Today is Thursday, and the Marco Polo cast is just about ready to leave for the ship. They ran their last show for us this afternoon, and we were all blown away with the amount of material they had learned this week. WOW! Way to go you guys! So many songs, so many dances, so little time. Here's a picture of Garris and Rochelle (above) and Brandon and Sarah (below) in a number from the show. Garris and Brandon were there to observe, but were "recruited" as stand ins for this audience participation number.
Awww, isn't that sweet?!
Here is Sarah singing "Hey Big Spender".
Claire Williams has done an amazing job of teaching this show. It is non-stop choreography for nearly an hour!
The Marco Polo features the dancers throughout every show. We are fortunate to have a GREAT group of dancers in this cast! They are workin' hard, too!
After the run, the choreographer, music director and I sat with the cast and gave notes.
While the Marco Polo cast was doing their final run, the cast of Celebrity Cruises' MILLENNIUM was rehearsing next door. Today they were working on "FANTASEA". All of the cast members are now in Nashville and they are looking like a really strong group!
Tomorrow, I am going to Birmingham to attend a retirement celebration for Leon Precise, my high school youth director. Leon was a huge influence in my life, as well as hundreds of of other young people who have grown up in his youth programs. I am supposed to sing at the dinner, but I've been sick all week and things are not looking good for having much of a voice by tomorrow. I'm kind of bummed. Maybe I will have a dramatic recovery between now and then! This is a busy weekend with several major shows happening between now and Monday. I will post more pics as time permits. TGIF!
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