Grease is the Word

Last night I saw my sister Beth as Frenchy in the musical Grease! She was excellent and hammy, which is what the part calls for. The girl who played Rizzo and the boy who played Kenickie were also tops, and the girl who played Marty had just the right amount of snark. The girl cast as Sandy was the perfect ingenue, and I gather that it's not too far from her own character.

My sister has an arpeggio voice; even sitting several rows back my mother and I could pick out her voice from the final chorus.

This proved to be fortunate, as the sound system at the auditorium is in desperate need to a revamping. It was heartbreaking, because the cast were putting such heart into their performances, and much of the musical was augmented with static or cuts. However, the ones with the stronger voices (Rizzo, Kenickie, Frenchy, Doody) were better able to be heard over the interference. The audience were understanding, and though the sound was low much of the time they still gave a great ovation.

Kudos for the community players and director!