festive occasion

The 2022 Tony Awards were a more festive occasion.

And once again, they face a similar souring of what would normally be a festive occasion.

It was a festive occasion, with Mary Tyler Moore introducing her parents and new husband to the audience.

“I’ll miss the camaraderie, the festive occasion, the bonding.”

On the surface, some of the SOS Tour’s grittier dockside, stormy-sea production choices might seem bleaker than you’d expect for the seemingly festive occasion of a first run as a marquee arena act, fully stepping into pop music’s center stage.