Sugar Skull! A Dia de los Muertos Musical Adventure San Diego Theatre reviews
You can't go home again
The show itself was very good. I couldn't wait to see the Rockettes in Sugar Skull! A Dia de los Muertos Musical Adventure with my kids. Times are different now, and as they say, you can't go home again. Dealing with all the people was like being in the zoo, aside from the $100 tickets (wow). The Rockets are still talented, beautiful, and classy, and it was entertaining and uplifting.
I love that there was no hesitation from the producers to incorporate the Bible story of Jesus's birth and say Merry Christmas. Good on them for not falling victim to the PC police everyone fears nowadays. However, the crowds inside the theater were insane and detracted from the overall enjoyment of the evening.
There were throngs of people in the lobby lining up to get their souvenir buckets and cups, with a line 40 people deep for the restroom 10 minutes after the doors opened. You could barely move left or right without bumping into someone. I was also very surprised that there wasn't a no cell phone policy. I had to sit behind a lady who felt it necessary to live stream the entire show.
In hindsight, I'm still happy that I took my kids so they could at least have a small idea of the experience I raved over from my childhood memories. But I will not go again, ever. It makes me sad.