Well, we had our final show on Saturday February 25! And what a great run it was. We didn't do any marketing of the show (other than me constantly mentioning it on my blog...heehee) so when it started selling out after the first few shows, we knew word-of-mouth was really strong.

By the last show they were bringing in extra chairs, and some people even sat in the aisles!

Theatre Sheridan has quite the reputation for putting on great shows. Since I saw every showing of Plane Crazy, I was always running into people who subscribed to the entire Theatre Sheridan season because "there's not much going on in Toronto, it's closer, less expensive and the shows are better" to quote one happy patron I sat beside.

During one show I even ended up sitting next to the father of the trombone player in Michael Buble's band! (He loved Plane Crazy and gave it a standing ovation, incidentally...)

Another highlight was meeting and sitting next to Diane Nyland Proctor, a well-known director, who just happens to have starred as Tracy in The Trouble With Tracy, one of my favorite Canadian shows back in the early '70s! I missed way too much school to watch way too much TV...

Once again, I learned tons seeing it up, and the cast just got better and better every show and I was so sad to see it end. And a special thanks to the crew who had to deal with 85 costumes and 248 props! I think my favorite was the pyramid of hot dogs made out of sponge foam that appeared on the catering table in the "Venus Flytrap" commercial shoot!

Thankfully, I was able to tape this show, so now I can go back and watch it and continue the creative evolution of Plane Crazy!

Thank you Sheridan!

Technorati tags: Broadway Music Movie Musicals Musicals Blog Blogs Theater Theatre Entertainment