May 24, 2012

Weather-wise, a perfect day.  Ended with a drive to Reynolds High to see Carousel, the commencement of a feast of theater that continues tomorrow in New York. The female leads were outstanding. The people I will see again and may have to talk with about the show were outstanding, so there’s safety. I enjoyed the production thoroughly, but also noticed that the piece itself is of its time, and in it the classic machinery of the American Musical clanks on transparently. Pretty tunes. Girls at that age are always more convincing as adults than boys. At leaving, a thin red crescent of moon hung in the west.

Most dilemmas in a musical can be solved by taking the silly boy or the silly girl aside, tossing cold water in their face and screaming “wake up!” But then, where would be the show?