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Weekend Recap: Childhood Throwback

06/17/19 | Buckingham Palace, London, West End

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This weekend in London I had two great evenings where I lived some of my favorite childhood and adolescent memories; a Spice Girls concert and seeing the revamped Lion King production. 

Spice Girls was planned for my friend Ali’s birthday (which is actually in a few weeks) and knowing she was a massive fan growing up we got tickets and headed to Wembley Stadium on Friday after work.   The original cast was there, minus Posh, and did phenomenal job – from the set list to the choreography to the costumes.   I loved the moments of confetti and fireworks and was actually really surprised how much I enjoyed the opener, Jess Glynne.  The outfit I chose has not usually what I would have worn but the combination of us having standing tickets on the pitch (field) and that it was a bit cold (under 60 degrees), I opted for a dress with sneakers and leather jacket. 

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Then Saturday night, on a bit of a whim, my boyfriend and I got last minute tickets to see The Lion King.  With row M seats in the orchestra I was singing along nearly the entire time and at intermission marvelled at how much the production had changed (or how much I had forgotten since I first saw it in 2002).  However, I overheard a conversation while in line for the restroom that to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the play Disney had revamped a ton of the costumes and some of the dialogue. In particular I loved the quips about Ikea shower curtains, family members who tweet too much, and the Frozen “Let it Go” singalong.  Like all Broadway / West End shows there are no photos allowed but here are a few before and after the show!

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It was a great childhood throwback weekend and now I just want to do it all again!

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Comments

  1. Shelly says

    June 18, 2019 at 7:35 pm

    Can I come with you next time.

    Fantastic weekend and brought back a lot of super memories I bet. I still remember watching the Lion King movie as a little kid and signing all the songs on those long car rides. I bet the play was incredible. Disney does such a great job with all of their entertainment.

  2. Mary says

    June 18, 2019 at 3:35 pm

    What a throw back. I haven’t listened to a Spice Girls song in so long. It must have been like a long walk down memory lane. Great idea to kick off a birthday celebration.

    What an adorable date night to go to the Lion King. London theater is the best.

    Never a dull moment in your life.

  3. Emily says

    June 18, 2019 at 10:03 am

    What a fun concert…brings back a lot of memories.

    Looks like you had super seats and those screens are insanely huge.

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