Inside, I screamed like a little fangirl.
We Will Rock You was scheduled at 730, so we had to go to the Oh-so-famous Harrods. And whoah. A while ago, V&A was a museum-gone-fashion store. This was a department-store-gone-museum. Mikki and Dad thought it was overdone, and it probably was; still, I thought it was the prettiest department store…evah. Besides the rooms that perfectly matched their wares, there were also themed escalators (the Egyptian one was covered in hieroglyphics, and mannequins peered out from the balconies), and poignant Diana memorials. We didn’t get the chance to linger long however, since we had to go catch the musical.
And off we went to Leicester Square.
When we reached Dominion Theatre, it was already teeming with people. At first it annoyed me—I didn’t like the idea of being with so many other fellow kids. But that quickly changed.
How do you describe one of, if not the best cultural highs of your life? I’ve loved musicals ever since I was a little girl, and with my obsession with glam rock (particularly Queen), this was manna from heaven.
I’m sorry. Bentang-benta ako. All throughout the play I was laughing and laughing, especially with such choice lines as the Britney spears bit and “Keith Richards? He’s invincible!” my sisters and I were singing along to every line as well. Unlike most musicals I’ve watched the theatre was packed, brimming with kids my age. The energy we gave off was even better than most rock concerts I’ve been to.
Melt.
To Filipinos, and Rockstar INXS viewers: did you know that Mig Ayesa was the 2nd Galileo, who some say was even better than the 1st (Tony Vincent. <3)? Near the end of the show, my sisters and I spotted the cast sort of honoring this lone guy in the balcony. We couldn’t decide if it was Mig or not. We made fools of ourselves gawking up like that. And frankly, I don’t care.
That was a PERFECT evening.