I had no idea how much I'd enjoy doing theater. It's such a rush when things are going well and the audience is into it.
My wife and I were in Chicago for vacation in 2023 and were supposed to go to a White Sox game, which got rained out
In looking around for something else to do, I saw that "Tommy" was playing.
I looked at the theater website, Vivid Seats, Tickemaster, StubHub and every ticket-selling site I could find and couldn't find one focking ticket to that night's show. I'd never before seen that.
My wife called the theater and asked what the chances were of getting tickets if we just showed up, and she was told not a chance.
Then he said, "Hey, check out our website now. A couple of tickets just became available."
She goes back to the site to find two front-row and center seats for $130 apiece. We snapped up them fockers.
My wife knew nothing about the album, the movie or the play. She'd never even heard "Pinball Wizard," which is next to impossible to avoid in life.
The musical absolutely blew us away, and she had tears in her eyes at the end.
What we didn't know was that it was a reboot that debuted in Chicago and was soon headed to New York City, where it didn't last long for some reason.
As for theater the past couple of years, I've done "To Kill a Mockingbird," "12 Angry Men," "Misery" and "Tuna Christmas," that last one being challenging as fock. After "Tuna Christmas" - 97-page script and two actors each covering 10 characters - I can take on just about anything.