I was going through some other musicals to watch, and came across Dear Evan Hansen in my list of optional movies. I knew some of the story line since I'd looked it up once while being curious about the musical. Oh goodness, that one left me crying as well. It was so obvious from the start that he was getting into that mess because he was hurting. I wasn't lonely in high school. I had friends, but I know the feeling of being an outsider. Interesting hanging ending also. That sometimes drives people crazy, but I don't mind it. I think the point of a hanging ending is to activate the mind in thinking about it, what has happened, where he's at now, and what you think will happen next; I admit I love it when things do this to me. That's often why I've always preferred the theater over the movies, because there's a special connection when you're seeing it live, and it often sparks me to think more about it. Many movies don't spark my mind like that. This one was an exception, and so was Fiddler on the Roof.
Not long after that, some family members and I went to see the play The Foreigner, which was being performed in a nearby community. I'm not sure there was any motive behind it other than I was in it in high school (as ensemble a.k.a. the group of bad guys). It was fun to see again, but in a way, it brings back some other memories linked to it. There was a girl who was helping prompt the actors while they were trying to memorize their lines, who disappeared without a trace just a few days before our first performance. I reminisced about it all that night after the play, and my family was asking me questions about it. I didn't know her really well. She was a few years younger than I, but I guess I still had enough memories to keep an audience for a while. I'd be willing to be many people would recognize her name if I mentioned it, because her story went nationwide.
From that to seeing some excerpts from the Music Man and Annie, Get Your Gun, not to mention getting in the mood to try to see how good my memory is in recalling the tune from what else, but Memory? I got a recording there. Since it was completely pulled out from my mind without any sheet music or accompaniment to assist, there may be some issues, but I suppose it works. You may hear the results here, if you're so inclined to listen (listen at your own risk): Memory I did put some effects in there to make it sound all fancy, but I didn't change my voice. I have no idea how to auto tune.
I'm all ready and prepped up for the play Fiddler on the Roof, but I still have another week, so don't mind me if I indulge in some more good stuff before time is up.
