Finian's Rainbow
Shayna and I went to see the musical play "Finian's Rainbow" today at the Walnut Street Theater.
The play was a bit long and the seats too small and uncomfortable, but besides that it was good with some lively Irish dancing and some entertaining musical numbers. There was also one character who did not speak but talked by "dancing" which a young boy interpreted. The actress was the best dancer of the cast and was beautiful to watch. It starred Ian D. Clark, a well known film and TV actor.
One highlight for Shayna was she got to take her 1st cab ride since we ate brunch about 4 blocks away and needed to get back fast. She thought it was fun.
After the show she got to meet one of the lead actresses who played "Sharon." Sharon was Ian D. Clark's (Finian)'s daughter. She was extremely nice and friendly and was happy to hear of Shayna's acting/theatrical pursuits. While we were talking to her the OTHER lead actor came off the elevator, the one who played "Woody" who is Sharon's love interest...he actually came over and right up to Shayna asking her name and saying he played Woody...Shayna was like "who's Woody?" LOL So he made a joke and said "see...everyone remembers you, not me" to Jennifer.
Shayna had fun taking notes in her mini notebook so that she can write her review for Radio Disney. She also took notes to review the restaurant (Caribou Cafe) but I told her that they won't want a restaurant review because most kids don't care about stuff like that (i.e cool trendy in restaurants and French bistros)..since most kids are not like Shayna- 8 going on 20.
Here is a photo of Shayna with Jennifer Hope Wills. She has been in a few Broadway plays in NYC including a starring role opposite Brooke Shields. if you go to her website there are photos of her with Brooke Shields.
Shayna with Jennifer Hope Wills, actress
The play was a bit long and the seats too small and uncomfortable, but besides that it was good with some lively Irish dancing and some entertaining musical numbers. There was also one character who did not speak but talked by "dancing" which a young boy interpreted. The actress was the best dancer of the cast and was beautiful to watch. It starred Ian D. Clark, a well known film and TV actor.
One highlight for Shayna was she got to take her 1st cab ride since we ate brunch about 4 blocks away and needed to get back fast. She thought it was fun.
After the show she got to meet one of the lead actresses who played "Sharon." Sharon was Ian D. Clark's (Finian)'s daughter. She was extremely nice and friendly and was happy to hear of Shayna's acting/theatrical pursuits. While we were talking to her the OTHER lead actor came off the elevator, the one who played "Woody" who is Sharon's love interest...he actually came over and right up to Shayna asking her name and saying he played Woody...Shayna was like "who's Woody?" LOL So he made a joke and said "see...everyone remembers you, not me" to Jennifer.
Shayna had fun taking notes in her mini notebook so that she can write her review for Radio Disney. She also took notes to review the restaurant (Caribou Cafe) but I told her that they won't want a restaurant review because most kids don't care about stuff like that (i.e cool trendy in restaurants and French bistros)..since most kids are not like Shayna- 8 going on 20.
Here is a photo of Shayna with Jennifer Hope Wills. She has been in a few Broadway plays in NYC including a starring role opposite Brooke Shields. if you go to her website there are photos of her with Brooke Shields.
Shayna with Jennifer Hope Wills, actress
The website: www.jenniferhopewills.com
posted by shoshanamom @ 11:09 PM
1 Comments:
At 12:51 AM,
Melly Mel said…
How exciting and lucky you are to have pulled off such an intimate meeting with a big star. This was a wonderful experience for Shayna. Thank you for displaying a link to Ms. Wills' website, which I enjoyed seeing.
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