Premier of Stephen Schwartz’ The Secret Silk

I have to start out that this whole cruise has felt extra special.  Every day the buzz of the premier of The Secret Silk is seen and felt.

So many production people are on board from all over to make this show happen.  We have spoken to many of them and their excitement has been contagious.  

Then there is Matt O the Cruise Director talking about the show at every event and on the Wake Show.

The energy has been building and tonight is the night!

Last night the show was performed at 11:30 for Crew Only.  Love that Princess does these kinds of things for their crew.  Most crew would never get a chance to see the show in regular day to day activities because they are so busy working.  So for those that could stay up and enjoy it a special show was performed for them.

We have been getting little tidbits for what makes this show special from video interview clips that Matt O did for the Wake Show. 

For Bernie and I, we are so looking forward to it.  We love live theater and have been to numerous plays, Broadway Shows and concerts.  

The first show was at 8:15 and I know it was packed.  We decided to aim for the second show.  Note they are doing another show tomorrow at 7:45.  Again isn’t that great.  So there is no reason why you could not get in to see it.

Our evening started with us dressing up for Formal Night. 

Then drinks in Vines, which was very busy with everyone dressed lovely.  Many of the staff brought on for the Premier are celebrating in Vines to their accomplishment.  I am not sure how many are on for it but I am guessing at least 20.  Some have been on since January 9, but most came on for this last sailing.

We are heading up to the Horizon Court for dinner tonight. 

Bernie grabs a glass of champagne and once at the buffet he starts his meal with caviar on toast.  Yes there is a caviar station in the buffet tonight.  OMG do you know how much this would cost at home!

It is very quiet up here.  I am sure most have decided to dine in the dining room.  

It is only 9:30 so we walk around for a while before the 10:15 show.  

The theater doors were closed right after the first show for cleaning and resetting.  We head to deck 6 forward – in Club 6 and we can see a queue is forming for the show.  Instead of lining up we take a seat in Club 6 and get drinks from the Casino Bar and relax for a bit.

When the doors do open around 10 we walk in and get two seats easily in the lower section in the middle.  It is already very busy and anyone who does not show up soon will not get seats.

There are theater programs on each chair and makes a nice souvenir.  Very nice!  

Here is a video that was shown on the Wake Show that features the Secret Silk. 

For those who are not aware of this production show it is called The Secret Silk which was Produced by Stephen Schwartz, who composed for the Broadway show Wicked and is a four time Grammy Award Winner.  Jim Henson’s Creature Shop is also involved with puppets that appear in the show.  

The story is based on an ancient Asian fairy tale with a beautiful message. 

When the show starts the stage seems dark and ancient looking. Dancers enter carrying poles with cranes on them and it looks like they are flying cranes. 

Costumes throughout the show are very dramatic and dark at times but then shine and are magnificent.

The puppets make appearances and after a while they don’t seem like puppets but real characters. Oh and then the huge life size creatures!  Heck even larger than life sized! 

But I don’t want to ruin it for you.  But it is very cool!

The music is recognizable with songs like Believe, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, I Believe I Can Fly, Taking Chances, All Night Long, and so many more. 

This is the third unique production show for Princess.  Just think about it….  This show can ONLY be seen on Princess.  

Other lines bring on Broadway shows, but Princess has their own shows developed specifically for their ships.  Shows like The Secret Silk would cost over a $100 a ticket on land (if not more), but it is included in your cruise ticket. 

A big shout out goes to the singers and dancers of the Royal Princess, the Royal Princess Show Band and the Audio/Technical team!  Great job, you should all be proud of yourselves.

We are just so honoured to be able to see the show’s premier and I know we will be seeing it again before we get off.

So book a cruise on the Royal Princess and come see The Secret Silk.

I wrote about the show again the next sailing and posted lots of pictures.  You can read/see more here.