Beauty And The Beast Of A Crowd

A few weeks ago while out for a walk on the Barton Creek Greenbelt, we decided to check out the beginning of Beauty & The Beast to see if it would be worth coming back to see in the future. This is the 50th year of summer productions at the Zilker Hillside Theatre and while it was opening week, it wasn't too busy. We were impressed that everything was live, no taped music and no lip-syncing. Since we had walked and it was getting dark, we decided to come back to check it out.



So tonight was the night and I guess either the news got out or people are just looking harder to find free entertainment. Whatever the case, the hillside was paaaaaaaaaaaaaacked.

 

We got there a half hour before showtime and the above photo shows the best seat we could find. Obscured views, tons of people and more people arriving. Even though the singing was good and the choreography was well done, we decided to leave at intermission because it was just too hard to see. Also, remember that this was a Thursday night, weekends must be insanity.