Moses is Val Kilmer

In a truly California followup to this post... (Jen's perspective)

I was intrigued enough to want to actually see the new Ten Commandments musical. Jen was not. I found a buddy to go with me. He got called out of town on science business. Jen got to go anyway.

Did I mention that I inadvertantly bought tickets for "premiere night"?

After our usual parking for free in Hollywood kung fu, we approach the Kodak Theater on foot. Isn't this the place where they do the Oscars? Why is it in a mall?

But I digress. There was a huge crowd out front. We get to jump the line because I already had tickets in hand, but that means that we're propelled onto the red carpet. Bright lights and camera people probably wondering who we were and taking photos anyway. Jen heard some paparazzi or another call out for Andy Dick. I was too blinded and just wanted to get the heck out of there.

Inside, we adjusted a bit to the madness of the lobby. I settled back a bit to do some hollywood star-peeping. I recognized the senator from X-Men, Bruce Davison, and James Avery and Joseph Marcell, the uncle and butler from Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Jen caught sight of Gary Coleman before I did. According to various "fashion photos", there were plenty other celebrities but they hid well. I remember Lucy Lawless's crazy flowerprint red dress, but didn't recognize her at the time. I

The show itself was actually quite good. There was a focus on a brotherly rivalry between Ramses and Moses. Most of the God stuff was incidental or downplayed. The bush burned but didn't speak, for instance. I fear the "dance" number for the orgiastic worship of the golden calf might keep this from being a family musical in Disney Square Broadway.

Almost forgot...after the first act, the theater gave us new seats. Somehow, we had the luck of moving from Mezzanine 3 (top most nosebleed seats) where we had excellent views of the dance numbers to Parterre Center, only 20 rows back from the stage. The Glitterati around us where probably confused where we came from, especially the large man in suit with his two dates next to me and the french women behind us talking about their latest video shoot.

Only in LA.