Willy Wonka and 200 squirming kids....

Let me tell you a little story about a man named Willy...Wonka that is...the candyman...

Last night, we went as a family and watched a production of Willy Wonka at the Walton Arts Center...It was a good show, however, I noticed something different than the other productions I have seen, both on Broadway and off....

KIDS...KIDS EVERYWHERE!!!! Now, granted, I had my own kids with me, but watching a stage production with 200-300 kids under age 10 in the audience was an interesting experience....

As I looked out across the crowd during the show, I noticed waves, small flowing waves all throughout the theater. No, there was not a fire, and no the sprinklers had not come on, these were little human waves. Squirming, turning, up and down going to the bathroom-the room was in constant motion. And then there were the little whispers and small voices, all those little constant voices. And you can't quite make out exactly the words or the sentences those words are making, but you hear them. OH, do you ever hear them..........

So, I've come to the conclusion that what I saw was a tiny human ocean. The waves, the sounds of the surf coming in and out, and every once in awhile a large cascading wave that would drift right in front of you, up and down the aisle as the wave made its way to the porcelain ponds.

But, overall it was fun (I'm a huge WW fan, so I loved it automatically) and made for some interesting observations...

Until next time......