Grease IS the Word!

Last night Katie and I went to see "Grease" at the Fox Theatre. Jim is still up in Iowa with his mom following her open heart surgery, so Katie scored the second ticket to go with me. I have to say up front that "Grease" is not a favorite show of mine. The whole story line bugs me. Bad boy meets good girl. Bad boy gets good girl. Bad boy dumps good girl once he gets back with his bad boy friends. Good girl becomes bad girl to get bad boy back. Really?

The Fox has been heavily promoting the show because Taylor Hicks, winner of Season 5 of American Idol, is in it. Seriously, he has one song in the show. They brought him back out at the end to do a reprise of the song "Grease", and following the show he sang one song from his new CD, which he would conveniently be signing and selling in the lobby. I don't care for Taylor Hicks, never have. And for the record? My name is Kim Wolterman and I am an Idolholic. I couldn't believe Taylor won Season 5. And look where it's gotten him. Signing CDs at the Fox Theatre riding on the Teen Angel wings of "Grease." Enough said.

The travesty of the whole thing is that Ace Young plays Danny, the bad boy lead in "Grease". Ace was also on Season of American Idol, and finished 7th. He was fabulous in the play, and very cute to boot. Did you hear one mention of him in any of the advertising of "Grease"? No, it was all about Taylor, the one song wonder of the play.

Okay, I'm done ranting. The gal who played Sandy, the good girl lead, had played Elle in "Legally Blonde the Musical" at the Fox. She is as cute as can be and very talented. The entire cast was great, and very high energy. So despite the fact that the plot sucks, the production was really great. Go, greased lightening!

American Idolize

Julie and I went to the American Idol Live Tour last Friday. It was amazing! We had followed the competition throughout the season, and it was awesome to see the final 10 live in concert. All of the performers did a great job, but I mostly wanted to see the two Davids. The crowd was loud and screaming (high pitched teeney-bopper screams) when Archie came out, and he did not let us down. His voice is simply exceptional. But when Cook came out, he brought the house down. Talk about thunderous applause! He really knows how to play to the crowd. It was fun to have one on one time with my niece since we usually have a bunch of relatives around. And this concert was the perfect place to hang out together!

American Idol

So....I have a confession to make. I love American Idol! I know, I don't exactly fit the demographics, but I watch every year. This has been my favorite season so far. I think there is a lot of talent in the top 12, and I will be happy with either David as the winner. Today tickets went on sale for the tour, and I picked up two for the St. Louis concert. My niece turns 40 this fall, so this is an early surprise present for her. We will have a blast - can't wait!