TWENTY:
One of my cyberacquaintances posted on his Instagram story today about taking his niece to her first Broadway Show, “The Lion King.” I’m not sure exactly what age his niece is, but the post led me to respond to him that “The Lion King” was the first Broadway show I took Tenley to. She was around five or six.
I remember picking that show because I thought (mistakenly) that “The Lion King” is what my sister-in-law had taken my nieces to as their first show (I learned afterward that it had not been).
I can’t say Tenley FELL IN LOVE WITH BROADWAY at that one show (I have loved Broadway since my first show (“The Phantom of the Opera”) and really before that — I just didn’t get to indulge until I saw Phantom.
I remember her being irritated about having to sit in the kiddie booster seat to be able to see (I understand that).
I do remember what a great show it was — the costuming is incredible.
And she and I have shared some wonderful Broadway memories since then: “Beauty and the Beast,” “Mamma Mia!,” “Wicked” (we won the Wicked lottery!), “Xanadu” and “The Putnam County Spelling Bee” (pro-tip — the show is not exactly just about a spelling bee, so taking my 10-year-old was a poor choice in a few ways. She has also made her own Broadway memories with friends (she saw “Hamilton” SIX YEARS before I did but that’s OK – it was worth the wait for me to see it this year).
It was probably about 20 years ago that we saw “The Lion King” together.
Someday she’ll take her own little girl (or boy) and the circle of life will start back up again.
I am linking up to Five Minute Friday. This was a free write; please excuse typos and weird syntax (which I despise!).
Wife of one, Mom of two, Friend of many. My pronouns are she/her/hers.
I love musicals! Hamilton and Les Miserables have been my favorites. And it’s fun to share the love with the next generation too!
Yes! We have the same two favorites. I couldn’t rank the two — just different memories and impressions for different reasons. I saw Les Mis decades ago, and I just saw Hamilton in April. So fortunate to get to see both!
We took our kids to see The Lion King and they loved it! We were all entranced by that wonderful promenade of the animals down the aisle at the beginning of the show. Thrilling.
Yes – a distant but nice memory!
I have to say that I’m not a fan of those kinds of shows, but I’m not a big group type of person. I’m a watch from home type of person
I get that (I think!). I believe the deal with arts is consume them in whatever way brings you joy and if watching from home is what works, do that!
Lovely memories to have. I do like the Lion King movie and story. 🙂 Thank you for sharing.
Thanks – they really are!