Beauty and the Beast- Vive Les Arts

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

Tonight Ian and I went to see Vive Les Arts production of Beauty and the Beast. It was fantastic! The sets were awesome, the cast was awesome, and the show as a whole was awesome. They even had it rigged for characters to fly around the stage! Pretty awesome! LOL. Ian really enjoyed the show this time, but was especially attentive because he had a red rose that lit up and the audience was told to wave the rose to help revive Beast and change him back into the Prince at the proper time. There was a lot of rose waving, some smoke, some flying and a Prince emerged! Have I said Awesome??? hee hee. Ian was one of a very few boys that I noticed walking through the character line afterwards. He was noticed by several characters who took the time to say hello to him and offered to let us take a photo with them. Ian LOVED that! Even Belle stopped Beast to have him be in the photo with her and Ian. How sweet! Knitter's theatrical daughters were in the show, too! They were townspeople and then reappeared in the dinner line as the Salt Shaker and a Fork and I think a tablecloth though I stand to be corrected. They were all sorts of wonderful to Ian after the show as always. When I asked Ian about his favorite part of the evening, he said it was meeting the kids after the show! That's a huge compliment considering how much he liked that silly red rose!! So if you live in the Killeen area and you get a chance, go see Beauty and the Beast at Vive Les Arts! You won't be disappointed!

Mulan, Jr at VLA

 
 
 
 

 
 
 

Tonight we had the pleasure to go see the children's theater production of Disney's Mulan, Jr at VLA Theater. Mulan was played by Knitter's Daughter the former Queen of Hearts. And capture our hearts she did! She had strep throat and her voice wasn't 100%, but she performed like a star in spite of adversity and did a phenominal job. We know she can sing because we've seen her perform before, so we know it was killing her inside to not be 100%. What a great example she set for going on stage and doing her best in spite of it all! Her sisters also were in the show and they did a great job, too! They are a talented bunch of young ladies for sure! The kids always enjoy seeing other children on stage and enjoyed the show. We were there with 2 sets of friends and Ian was so happy to greet the actors after the show with his pals Kayla and Kayla. (NO that isn't a typo.)

My Valentine Date: The Wiz!

 
 
 
 


Today Ian and I went to VLA to see The Wiz. Ian liked the show, but it was a tad too long for his attention. I think we may need to stick to the children's theater productions. He did enjoy all the colors and knew the story, but he was squirrely at the end. We did stop and meet the actors on our way out. Ian really liked the Tin Man and the Witches. Then we made a special visit to two ladies. My friend Knitter's daughters were Emerald City folk and were a part of some singing and dancing numbers. It was a great show. I especially enjoyed the Crows and their dancing and the Yellow Brick road dancers.

Alice in Wonderland, Jr

Ian and I purchased tickets to go see the Children's Theater production of Alice in Wonderland, Jr at the Vive Les Arts Center today. Ian and I were both incredibly excited and we were not disappointed!! The kids were all fantastic! We were pretty partial to the parts of the Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter, and Lily of the Golden Afternoon Girls since they happened to be played by the daughters of a friend. They should all be proud of their performances! Ian sat on the edge of his seat mesmerized by the whole thing. I had to shake him out of a daze for intermission and a snack and when we went back for the 2nd Act he was instantly right back watching intensely. When the show ended and it was time to go, Ian said, "Mommy, play it again please!" So cute!

We went out to meet and greet the actors and got to really meet Knitter's girls: Guitargirl, Miss Kaboom and Miss Creativity! They are all 3 very wonderful young women and were so nice to Ian. He kept jumping up and down so giddy to actually meet the characters from the show. I snapped a several pictures from our day and hope you bear with me since I am going to post them all! (And I hope Knitter is okay with me posting the pics of her girls, but you have to see their beautiful faces in their costumes. Unfortunately, Miss Creativity snuck off before we got a chance to capture her picture.)

Here Ian and I are ready for the show! Look how excited he is!


Outside the theater:


And then waiting in the lobby with our tickets. Forgive the grainy pics from my iPhone.

Finally in his seat! Look at the anticipation!


And then after the show!
The Queen of Hearts (aka Guitargirl) and Ian



The Mad Hatter (aka Miss Kaboom) and Ian

Knitter and Ian


And then all of them minus Miss Creativity who I never caught on camera.



Bravo, Girls! We really enjoyed you and your fellow actors and hope to catch you in an upcoming show soon!