That's the title of one of my favorite "This American Life" pieces. And perhaps it has influenced my decisions in recent years to shy away from local theater. (If you haven't heard this tale of a Peter Pan performance gone wrong…you need to because, well, it has to be one of the all-time classics.)
"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" now playing at Thalian Hall and performed by the Opera House Theatre Company is *not* a fiasco. In fact, it is so polished and so warmly performed that I would love to see it again.
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[/caption]Last year at the school's fall festival we won two tickets to see one of the Opera House's performances. Philip's eyes seemed to glaze over each time I mentioned it as a date night treat. Finally, their season is almost over, so I decided I would leave him at home to deal with painting the dining room ceiling and I'd take the two oldest. We scored front-row seats.
The kids were delighted, albeit a little confused.
"Are they kids?" one whispered in the middle of the performance.
At another time, "Are they adults?"
It's a fun musical and the singing is great. Each cast member was determined to channel his or her own lovable youth and did an admirable job.
One of the surprises for me was to see a former colleague of mine from the Star-News singing and dancing in the title role. The other surprise was how many people were at the matinee performance this holiday weekend. Who knew?!
I'm glad we went and hope others will take in a performance: Fridays through Sundays until Sept. 14. Ticket information is available at the Center Box Office at 343-3664.
And trust me, it's not a fiasco….
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