Musicals....to quote Neil Patrick Harris they are "not just for gays anymore!"
Recently, I planned a surprise birthday for my friend with Musicals as the theme and it went a lot better than I thought it would.
We had Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, Satine, Sandy, Harry Potter, Motormouth Maybelle, Mrs Lovette, Tic Tock the Croc, Sally Bowles, Cat from Catz, two Burlesque dancers, Magda and it couldn't have been better, who else can say they spent the evening watching Dorothy and Satine belting out 'Defying Gravity'?
Along with the Scarecrow and Tin Man doing sambucca shots, that's one scene they definitely cut out of the original film!
Despite the few odd looks on the high street as we all sang 'Out Tonight' as we stumbled onto the next stop on our pub crawl, I wouldn't have done it differently at all.
Though dressing up tends to be reserved for kids parties, there is nothing more amusing than seeing a bunch of people claiming to be adults dressed up, that right there is commitment. From the flour and fake blood on our Mrs Lovett, Dorothy's red sparkly shoes, the corset Satine was strapped into (and needed help getting out of) and the ridiculous blonde wig and red lipstick I donned for Motormouth everyone was instantly recognizable as their musical counterparts.
And it wasn't in the least bit childlish, we dogged that bullet despite the pink balloons with a champagne party cannon and plenty of alcoholic drinks and adult games. Although I have a feeling some of our guests didn't like the feeling of being adult in the morning (for one our birthday girl :P)
But I could do without the clean up the next day!
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