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An Authors Note: Two Points

1.)  Elton John is a genius.

2.)  That is all.

And now, a letter from Amneris to Aida.

Dearest Aida,

            It has now been fifteen years since you and Radames passed.  Though perhaps it’s a bit poetic to say, “passed.”  I did send you to death after all.  But I truly didn’t want to, I promise!  It was the law, and what Daddy says, goes.  But anyway, I hope you two are doing well.  I don’t quite…

Glitter and pink,

Feathers and lights,

Oh what do you think,

Could be on this night?

What else but a drag show?!

The wigs are a plenty.

The rhinestones, they glisten

And sparkle like pennies.

Once a movie,

And now put to stage

Priscilla’s a show

To last through the ages.

Somewhat of a cult crowd,

Enthusiastic, for sure.

Their ages varied,

With outfits…

Frank Abagnale Junior,

A con man perhaps?

Left home at sixteen,

And forged many checks

A pilot once,

A doctor, then lawyer

His careers changed often,

Unknown to employers

A good-looking boy,

Charming in fashion

His falsetto, though wavered

Was truly impassioned

Frank’s girl Brenda

Had quite lovely pipes

Her song had me weeping

A love of the winsome…

Beauty and the Beast: A Show to Forget

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast opened Tuesday, October 16 at the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown Minneapolis. If you were born after 1991, and had a relatively normal American childhood filled with Disney movies, then you’ve probably seen the classic film and know the story. The story follows a young woman named Belle, played by Hilary Maiberger, in a “poor, provincial town” in France. Her father,…