This past weekend I flew to my parents to visit my beautiful Aunt Mini who is visiting our family from New Delhi. I haven't seen her since 2006, so this was a real treat. She said she wanted to do something "fun" when Mala came. No pressure. :) So I began brainstorming American "fun" and came across, the one, the only, Lion King, playing at the stunning Orpheum theater. StubHub, I love you.
Here we are pre-crying, laughing, and in awe of one of the most powerful theatrical experiences I've ever had the privilege of attending.
I have A LOT of Playbills. I've saved them all since I began attending Broadway shows in 2003. If I counted, we'd be talking close to 100. I tell you this to contextualize the one I'm holding in this picture. Because it changed my life. As I'm inclined to do pre-show, I was flipping through the Playbill and all of a sudden came across this...
Does that say Wilson Phillips??!! In concert??! Aunt Mini couldn't really connect with me on this one, I can't blame her, there is a very very small American population that can. But for those of us who love our early 90's hits, we know very well, and have most likely been changed by Wilson Phillips. So here I am sitting in the Orpheum theater, thinking, "Wow! They're back." Then I begin sulking because of course I don't live anywhere they would play, I live in stinking Houston of all places. And got sad I was going to miss them. Then I looked at the program a little closer. Read the date. And said, out loud, "Does that say November 17th??? That's today! This show starts at 8pm?! That's in 4 hours." I text this photo to my mom, told her to call Davies Symphony Hall immediately, and then the curtain came up, enter African drums.
Meanwhile this summer memory from Lake Tahoe is running through my head...
At intermission I check my phone and sure enough, my mom is freaking out. And because she's amazing and crazy capable of anything she tries, secured us 2 tickets to Wilson Phillips. My parents meet us post Lion King, we go to dinner at Umami (incredible japanese, go now), and then head to Davies Symphony Hall.
It's not everyday you see THIS on the streets of San Francisco. Or any city for that matter.
We were just a tiny bit excited!
The whole concert was amazing. Their vocals. Their program. It felt like we were in their living room. And since I knew you'd want to be with us, I captured the encore just for you. It's a bit cut off at the end, which means you'll have "hold on" for their tour near you.
I can't believe you went to Wilson Phillips and The Lion King and Umami (which is really close to my house). It was like awesome-ness overload.
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