The theatre holds about 2500 and attendance this night was around 300. The average attendance for the three shows I was at was roughly around 400-500. And the show was well received!
The opening was humorous......an electronic board built in the curtain had the audience "wake up" Henner, the stage "person" so the show could start on time.
Eight of the show skaters started out with a small routine inside the inner curtain as the outer curtain was raised up. After skating around with only the noise of their blades being heard, one of the skaters led off with a "5-6-7-8!"
That led into the song, "Putting it Together", a Stephen Sonheim piece....
....and Roz came out looking radiant as ever in a costume she wore for "Ice Wars" back in 1997. She did a single Axel (doubt there was enough room for her to do her double Axel) and got the audience into the music.
After her number, she was given a cordless microphone and welcomed the crowd to the show. Along the way, Roz made a joke about her "famous double Axel" and the size of the rink (theatre).....and said that if she ran out of room in trying the double Axel, she might land in the lap of an audience member (and she was looking at a middle-aged couple while she said that). LOL
After mentioning that her friends, including Meno/Sand, would be helping her "putting it together"...she skated off....
....and the show commenced.
Meno and Sand made a brief intro off the "subway" during the opening routine....
....then reappeared and skated to the love theme from "Phantom Of The Opera".
...and the moves they put on, including Jenni doing a throw Axel, was on target at all three shows I attended.From there, the pace literally picked up. For the next 15 minutes, the other show skaters did skits to....
........Cabaret,Ziegfeld Follies,
....Chicago.........42nd Street, Music Man, and Sweet Charity. And they were also quick with the costume changes.......which amazed me rather literally as to how fast they could do that!
After the last of this montage, out came local favorite Maggie LeMay dressed up like Mama Rose from the musical, Gypsy, and did a trio of songs, each from the following: Gypsy, Funny Girl and Evita. And prior to each song, there was a subtle costume change made while she performed. And I was really impressed with Maggie singing!
After Maggie finished with "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina" and given an ovation from the crowd....
...Roz was ready to skate again......
....this time in the same costume she wore for "Last Rose Of Summer".....
...and Roz interpreted beautifully the song, "Memories", from the musical Cats....
...and Roz still showed the power and speed in her skating....
....and also showed a lot of expression!The show skaters came back out and followed up with a couple of routines to West Side Story....
....including a humorous routine to "Gee, Officer Krupkie!"
Act One finished strong with the entire cast skating to "America"......and in the span of 50 minutes Act One was in the books.
HEY, SMILES EVERYBODY!!!!!!Click here for Act Two of Broadway On Ice....and what happened after the show Monday night (Is the suspense killing you? Good!)
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