Aladdin

Wow, 6 days since I've posted! Sorry, I spent most of this week still trying to recover from that nasty cold that decided to drag on for 10 days. I just couldn't seem to get my energy back!

Anyway, last night I got the chance to go see Aladdin at Tuacahn, this amazing outdoor amphitheatre that is set right in the heart of the red sandstone mountains we have around St. George.

I always forget how pretty it is out there.

On the right is the Red Mountain Resort and Spa where I worked for two years as a massage therapist. Tuacahn is right down the road from it.

They wouldn't allow photography during the show, but it was quite the spectacle!! Huge cast (I think the leads were hired from NYC), amazing costumes and sets, pyrotechnics, a 3-D screen (we all had 3-D glasses), the same water/light technology they use at Disney's World of Color show, high wires that made the actors (and magic carpet) fly, real camels and horses, and of course, show tunes and a live orchestra. I think this was their 45th sold-out performance in a row.

 This is my adorable friend Emalia who invited me to come with her and her family. We danced together at BYU ballet camp one summer when we were 16. We haven't seen each other in 11 years! It was so good to catch up and reminisce about how we used to have the same washboard abs that the dancers in the show did before we had kids...

 

There's the Genie!

  

It was cute to see so many little girls all dressed up. I wish I could have brought Madelyn. It was a late night though. The show didn't end till after 11:00pm.

  

It was a fun (and crowded) atmosphere. The guy who played Aladdin was really good. I wish I had Broadway style singing chops...

On the way home, I stopped on top of Skyline Drive on the Sugarloaf and took some pictures of St. George:

St. George Temple

I didn't get home until 12:30 am...but it was a fun night. Aladdin and Hairspray are still playing for a few more weeks, so check it out if you get the chance!