Saturday and Sunday of this week the SL Musical “Grease” will be performed. I am the very lucky and proud mom of Eugene the nerd. I hadn’t been to see any SL Musicals since my daughter performed her last one in the fall of 2003. I watched the teasers they did for the grade school kids but just couldn’t bring myself to go. The stage just wasn’t the same without my girl’s voice and presence. She was such an awesome wicked stepsister in Cinderella (still my favorite one they did while she was in high school.) Having been with most of the kids since they were in Kindergarten and then on stage with them their 7th and 8th grade years in the junior high play, I was so thrilled to watch their dress rehearsal and teaser shows. It is with great pride that I watched kids who were shy in junior high performances pelt out solos on stage like they’d done it for years. Congrats troupe! I can’t wait to see the real performances.
Eugene, remember nerds are people too and I’m so proud of you for making your character come alive even more with each performance. I had flashbacks of a little boy in a Hawaiian shirt carrying Elvis signs, a mini-me Jolly Rodger Pirate, the wild ape who went bananas, an alien with attitude, the pirate with a “peg leg” alias “big blue boot” because you broke your foot the day before the dress rehearsal, and a mad scientist with foaming test tubes. Thanks for so much fun; here’s to 3 more years of performances. ;o}
