Hoop Dee Doo Review tonight was fun and good. I think it was my 4th paid visit (5th if you count the unpaid).
We were in the 3rd row of tables from the stage left side (party of 6 adults) of the open floor (Category 1 booked at 60+7). Garland and wreaths both with colored lights were all over Pioneer Hall.
They give each table a little info card to let you know your drink options and food offerings will be.
The beer/wine/sangria option is no longer "unlimited" as it used to be (which would depend on how quickly your server slow-rolled your replacments). Now it is limited to 2 alcoholic beverage which (at least the wine and sangria at our table) were served in small glasses. You got your 2 limit right away so in other words no asking for any more.
I got a diet Coke along with my Chardonnay and of course the soda got refilled as needed.
The songs are completely royalty free now and are okay. Of course there was the royalty tiff a few years ago. Some of the puns in the jokes didn't get many laughs. But the sold out crowd enjoyed the show and participated with gusto. Here was our cast.
Our Claire de Lune (blond) lady has been in the Players group in the past - I remember her. She still has that perfact laugh.
However, I am always a big fan of Flora (much like Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island"). And Jim always gets to sing to her and be her dance partner the most.
The cast was strong. We got some attention down on the floor from Dolly:
during the part of the show where she and Six Bits divide the audience and each leads half to determine who can cheer the loudest. Dolly chose our table (on Six Bit's side) to claim she wanted us to cheer with her side. She asked my name and used it about 3 times in that part of the show to say how much she liked how we supported her.
The food was okay. With six adults at the table we got the same food portions as a table of 4 next to us so the sides barely made it around the table once (and then with meager portions on the plate) before needing refilled. And given the small, limited wine servings, it was enough but we had a hard working server who kept up with us and did a remarkable job. Of course, strawberry shortcake and washboards with spoons came out at the end. As we left, the 615pm show guests were already lined up outside for their show.
The rain had mostly stopped when we checked in for the show about 330pm and is very sparse still even now.
Did some looping after HDDR. Pics in the next post.
Bama Ed