9 November 2008 - Being Musical

We were a very theatrical family this weekend. The touring Broadway production of Mamma Mia! was at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh. Joanne and I had seen this production five years ago in Las Vegas when we were there for our 8th anniversary. Although the subject matter in the story is a bit dicey, we felt that is was OK for our girls and that we could discuss anything that raised a question for them. The musical is primarily about the music anyway, which the girls really like, so we decided to go for it, and they we all had a lot of fun singing along with the cast.On Saturday, we went back into Pittsburgh to see the Rogers and Hammerstein version of Cinderella. This production was at the Byham Theater, about two blocks from the Benedum. We have season tickets to the Byham, which we tend to enjoy more than the Benedum because it is much smaller and more intimate for musical stage productions.

Cinderella crossed the stage pulled by four white horse people, who had been changed by the fairy godmother from four little mouse people.Here are the girls in the Byham following Cinderella.
That's the most exciting thing in our lives right now. Hope you're all well.

Matt