Here's a trailer for the musical:
One of the gifts I got for Christmas was a ticket to Anne Of Green Gables: The Ballet. Something to look forward to in April. I've seen Anne Of Green Gables: The Musical a couple of times while visiting PEI, but never the ballet... it should be a good time; two of my sisters also have tickets. I'd had Anne Of Green Gables read to me at a young age- and eventually read it and its sequels myself. My first experience of the musical was, however, in grade four when I joined choir. In the spring concert we performed a bit of the play (the slate breaking scene) and sang one of the songs from it: Anne of Green Gables (never change). I auditioned for the part of Anne, who sang a solo as well as got to smash a slate over Gilbert's head. The field was narrowed down to me and one other girl, but she got the part because, as our music teacher explained pragmatically, she was a natural red head and wouldn't need a wig (which we didn't have). It was a bitter moment but I had to acknowledge the practicality of this decision, especially since she sang the part at least as well as I and, admittedly, was a dead ringer for every depiction of Anne I'd seen up to that time. So I was one of the six back up singers/school kids which was no doubt a better fit for me; I'm always more comfortable singing (alto) in a group than by myself. Here's a trailer for the musical: It is not, to be sure, even close to being one of my favourite musicals but really it's the nostalgia factor which makes me enjoy it whenever I see it. And it does have a very catchy song about ice cream:
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Yesterday was another beautiful Saturday, much of which was spent at the beach: I was listening to this LP last night; I picked it up the last time I dropped into a thrift shop to peruse the records and books. Kiss Me Kate is, obviously, a musical; it is based around a musical production of Shakespeare's The Taming Of The Shrew, with drama on the stage and behind the scenes. It opened for the first time in 1948 and its music and lyrics were written by Cole Porter. It was a great success, winning the 1949 Tony for Best Musical, and in 1953, a movie version was made of the play starring Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, and Ann Miller. Here are a couple numbers from it: Not my favourite musical by any stretch, but it definitely has its moments.
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