The Fire Station theater is a mid sized venue in a redeveloped area near City Hall. There is an attached restaurant where we ate some dinner and had a few drinks. As we got out of the taxi we stood at the curb for a while soaking up this new Sunderland location and suddenly the skies opened up. We had to scramble to get our coats on and umbrella up before we got soaked. Thank goodness we took a cab because we only had to run a short bit to get to the Fire Station. The dinner was just OK but the show was fabulous. There were at least 14 people in the act. Seven band members played instruments, keyboard, sax, trumpet, trombone, drums, bass and guitar. Then there were seven singers who each had solos and all of them sang back up and danced with typical 50/60's back up singers grooves. There were issues with the mikes and most importantly the lights. At least a dozen different times the lead singer was standing in the dark as the spotlight never tried to find them. Finally whoever was manning the smoke machines went way overboard. At one point we could not make out any of the band members as the smoke was so thick that they were lost in the haze. All in all, a fine outing and a great show. We took a taxi back after we flagged one down. The taxi app chose this time not to work!
This picture would indicate that we had all the time in the world
But before we could walk 10 feet the rain came down in sheets
Boe Flavored gins
Fire related objects
Doing good business
Fire!
The exterior after the rain stopped
This was built around 1902 and these doors were sufficient for the fire engines at the time
There were a series of posters telling the story of the fire house
The bar was calm now but it got a work out later
The stage
The theater
It begins
Lots of costume changes and lots of sparkles
Three women and four men were singing
Dance the robot
A Dianna Ross song
Red Sparkles
The Supremes wigs were a hoot
Another costume change including a new wig
The smoke is getting thick
Red spotlights seemed to be the default
The house has filled in
The gals in front of us were up and dancing between slamming their drinks
Too the right you can see the lack of lighting in the wings
Temptations and the Four Tops songs
The dance moves!
Out come the red sparkles
Time for the Stevie Wonder songs
He put the shades and wig on and became Stevie
Jackson 5 tribute
The big wigs are on and the dancing is coordinated
Lost in the haze
The entire crew was out at the end
