Sunday, was a day of American Music in London! I went to a matinee performance of "Jersey Boys" and an evening performance of "Thriller." Although the same kind of show, they were entirely different. Jersey Boys told a story and Thriller was more of a concert with minimal details provided. If you think about it, with cable TV, we all know exactly what the Jackson's were all about. We've seen more videos of Michael Jackson through the years that we have of most anybody else. As a result, there is no way that you could have somebody "play" him in a live performance. It is too easy to find where they wouldn't get it right. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, on the other hand, weren't so visible! The actors who played them were simply amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed the everything about it and I was amazed at all the songs those guys did. I had no idea!
What a contrast in audiences! I would say that for Jersey Boys, I was in the youngest quartile while at Thriller, I was in the oldest quartile! It was pretty funny to see one show following the other. The most fascinating thing to me was that in Thriller, the audience was from everywhere. It seemed to me like there were more non-English speakers than there were English speakers! I had no idea what a world-wide sensation Michael Jackson was. It was pretty incredible! The kid who sang Michael's part of songs from the Jackson Five days was wonderful and probably got the biggest ovation! I'm glad I went!Just in case anybody is wondering, I did spend most of the morning doing work for school. I do remember my primary purpose for being here!
Eh, if school work was your primary purpose, you would have stayed in Tallahassee! *wink, wink*
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