Samantha Jones...Up Close and Personal

One of the reasons I love London is the endless supply of great shows and theatre. Each trip I've made to London I've seen a different show. And, I try not to see Wicked every time- though I am due for another time soon, seeing as it has been over a year and a half.

When Mom and I were in London we saw A Chorus Line. It was Mom's pick and it was a pretty good show. After Mom went back to the States from Dublin, I returned to London for a few days to take a three day course on Adobe Premier. I had been considering seeing "The Book of Mormon" but came across an ad for "Sweet Bird of Youth" at The Old Vic theatre.

Kim Cattrall, of Samantha Jones fame from "Sex and the City", was starring opposite of Seth Numrich in this Tennessee Williams play. I've always been a fan of musicals, but plays were new to me, so I decided that the draw of Cattrall on stage was too much to pass up.

Cattrall and Numrich were terrific, especially in the first hour of the play, where essentially it's just the two of them playing off each other. They were what made the play, which otherwise might have been fairly lackluster. I had a pretty great seat and it was exciting to see Cattrall up close, doing what she does best.