i loved the beverly cleary series when i was young, so i was so glad to take my 6 yr old to see the live Ramona show, since she has just finished the series herself. i felt the actors were way too animated, a bit clownlike, in fact. i'm not sure why they felt they needed to be so over the top, especially with the characters of Howie Kemp and Mrs. Griggs. the story would have been just fine if they toned it down a bit. i also wish the story was from ramona's perspective and not Beezus', but oh well.
all in all, my daughter enjoyed herself and that was the main thing. i felt like Junie B Jones last year was a much better production.