After many many rehearsals, our stake put on three performances of
Broadway Our Way; a collection of various numbers from several well known Broadway musicals (see playbill). The people in charge did an excellent job and definitely had a lot of vision! I’m still impressed with how well they pulled the whole thing off. They built a revolving stage and an additional stage out on the gym floor with surround seating.
In Fiddler on the Roof, Alan, Clark and I were townspeople (a papa, a mama, and a son). Clark was front and center linking arms with another guy as they took turns tossing each other into the air.
In The Music Man, Alan and I were in the opening scene when Harold Hill first arrives in River City on the train. (We both had speaking parts!) Then we were all townspeople and then Alan turned into a quartet member and I turned into a Pick-a-Little lady where I got to do a lot of fast singing and dancing (not easy for an old lady like me!)
Clark was also in the Freedom number from Shenandoah, where he got to dance barefoot and swing a cute girl around, eventually landing her on his hip!
It was very fun and we are glad we did it, but it was also very time consuming with 3 rehearsals a week. The best part was meeting and making new friends throughout the stake. Thanks to all the family and friends who came to see us!
