Work, Work, Work

       Who knew that autobiographies could be so interesting? Yes, I did stereotype non-fiction when my teacher assigned this project. I’m really enjoying learning about Broadway through Kristin Chenoweth and Julie Andrews. While reading my book about Julie Andrews, I was truly fascinated about hearing how hard it is to make a Broadway production. I could really relate to this because recently I was in my school’s musical, “Grease.” We put in countless hours to make a show that wowed the audience. There were a few nights when I got home at 11 PM, worked on a huge stack of homework, finally got to bed at 1 AM, got up at 6 AM, and started the process again. All of our hard work definitely paid off because we sold out three of our five performances. Anyways, Julie said that she had troubles with her voice because she was singing so much. Many of the leads in “Grease” were told to drink gallons and gallons of to maintain their voices. Julie wasn’t just told to drink water until she was drowning, she had to go to a doctor and get special treatments every week so that she could perform.
         I am surprised that I have never heard about Julie Andrews being in the Broadway hit “My Fair Lady.” From what it sounds like, “My Fair Lady” is equivalent to the popularity of “The Lion King.” Too bad I wasn’t alive when Julie was in this because I would have been first in line to see it! “Camelot,” another musical Julie Andrews was in, sounded like a struggle at the start to me. During the making of the show, they had many troubles with directors getting stressed and sick. Luckily, they were able to work the show enough to make it a hit. Like I’ve said before, I’m not going to spoil the book for you. You know what that means? Get off the computer, grab your car keys and wallet, write down the name of this book, “Home: A Memoir of My Early Years” by Julie Andrews, and drive to your local bookstore. On the other hand, if you’re like me, pick up your e-reader and buy the book with the simple press of a button.  Also while you’re at it, you might as well buy “A Little Bit Wicked,” the Kristin Chenoweth book, too J.Quote of the day that is musical, “Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn.” -Charlie Parker.
 ~Aspiring Actress~