Fiddler on the Roof vs. New Moon

Last Thursday I got an unexpected call from Trav, telling me that the Smiths had two extra tickets to see Fiddler on the Roof and had invited us. Wonder of wonder, miracle or miracles!!! :) This is my mom's favorite movie and I grew up hearing the songs, so needless to say I was mucho excited. Collin had also spent the majority of the day working out his wind pipes, so I was more than grateful to get out of the house.

It was playing at Shea Theater, which we had yet to visit. It was built in the early 1900's and was absolutely beautiful inside. I found this picture online, but it hardly does it justice. The walls, stage, and roof were extremely ornate and had a very fancy shmancy feel to it. The performance was sooooo amazing. I loved, loved, loved every second! I wanted to shimmy my arms with Tevye during "Tradition" and dance around with the girls during "Matchmaker". And it has such a good message!! The dad learns to adjust his ideas to the changing times, and does so, when it's appropriate. But when it comes to his daughter wanting to go against their faith, he just can't change!! I thought that was really poignant. This play went straight to the top of my favorite list, tying with Wicked. I can't say enough about how much I enjoyed it! Thank you Smiths for making my night!!! We owe ya big time!

Then last night we finally made it out to see the ever hyped up New Moon. I get pretty bugged when it comes to Twilight mania. The screaming girls and vampire worshippers need to get a life. I did read the books and found them mildly entertaining. Ok, so there were parts when I couldn't put it down, but overall, not that great. I wouldn't read them again. The first movie was so cheesy I had to roll my eyes as many times as Bella whimpered when getting too close to Edward. This one definitely had it's corny moments, but I thought it was much better than the first, albeit much too long. When I got home, Trav wanted to know if I liked the part where Jacob sheds his shirt. Scoff. How shallow does he think I am?! (I'll just claim the 5th on that one!:)

To answer the "question" posed by the post title, Fiddler wins a million times over New Moon. As if.