This evening, I went to Urseline’s production of The Music Man, which was great. I still hold sacred “How to Succeed” as the greatest show in the history of high school theatre, and I still hold precious our 8th grade production of the show, but I have to say, their rendition was way too much fun. Nathan, who has been with me in “Ten Little Indians”, “Dark of the Moon”, and now “Man of La Mancha” played Marcellus, and he was hilarious. He and Harold had absolutely boundless amounts of energy — they were like ferrets on pixie sticks. Harold’s energy was downright Preston-esque. And Nathan looked like he had stepped off the set of “Newsies”, especially in his dance in “Shipoopi” and “The Sadder But Wiser Girl”.

The quartet was played by four Urseline teachers, which was quite amusing. And it didn’t help that I kept getting the urge to sing the bass part.

But their Eulalie Shinn couldn’t even begin to compare with Marcelina’s performance four years ago. Schlien completely stole the show. Meanwhile, this show was stolen by a 6-year-old extra, an adoreable little girl that looked and behaved remarkably like I did when I was that age. Watch out, kid. XD Her movements during “Wells Fargo Wagon” were so exaggerated and adoreable! And when Constable Locke brought Harold in front of the town meeting in handcuffs, she ran up to him and kicked him in the ankle, then ran back to her mother. Too. Utterly. Cute.

In other news, my “B” key is close to dying. If a word in here ever doesn’t make sense, try adding strategic b’s and see if that words.

Friday Five!

1. What was the last song you heard?

“76 Trombones” Reprise/Finale thing

2. What were the last two movies you saw?

“He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not” and “Dr. Strangelove”, plus clips of two versions of Othello — one with Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus) as Othello, and the other with Bob Hoskins (Hook‘s “Smee”) as Iago and Anthony Hopkins as Othello. Gods give me strength…

3. What were the last three things you purchased?

– Smoothie

– Bagel

– “Best of Gilbert and Sullivan” CD

4. What four things do you need to do this weekend?

– Work on MAA

– Catch up on my art homework (or work ahead, really)

– Work on my Evil Plot of Doom with Moni

5. Who are the last five people you talked to?

– Margo

– Ms. Morton/Mrs. Oliver

– Mr. Oliver

– Annabel Chang (from “How to Succeed”)

– Ms. Morton’s friend

Hmm. TNM.n is down. Joy. ::kicks Your-Site.com::