Has anyone else been to see Dr. Doolittle on the Broadway Series? I saw it last night. The cuteness of the show was enhanced by the cuteness of all the little children in the audience cracking up at the animal jokes. Very fun. I’m actually not a musical theater buff but I hear that Tommy Tune who played Dr. Doolittle is big in that world. He was outstanding. Just in case I didn’t get the child-friendly jokes and dialogue I had a woman sitting behind me who was clever enough to guess the punchlines and shout them out before the actors could. I’m sure she was trying to be helpful. For example when Dr. Doolittle had an epiphany and realized aloud that although he had learned every animal language he had neglected to learn the most important language of all, the woman behind me was kind enough to volunteer, “the language of the heart” which indeed was his next line. Way to go lady. At the end of the play the cast gathered round and Tommy Tune addressed the audience, saying that he loved Sacramento and noting that we are all so lucky to have so many trees. Then he hung around to sign autographs. Very sweet. Anyone else see it or any other plays here lately?
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Hey HeyMeg, did you ever stop to think that although this woman was not a child, she may have been, in fact, a child at heart? That or she was one of them X-Men and figuring out lines before they are said was her mutant skill? From what I hear, she would have been the star of X3…
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Due to my own heart being so cold and hard I do not know what you mean by this phrase “child at heart.” I went to Dr. Doolittle to explore its existential themes, advocacy of animal rights and the subtle ironies as described above.
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