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Last night we attended Star Wars in Concert. It was absolutely magical. Anthony Daniels did a terrific job of hosting the evening, and the combination of the symphony, choir, and film clips was spectacular. There's a great review of the event here at SFSignal that describes the night very well.
I managed to get several decent pictures from the related Star Wars exhibit, including one of Yoda and one of Han Solo encased in carbonite. You can see the rest here.

If you have the opportunity to attend this show during its tour, I highly recommend it!
“ The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It’s an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.”
- Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars: A New Hope
Last night we attended Star Wars in Concert. It was absolutely magical. Anthony Daniels did a terrific job of hosting the evening, and the combination of the symphony, choir, and film clips was spectacular. There's a great review of the event here at SFSignal that describes the night very well.
I managed to get several decent pictures from the related Star Wars exhibit, including one of Yoda and one of Han Solo encased in carbonite. You can see the rest here.
If you have the opportunity to attend this show during its tour, I highly recommend it!
“ The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It’s an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.”
- Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars: A New Hope
- Current Music:"Duel of the Fates," John Williams
Comments
Also, that Yoda clearly means business. XD
Yoda's expression would totally put the fear into you. I wouldn't want to tangle with him.
Great shot of Han in carbonite, there. I would have been tempted to melt that sucker and take him home, lol.
LOL! Seriously! :)
Glad you had a good time!
I think, for some reason, they've deleted the older dates from the website. I believe it started in the west and moved east; I know my sister saw it weeks ago, and that date's no longer up on the website. :( I hope they add additional performances; it sounds like Oklahoma City and Houston were packed, and Charlotte's arena definitely seemed to be full, from what I saw.
It really was a well designed show; the clips, the special effects (enhancing rather than detracting from the music), Anthony Daniels' clever parts in between each song, etc. Plus, there's something special about hearing the best music from all six films while being surrounded by fellow fans (many of whom are in costume and/or carrying their own lightsabers *g*). It was a nice touch that they had the exhibit travelling with it, too. All of the pieces were supposed to be original props (many away from Skywalker Ranch for the first time), so I assume Han in carbonite was the genuine article. It was by far the best piece there. For just a moment, I was Princess Leia in disguise, sneaking around Jabba's pleasure palace... ;)
Anyway, a rough draft is all sketched out, and though you may notice on my journal that I am signing up for the Yuletide fic exchange this year, I am finishing your story before I even think about my Yuletide assignment.
A thousand apologies!
(I was re-reading bits of the book today as I worked on it, and I was struck again at how perceptive and even modern certain parts of it are. I really am glad I had the opportunity to read it.)
Thanks again!
(Although he still owes us for Jar-Jar....)