Singing In The Rain

 

Even though it was snowing today, I went to the campus to enjoy a matinee performance of "Singing In The Rain." We seniors got a discount on the tickets and I had a great seat.

Good golly, those college kids can sure dance and sing. The two male leads were great and I could not decide which one was better. The shorter one did a pratfall and laid on his back with his legs like a W. How in the world did he do that? The taller one grabbed his left foot with his right hand and jumped through the circle with his right foot. How did he do that? One of the female leads danced awkwardly and sang in a most disturbing, high pitched Bronx voice that was painful to hear and must have done some damage to her throat. How did she do that? The costumes were lovely. Flapper dresses, headbands with feathers, Zoot suits, spats, bow ties, newsboy hats and elegant long gloves made me envious. Where can I buy a pair of those long gloves? The kids got a standing ovation and now they are doing the same routine tonight. Their performance last Thursday was cancelled due to the power outage and I am not sure if they are going to reschedule. I wondered if they were going to make it rain on stage during the most famous song. Images of rain were projected onto the screen and the dancer leaped into three metal buckets of water with his tap shoes on. For the finale they had 30 people tap dancing together. Bravo!