Les Miserables

Our November date was supposed to be an NBA game but because of the strike, we had to push that off until January. December's date was a theatrical performance. RJ thought about going to see a Christmas Carol but when we heard that Les Miserables would be performed at the Orpheum in Minneapolis we decided to attend that instead. Apparently it is it's 25th anniversary. I got a good deal on tickets and our friends Krystal and Adam Larson came with us.

We were way in the back (probably only three rows behind us). I thought we might need binoculars before we got there but I was pleasantly surprised that I could see the characters fine even if their faces were a blur.
We tried to get a picture of all four of us and I was talking when RJ snapped it. He preferred this picture of himself to the next so I thought it only fair to add it.

I really wanted to get decked out for my big date but with Hunter's party in the morning, I only had 10 minutes. Oh well, that's life.

The performance was AWESOME! I knew it would be a musical but I didn't know that the dialogue was also going to be sung. It took a few minutes to get use to and I had to focus hard to understand what they were saying/singing. I was very moved by the music and thought the cast was fantastic. My favorite part was Fantine singing "I dreamed a dream." I got chills.