for those of you who don't know, this show first aired on HBO in 1977, and i'm pretty sure i've never missed a christmas without watching it at least twice. one might think that it was a sign that our move to connecticut was the right one because emmet's live version is ONLY at the goodspeed. nowhere else in the world can you see a live production of the world's best christmas story!! thank you, grandma nancy, for a christmas gift that will NEVER be topped.
rumor has it that the goodspeed was hand picked by jim henson's company b/c east haddam is like a real waterville. no pictures inside the theater, so here are a few on the outside:
one more thing to admit. when emmet and his mom sing 'when the river meets the sea,' it always gets me a little choked up. now put that song on a live stage, and there could have been actual tears. maybe. ok, there were tears. i challenge you to see this in person and stand there unmoved!
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I have to say that I choked up thinking of my son holding his daughter and watching Emmet Otter with her. Doesn't seem that long ago that my son sat in my lap...
Gramma Nancy
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