Yesterday we attended a matinee performance of "Contact."
In the past a Saturday matinee attracted a sold out house, yesterday there were a lot of empty seats.
The Boston Globe's review was extremely positive, they thought is was "a crisp and classy production with a wildly imaginative musical score."
So, why were there so many empty seats? Maybe because the economy is bad, the price of gas is so high or because a lot of people are not familiar with the play. I'm thinking another reason could be that seniors are the ones that go to the matinees and as they pass on, the younger people don't do afternoons.
Could be despite the excellent review word of mouth turned people off.
I had expected to enjoy the play more than I did. Part one was slow, Part two, better. Fortunately Part three was very enjoyable. Great dancing and songs like "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You" and "Beyond The Sea" saved the afternoon.
After the play, we went to a local restaurant and had a fine dinner. It was still early so what "to do" to round out the day?
"Ice Cream, Ice Cream, we all scream for Ice Cream."
There's an outdoor ice cream place not to far from where we live, a million flavors to choose from and a miniature golf course right next door. No, we didn't golf but we had our cones and watched the kiddies and the adults play.
It turned out the stop for ice cream was the highlight of the day.