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6/24/2017

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And it is with the Sound of Music. Several months ago I purchased tickets to the new production of the Sound of Music which came to the Kennedy Center this month. At the time I bought the tickets I was fully confident that Meg and Clare would love it. I knew three-year-old Anne would need to stay home with daddy, but I had no doubt that Meg and Clare would enjoy all two hours and forty-five minutes of it. Wow, it is long. This week I began to be concerned that perhaps it was too much for the girls. I became even more anxious when right before we left Meg declared she didn't want to go. My response: "I paid a lot of money for these tickets. You are going." Not exactly the way you want to start off a fun afternoon.

​Happily Meg was so glad I made her go. I first began to calm down when I saw quite a few children (many of whom were younger than Meg and Clare) walking into the matinee performance. When Meg found out the production was in the Opera House, she was sold. The Opera House is very ornate and Meg was thrilled to just be in the theater. We had a little time before the performance so we pre-ordered cookies for intermission and enjoyed the fountains outside.
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Once the performance began, the girls were entranced. Meg sat on the edge of her seat and clapped enthusiastically after every song. Clare sat more quietly but never took her eyes off the stage. They loved the music. They loved the story. They loved the romance. When intermission came I wondered if they were going to ask how much longer the performance would be. Instead they asked, "Are they going to get married?' "Yes," I responded, "And they will have to escape the Nazis." Who wouldn't be excited about that!

The scenery was amazing. Scenes seamlessly switched from the abbey to von Trapp house. Charlotte Maltby was a magnificent Maria and made the performance truly her own. She was quite a different Maria than Julie Andrews. I think she captured the carefree spirit of Maria even better than Julie Andrews. Nicholas Rodriguez was a very handsome Captain. Melody Betts blew everyone away with her huge voice as Mother Abbess. 

We all came home singing the songs. Meg was hitting notes as big as the Mother Abbess and at time making Anne cry due to the volume. Meg is ready to do the school musical again (she sat out this past year). Clare is making plans to pursue a performance-oriented ballet school so she can perform in the Nutcracker. After seeing the Sound of Music, they are ready to perform. It made me so happy that they loved this experience. 
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