While Lani is away in the Philippines attending the wedding of Bro Marson (she's a ninang), she thoughtfully decided to buy us tickets to the premiere show of Come Alive, a musical circus inspired by The Greatest Showman. And she got the tickets at a good price ($55each) through the Rush deals at TodayTix.
The kids and I left home at 5pm to drive to Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park, where the show is held. After claiming the tickets from box office, we had dinner at a nearby Vietnamese restaurant before heading to the big circus event.
The venue was small. There are four sections of audience surrounding a circular center stage, much like most circus. They had actors performing songs and a bit of acting to the basic story - a girl getting enticed to become the next greatest showman.
The show wasnt bad, but wasnt the best either. The singers were sometimes off - especially the male lead at low/hush registers. But they were good when they are singing high notes. The circus acts where a little in between, the main characters were great, but the support roles were amateurish. The putting them together - it gives truth to the saying "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts"
The finale was a bit of a disappointment to me, though. While the last some was great - full of energy, alive, loud, and engaging - at the very end of it they did a dramatic countdown for the last circus stunt, which ended up being underwhelming and bland. But anyway, we enjoyed the show and it was worth the price Mum paid.
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