri Russell and Nathan Fillion. The musical, written by Sara Bareilles, was just as charming and fun and the actress playing the lead was very impressive.
Part of the season pass is occasionally being offered free seats to shows that have not sold out. We got to see our favorite Mythbuster, Adam Savage, in a science show that was very fun, and this month we’ll be seeing “Scrap Arts Music,” which is a musical show similar to “Stomp.”
Upcoming shows on my calendar include “Bright Star” in June, “Book of Mormon” in July, and “Lion King” in August.
If you are counting along, then you knew what caps off our year of Broadway touring shows. “Hamilton” in October. Now, I don’t know what day we’ll be seeing it, but I think CootieGirl and I are just as excited as we were when we initially bought our Season Passes a year ago. My love for “Hamilton” has not waned in the slightest. I will be attempting to secure individual tickets when they on sale in case I’m able to see it twice. But I suspect the ticket prices for those very limited, high demand tickets will be extremely high.
I’m glad I bought the season passes if only because it has enabled me to see a lot of shows I may not have otherwise seen. Having said that, it also gives me the opportunity to be on the “first come, first served” list for purchasing season passes for next year’s theater offerings. When the list came out though, I was very disappointed – there is only one play I’m interested in, and not even enough that I’ll get tickets.
