Roar - Rockwell

New thing today, watched the Roar performance at Rockwell. We enjoyed the Jagged Little Pill performance earlier and when we saw this on the list of shows we decided to give it a shot. Had dinner early and we were only able to get "partial view" seating tickets, but we still saw a lot. 

Overall the show was good. The performances ranged from just ok to excellent. I liked Kyra Selman's voice the most and although some of her scenes she didn't have a ton of dramatic opportunities, in the end she rocked it insanely well and hers was my favorite voice! EVERYONE else also did incredibly well and we enjoyed it. I think overall we still really preferred the Jagged Little Pill performance, but I think this was highly enjoyable as we liked a ton of songs and grew to love and enjoy other new ones as well. I will be recommending this show to many people.

On a weird note, the non-performance night at the Rockwell was a little weird. Our waiter didn't know what he was doing and the service was pretty bad. The place was packed crowded so it was a  little hard to get good attention and service. I also sat next to a weird guy who also bought a "partial view" ticket, yet felt the need to move his head and stick his body/head in front of me to get a good look at the performance when it was in another part of the room... weird rude. Also he made a giant crouching noise eating his nachos during one of the performances that was pretty hilarious and inappropriate. Also he liked to text, take photos and video during the show as well... ya. Oh and we sat in front of a grandpa and grandma taking their young grandkids to the show. There were quite a few adult parts, and I heard regular commentary in the background of the play by play "drama" that was happening, such as "they're on a date" and other obvious chatter. Thanks for the play by play gramps, I had no idea what was going on from the context....

I thought overall though the weirdness was funny because... I had a mega celebrity sighting! I won't say who it was because I value people's privacy, but it was pretty huge. Probably the most significant celebrity sighting I will ever have. And there were two of them! I walked by this couple quite a few times, and I could tell they were trying to keep it low key. Honestly it looked like they were just an in love couple trying to have a nice date night out on the town. They looked really down to earth and normal. I didn't stare or make a fuss, but after awhile a few people were bugging them asking for autographs and photos. I felt bad for them, and afterwards they left, I think because people couldn't just leave them alone? Hello? They are normal people, just a nice couple having a night out, and they weren't trying to bring any attention to themselves - actually sitting somewhere inconspicuous and keeping to themselves. Poor celebrities right? Well these two seemed like nice people taking a stab at normalcy, although they're probably used to all of it I guess? I thought they were pretty classy overall and I am more a fan now even though I was a pretty big fan before. Anyway they left at intermission before the second half of the show, which honestly was a pretty great half and I preferred the second half because it had better drama and song storytelling.

Anyway, so that was our evening :) Pretty awesome firsts!

Most importantly - go support theater and great performances! You may enjoy yourselves in the process!

Description of Show on Website

ROAR

She's a hero. 

She just doesn't know it yet.

Three young women discover what it means to be truly human when they must battle for survival in their messy, private world as it crumbles. Lover. Husband. Partner. Friend. No one is left unscathed as these women face the strangers they thought they knew when their ideas about love, relationships and health are suddenly turned upside down. A sexy, edgy and kinetic cast delivers gut-wrenching vocals with a dazzling display of songs from superstars like Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, Taylor Swift, P!nk, Shakira, Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, Lorde, Sia, Lady Gaga, Sara Bareilles and many more. 

Produced by Kate Pazakis

Choreography by Ambrose Respicio

Music Direction by Brian Kennedy

Conceived & Directed by VP Boyle