The Top Hatters' Club Experience

You've pulled into the parking lot of the Top Hatters' Club and you step out of your car. You first notice the trees and bushes, all twinkling with tiny white lights. All the landscaping is trim and beautiful. As you and your party enter the club, you are greeted by a host staff dressed all in black. Your coat is checked and you are shown to your reserved table.

On the way to your table, you pass the Top Shop, a small store with music CDs by James Crowley and guest performers, as well as merchandise ranging from mugs and glasses to shirts and jackets, all bearing the Top Hatters' Club name and logo. As you take your seat, you are presented with a menu with a choice of four entrees and offered drinks to begin the evening.

While you are looking over the menu, you suddenly notice the stage area, bathed in a breathtaking combination of stage lights. Soft music plays in the background, and as you listen, you realize it is the same style of music to be presented at this evening's performance. Your drinks arrive and you place your order for a chicken dish; one of your friends orders the vegetarian dish. As you wait for your entrees, you look down and notice that the entire room is covered in rich wood paneled flooring. Your meals arrive, delivered by a server, also dressed in formal wear. The meals are some of the best you and your party have ever tasted. As your server takes away your empty dishes, a rich, engaging voice tells you that tonight's performance is about to begin.

The music begins to play; not a piano, or recorded music, but a live orchestra. Immediately, you realize this is not going to be just any ordinary performance. The curtain opens and you see an small orchestra with a grand piano. Tonight's performance includes big, jazzy, Broadway songs featuring local and nationally known talent. Some of your friends have attended shows at the club with many different styles of music, as well as opportunities for the guests to get up and dance. Suddenly, from several points around the room, you see young ladies dancing toward the stage; the entire audience breaks into spontaneous applause.

Throughout the entire performance, you and the rest of the audience are dazzled by colorful lighting, beautiful music, and spectacular dancing. The show includes a few sweeping ballads, requiring the occasional tissue, as well as songs and routines that make you laugh until your sides hurt.

The show comes to a close and all the performers take a bow as the audience rises to its feet with applause and shouts of appreciation. You and your party make your way to the front door and, as you claim your coats, are surprised and pleased to hear the host staff call you by name, thank you for coming, and wish you a pleasant evening. You and your party step back into your car as you notice the tiny white lights on the trees and bushes one last time. As you drive away, one of the members of your party hands you a CD she purchased in the Top Shop. You slip it into you car's CD player and enjoy the music of the evening once more as you drive away into the night.