………………………Hi everyone………………….Yesterday was a special day! I met Maria, Kate and Chantal in NYC at noon at the Neil Simon Theater. We were seeing a Weds. matinee of “The Cher Show”. Bob Mackie was his usual wonderful self and got us all house seats!…….8th row orchestra right off the isle!! Before the 2:00pm curtain we went for a little brunch at Del Friscos Grill right down the block from the theater, and a half a block away from Rockefeller Center. We had a sunny booth and could see all of the people passing by. We had a great time. Yesterday was also the “TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY” Maybe some of you watched it on TV? We had the time to walk over and take a look and take some pics! There were so many people already and lots of security and metal fences. You could feel the excitement in the air…….As we were looking at the tree….it started to snow….Chantal said out loud exactly what I was thinking at that exact moment……”Jac is here with us and brought the snow”…….Jac is always with me, but it was nice to hear that we all were thinking the same thing…….One of Jac’s very favorite things was SNOW, and she would happily tell you that…………..Now about the show……..RUN….don’t walk to get tickets! It was a great show. There are three Chers from different periods of her life that tell her story, and they are all terrific…..Now the fourth STAR of the show is BOB MACKIE!!!!!! The costumes were MIND BLOWING……..If he doesn’t get the TONY AWARD for best costume….there is no justice in this world!!! I was astonished! The whole audience was astonished and the costumes got applause. He not only did the clothes for the 3 Stars, but he did all of the dancers and support players costumes too……….and the substitutes in case someone gets sick, because each costume has to be fit like a second skin…literally! If you remember Cher’s costumes you know what I mean! The audience gave a well deserved STANDING OVATION!. After we met Joe in front of the theater. He is Bob Mackie’s right hand, and is always with him. I’m sure many of you have seen him on QVC when he replaces Bob on certain shows. He is truly hilarious, and has stories upon stories! He had just left Bob at the hotel they have been staying at. They had a day of fittings for all of the substitutes, and it is exhausting work! The five of us went to a local bar for a hours worth of theater talk. It was lots of fun. Then we all went off on our way. The girls to PA and me to CT. Unfortunately, Angela wasn’t able to come. She had bookings at QVC that she couldn’t cancel. The whole idea of us going to see the Cher Show was Angela’s, so it really was too bad she couldn’t come…..next time……………….Monday…..Dec. 3rd is the official opening…..It will be fun to read the reviews………What ever they are…..take my word for it, and I’ve seen many many many shows………..this is not one to miss…………………………Happy Holidays………………………..much Love…………………………..Louis
