June 16-21
CMT's Broadway Extravaganza
This year CMT was a little different in a lot of ways. First difference is that we did not do a musical as in past years; we did a musical revue--songs and dances from several Broadway shows, both classic and contemporary. It was fun--easier to rehearse and we were able to feature many more children in this format than a traditional musical. Plus the kids got to learn music from shows that CMT will NEVER do (South Pacific, Hairspray come to mind.) I'm thinking I will alternate between this format and a play every other year.
The biggest and best difference was that this year we had a CMT committee. I worked closely with the Shepherds who were co-directors/ co-producers/ production managers/ Awesome people. And in addition to that, we had parents who chaired costumes, props, set, refreshments, backdrop, rehearsal snacks, cast pizza party, registration, etc. It was AMAZING! The whole process was much more fun, and the other parents did a WAY better job than I could have at their respective roles. Huge thanks to all the parents who helped make CMT a success!
And now, a bajillion pics of CMT 2014!
Painting the set
Dads and sons helping set up and strike the set
Rehearsals.
Yes, this is a picture of one of our rehearsal days.
One of the kids threw his shoe up on the roof.
Thank goodness for Ryan, we got it back down.
it was a little perilous.
"Seize the Day"--Newsies
"Naughty"--Matilda
"I Won't Grow Up"--Peter Pan
"Elegance"--Hello Dolly
"Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile"--Annie
"Hard Knock Life"--Annie
"Nothin' Like a Dame"--South Pacific
(turned out SO cute! These boys were hilarious!)
"I Know it's Today"--Shrek
"Under The Sea"--Little Mermaid
"You Can't Stop the Beat"--Hairspray
"When I Grow Up"--Matilda
Notes after the first run-through
Cast Pizza Party
CAST PICTURES!
Just the cast
Cast + 4 directors, + 5 youth helpers
Sydney enjoyed the dress rehearsal while Arthur worked on the lighting.
And the costumes/props were ready . . .
the "Candy Bonanza" was ready . . .
The kids were ready . . .
And the directors were ready!
Showtime:
CMT is brought to you today by the Number 5 (5 rehearsals)
and the Letter "C" (CrAzY!)
Not very many pictures of performance day, because I am too busy with everything else that day, but I have a few either from other people or taken after the performance.
Dallin singing "Arise and seize the Day!"
Dallin & Curtis
The Three Fiona's, Sophie, Lucy and Daphne
my friend Tamera and I after the performance.
We did it!
Love these Shepherds. Seriously could not have done it without them.
Top 4 reasons I do CMT:
The kids all did so great--I was smiling the whole performance and sometimes tears popped into my eyes too. Maybe because I was tired and stressed, but also, because I think CMT is beautiful. And when you have 66 kids up on stage singing "When I grow up I will be strong enough to haul around the heavy things you have to haul around with you when you're a grown-up," sometimes tears happen.
3 comments:
Sharee! I'm so glad this year was a huge success! That's awesome that there were so many great individuals willing to help out. I think CMT will only get better and better because of this... good people are drawn to good things.
Can't wait to view some of the performances via youtube!
Love you and your family tons!
Mel
Seriously bummed that we missed it!
Way to go! What an awesome accomplishment! I am so proud of you and the kiddos (and Arthur for holding down the fort).
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