Benjamin Buttons

On Lee’s recommendation that of all the shows on West End to see, he thinks that this will be the next hit, hopefully coming to Broadway, so we went to see “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and we are convinced that Lee is right. We loved it. You may think that it is a cute story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald or the successful 2008 movie with Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. This is not.

Except for the premise of being born old and getting younger, it is a very different story, which we think is much better. It is about love and separation and perseverance. It is about dealing with prejudice and people’s inability to deal with differences or changes and how important it is to belong. It is about loss and grief as he losses everyone in his life (they age and he doesn’t) just like the circle of life. It uses analogies to the sea and tide that are both unpredictable. Maybe most importantly, it makes it very clear that we are here for a finite period of time and we should live (and treasure) every minute, as time is marked many times in the show.

Yes, I bought the shirt!
Great music, great story, great talented actors/musicians/dancers (8 actors do it ALL)!

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