first, here are my new glasses:<\/p>\n
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ok…whew. i hope you weren\u2019t at opening night of the show on friday night. halfway through the first act, in the middle of the bottle-throwing “Whoop ti ay,” here was a huge noise, like a bomb going off. this was the amplifier on top of the keyboard exploding, complete with sparks. after this happened, no playing at all could be heard from the orchestra.<\/p>\n
the women don\u2019t come in till the end of the first act, and we weren\u2019t aware that the sound problem was quite this serious. later, brad barnes told me he had to sing the rest of the song a capella, as the rest of the people on stage kept looking at him, nobody knowing what to do.<\/p>\n
the guys sang a rousing “there\u2019s a coach comin\u2019 in,” which directly preceded our entrance, and they sounded great, and we thought things were ok.<\/p>\n
but no, they sounded great because they\u2019d sung the song a million times together and they could do it with no music to guide them.<\/p>\n
dancing without music is another matter entirely.<\/p>\n
we sauntered down the hill and onto the stage, not aware of what was to befall us. we could sort of hear a little music coming from the orchestra – a little drum, a small amount of brass instruments of some sort? so we plunged into the dance, and quickly realized we COULD NOT HEAR ANYTHING.<\/p>\n
the guys normally whoop and holler during the song, but they kept quiet, so that we could try to hear the tiny bit of music that wafted our way every once in a while.<\/p>\n
it didn\u2019t help.<\/p>\n
there we were, up on the stage, trying to do this dance and having absolutely no clue about where we might be in the song.<\/p>\n
i have never had a stage experience like this in my entire life. i\u2019ve been trying to think of horrible dancing moments, but i think they mostly just involved forgetting steps or briefly losing the beat. never, never, have i tried to do an ensemble dance with no music to guide us.<\/p>\n
somehow, and i have no idea why, we managed to end the dance together, and then hurried off the stage, relieved and shell-shocked.<\/p>\n
shortly after this, the rain started and they called the show.<\/p>\n
i feel bad for the people who were there that night. they did see more than half of the show, so they didn\u2019t get their money back nor did they get a rain check. but they didn\u2019t get to HEAR even half of the performance. and not hearing a musical would be an unsatisfying experience.<\/p>\n
here\u2019s me in my traveling dress:<\/p>\n
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and here are ashlie, heather and deb in their traveling dresses:<\/p>\n
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it was quite a letdown, opening night. <\/p>\n
so last night really felt like opening night, and it went really well. i didn\u2019t stay long at friday\u2019s cast party, but last night i stayed at gil\u2019s house for a while and didn\u2019t get to bed till two, which is very late for me. i\u2019m about to nap, as a matter of fact, because i\u2019ve been staggering around all day, trying to keep my eyes open.<\/p>\n
here\u2019s one more photo – it\u2019s kayla and don, who play a mormon couple. kayla had the party friday night. they\u2019re much more fun than they look like here.<\/p>\n
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soon, more photos. well, we\u2019ll see when i manage to get them up here. i\u2019m going camping tomorrow, a vacation from dancing the can-can (although i\u2019m sure i\u2019ll have to practice the dance while camping, so i don\u2019t forget it by thursday).<\/p>\n
you have tonight, and next thursday through sunday to see the show, so i hope you make it.<\/p>\n
whoop ti ay,<\/p>\n
grace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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