I’m a sucker for musical theatre. There’s nothing like someone bursting into song and dance for no particular reason. Music can ease some of the pain we face each day – whether it be physical or mental. Old Testament, David, was able to soothe King Saul’s troubled mind and body with the sound of the harp. We receive comfort from the old hymns we sing at funerals. Patriotic songs stir feelings within our heart for our country – no matter what’s going on in this horrible year. Songs inspire – excite – calm – bring out our emotional side and give us hope.
Rodgers and Hammerstein created the musical “Oklahoma,” when I was just a young girl of thirteen. It’s been a mainstay at many high school and community theatres for years. Like many other musicals, it’s been done to death, but you simply can’t forget some of the beautiful music that’s come from it. When Gordon MacRae road his horse across the prairie and through the corn, I fell in love for the first time.
Some days we wake to a cloud covered sky, filled with grey and gloomy thoughts. There are times when fog fills the air and it’s hard to see for more than a block or two. When blizzards, tornadoes, hurricanes and other destructive storms take lives and destroy property, we cry for all of it. When the sun is shining and the air is fresh and clean, it seems like nothing can get in the way of our enjoyment.
This year has been filled with all of the above days. We’ve been plummeted with snow, endured high dew points and come through some terrible storms. We’ve been isolated, scared, placed in harms way, seen destruction from the weather along with a movement that believes violence and hate are the only ways to solve their grievances.
It has been a year to erase from the calendar. Many would like to forget it completely, but as bad as it’s been, we have so many positives to take away from it. We’ve seen neighbors helping neighbors rebuild. We’ve seen innovative ways of offering classes to young and old alike. This year has set the medical field on a quest to find a cure for COVID19. Families have grown closer because of the quarantines. We’ve found a different method of worship – which seems foreign to most of us, but we are still able to worship. Out of chaos will come order.
Today, it’s a beautiful morning. The sky is blue, the air is clean and I’m going to spend it outside. When God allows us to sleep through the night and wake to another day, it’s a blessing. Make the most of each one of them.
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Oklahoma- I love that musical.
Well, I am a massive musical fan- Oklahoma, South Pacific, Sound of Music, Singing in the Rain, and Fiddler on the Roof are some of the classic musicals I love. Then the more modern ones: Les Mis, Phantom of the Opera, Rent, Wicked, Newsies, Aladdin, Lion King, and Beauty and the Beast are others I love.
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I’m a fan of almost all of them. Love the energy and pure story telling through the music. Are you a performing artist?
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No, I am not a performing artist. Don’t have the talent. So I am usually in the audience watching a musical
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I love to perform and still do occasionally at age 78. I spent my career teaching drama and writing plays. Being part of the audience is a necessary part of the experience as well.❤️
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In the audience- I do feel as if I become a character on stage and I see the orchestra as a character.
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Very true❤️
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Seeing this post is about Oklahoma, here is a post talking about my love for the musical:
https://megsdailymusings.wordpress.com/2020/03/07/kansas-city/
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The corn is as high as an elephants eye!!!!
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There’s a bright golden haze in the meadow . . .
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And it looks like it’s climbing clear up to the sky—— okay this is where we wait for Oneta to chime in on Oklahoma where the wind is sweeping……..
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And she is just the one to do it😄
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did you get my comment regarding Oneta—if not, I’ll rewrite it 🙂
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Yes I just replied.
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Beam us up Oneta!
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To infinity and beyond.
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Wait— she may want the window seat to Mars
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Well she does deserve it.
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