My Little Pony, Live!

If you ever get an invitation to the World's Biggest Tea Party, take it from me that this is one party you don't want to miss! That is, if you're a four- or five-year old girl. If you're not in that demographic, however, you may have more fun sitting at home and pounding your toes with a hammer.

It's not that the show wasn't interesting, it was. At least for the first five minutes, while you marveled at how one actor could work a four-legged, full-sized horse puppet while dancing and spinning around on a disco-lit stage. But after the novelty of that wore off, it was just two hours of the words "rainbow," "sparkle" and "magic" repeated over and over.

My daughters, of course, loved every minute of it. They were pretty familar with the Ponies going in, since they'd read the books, seen the movies, and owned dozens of the toys. They got that familiar, hypnotized look in their eyes and then pretty much sat like zombies through the entire thing, only moving when the ponies commanded. If the seats were a little taller and the theater a little warmer, I could've easily taken a nap and neither of the kids would've moved a muscle to disturb me.

The show wasn't without its high points. Like when Rainbow Dash came on stage. Here's some advice for you: If you're reading a My Little Pony book to your daughters and they ask you which one's your favorite pony, don't answer. No matter how much they plead. Because, here's the thing, they will remember that answer forever. And when Rainbow Dash makes her appearance on stage, your kids will literally jump out of their seats with excitement, yelling at the top of their lungs, to be heard by everyone in the whole theater, "Daddy! It's your favorite pony! It's your favorite, Daddy!"

Oh, and if the balloon salesman tries to sell you a balloon or two during intermission, just say no. We were lucky enough to dodge that one--due to the fact that I wasn't about to pay eight bucks a balloon after having to take out a second mortgage to pay for the tickets--but we saw many others make that mistake. As you could probably guess, over half of the balloons were in the rafters before Thistlewhistle could even finish the opening solo of the second act.

So, in summary, My Little Pony Live: The World's Biggest Tea Party was exactly what you'd expect.