Water for Elephants at the Buell Theater (Buy Your Own Ticket)

Water for Elephants...a book I read when it came out in 2006 later became a film in 2011 and now a musical! Let's check it out! This is also posted with other meetups Classical Connection and Baby Boomers Social Club.

Original Story...When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, drifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her. Beautifully written, Water for Elephants is illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place. It tells a story of a love between two people that overcomes incredible odds in a world in which even love is a luxury that few can afford.

The musical is described as...After losing what matters most, a young man jumps a moving train unsure of where the road will take him and finds a new home with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus, and a life—and love—beyond his wildest dreams. Seen through the eyes of his older self, his adventure becomes a poignant reminder that if you choose the ride, life can begin again at any age.

Buy Your Own Ticket for Sunday, February 15, 1:00pm at https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/water-for-elephants/

I purchased a $40 ticket in Orchestra E, Row L.

Free meter parking on Sundays in Downtown Denver! Or take public transportation or park in the DCPA parking garage for $17.

See you there!