The Musical Production

I haven't written about hte show because I was so busy and wiped out afterwards that I didn't get a chance to post anything. So here is the rundown...It was AWESOME!!! The whole show ended up being so much better than I thought it would be. Almost every number exceeded my expectations and some seriously blew me away!

I'm too tired to figure out how to show you all these pics so you can go to http://photobucket.com and use the name Broadwayreview and the password beltit to see a ton of pics from the show- mostly dress rehearsals. Or if you want I will email anyone who responds a few of Amber and me so you don't have to look through all the other ones.

Anyway, I was so proud of Amber. She was great! She even got to wear a head mic and had a whole bunch of solos in "It's a Hard Knock Life". She is a natural on stage and looked so confident and like she was having so much fun up there. We got to stand together for the last song "Seasons of Love" and I had a few people tell me that we looked the same on stage- our facial expressions, how we sang to the audience, etc. That makes me laugh...I always feel a little slighted that my kids look so much like their dad- and Justin is his clone in almost every way. It's nice to know my genes weren't totally ignored!

The best thing for me about this show was that I got to perform. I love to choreograph and create things for others, but more than anything I LOVE being on stage. It was so fun to dance and sing! I got to be in a silly song from Funny Girl, an awesome tap number from Throughly Modern Millie, and a hard jazz dance number from Chicago. I have to say I was rather intimidated to learn the Chicago number because it was FAST and difficult and I am out of the practice of learning other people's choreography. I had to practice it a lot, but it was so fun to perfom. We had a whole bunch of friends who came to different shows to see us. One of Amber's friends, Jerrod, was stunned as he said to me, "Mrs. Miller you did cartwheels on stage!". Daniel said my new "Indian name" should be "Dances with Smile". I had quite few people at church tell say to me, "I didn't know you could move like that!" I think Laura, who is of course biased, but I'll take it- said that I out danced the high school girls with whom I performed. Yeah!

Anyway, we had a great time performing. The songs from Little Women and Wicked brought the house down. The youth were adorable in Telephone Hour and the Grease songs. Stuff from Hairspray was hysterical and the men ROCKED! The Primary kids- I am partial to Amber of course- were so cute. In spite of the, shall we say "creative differences" I had with the director, it ended up being a great show and while I am happy to have more free time, I wish I could dance those numbers a few more shows!