Donny & Marie Holiday 2018 Tour, Chevalier Theatre Medford, MA 12/04/2018

My childhood met my adulthood at the Chevalier Theatre tonight. When I was a little girl every week I watched The Donny and Marie Show that aired from 1976 to 1979. I had the Marie Osmond doll with her pink and purple tiered dress. And Donny Osmond was one of my first crushes along with Shaun Cassidy from The Hardy Boys Mysteries. The brother and sister duo came out and started the show with We Need A Little Christmas. The stage was beautifully decorated with a large Christmas tree. During the show Marie did numerous costume changes that were sparkly in reds, greens, and whites. We got the usual Christmas songs. Donny and Marie did their sibling comedic jabs like days of old that had us all laughing. They interacted quite a bit with the audience which made it fun and personable. When Marie admitted at one point to having a hot flash on stage and downed a whole bottle of water in front us she joked "And they say Osmonds can't drink." She did a little of her hit Paper Roses. Be still my heart when Donny came out into the crowd and I looked into his eyes. He did his hit Puppy Love. To remember those who serve in our armed services Marie did Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. There were some touching moments in the show. When Marie acknowledged her son Michael who took his own life back in 2010 and then sang the song How Great Thou Art, I teared up. She raised the roof with that performance. Donny did Moon River in honor of the man who gave him and his family their big break, Andy Williams. Donny also did a wonderful rendition of Mary Did You Know. And lest I forget there was A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock 'N Roll. I really had the feeling of being part of tv Christmas special.