Classically Speaking: Disneymania!

What makes one person shudder with horror can make another person giddy with childlike hysteria... like dead and decaying otters... or Disney songs!

First, choose your own adventure, then follow the directions:

A) If Disney songs make you want to stick sharp objects in your ears because, as much as you hate them, you know that if you hear them they will be stuck in your head for days you should: STOP READING THIS RIGHT NOW AND RUN FAR, FAR AWAY!

B) If Disney songs are something that fill you with joy and make you reminisce favorably on days gone by then you should: IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW THIS LINK TO BUY TICKETS FOR THE BPO's PERFORMANCE OF CLASSIC DISNEY SONGS THIS SATURDAY EVENING!

The BPO will be painting with all the colors of the wind this Saturday evening at 8pm as they perform all the Disney classics you have come to love (or not love so much).

Not sure if your favorite tune will be performed or not? Fear not, the program for tonight is as follows:

Disney Classics Overture
The Little Mermaid Suite
Colors of the Wind from Pochahontas
Beauty and the Beast Suite
I Wanna Be Like You
Mary Poppins Medley
INTERMISSION
Hunchback of Notre Dame
Aladdin Medley
Pirates of the Caribbean
The Lion King Song Suite
It's A Small World

THANK GOD! I was really afraid they would eschew "It's A Small World" for something crazy, like "The Unbirthday Song" or "Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat" [I couldn't resist making this my second post to reference this song].

In all seriousness, I'm sure there will be many people who are chomping at the bit to see the performance this weekend, and there is no better orchestra to perform these classic songs as the BPO... I just really dislike Disney songs; I'm not between the ages of 3 and 10, however, so that probably has something to do with it.

Tickets range from $25-$72.

Feel free to watch this video if you're feeling particularly masochistic: