The girl that we loved from Music Man (Lauren), who plays a small part and is in the Ensemble in this show, was again fantastic. I wish you could hear her voice. I don't know how to describe it, but the first time we heard her sing, we got goosebumps.
She told us that she has been invited to join a group, the Bob Russell Singers, who perform various shows at the Playhouse and will be going with them to a concert next May at Carnegie Hall in New York. Dom and I are seriously thinking about taking a trip up to the Big Apple to see her.
Bob Russell, who was the musical director for Mame, and his wife Kathy, who starred as Mame, have a long history in music and musical theater around the country. It seems that they have taken Lauren under their wing.
Lauren will be auditioning for Oklahoma soon, to be presented early next year. I have no doubt that she'll be playing the Shirley Jones lead role. We'll be sitting there in the front row, first 2 seats on the aisle, when she does!
3 comments:
So glad it was better the second time! It would have been really hard to sit through it a second time had it not. It always is fun to see theatre when you know some of the performers, isn't it? Have you ever thought of trying out for a part in one of the plays?
Tonja - Your comment made me LOL! If you could hear my singing(?) voice, you'd understand why. I can't sing my way out of a paper bag! If I sang, I would clear out the playhouse faster than a fire alarm.
But I do have a good ear and know and appreciate talent when I hear it.
So glad it was better this time. Oklahoma?? Oh, I love it! When Jeremy was in that one he split his pants while dancing, and added, "I believe I split my pants!" right into the script as he backed off stage. The audience just roared laughing!
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