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big weekend

January 16, 2006 at 3:44 AM

Well, I am certainly overdue for a blog. A lot of things have happened! First and foremost, I got a voice teacher. He's very nice and a good teacher as far as I can tell. My sister takes singing lessons too, but she's interested in opera, and I really only want to learn the Broadway style. I got a lot of songs but my favorite so far is "Can't Get a Man With a Gun" from Annie Get Your Gun. Also, every year my school does a musical, and that time is drawing closer. It was pretty much decided that we were going to do Once Upon a Mattress (the musical of The Princess and the Pea, pretty much.) But there were some complaints from parents about the content of it....so we're considering doing Guys and Dolls instead. I don't really know it; can anyone tell me if it's good? We need a lot of strong female parts.

I just got back a few hours ago from a bat mitzvah in CT. It was one of my friends from Kinhaven, my summer camp. Since my friends and I from camp only get to see each other a few times a year, and we're really close, this was a really big deal. It was so much fun, as bat/bar mitzvahs always are. There was a lot of dancing and running around...hahah. I was supposed to have a lesson in NY on the way back, but my teacher's husband called and said she was sick (and they were taking her to the emergency room! I don't know what happened...I hope she's okay) so my mom and I went home, which I was grateful for because I'm pretty worn out from the party. Also I have a sore throat and my voice is about a fifth lower than usual.

In other exciting news: my sister's boyfriend and friend gave my mom a saxophone, which she has wanted for years. She was just tooting away on it in the other room. :-P

--alice

Guys and Dolls: Its name is somewhat deceiving. There are only two dolls, one old bag, and some chorus girls. It is mostly gansters and thugs.

I think you guys should do Bye Bye Birdie.

Heard you on the radio this afternoon with RBP and the CYS. Good stuff.
Will you sing or play your violin to accompany your mother on the sax?
Check out the reviews on Amazon for the DVD of "Guys and Dolls", and see if you can rent a copy. I agree the story sounds strange, but it's got great songs!
It's nice that you're into showtunes. I know we all love classical music here, (and I remember reading an entry of yours about how you like classical only), but it's silly to be narrow minded, and the more music the better, i say.