I've been begging my mother to take me to The Nutcracker again for the past 3 years now. She doesn't like it because the last time we saw it at the Keller, she thought it was extremely dark and it ruined her ideas of what The Nutcracker should be. Anyway, I convinced her to take me this year, and we were both pretty excited to see it, and judge whether or not it had gotten better or worse.
My dad was nice enough to get us a coupon to the restaurant, Oasisba, so we could have dinner beforehand. He'd never been there or heard of the restaurant, but a deal is a deal, right?
So, my mom and I get to Oasisba and get placed at a table by a waitress that seems to be quite overdressed. She was wearing something I might have seen at Winter Formal and high heels that could easily break some ankles. My mom and I looked at each other across the table and had a simultaneous telepathy moment where we were both thinking the exact same thing. We could not tell if this was simply a very ugly woman, or a man in drag. I guess we wouldn't know until he/she spoke. Soon enough, the deepest voice I've ever heard read us the specials. Yep, our waitress was a drag queen.
I also noticed that there was a stage toward the front of the restaurant, and I thought that maybe bands came and played on Friday and Saturday nights. I was seriously mistaken. Loud music came on while mom and I were innocently enjoying our fresh wrap spring rolls, and our waitress got up on stage and began lip syncing, "Get Happy,"that easily almost ruined Judy Garland for me. He also did some sort of strange choreography bit that incorporated a lot of jazz hands. Needless to say, mom and I were quite entertained before we even got to the ballet.
After our special "experience" at Oasisba, mom and I went to a cupcake shop down the street. It's called Saint Cupcake, and if you've never heard the story of Saint Cupcake, stay tuned, because I will make sure you know her legacy. Anyway, I got myself the best chocolate cupcake perhaps ever made. The frosting was AMAZING. It tasted like a chocolate bar in mousse form, and I don't normally like frosting at all, so this magical frosting definitely gave me a new appreciation.
Mom and I finally got to The Nutcracker, and it was truly fantastic. It was funnier than I remember it being in previous years, the costumes were better and it wasn't as dark. My favorite part is always when it starts to snow onstage. It's so beautiful, and pretty soon the ballerinas who dance as snowflakes are swirling it around the stage. My favorite dance part is the dance of the flowers and Dewdrop. Their costumes are so lovely, and they're all so graceful. Clara is one lucky girl to have a Nutcracker Prince to take her to the land of Winter.
Well, that's pretty much it for now. I'm going to take some fun photos with my friend Alayna this Sunday, so that'll be super fun! Night Night :)
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