Julia, I LOVE singing in the car with you! One time when you were feeling blue, I suggested that we go drive around white rock lake and just sing Broadway together. You agreed. And we sang and sang and sang. We stopped singing when we came across the bald eagle hatching ground. And then we sang some more. And you said it was just what you needed! No one was feeling blue after that!
Other times, we've been singing and gotten thumbs up from other motorists with their windows down.
We sing as a whole family too, of course! Les Mis! Hercules! Something Rotten!
I really cherish singing with you :) One of our go-to's is Suddenly Seymour from Little Shop of Horrors.
One day after thrifting and comic book shopping we decided to record ourselves :) Not too bad!
Seymour may be Audrey's man suddenly.... but I'm always and forever your Dad and your biggest fan!
Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme.... you know the rest.
This fall you both worked very hard at EDA in the production of Beauty and the Beast.
I know we say this every time, and since I'm writing this from the future I can definitely tell you we will... but this was one of our FAVORITE plays (musicals) that you all have put on.
Julia, you were Madame de la Grand Bouche- the enchanted dresser- and you literally disappeared into your role. This was the first time, for me anyway, that you became a true "actor"... Madame didn't have a lot of screen time, but when you were there, whether you had a line or not, you WERE Madame. You were 'face acting' even when you didn't have lines or notes. And when you DID have lines and notes... holy enchanted cabinetry... you SOARED. Lyrical operatic amazing show-stopping descants, hilarious lines, spot-on accent work, flawless comedic delivery, Ride of the Valkyries, surprises in your drawers. You were an amazing Madame! And we saw this show on Broadway Dallas shortly thereafter...and you were - in my opinion- a bigger, brighter, funnier, bolder Madame than the pros!
And Julia, you were awarded the LEGACY AWARD!
Aidan, you were the butcher, the bloody, bloody butcher. The one who shouts "Kill the Beast!" You drunkenly hoisted your tankard to Gaston, you scoffed at crazy old Maurice, you helped to lead a mob attack and... in this show... you really began to flex you COMEDIC muscles. During the attack on the castle, when Babette the feather duster seduces you to distract you, your "ga ga" face was hilarious... and when Lumiere burns you in the butt you screamed in a spaghetti Italian accent that would make Mario proud... "Mama Mia!" A line which you improvised in rehearsals which Mr. Tom decided to add permanently to the show. You got the HUGEST laughs each night! There are no small roles, and you personified that in Beauty and the Beast! And... you're kind of a hero... don't forget that like 2 weeks before this performance... you had your tonsils out! You recovered fully, rallied like a hero, and took the stage without missing a beat!
And most importantly of all... you spent the semester and shared the stage having FUN with your friends; learning, growing and performing together. And THAT'S the most important thing of all!
We are so proud of you... and when I say "we"...I mean.., "WE! Oui Oui!"
We saw a dead shark, we celebrated Mimi and Pop's 50th anniversary, we played bocce ball, we floatilla'd. We ate shrimp. We were together. It was- as always- the best!
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