Best Birthday Ever

Kristen Beth Williams (Sibella), Kevin Massey (Monty) and
Adrienne Eller (Phoebe) star in the tour of A
Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder.
Photo Credit:The News and Observer

I met up with my big on my 19th birthday back in September and she said that she wanted to give me a present but it was not something she could give me.  I was curious as to what this was but then she told me.

She bought us tickets to see the tour of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder in October.  I could have screamed.

I saw A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder on Broadway with the original cast shortly after it won the Tony for Best Musical.  I loved every minute of it.

So of course I thought that this was one of the best birthday presents ever.

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder tells the story of Monty Navarro who finds out he is in line to be the next Earl.  The only problem is that there are eight people ahead of him.

We were so excited!
Photo Credit: Sydney Cheuvront

So naturally, Monty decides to kill them off one by one in order to reach Earldom.  Throw in a wife and a mistress and this show will have audiences laughing the entire time.

The show's big gimmick is that one actor plays the eight people Monty needs to kill so fast costume changes and character switches ensue.

I counted down the days until we were going to go see it and finally the day arrived.

We found our seats at the Durham Performing Arts Center and impatiently waited for the lights to dim and the orchestra to start playing.

The show started and I have to say it was of the same caliber as Broadway.  Everything looked the same and the cast was fantastic.

I forgot that I wasn't actually at a Broadway theater like I was a year and a half ago.

I wish we could have stayed to meet the cast but we had to get back to campus.

I don't know how many times I can thank my big for giving me the best birthday ever.

To see if the tour is coming to your town, click here.

Go see it!

Break Legs,
Sydney