I realized, recently, that it has been ages since there has been a John Barrowman sighting on my blog. And, as if by magic, that same day I stumbled across an online story about the "Panto" he is currently in.
For those who haven't experienced a Panto... well... it's kind of a strange theatrical event to describe. The name is derived from "pantomime," but there's not a single white-faced mime to be found in any of them that I know of. Instead, these are British family-friendly, over-acted, frequently-musical, melodramatic comedies.
Pantos are the kind of shows where everyone in the audience (young and old, alike) gets to cheer for the hero and boo the villain. They're frequently based in well-known stories (like "Cinderella" or... obviously... "Robin Hood"), but can be written and/or improvised for specific audiences. Mainly, they're just a lot of really good fun.
Last year, Barrowman played the lead in "Robin Hood: The Pantomime Adventure" to packed houses in Birmingham (the top image is from that), and this year he's apparently breaking sales records in Cardiff in the same show. (And, according to his website, tickets are already on sale for a version of "Aladdin" that he'll be in -- in December of 2010 -- in Glasgow!)
So, anyway...
There's the John Barrowman sighting of the moment. I now return you to your regularly-scheduled pre-Christmas chaos.
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