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Broadway Across America

Broadway Across America has come to the Phoenix area for the 2008-2009 series.  This is a great opportunity to see many great plays that travel across the country.  Although there's nothing like seeing a live play on Broadway, this is the next best thing. 

I grew up on Long Island so I was fortunate to travel frequently to New York City via the Long Island Railroad to see a Broadway play.  However, I don't get back as frequently as I'd like since moving to Phoenix, so going to ASU Gammage is much more convenient.  Each season new plays are featured. 

A Chorus Line was the first play of this season.  Fortunately for me, I have friends with season tickets and they were unable to attend.  I used their seats which were in the fourth row center.  They were excellent seats!  Thank you Terri and Steve.

I love the music and dancing from A Chorus Line.  I remember seeing this play on Broadway with Joel Grey but it had been a long time.  The play is about an audition.  The director interviews each of the dancers and he gets quite personal.  It gives you insight into the struggles of trying to make it in the dance world. 

This season's plays include The Rat Pack, Happy Days, Rent, Cats (one of my favorites) and Stomp.  There are several plays that are options for season ticket holders and one of them is Lion King.  It's  a great way to spend a weekend afternoon or evening.

You can obtain tickets through Ticketmaster.

Thank You Safeway

I shopped at Safeway this past Saturday during their grand reopening.  The store was packed and I had to be careful navigating my shopping cart because of all the people.  I wish I hadn't eaten prior to shopping but I've always hated to go food shopping when I'm hungry.  Whenever I do, I always end up buying much more than I actually need.  But this time, I couldn't believe how many samples they were handing out.  They must have hired extra people just to walk around with trays of food.  And of course, I had to try a few of them.

Although I purchased quite a few groceries, I got the best deals.  I got 4 pounds of ground beef for only $5.  I divided it into one pound packages and froze them for future use.  I also bought a pound of ready to eat shrimp for less than $4.  It seemed like everything was on sale.  I also used my 10% off coupon for my entire bill since I had a Safeway club card.  I saved a total of $33!

I decided to use their new self service check-out since the lines were long.  Once I completed this, there was an alert that sounded and the screen said "Congratulations!  You won an IPOD Shuffle.  See customer service for details". 

All right...was I happy about that.  I simply had to give my name and I was handed a new silver IPOD Shuffle. I'd say it was a great shopping trip! 

James Taylor Coming to Phoenix

James Taylor is taking his tour to Phoenix.  That's great news!  I've seen him in concert before and he is still just as good as he ever was.  My husband and I had seats in the fourth row center since it was a special occasion - his birthday gift.  Both of us have been fans forever...or at least since the 70's.

He will be performing at the Dodge Theatre in downtown Phoenix on Saturday, August 2nd.  The show begins at 8 pm and the doors open at 7 pm.  You can purchase tickets through Live Nation, TicketMaster or the Dodge Theatre ticket office. 

Dodge Theatre
400 West Washington
Phoenix, AZ
602-379-2800