I hated musicals!

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When I was a kid my mom used to adore musicals. She never went to see any on stage, but she liked to watch the movie versions over and over and over, and she'd sing song from them all the time. We repeatedly watched My Fair Lady, Finnean's Rainbow, Fidler on the Roof.. Actually she'd often look at me and sing that one song "Where is that little girl I carried?" which I'm pretty sure is from Fiddler on the roof.. Her advice often came from songs from musicals. I hated musicals.. they were boring! When she put one of those movies on I'd leave the room in a heartbeat and do my best not to re-enter for a few hours.. musicals are also really really long, aren't they? Like My Fair Lady.. wow! Fast forward 30 years and a few kids later.. suddenly I'm all about musicals. My kids have a love for musicals, which has given me a love for musicals. Granted I'm now able to choose which ones I'll watch... Tonight I'll be seeing Guys & Dolls with 2 of my boys. I signed them up for a program where they get to spend the whole day at the show. They'll have lunch with the cast, they'll learn some choreography, tour the prop and costume department, take a few lessons from some of the crew of the show, and then finally later tonight they'll go to see the show. My 14 year old did it last year with Oklahoma.. this year my 11 year old will go as well. They're getting dressed and ready now. Hopefully it's a fun day for them!