My son and I decided to take my mom to see the live production of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" at the Performing Arts Center Thursday night. Presented by the Anchorage Concert Association, the show is put on by Plan B Entertainment, which produces high-caliber tours of Broadway titles.
Because I don't always plan ahead, we ended up with the "extreme side view seats", which I've sat in before and honestly are not bad at all. You get a slightly cut off angle of the right or left of the stage, depending on where you're sitting, but we were still close enough to see the Beast in all his glory and didn't miss a thing. Oh, and those seats are usually anywhere from $15-20 cheaper, which was a good thing since I was footing the bill!
The performance was fun, lively and featured all those favorite Disney songs plus a few new ones. The actors drew laughter, cheers and wild applause - they truly did an exemplary job.
I've attended many performances put on by Anchorage Concerts and I have to say, I've seldom been even slightly disappointed. Their season for 2016-17 is winding down, with the play "To Kill a Mockingbird" running April 28 - May 7 and the amazing storyteller David Sedaris on May 13 (B and I will be attending that one, so look for a blog on it!)
Their 2017-18 season includes shows such as Cinderella and Steel Magnolias, musical guests Melissa Etheridge and Pink Martini, and closes in May with a production of Alaska's own Eowyn Ivey's story, "The Snow Child".
Alaska winters are long, cold and dark. It's nice to break up the monotony with some culture, art, and sing-along worthy music. The Anchorage Concert Association has been bringing light to our winter days for many years, and sometimes a show is the perfect cure for winter blues.
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