Mark got tickets to the Broadway Show Les Misérables. He heard from an acquaintance that it was a great show. I had heard of it as well and knew very little of what it was about. Mark and I dressed up and I got to pick where we ate. Mark wasn't confident in my restaurant choice and had other ideas, but I insisted since it was my birthday I should get to choose. We ate near the downtown area at a Sushi restaurant. The doors opened at 5 and there was a line that had already formed. That is usually a very good sign. It was excellent food and we both really enjoyed it. I got a Bento box which had a great variety. Next we pulled up to the Civic Center for our performance. There was quite a crowd and people watching was interesting. We sat and watched the performance of opera singing and very dramatic acting. I find it a little strange with our over sensitivity to inclusive equality to have the main character a white girl as a child, but once she grows into an adult she is black. It kind of makes you scratch your head. I wondered what Mark was thinking, but I was not enjoying the performance. It was a lot of opera singing, not the kind of signing I enjoy,. In fact I could pick out words and get the general idea of what was being said and happening, yet at times I was pretty clueless. I didn't know the story line going into it, so it was very hard to follow. The scenes became long and I was losing interest . By intermission, I was thinking I didn't want to sit through another hour and a half. I also didn't want to say anything to Mark because it was my birthday gift and he may be really enjoying it. I was quiet at intermission and casually asked what he thought so far. He too was not impressed and we both agreed we didn't care to finish it. We agreed to watch some more hoping that it would get better, more interesting, or maybe the big event was soon to come. Not the case, we ended up making our way out in the dark auditorium and leaving with an hour remaining. We both agreed the performing arts are not really our thing. I am glad we were on the same page. It was still fun to go out to eat and dress up really nice and spend an evening together.
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