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FELT LIKE A CHEAP HIGH SCHOOL PLAY
By JEN from MICHIGAN on 8/28/2009
Pros:
CHARACTER IN COSTUMES
Cons:
Amateurish, Bad Singing, Lip syncing, Poorly Acted, Too Short
Best For:
Casual Theater-Goers, HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION
I FEEL WE GOT THE KIDS EXCITED ABOUT NOTHING. THE SHOW WAS SHORT AND THE CHARACTERS WERE LIP SYNCING THE SONGS AND THE STORIES THEY WERE TELLING. THE PROPS WERE A VERY CHEAP REPRODUCTION. WE FELT LIKE WE WERE WATCHING OUR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION. ROCKET LOOKED LIKE A PAPER MACHE REPLICA. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE WERE VERY DISAPPOINTED. THE LITTLE EINSTEIN CHARACTERS WERE SCARY LOOKING. THE GROUP WE WERE WITH ALL SWORE A DUDE WAS PLAYING ANNIE! MY 4 YEAR OLD EVEN NOTICED SAYING, "MOMMMY IS THAT A BOY DRESSED UP LIKE ANNIE". THE "WOMEN" WHO HAS PLAYING JUNE HAD RIPPED(WITH A LARGE HOLE) FISH NET TIGHTS ON. THEY LOOKED AWFUL. WE HAD FRONT ROW TICKETS SO THE SHOW LOOKED EVEN WROSE FROM OUR VIEW. WE COULDN'T HELP BUT NOTICE EVERY AWFUL DETAIL OF THE SHOW. THE KIDS DIDN'T EVEN GET UP TO DANCE. UNUSUAL FOR MY KIDS! ON A POSITIVE NOTE THE CHARACTERS THAT WERE IN ACTUAL COSTUMES(MICKEY MOUSE,POOH,DONALD,ETC...)MY KIDS LOVED AND HANDY MANNY HAD TO BE THE BEST PART OF THE SHOW. THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE TRAVELED FAR, PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR, AND FELT LIKE WE GOT A VERY POOR SHOW. I AM DISAPPOINED IN DISNEY FOR ALLOWING THIS SHOW TO APPEAR THE WAY IT DID. THEIR REPUTATION IS I'M SURE SOMETHING THEY HOLD HIGH, BUT NOT IN THIS CASE. IF I WERE THEM I WOULD BE ASHAMED!