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THEMED TRIVIA: Disney Princesses & Villains | The Wandering Griffin

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Date: Monday, August 26th, 2024
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: The Wandering Griffin, 3725 Presidential Dr., Beavercreek, OH 45324

Introduction:
👑✨ Calling all Disney fans! Join us at The Wandering Griffin for an enchanting Disney Princesses and Villains Themed Trivia Night! Dust off your tiaras and polish those evil laughs—it’s time to dive into the magical world of Disney. 🏰🦹‍♀️

Event Overview:
From Ariel to Ursula and Cinderella to Maleficent, test your knowledge of Disney’s beloved princesses and notorious villains. Whether you’re a hero at heart or have a touch of the villainous, there’s something for everyone in this magical trivia night.

Highlights:

  • 👸 Disney Trivia: Explore questions about your favorite Disney movies, characters, and songs. How well do you know the classics and the new hits?
  • 🍔 Food & Drinks: Savor our delicious pub fare and craft beers while you play. Trivia is always better with a tasty treat!
  • 🏆 Prizes: Magical prizes for the top teams. Show off your Disney knowledge and take home some enchanting rewards.

Why Attend:

  • Show Off Your Disney Expertise: Prove you’re the ultimate Disney fan and impress everyone with your knowledge of princesses and villains.
  • Fun for All: Perfect for a night out with friends, family, or fellow Disney enthusiasts. Teams are encouraged!
  • Magical Atmosphere: Our friendly and lively environment ensures a fun and engaging trivia experience for everyone.

NOTE: Walk-ins are welcome but we encourage you to reserve through our messenger to get an ideal spot, especially for larger parties. Please don’t reserve through any other pages as they are purely for promotional purposes and tickets will not be honored.

Don’t miss out on this magical trivia night! 🎟️ Sign up now and join us for an evening of Disney fun and excitement.

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Mexican Culture & Music Come To Life in Coco

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Pixar Brings Mexican culture, music to life in animated smash Coco

“We have no Auto-Tune … I hope we’re good!” Aspiring musician Miguel (voice of Anthony Gonzalez) teams up with a charming trickster named Héctor (voice of Gael García Bernal) to unravel a generations-old family mystery. Their extraordinary journey through the Land of the Dead includes an unexpected talent show performance of “Un Poco Loco,” an original song in the son-jarocho style of Mexican music written by co-director Adrian Molina and Germaine Franco for the film. Credit: © 2017 Disney•Pixar. All rights reserved.

WATCH THE TRAILER(S) HERE: 




KEY CAST MEMBERS: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renee Victor and Jamie Camil

WRITER(S): Lee Unkrich, Jason Katz, Matthew Aldrich and Adrian Molina (original story by); Matthew Aldrich and Adrian Molina (screenplay)

DIRECTOR(S): Lee Unkrich & Adrian Molina

 
WEB SITE: http://movies.disney.com/cocoHERE’S THE STORY: Miguel (voiced by Anthony Gonzalez) is a boy who loves music … and that’s a problem because in his family – in the wake of his great grandfather Ernesto (Benjamin Bratt) who left them to become the greatest musician the world has ever known – music is seen as nothing short of pure evil that rips relatives apart. Miguel, however, is undeterred in his quest to become a musician himself, which is why on the Day of the Dead – in which families visit the graves of their lost loved ones – Miguel sneaks over to the mausoleum containing a guitar that once belonged to Ernesto. But once Miguel plays the guitar, he  – along with his faithful dog Dante – finds himself now in the land of the dead, which is where he sees several family members including his Mamá Imelda (Alanna Ubach), who will only give Miguel her blessing to return to the land of the living on one condition: He give up his dream of becoming a musician forever.


Of course, this makes Miguel hightail it away from Mamá Imelda and the rest of his family, which is how he runs into Hector (Gael García Bernal), a trickster desperate for Miguel to return to the land of the living and take his picture with him. Why you ask? All will be revealed throughout the course of the night.


All Miguel has to do is stay alive in the land of the dead long enough to bring our story full circle.

WHO WILL LIKE THIS FILM THE MOST? Disney•Pixar fans; people who will find the story culturally respectful and enriching


WHO WON’T (OR SHOULDN’T) LIKE THIS MOVIE? Those who will see the film as somehow not following enough realities of Mexican culture

SO IS IT GOOD, BAD OR JUST AWFUL? At this point, Disney•Pixar has pretty much proven anything they release is gold; Coco – a film that cleverly reveals its title’s significance late in the story – is just evidence that the company can make it regardless of what language/culture its character make speak or from which they come.  


Coco features superb visuals, an original story with enough twists to entertain adults while making children smile; then again, it wouldn’t quite be a Disney•Pixar movie without some testing of your tear ducts, so one should expect the heartfelt story to make having a box of Kleenex close by a good idea. The vocal cast – Gonzalez in particular – nails each of their roles to the point you forget you are watching an animated film as the exploration of the Land of the Dead is fantastically splayed across the screen. There is enough depth to each of the critical characters to keep the story moving along at a brisk pace, all while co-writers/directors Lee Unkrich & Adrian Molina provide a rich landscape of both music and humanity akin to Disney classics of yesteryear.


In short, if there is a flaw with the film, it may be that the film wraps up so succinctly you wonder how in the world its creative team will come up with a sequel worthy of Coco itself; for one will likely be heavily inclined to want to spend time with its characters again.


Who knew a journey to the Land of the Dead could be so life affirming?

OVERALL RATING (OUT OF FOUR POSSIBLE BUCKETS OF POPCORN):

 

Broadway’s Under The Sea Spectacular!

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In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories, with music by eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken, it’s a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. Come fall in love with the magic for the first time — or all over again — with classics such as “Under the Sea,” “Kiss the Girl, “Part of Your World” and more!

‘The Lion King’ Review – Victoria Theatre Association – Amazing Artistry

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Disney’s “The Lion King” still has a mighty roar.

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Photo caption Mukelisiwe Goba as Rafiki in Disney’s “The Lion King” (Photo by Matthew Murphy)

Five years after its sold-out premiere engagement at the Schuster Center, this global phenomenon, winner of six 1998 Tony Awards including Best Musical and the season finale of the Victoria Theatre Association’s Premier Health Broadway Series, returns to Dayton to deliver its incomparable blend of atmospheric splendor and imaginative razzle dazzle. The latest national tour treads a delicate course (the energy level on opening night was surprisingly off-kilter), but it satisfies visually nonetheless bolstered by terrifically firm performances.
Gifted director/designer Julie Taymor certainly broke the mold devising “Circle of Life,” a mesmerizing, tear-jerking and applause-inducing procession of birds, elephants, giraffes, rhinoceroses, zebras, and more revealing a key component to her marvelous vision. Stressing duality, particularly in the superb masks co-created by Michael Curry, she offers what she calls “the double event,” which enables the audience to see the characters as animal and human simultaneously. What a sight to behold! Her avant-garde pedigree also elevates the action from her clever use of shadow puppets to vivid moments of high drama (the wildebeest stampede) and emotional poignancy (the sight of lionesses in mourning).

 
Still, in a testament to the strengths of the story, this engaging if character-overloaded and awkwardly cutesy tale of a young lion’s struggle with doubt, insecurity and fear following the premeditated murder of his father resonates beyond the technical wizardry. Librettists Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi retain the charm and heartbreak of the original 1994 screenplay co-written by Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts and Linda Woolverton. An array of strikingly authentic and distinctive African-infused tunes from Lebo M., Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Taymor and Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer also seamlessly accent Elton John and Tim Rice’s original songs including the Academy Award-winning “Can You Feel the Love Tonight.” In an attempt to make Act 1 tighter and breezier, “The Morning Report,” an upbeat but superfluous tune written for the stage version by John and Rice, remains cut as it was in the previous tour.

 
The very entertaining, roughly 50-member cast is uniformly strong. As the villainous Scar, Patrick R. Brown, approaching the role with a Rex Harrison, sing-speak sensibility, is deliciously sarcastic and vain. As Mufasa, the dynamic Gerald Ramsey, offering a moving rendition of “They Live in You,” is a comforting and dignified authoritarian. The delightful Mukelisiwe Goba wholeheartedly embraces the show’s flavorful African essence as kooky, wise shaman Rafiki. Aaron Nelson brings warmth and conviction to his portrayal of the spirited, soul-searching Simba, particularly in his tender rendition of “Endless Night.” Nick Cordileone (Timon), Drew Hirshfield (Zazu), Ben Lipitz (Pumbaa), Keith Bennett (Banzai), Tiffany Denise Hobbs (Shenzi), and Robbie Swift (Ed) provide witty comic relief, especially Cordileone and Hirshfield who find refreshing new avenues to explore within the silliness. Nia Holloway (Nala) nearly stops the show with her heartfelt interpretation of the gorgeously evocative ballad “Shadowland.” BJ Covington and Savanna Fleisher respectively provide spunk and sass as Young Simba and Young Nala, roles shared by Julian Rivera-Summerville and Imani Pullum.
In addition to Taymor’s astonishing costumes, a particularly radiant explosion of color in “One by One,” Richard Hudson and Donald Holder respectively supply a truly magnificent set and lighting design. In fact, over 700 lighting instruments were used to create the show’s lighting plot. Garth Fagan’s crisp, exuberant choreography effortlessly captivates. Music director Rick Snyder leads a solid orchestra featuring percussionists Stefan Monssen and Reuven Weizberg.
Seen by more than 85 million theatergoers worldwide and blessed with stagecraft that will leave you breathless, “The Lion King” is an extraordinarily eye-catching spectacle unlike any other. Don’t miss it.

 

Disney’s “The Lion King” continues through July 3 at the Schuster Center, Second and Main Streets, Dayton. Performances are Tuesdays-Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Act One: 70 minutes; Act Two: 55 minutes. Tickets are $25-$157. For tickets or more information, call Ticket Center Stage at (937) 228-3630 or visit www.ticketcenterstage.com.