kristy bowen | horror writer & book artist

Last weekend, when we arrived home from our hotel weekend, it was off for a quick dinner in a little bar tucked under the L tracks and a production of The Outsiders , a musical I had opted not to get tickets for last time it was in town, but which I spring for this time, even with a much more limited budget for Broadway shows that are usually 2-3 times more pricey than local productions. This one was definitely worth it, and perhaps one of the most awesome stagings in one of the big musicals I have seen in a while. The previous week, we had seen The Notebook , which had impressed with its famous kissing-in-the-rain scene, and at the time, seemed impressive. However, The Outsiders had a rain scene that not only created real rain on stage, but also featured fight choreography that made me realize why it had won the Tony. Not to mention the church fire scene, which was amazingly staged as well. I always gush over the pendulum lights choreography in Hadestown , but this upped the ante cons...