Last night the girls had a sneak preview of the WHS musical "Once Upon A Mattress." I thought it was important for the girls to get to see what I have been doing almost every night for the last 8 weeks. Plus, Mac had a meeting scheduled at the same time as my final tech rehearsal and our babysitter was MIA, so... Anyway, here is our review:
Our anti-song, youngest was quickly won over as soon as Hannah began to belt her first note of "Shy." Perhaps, it was because the song spoke to her tiny shy self or it was because Hannah is undeniably adorable as the swampy princess Winnifred. A3's attention was held by our Larken. Every time Abby walked onto the stage A3 would say, "Abby." She would repeat it over and over and over until Abby was no longer in sight and then she changed her chant to, "Abby, where are you?" Her repeated "Abby chant" paused only while Abby was singing. A3 was in awe over that beautiful soprano songstress! A3 was also impressed by "John." She could have been talking about the ever impressive Dauntless, but I can't be sure of that since every teenaged boy, according to A3, is "John." This can be accredited to our babysitter's son, John, who is the bee's knees according to my girls.
A3 danced her special A3 dance to all the songs and would do her best to imitate the performers on the stage. My favorite was when she was imitating the "Spanish Panic," but you will just have to come to the show to see why. Plus, I don't have any idea what that dance move is called and I don't want my age to show.... A3 summed up last night's theater performance as "Good." She did her best to hang with the big girls, but she goes to bed at 7:30 so it was rough once it hit 8:30.
It is hard to tell who loved the show more, A1 or A2. Both said they LOVED it and begged to watch it again Saturday and Sunday. While they both said it was the best show they had ever seen, they each had different reasons. A1, being the politically correct one of the group, said, "Everyone was really good." She told me she wasn't able to pick just one favorite person in the show. She stayed pretty true to her word. Although, on the way home our conversation centered around all of the Queen's lines which she was amazingly able to recite. On the way to the babysitter's house this morning she asked to listen to "Sensitivity" and then broke the news that I need to start making a dress that looks just like Annelise's. A1 says she will be Queen Aggrivane for Halloween. Now, I know that she hasn't said in so many words who her favorite person was but I have a pretty good guess and it isn't just because of her name!
A2 was a little more upfront on her views. She liked all the songs but the King and the Prince were the funniest during their song, Man to Man. Thankfully, she did not understand what they were talking about! Her favorite characters were Winnifred because she was really strong and has pretty hair, Harry and his Lady because Harry is cute, and the Wizard because he is magical. A2 just brought me a paper that she wrote that said, "I <3 E". She told me she spelled the name "HAIR-E." This little showmance she has created in her head just might be the trick I needed to get her more interested in letter sounds, writing, and reading. THANK YOU HAIR-E! She loved all of the costumes, especially the purple dresses.
I asked the girls if they thought people should go see the show and they responded with their pre-teen scrunchy "duh" expressions. A1 couldn't understand why people wouldn't want to go see the show because "it is the best and it is about a princess and my dad built the bed."
My take on the show: Of course everyone should come see it! The talent that this group of 38 students has is unbelievable. This show is funny, I mean laugh out loud hilarious. It is a grown up twist on the Princess and the Pea. There are a few adult level jokes but all of them went over the heads of the A Team. Many of them even went over the heads of the high school students and that, my friends, is refreshing. I promise, as long as you have a sense of humor, you will enjoy "Once Upon a Mattress." For those of you who don't have a sense of humor, well I am sorry because that is a sad existence.
Oh and if you need another reason to come see the show, we have famous people in it!
Jennifer Lawrence as Princess #12
and Dave Franco as the knight who was tricked into auditioning and ended up being a featured dancer...
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