- Joined
- Jul 27, 2003
I didn’t have a program, but I picked up the order and names of pieces from another review. Unfortunately, I don’t remember the names of the pieces to which Scott Hamilton skated. All I can say is that this man is a national treasure. He only jumps doubles now, but he still does the back flip and his footwork is fantastic. The audience went wild over him. He didn’t do anything comical, except for the bit where he comes out and the announcer tells him that the last number ran over so there’s no time for him right now--maybe later. He skulks off the ice. He comes back out a few numbers later, and again the announcer tells him “I told you, not now!” It was really cute. Anyhow, both numbers were just lovely--simple and elegant.
ACT I
Nice opening number introducing the cast.
Ina/Zimmerman, "Look at Little Sister" They were SO full of energy! They were just terrific. She looks radiant, and he--well, I never realized how good looking this man is, despite the fact that people on this board rave about this constantly! I had binoculars and wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Well, I guess you were all incredibly RIGHT!
Yuka Sato, "Misty" She absolutely glides over the ice. Even when she was right in front of me, I couldn’t hear the blades on the ice, she’s that smooth. She jumps so beautifully and effortlessly.
Sale/Pelletier, "Come Away with Me" They relate so well to each other on the ice, always looking at each other. This Norah Jones music was perfect for them. Choreography was not too intricate, but it didn’t really matter.
Kyoko, Jenni, Yuka interlude, "Hands of Time" Okay, this seemed utterly meaningless to me. They were carrying hot pink sticks and waving them around.
Todd Eldredge, "Flamenco" Todd did a terrific job with this program. Great jumps (3 Axel included). Audience loves him.
Oksana Baiul, "Ain't it Funny" She really loves to skate in front of an audience. Triple jump landings still wonky, but that’s okay. She let out a big roar of satisfaction at the end.
B&S "Let Me Fall” Well, that’s exactly what they did in this Josh Groban number: They fell all over the place. First she fell on a throw jump. Then one of them fell and in true domino effect, the other fell over, too. I used my binoculars just to see if they even look at each other. They don’t. Must have been an off night, because Show42 wrote in her Fresno review that they were “glorious.”
Alexei Yagudin, "Memorial:" The crowd loves him, and he did not disappoint. He is not doing too much jumping and there isn’t a 3 axel in sight, but that’s okay.
ACT II
Meno/Sand, "Shall We Dance” This was exquisite. They were absolute perfection. They look so happy skating together.
Todd Eldredge, "When You Come Back to Me Again” Now this is what I’m used to seeing Todd do, and he does it so well. Another huge 3 axel and an extremely appreciative crowd. The crowd is very knowledgeable, and it knows when a 3 axel is being done, and the roar is impressive.
Yuka, David, Todd S, John "Sunscreen" Cute number.
Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze, "Kalinka" The crowd gasped, but not for the reasons you would expect. She tripped out of a jump that was too close to the edge of the ice, and she ended up running ONTO the very low board right in front of the first row of the audience, ran a few steps, managed not to fall over, then came back onto the ice again. It was horrifying. She could have really hurt herself.
Oksana Baiul, "Swan Lake:" This was absolutely gorgeous. This is the kind of program she was born to skate. She just becomes the swan--elegance personified. There is no skater (except for maybe Sasha) that can achieve this kind of beauty on ice. Every single movement is done with her entire body--it’s just beautiful.
Alexei Yagudin, "Ain't That A Shame” Nice jumps, so much energy!
Sale/Pelletier, "Ballroom” They were introduced as some couple with funny names making their farewell appearance, pretending to hate each other, making obnoxious faces at each other (yes, I pulled out the binoculars again for this one). It was SO cute!
Cast, "Time” – beautifully choreographed final number. Everyone (even Elena, for once) was smiling--especially Oksana.
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The show was FANTASTIC. I smiled the entire time! The best part was dlkksk8fan and I finally met! What a sweetie! We talked so much before the show that RG Jr. decided to take a load off and sit on the floor while munching on her kettle corn.
Mr. RG joked that he wanted a portion of his money back due to the number of trips and falls by Elena & Anton.
I ran into one of my real estate friends during intermission, and she said she wished they would introduce the skater before each performance because, unlike me, she doesn’t put the names to the faces without an intro. The only intros they made in that fashion were for the guests, Scott and Oksana.
If you have a chance to see this show, GO!
ACT I
Nice opening number introducing the cast.
Ina/Zimmerman, "Look at Little Sister" They were SO full of energy! They were just terrific. She looks radiant, and he--well, I never realized how good looking this man is, despite the fact that people on this board rave about this constantly! I had binoculars and wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Well, I guess you were all incredibly RIGHT!
Yuka Sato, "Misty" She absolutely glides over the ice. Even when she was right in front of me, I couldn’t hear the blades on the ice, she’s that smooth. She jumps so beautifully and effortlessly.
Sale/Pelletier, "Come Away with Me" They relate so well to each other on the ice, always looking at each other. This Norah Jones music was perfect for them. Choreography was not too intricate, but it didn’t really matter.
Kyoko, Jenni, Yuka interlude, "Hands of Time" Okay, this seemed utterly meaningless to me. They were carrying hot pink sticks and waving them around.
Todd Eldredge, "Flamenco" Todd did a terrific job with this program. Great jumps (3 Axel included). Audience loves him.
Oksana Baiul, "Ain't it Funny" She really loves to skate in front of an audience. Triple jump landings still wonky, but that’s okay. She let out a big roar of satisfaction at the end.
B&S "Let Me Fall” Well, that’s exactly what they did in this Josh Groban number: They fell all over the place. First she fell on a throw jump. Then one of them fell and in true domino effect, the other fell over, too. I used my binoculars just to see if they even look at each other. They don’t. Must have been an off night, because Show42 wrote in her Fresno review that they were “glorious.”
Alexei Yagudin, "Memorial:" The crowd loves him, and he did not disappoint. He is not doing too much jumping and there isn’t a 3 axel in sight, but that’s okay.
ACT II
Meno/Sand, "Shall We Dance” This was exquisite. They were absolute perfection. They look so happy skating together.
Todd Eldredge, "When You Come Back to Me Again” Now this is what I’m used to seeing Todd do, and he does it so well. Another huge 3 axel and an extremely appreciative crowd. The crowd is very knowledgeable, and it knows when a 3 axel is being done, and the roar is impressive.
Yuka, David, Todd S, John "Sunscreen" Cute number.
Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze, "Kalinka" The crowd gasped, but not for the reasons you would expect. She tripped out of a jump that was too close to the edge of the ice, and she ended up running ONTO the very low board right in front of the first row of the audience, ran a few steps, managed not to fall over, then came back onto the ice again. It was horrifying. She could have really hurt herself.
Oksana Baiul, "Swan Lake:" This was absolutely gorgeous. This is the kind of program she was born to skate. She just becomes the swan--elegance personified. There is no skater (except for maybe Sasha) that can achieve this kind of beauty on ice. Every single movement is done with her entire body--it’s just beautiful.
Alexei Yagudin, "Ain't That A Shame” Nice jumps, so much energy!
Sale/Pelletier, "Ballroom” They were introduced as some couple with funny names making their farewell appearance, pretending to hate each other, making obnoxious faces at each other (yes, I pulled out the binoculars again for this one). It was SO cute!
Cast, "Time” – beautifully choreographed final number. Everyone (even Elena, for once) was smiling--especially Oksana.
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The show was FANTASTIC. I smiled the entire time! The best part was dlkksk8fan and I finally met! What a sweetie! We talked so much before the show that RG Jr. decided to take a load off and sit on the floor while munching on her kettle corn.
Mr. RG joked that he wanted a portion of his money back due to the number of trips and falls by Elena & Anton.
I ran into one of my real estate friends during intermission, and she said she wished they would introduce the skater before each performance because, unlike me, she doesn’t put the names to the faces without an intro. The only intros they made in that fashion were for the guests, Scott and Oksana.
If you have a chance to see this show, GO!
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