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(Forgive the most obvious headline ever. We're distracted by the glowing orb in the sky.)

When Seattlest was living in New York City and our then-six-year-old niece came to visit, it made perfect sense to take her to see The Lion King on Broadway. After all, it was a Disney production, based on the cartoon movie by the same name. We joked around with her before the show about how silly it felt to be an adult at a Disney play (even then she liked to goad us sarcastically about such things). But then the lights went low, the music started, and suddenly both us and our little niece were spellbound by the story and the incredible costumes, choreography, and score.

Seattlest caught The Lion King on Broadway when we were living on that end of the urban archipelago. We chose that show because it was the only kid-friendly show we could get tickets to, and our niece (six at the time) was in town. We have to say we were surprised and impressed. It's an incredibly well-done show, and the costumes, in particular, are impressive. We suggest you go. The show opens at the Paramount in February, but tickets ($19.50-$75) go on sale next week, Oct. 24.

Seattlest has a very deep-seated thing for musical theater, so we're a little embarrassed that, until this weekend, we'd never seen Les Miserables or Phantom of the Opera on the stage. We have, however, spent hours (nay, months) getting intimate with the original cast recordings, but somehow Phantom never rose to the top of our list of musicals we simply had to see. Still, when the opportunity arose to see it at the Paramount, we leapt at it. We're glad we did.

When Seattlest was a little girl, our mother rented the film version of A Chorus Line and, in that single theatrical moment, we were transported from little girl-dom straight to an imaginary world where we would grow up to be a chorus girl. As a young dancer, we saw a couple of different productions of the musical, and were always impressed with the athletic, highly demanding choreography. We were intimidated just watching it, imagining ourself growing up to head out to auditions where such incredibly dexterous moves would be demanded of us.

By the time we made it to the Paramount for Avenue Q's opening night last night, just about everyone we know had told us how much we were going to love it. That's a high bar our friends and family set for this show. Now we know it's because they knew it could deliver.

Tony Award®-winning musical "The Light in the Piazza" is coming home to Seattle on its current National Tour. We just assume you know all about its effect on the Broadway set, but if not, here.