Wisetrips Travel Blog

I had heard of The Sound of Music for many years, but I had never felt a strong desire to see it. Given its enduring reputation as one of the world's most beloved musicals, I became curious and decided to see if it was playing anywhere nearby. Fortunately, I discovered that The Sound of Music was coming to the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts on July 22, so I decided it was finally time to experience it for myself. …

After our amazing dinner at Tattu , we rode the elevator downstairs and walked across the street to the Dominion Theater, where our musical ,  The Devil Wears Prada,  was playing.  I had purchased tickets for the 19:30 showing.  Outside, there were lots of girls all dressed up in expensive outfits, queuing up to enter the theater. This wasn't my first choice of a musical (I would have preferred Hadestown), bu…

One of the main reasons that I like seeing musicals in London is that they can be quite unique (with British sensibilities) and often do not travel across the pond to New York (and are therefore never seen in the United States). I chose it for its distinctive puppetry, music and atmosphere—something different from the musicals I usually see. …

Based on Charles Dickens’ famous novel, Oliver Twist, Oliver! is a musical that was highly regarded (and I wanted to see it when visiting London). I purchased the best seats I could find ( O16, O17) for Saturday evening's (March 21, 2026) performance at the Gielgud Theater. Oliver! was very well staged and acted, with excellent special effects and choreography. However, sometimes it was hard for me to understand th…

I was lucky to purchase 2 tickets (via Todaytix) for Spamalot at the Golden Gate Theater on March 5 at 19:00.  Before the show, Inna and I met up at the Georgian Cheese Boat for a quick dinner. She was visiting the Bouquets to Art  show at the Legion of Honor Museum (and took many photos there). We ordered the following items for dinner: Salad: Georgian Salad  (tomatoes, cucumber, cilantro, onions, parsle…