Adventure 57: Off Broadway Theater, It's a Wondrous Life

This adventure is brought to you by my friend Fernando, who recommended it, and provided it!

First off, this adventure marked the first day I've worn my wool coat for the season, which is pretty major. I mean, there's no going back at this point. Even though we have a month until the calendar marks it, for me, winter has started.

Friday night was the opening night of The Off Broadway Theatre's It's a Wondrous Life, and that is where this adventure begins.

(sorry about the finger in the picture)

It was quite fun to walk into the lobby feel like we were walking the Christmas season streets of Bedford Falls.

Tickets in hand, we're ready to head in!

Immediately we knew the show was going to be silly, starting off with Clarence, and his mentor. The script riffed Capra's 1946 film "It's a Wonderful Life," as well as modern references for punch lines such as Miley Cirus, and jokes for locals, like bashing BYU students.

The play invited the audience to participate, by inviting cheers when the hero entered the stage with his music queue...

... and booing the villain when he entered the stage, also with his musical queue.

The plot points were summarized pretty quickly, such as the sledding scene when George saves his brother's life, this happened in about 2 minutes...

... and the scene where Mary and George fall in love "by the light of the moon," which was summarized with a musical number.

Many things were left out, such as the sub-plot of his father's death, and the weight that added to George's obligation to stay and run the Building and Loan, and the bank run, but it served to move the plot along quicker, and with a more light-hearted approach.

The real star of the show was the young man who played the crabby Mr. Potter. He regularly went off script and interacted with the audience, and exaggerated the character to the degree that he was quite likable. He seemed to have completely gripped the first few rows, and I heard peels of laughter from the children when he was on stage.

Unlike the movie, we got to see Clarence actually get his wings, a real treat.

The actors lined the hallway after the show, which is always fun!

After the show, being in the Christmas spirit, walking around City Creek, with it's new Christmas decorations seemed to fit the evening. The view from the walkway over Main street is delicious this time of year.

Christmas trees and everything!

Time spent on adventure: 3 hours

Money spent: $16/ticket

Recommendation: 7 out of 10 adventure points!