I can do that.

So tonight I went to see The Addams Family on tour at The Capital Theatre. I love seeing musicals I don't know very well, it's an opportunity to find potential roles/productions that I may be auditioning for. And it's fun to see something new, like going to the movies, but better because it's live. This show was so ridiculously silly, very fun. Andrew Lippa did the score, and he's just so good. The music is fantastic. Its a much more pared down score than the one on the recording, alot of the songs on the soundtrack were not in the show, but I think that's a good thing. I think my favorite part was the Ancestor characters which made up the ensemble, and Uncle Fester was brilliant, and Gomez, Wednesday and Alice were all incredible as well. 

My new favorite thing to do when going to these touring shows, or when I saw shows in NYC this past spring, is watch and see what the choreography is like, listen to the vocal lines, and compare myself to the performers. It's been incredibly exciting to realize that I am not unrealistic in my dreams of being on stage professionally. Watching the show last night I focused a lot on the Ancestor Ensemble, and the majority of the dancing numbers were not out of my skill-set. It was a realization I needed last night. I was having a "what am I doing with my life" kindof day, feeling a bit unsure of myself and my goals. But last night at the show I was reminded that the performers on tour and on Broadway are just people, like me, who are passionate about being onstage. One of my favorite people in the cast coughed onstage during one of her songs, I also saw an ensemble member cough, and I love that. It's live theatre, nothing is perfect, and that's what makes it great. 

And Yeah,

I can do that.

:-D