The outdoor stage was very small, so it was a good thing that we had seats close to the front. My husband and I took my two granddaughters, ages 10 and 4. It rained off and on during the show, but the show went on--everyone's umbrellas went up making it impossible to see the stage. I paid $128, plus $10 to park, for a show that was NOT comparable to a high school show that I had seen earlier of HSM at Blake High School in Montgomery County, MD. The high school actors were at least as good as these "professional" actors and actresses. The other complaint I had was that the ushers and crew that were supposed to keep things in control allowed ALL people--children and adults to STAND at the front of the stage so that those of us in our chairs were unable to see. That part was a nightmare. The ushers wiped off the front of the stage for the actors, but no effort was made to wipe off the rain from the chairs in which we were sitting. (I personally sat in about an inch of rain in the chair.) At first, a few children went to stand at the front, but towards the end of the show, or during the last three musical numbers, all the adults went forward to find their child in the crowd at the front, and no one could see through them, and there was no effort to make them move. The whole thing was not a good experience. People should be made to stay in their seats.
The Plateau at National Harbor @
- National Harbor @
,MD @
- Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @
Favorite moment: When the rain finally quit, it was over, and we could leave. @