So on Saturday I got to go to the production of Chicago which came through town this weekend. It was absolutely incredible. I haven't been to a live show in a couple years, and I haven't seen a Broadway production in I can't even remember when. It was actually really startling to see these real people just feet away, singing and dancing and performing live. Moral of the story: I watch way too much TV and not enough live theater. I did a few plays in high school and jr. high, and I danced in college, so I really do like seeing live performances. I wasn't a theater kid, by any stretch of the imagination, though (confession:) I saw Cats live when I was in 5th grade and for about 4 years after that, me and my siblings and friends memorized the production and forced our parents to watch us perform it dozens of times. I don't care if you hate Cats, I still love it and I could sing you any of the songs off the top of my head whenever and wherever you'd like. NERD ALERT.
dress/f21 :: top/guess :: tights/lulu e. bebe :: shoes & necklace/vintage
A byproduct of seeing Chicago: I now want to dress in fishnet bodysuits and wear red lipstick all the time. And dance around like a sultry vaudeville dancer. Okay, so I may choose to incorporate red lipstick and fishnets in a less lewd interpretation, but still.
Alright kids, have a good Monday. And remember: Give 'em the old Razzle Dazzle...
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this look is great!
love love love chicago!!!
this is GREAT. your sass factor just went up like 5 notches, in a good way!! rock out my friend.
xo, Kim www.crowded-closet.com
Ok, I'm kind of a theatre kid. Now that I'm in college I don't really have time to be in shows anymore...but in my ideal world, I'd be on Broadway! Unfortunately I've never seen a Broadway show - or even a touring company performing one, so I was super jealous when I saw your tweets about seeing Chicago. It's one of my favorite musicals!
You look great here. I love your tights and shoes!
Love that cute outfit! I really want a cute denim dress like that!
Awesome look, as always. With your hair and smile nothing could ever look bad, but the red ties this together into perfection!
Cute outfit!
I'm a theater kid AND a bit of a nerd, so don't be ashamed. Cats rules! I am going to adopt two cats one day and name them Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer. It's gonna happen.
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What an adorable outfit to see Chicago in! I love the denim and the lacey tights. My mom and I saw it in London a few years ago, and I sort of loathe musical theatre, but I was really impressed by Chicago. I thought it was so sassy and sort of like the American Jazz-era version of Amazonian women who are totally unapologetic about eliminating men and ruling the world with killer legs.
xo Jenny
Elizabeth, you look so pretty! I love this look on you.. and I Love your hair so much. :) I kinda want to widen my bangs now. :)
So lucky you got to see Chicago... the only broadway production I've seen was Lion King when they came to Hawaii (Oahu).. and that was amazing!!
I hope you're having a beautiful Monday!! I bet you're so excited to come to Hawaii!! The weather is super nice today.
xx Love & Aloha
I'm not a theater nerd at all but I could probably break out into a little "Magical Mister Mistoffelees" if prodded so don't feel too bad about yourself. I love your jumper it's so cute. And I definitely advocate taking style cues from Chicago - especially doing femme fatale Cell Block Tango style.
has anyone ever told you that you look like Zooey Deshanel? because you do :)
love the outfit
Your outfit is darling! The red lipstick certainly suits you :)
I love theatre so much. I've never seen Chicago, but I'd love to, someday! When I was 5, I fell in love with Phantom of the Opera and I used to stand on a kitchen chair and try to sing like Christine. My poor parents' eardrums!
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Ah! This look is so up-to-date and cute! Love the red pumps. You're adorable.
You don't know me, but I stumbled along your blog somehow and read it daily. And I just have to say that you have the most amazing hair ever. Jealous to the max.
You're always so adorable! Love Chicago and would love to see it live someday. I used to sing Roxy Hart for auditions (theatre kid). By the way, you're hair is like the most amazing thing I've ever seen.
Love that prim little denim jumper with those sexy tights- what a mix~
Marie @ Lemondrop ViNtAge
Nice lewd-less interpretation of red lips and fish nets. You look perfectly adorable!
You look darling! You're so good at mixing the unexpected :)
And don't worry, 'cause nerdy = cultured!
Your CATS story isn't that bad. I think all children annoy their parents to death with songs. In high school, when I was probably 17, I went to see The Lion King. By the end of the first song, I was CRYING. I mean bawling my eyes out crying because it was so breathtaking!
I had to put together an audition one year and I made my theater director blush by singing Roxie. She had always cast me as either girlie girls or tomboys (a maidservant to Peter Pan). It was a little hard to writhe on stage singing the lyrics, "They're gonna recognize my eyes, my hair my teeth, my boobs, my nose..."
I love how your look is ever so discreetly nautical. Maybe it's me but it sure looks like it. I absolutely adore your hair, always so gorgeous.
Trishna
http://tashrin.blogspot.com
I love your hair, your blog is a joy :)
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"Midnight
Not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory?
She is smiling alone..."
I loved this post -- I am a huge musical theater fan and I love Chicago and Cats. I learned how to play some of the Cats songs on the piano when I was young and annoyed my family to no end.
I really like this outfit -- it's chic, pulled-together and somewhat patriotic looking. Love, love it.
- JoAnn, Sidewalk Chalk
I absolutely love this outfit!!! You look so cute and chic at the same time!
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This is a great outfit. I adore those shoes.
Chicago is one of my favorites. I hope you had a good time.
thequeenofwanderlust.blogspot.com
so very cute. i love how you styled that simple dress.
Lil' red pumps, lil' red pumps. There is nothing like a good old fashioned breath-taking live performance.
Also- I have tights like that and my French teacher always tells me they are "tres Francais"!
Beautiful tights!
haha, that made me remember how while my dad really enjoys musicals and he and my mom go all the time, if you ask him how the musical was all he ever says is "Well it was better than Cats." He HATED cats. I personally have never seen it, but I laugh every single time someone brings it up.
Jenni
http://lolainred.blogspot.com
Nothing beats the excitement of live performance. And, as you note, they are inspiring in many ways.
I go into NYC for plays and musicals regularly for precisely this reason. Next up: Valerie Harper as Tallulah Bankhead in "Looped" on Sunday!
I friggin' love Chicago!! :)
You look great!! I should try this look on my friend, she has a cute dress like that.
You look gorgeous! I love these photos! and i pretty much need to shrink my feet and steal your cute shoes.
I love Chicago!
You look nice in red :)
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Live performances are so much fun!
Red lipstick and fishnets totally work, and the pumps are adorable!
love your shoes! there is nothing better than seeing a broadway musical live
such a cute look! very springy!
i have always, always wanted to star in a musical ... either Annie (though I'm a bit old for that now) or Grease!
You look painfully classy with red lipstick. Gorgeous!
Awww it's not nerdy! I was in shows all throughout high school and I did choir for 9 years. Playing Laurie in Oklahoma was the BEST ever. So I guess I'm a nerd too =P Chicago is a fun one. I haven't been to a show in so long, I'll have to drag the hubby along to see one with me.
Love the red lips on you =)
you look so insanely cute. and happy! i love it.
This looks wonderful! and completely agree with the live theatre, its a million times better.
I saw a big production of Chicago a couple of years ago and you're right, it's so much fun. I'm kind of a nerd about musical theater in general but I'm trying to attend more dramas aka "serious" theater. I just saw a small production of Sam Shepard's Buried Child and it gave me chills. Fun!
You look amazzzing! Ugh, I love this! I love seeing live shows too. I really need to find the time to go to more!
cute! did i say i love your hair?
Ah I saw Chicago and Cats a few years ago. They were both incredible, although Chicago was more my style. I've also lucked out and got to see Grease last year. I absolutely adore musicals.
You look lovely. I love this outfit.
I absolutely love Chicago. It's one of my favorites, and if I could act in any musical at some point in my life, Chicago would be it. Luckily, I've got time since the lead roles are older women. Haha.
Also love this outfit. A wonderful everday use for fishnets and red lipstick.
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Man, I seriously thought this dress was vintage when I first saw it. Way to go, F21!
And I totally know what you mean about getting into musicals. It's so hard not to! Try feeling that way after a Cirque du Solieil show... you're gonna wanna get buff and do acrobatics with your best friend. Trust me on that one. :P
LiveLoveLA
so adorable. love the lil jean dress.
Love it! Very Zooey Deschanel.
Honestly, I've never been to a live musical. One day I will. And hopefully I'll have such cute tights to wear to it.
oh my gosh! i loooove chicago! it is my dream to play Velma Kelly someday (in any production, no matter how small). i sang "all that jazz" for my senior solo in high school and i would die to see the show on broadway... someday, someday.
ps: love this outfit, esp the dress!
you are so pretty!! love your blog and outfit! :)
Very cute outfit. Cats is one of my favorite plays!
I love broadway plays. I did theater in high school and when I was little, I used to direct plays/musicals with my younger cousins as the stars for our parents. :)
love your stockings. xo
Ahaha!
I love Chicago!
I also (yes lots of love today) love that denim dress and obviously the red lipstick!
I approve of red lipstick worn all the time.
Oh man I saw CHICAGO in Philly a few months ago. It was amazing. Made me feel incomplete without a group of men wearing fedoras dancing behind me.
How great! I really like looks that take an over the top inspiration (like a showgirl!) and make it wearable but still special. You pull this one of stupendously.
how fun. i love broadway, only seen two so far, Phantom Of The Opera, and Wicked. They were fantastic, Chicago sounds great.
xx-bree
P.S. i love your outfit
Well done on the color clash combo
your shoes are fabulous!! as is your HAIR! i'm extremely envious of it, though I'm pretty sure I've said that before :)
What a lovely outfitxx
great outfit and photos!, it's first time I come to ur blog, and love it!
xxx
I love your hair! I've never seen Chicago live, but after seeing the movie version I wanted to wear beaded dresses, red lipstick and fishnets everywhere, so I totally understand how you feel!
I love the outfit you wore- it makes me want to dig out my denim jumper and wear it now!
Suze
http://missvinylahoy.wordpress.com
i am so the same way with cats!!!
it's coming to LA, i'm stoked!
you look totally adorable!
such a great look! You look sassy, chic, and adorable!
I had a crush on Mr. Mistoffelees.
xx, lightssobright
Your outfit is perfect! I'm in love with it. The red is gorgeous.
i love this outfit and those stockings!! i agree, chicago is awesome! i thought the movie version was pretty good, but it definitely doesn't beat watching a live production:)
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loooooove your style and your hair is just AMAZING! How do you dress like this when its snowing behind you girl??
The first play I saw was Mama Mia, and it was pretty good.
I actually usually don't really like denim dresses, but this is workinggg
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