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

From Nick Bleisch
Posted on January 16, 2006 at 5:11 AM

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.

From Jim W. Miller
Posted on January 16, 2006 at 5:33 AM

Heard you on the radio this afternoon with RBP and the CYS. Good stuff.

From Pauline Lerner
Posted on January 16, 2006 at 9:42 AM

Will you sing or play your violin to accompany your mother on the sax?

From Susan Jeter
Posted on January 16, 2006 at 5:57 PM

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!

From Andy Lin
Posted on January 18, 2006 at 6:18 PM

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.

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