Our tickets were for the VIP seating - why not go all out for Josie's birthday - so we wanted to get there early for our 5:30 PM seating for dinner. We arrived in plenty of time (5PM), parked the car nearby and took this shot of the theater:
We walked into the theater and were greeted with the news that there was a tour that was going to be seated for the 5:30 PM dinner seating, and they asked us to return at 6:20 PM for our dinner seating. Not a good start. They suggested that we walk the 2 blocks to the Town Square where the nightly shootout was going to take place at 6 PM. We've been wanting to catch this shootout anyway, so we went to the town square:
and grabbed a seat at one of 4 antler arches that were on each corner of the square:
By the way, one of these arches is being rebuilt at a cost of $80-100K to replace deteriorating antlers.
The crowds started to build and the shootout was performed by none other than the cast of the show we were about to see:
and the whole shootout story was centered around Cat Ballou:
The Mayor of the town was cleaning up corruption - from the balcony of the building on the corner: - as he spoke to the outlaws below:
and the shooting started:
After everybody - except Cat Ballou and her friend - was dead, the shootout ended and we went back to the theater for our dinner. We had no idea, really, what the extra $40 it cost us for the VIP tickets was going to buy for us. We were seated like everybody else in the Saloon and had a very good dinner at our table for two:
followed by some entertainment from the waiters during the cleanup after the meal. I had the joy of being sung to by our waitress, who played the part of Leggs Whooshey in the show:
We then discovered the difference between the regular tickets and the VIP tickets. We were escorted to the front row in the theater where we had center seats for the show. It was not the best lighting for pictures, but we took several shots of the highly entertaining and very well done performance:
We were also given free popcorn, free program and a free drink during the show. The show was fantastic, the dinner was excellent and the whole evening was a blast. Josie also enjoyed the whole evening and it was a wonderful way to spend her birthday. Was it worth the extra money? Probably not, but I ended up with Cat Ballou on my lap as a result of having a front row seat. The theater held probably 200-300 people, so our seats were the best in the house. As long as Josie enjoyed the evening - and she did - it was a great way to celebrate her birthday.
It's back to work at 3 PM today for 2 more days. We are awaiting word on our truck, so the plans for our days off are not finalized yet...
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