This museum is amazing and highly recommended for anyone with an interest in WWII. We spent 12 hrs the first day, going to the Ella & Billie performance at lunch, and going to the Expressions of America in the evening. The next day we returned for another half day. You cannot see all of this museum in one day. This is truly one of the best military museums in the country. Many thanks to Gary Sinese and Tom Hanks for the part they took in the construction and running of this museum.
Wonderful experience for whole family. The inside show was full of energy and the outside show very moving.
I wasn't sure what to expect, and after having seen the show, I am not really sure what this experience was supposed to be. Part musical production, part live performance. Not really sure. Pros: The movie projection outside was very interesting. Most of the musical was really good. Leaving the Preservation Hall Jazz band to the closing credits was a big miss. Cons: Just reading letters was confusing. There was no real flow and it was hard to follow at times. The "preshow" wasn't necessarily important to the evening. It could have been filmed. The focus on Bob Hope was overshadowed. Overall, the production was okay. Definitely feel this was for an older crowd.
Presentation was emotional and real. Not sure younger generations will appreciate it but two adults in their 50's certainly did.