Funny thing about operating a busy hospitality business in Savannah’s Landmark Historic District, you don’t always have the time to stop and take in all the restaurants, tours, or scenic attractions that our guests come to coastal Georgia to see in the district. Well the wife and I finally got around to taking in one such must see attraction we have been talking about for years. We took in the much ballyhooed Return to the Fifties Musical Extravaganza at the storied Savannah Theatre this past Saturday night and what a show it was.
As any Savannah Tour Guide can tell you, the Savannah Theatre is the oldest continuously operating theater site in the country. The first theater on Chippewa Square actually opened in 1818 but was destroyed by fire in 1906 and was resurrected once again in 1948 at the present location. In 1981, The Savannah Theatre Company was formed after purchasing the present theater and since a renovation effort in 2002, the current trio of owners has been instrumental in bringing well received musical delights to Savannah like Jukebox Journey, Broadway on Bull, and Return to the Fifties. As I was saying we finally decided to pay attention to all the rave comments in our guest books and see what the fuss was all about. Now that we have seen this accomplished troupe dance and sing their way through a two hour show, we highly recommend you be in attendance at this high energy show as it is unreservedly well worth the price of admission.
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