A while back I had read about the Star Wars In Concert show, where they’d show clips of the movies along with a live orchestra. I eagerly bought tickets for the NOLA show, but I’m not sure if I was as excited as I eventually became. When we walked in to the Arena on Tuesday, I didn’t quite freak out but came pretty close.
One of the coolest things about the concert was that they had set up costumes and props from the movies AND they had people dressed up as characters. Of course, there were plenty of regular people dressed up, but the people I’m talking about were with the show. The disappointing thing was that they seemed to just have characters who wore masks, like Boba Fett. I would have flipped out for a picture with Han Solo. The closest I could get to that picture was a picture with Chewbacca.
There were TONS of people getting pictures with the characters. Little kids were dressed up in their Halloween costumes, or maybe they were pajamas. Adults didn’t shy away either. I saw multiple Obi Wan Kenobis and random Jedis.
The show itself was really great. My favorite part is the beginning, with the dark screen and everything just begins with the music and the scrolling text. That’s pretty much what happened Tuesday night. It was great. They pretty much went through all six movies with clips along with the music, which was incredible.
They had Anthony Daniels, the guy who played C-3PO, as the night’s MC. He would talk and advance the story so the orchestra could take breaks. When he mentioned the Imperial Empire one time, the arena was quiet and listening, and this one guy booed very loudly. It was really funny, and I might have missed the following description about whatever scene was being set up. Only in an arena full of SW fans would someone booing the Empire get that kind of reaction. It was awesome.
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