Yes, I did it this year. Why? I got talked into it. I'm glad I did do it though, I just do believe that some people who talked me into it made a lot bigger deal out of it than the Cabaret deserves.
I did a tap number. Puttin' on the Ritz. My mom was will to pay Miss B for private lessons so we could get this thing choreographed and put together. I have to thank her so much for that. The number would have been terrible otherwise.
It was a hard number to do, especially considering that I was doing it on a raked stage. I mean, really especially since I was doing it on a raked stage. I almost fell once, but as a whole I think it went very well (and many thanks to NB for having my water ready to go as soon as I was done!). Even better, O was in town with her CMU audition the next day (we can hope for the best!), so she was able to come see it, which was a great thing.
The Cabaret is not a big production. It is a relatively informal evening, with a lot of relaxed acts. It is a chance for people to do things onstage that might not normally have a venue or an audience to do so. I have never done a full tap solo before. That was my contribution, and this was my chance. For several other people it was there chance. However, such a performance does not always necessarily deserve a big audience, or a lot of hype. It is small potatoes. It doesn't even deserve nerves from the people involved.
I know this is a short post, but a longer one would be contradictory to my previous point.
-NM
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