Opening Night

Last night was opening night for Annie at the Zilker Hillside. The park was packed; people were excited; and I was prepared to be tearful throughout the whole thing. My child was getting to live a dream she's had for so long. When the overture began I thought I might lose it, but I held my emotions together and beamed proudly when a stream of orphans began pushing their beds across the stage. The show was amazing. It's hard to believe that just 6 weeks ago they got their scripts and began to just read through. This was a full blown professional production and DA was in it!!! I must say that the orphans made the show. Hard Knock Life got people singing along right at the beginning. When they did Never Fully Dressed the crowd hooted and cheered - especially for the kick line. And the looks on their faces as they entered Daddy Warbucks' house in the final scene made everyone say "awww". We had quite a few friends and family there. Jan made it in spite of a sprained ankle, John, DB, and DA's boyfriend, A, were among the crowd. Getting her into the car after the show was a feat in and unto itself. She was so excited it was hard to fit her vibrating body into Puck (my MINI).