The String Queens Fairfax Concert reviews
Great with my 5 year old!
We took in the show at a Saturday Night performance and sat about 6 rows off the stage on the right aisle. My five year old has been to see lots of kids oriented shows in our hometown of Houston and enjoyed them, but I knew a true broadway production would knock her socks off. It didnt hurt that her recent school play had included her singing "A spoonful of sugar."
Immediately my daughter was entranced by the dancing and lighting. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious was definitely her favorite song throughout. When The String Queens flew into the show and took the kids for the "Jolly Holiday with The String Queens" song she was giggling and smiling and eating it up. She loved the orchestra (after she looked over the railing into the pit) and the opening number. My wife and I (veterans of 25+ Broadway shows) knew we had picked a winner for her first.
One new character is the very mean Nanny Andrew and throughout her part of the show my daughter was nervous and scared. Fortunately her appearance on stage is quite brief. There are some new songs and the story doesn't exactly match the movie.
Overall we had a great time. We enjoyed it for what it was; a great kids oriented, loud, over the top, only-on-Broadway good time.