Despite being sick, I am still able to keep my energy up for my mom's visit. We went to see Dreamgirls last night at the Ahmanson Theatre. I know, I know... that's pretty gay, but fuck it, I'm a big homo who loves showtunes, so stick it! Ok, I may not LOVE showtunes, but I can roll with the biggest queens who live and breathe musicals. And besides, you got to love the character of Effie. Go girl.
Well to continue on the diva theme (read: homo), the three of us (my mom, Woods, and I) attended the one woman show of the incomparable Jenifer Lewis entitled "Hot Flash" which was held at the Renberg Theatre. Good lord that woman is something else. I had figured the show would run about 90 minutes tops. I was wrong. She went on for about 2 hours. Work it girl. And as always, she was amazing.
I'm really quite happy my mom enjoyed it so much. I kind of knew that she would, but it's always nice when she really does have a good time at these shows we take her to. I love taking her to these shows that she would not be able to experience back in Tucson. It's true, I'm a momma's boy. So what.
At least with the combination of two shows, my mom was finally (I use that term loosely) able to spot a few celebrities. Last night while driving into the Center Theatre Group's complex she spotted Jeremy Renner getting out of a sports car. While tonight, she got to see the legendary Marla Gibbs (Flo from "The Jeffersons") and my personal favorite... Regina Hall of "Scary Movie" fame! And since I just saw my boo Regina Hall, I have to include the absolutely best and most hilarious clip of Brenda from the first of the "Scary Movie" series:
Oh, if I wasn't so sick, I would have thrown myself at Regina, but alas, I am quite unwell at the moment. Next time, next time.
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