Hit and Miss

So yesterday I took my mom for a day out in London- First stop was a formal "English tea" at Claridges. The hotel is beautiful very art deco- the tea was amazing (the tea menu has probably 29 different teas)- the service impeccable- the sandwiches great- the dessert average (seriously I do not like english trifle). We wandered around shopping afterwards- bought a few items at Molton Brown (shopping in London is very hard because 90% of the time you can buy the EXACT same item for less back home) I mean my mom had just purchased some Jo Malone (made in England) items back home and they are cheaper back in Michigan than London.

So next, we navigated the tube to head to the West end to see a show. A little back history on the show I picked- my mom has seen a lot of shows, I have seen a lot of shows, she likes musicals so the only one we both have not seen was "Spring Awakening". Now I didn't do my homework here- had no idea what the whole show was about besides the mini byline they tell you. I was watching 90210 (the new one) a few months ago and the show did a few numbers from Spring Awakening which I found very catchy (in a "Rent" kind of way).Now I should have known that show would have watered down the musical to a kool-aid version of its former self.

Well- as soon as we are seated with a program I sense trouble- some explicit material warning on the cover. Yes there was nudity, subject matter mainly consisted if SEX, teen suicide, and other taboo topics. On the flip side- I actually liked it (no- not because it shocked my mother- which it sort of did). The music is amazing- you have to have strong stomach that some of the songs are titled Your
Fuc$!@ ( but the stage set is amazing and the music is so catchy (I know I already used this word) Would suggest this be more a girlfriend show than a mommy and me show. I was kicking myself that I didn't go for Mary Poppins or Oliver. The good news is my mom is a trooper she went along with it and No she didn't buy the soundtrack for her own listening pleasure:)