C'mon Get Happy

Tonight I went to see a new musical, My Favorite Things with some folks from work. It starred Shirley Jones, and Patrick Cassidy. Yes, *that* Shirley Jones.

It seemed so odd to see her still performing after all these years. It brought back some memories of growing up watching her in the Partridge Family.

The musical itself was very good, a retrospective kind-of-thing of Rogers and Hammerstein musicals from "Carosel" to "The Sound of Music." The four performers (two females, two males) singing "(What Do You Do About) Maria" dressed as nuns was wonderful! Each song got enthusiastic applause but by the end of the show, they hadn't sung the most obvious song "My Favorite Things." It seemed so odd, the curtain closed, the lights faded to black, and we started applauding.

Then the spots came back up and the four actors took their bows, then started singing "My Favorite Things." They got about a verse into then they stopped, the curtains reopened and the stage lights came back up and the Colorado Springs Childrens' Chorale was there, *they* sang "My Favorite Things" and "Doe Ray Me." It was beautiful, it moved me to tears somewhat.

I need to start getting out more. Life is about living. Not just working. I made a promise to myself this year that I would finish the remodel on my kitchen (going on for three years now), figure out what to do with the rocket company (that's another story for another time), and acquire a lover, all "little" projects that have been sitting too long. Tonight reminded me about my love of theatre. I wonder what other loves I can uncover in the next few months... stay tuned...

Title Reference: Duh! It's the Theme from the Partridge Family...