Show time!

It seems that my past week has been focused on theatre, and I have relished in every moment of it.

Every so often the women in my family gather together for dinner and a show. 3 mothers each with 2 daughters tumble into cars, usually rushing because of work, hair, makeup, clothes or related "disasters". Last Tuesday was one of those beloved nights and the show was "Love, Loss and What I Wore" or more appropriately, the Toronto link here.

5 actresses, including two of my favourite Canadians - Mary Walsh (This Hour has 22 Minutes) and Andrea Martin (SCTV) - sat on high bar chairs with music stands infront holding red binders filled with stories.

The show is based from the stories of a woman named Ilene Beckerman. She retold the story of her life by drawing dresses and giving the significance behind them in a warm and relatable yet deeply personal way. Sisters Nora and Delia Ephron took this small collection and built on it to show the amazing connection of clothing to a woman's life story. The connections are uncanny, and as these 5 women each take on different personas and recount their tales you cannot help but think of similar experiences. More than once my cousins, my sister and I would poke each other, squealing "that's me!" or "that's so you!"

From childhood dresses, gifts from mom, what mom or grandma would say, prom, the dressing room and of course THE CLOSET we found ourselves thinking of my own experiences, and the pieces that shaped our lives.

This started to be the trend this past week - shows that is. On the Tuesday my aunt, a season ticket holder to Mirvish productions passed on her tickets to "Legally Blonde" for the following night (then Wednesday). She had told us about the Broadway show that her and my cousins saw the last time they were in New York in which Kristin Chenoweth (Glee, Wicked, overall Broadway STAR!) played Elle Woods. "She is playing the role here too!" although skeptical, and yet not overly concerned, my sister and I would repeat our Tuesday night out for a little sorella time on Wednesday.

I have to admit, I was pleasantly surprised by the colourful, fun and catchy production of Legally Blonde. The cast played into their roles as the overly dramatic scenes went on, and even still there were glimmers of honest relationships as well as serious moments. During the intermission, my sister and I couldn't help but sing the opening song of "Oh My God!" over and over again. Even though Kristin Chenoweth was not the lead actress, the alternative was amazing and able to carry on the high pitched, bubbly personality that both Elle Woods and Kristin Chenoweth are known for.

The fun did not stop there, but unfortunately this blog must! On the weekend I was able to attend a little getaway with my mom to Niagara where we were wine'd and dine'd and even treated to a show at the Shaw Festival...but more on that later...