My granddaughter Omi finished her run in Sound of Music on Sunday. My wife and I came into Chicago for it, and my son and his fiancee also flew in, which was wonderful. The whole family was there. The cast was on fire - their best performance, that end-of-show thing.
Yesterday Omi shot a Kellogg's cereal commercial. You'd think that would be enough for a ten year old, right?
Nope. I held off on posting this until the cast was officially announced:
Omi will be Bielke (one of Tevye's daughters) in Chicago Lyric Opera's new production of Fiddler on the Roof this fall! This production originally ran in Berlin. The director is the hottest opera and musical theater guy in Europe, and it's the first US production of his version of the show. It's her most prestigious show yet.
Chicago Lyric Opera is in downtown Chicago, and it's a pretty special place.
www.lyricopera.org
Here's a link to the production of this show. The production values are absolutely incredible, as you can see from a shot of the Berlin show:
You can click on 'more' to see Omi's picture in the cast. The cast's experience is listed on the site - mostly Broadway stuff, Tony awards, etc.
Advance Apologia:
I realize this is yet another post in my long and perhaps insufferable family-brags, but dammit, the family does pretty cool things in the arts! How am I supposed to STFU?
Hell, if I drop dead I'm gonna post this stuff as a ghost, if necessary!
We all know how difficult it is to succeed in music, art, acting, etc., and my goodness, I'm beyond excited to see success! I can't keep this to myself. Perhaps I should. Whatever. I can't stop. I had to share my happiness. What's better than seeing your family enjoy their lives? Is there so much that's wrong with 'share my joy'?
I'll post some pics of some cool stuff when my iPad finally charges and I can upload some pics with the Imgur app.
Yesterday Omi shot a Kellogg's cereal commercial. You'd think that would be enough for a ten year old, right?
Nope. I held off on posting this until the cast was officially announced:
Omi will be Bielke (one of Tevye's daughters) in Chicago Lyric Opera's new production of Fiddler on the Roof this fall! This production originally ran in Berlin. The director is the hottest opera and musical theater guy in Europe, and it's the first US production of his version of the show. It's her most prestigious show yet.
Chicago Lyric Opera is in downtown Chicago, and it's a pretty special place.
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Lyric Opera of Chicago is redefining what it means to experience great opera today
www.lyricopera.org
Here's a link to the production of this show. The production values are absolutely incredible, as you can see from a shot of the Berlin show:
You can click on 'more' to see Omi's picture in the cast. The cast's experience is listed on the site - mostly Broadway stuff, Tony awards, etc.
Advance Apologia:
I realize this is yet another post in my long and perhaps insufferable family-brags, but dammit, the family does pretty cool things in the arts! How am I supposed to STFU?
Hell, if I drop dead I'm gonna post this stuff as a ghost, if necessary!
We all know how difficult it is to succeed in music, art, acting, etc., and my goodness, I'm beyond excited to see success! I can't keep this to myself. Perhaps I should. Whatever. I can't stop. I had to share my happiness. What's better than seeing your family enjoy their lives? Is there so much that's wrong with 'share my joy'?
I'll post some pics of some cool stuff when my iPad finally charges and I can upload some pics with the Imgur app.
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