Surely you remember Lindsay; she is the Texas gal in this great poke at Sooner fans.
Anyway, we were off to San Marcos Sunday afternoon to catch the last performance by the Texas State University Department of Theater & Dance of this particular production. For those of you who haven't been to San Marcos, or at least beyond the Outlet Mall, you should really take a drive and see the place. And if you are really in the mood, there is Aquarena Springs, but Ralph the Swimming pig is no longer diving.
But for those of us with a little class, the theater made for a great afternoon.
The show is what amounts to a review of songs from John Kander and Fred Ebb. I know, I had to Google them too. But they are responsible for many songs made famous in shows like Chicago, Cabaret, & New York, New York. So in essence, the production was an opportunity for these theater students to show off their singing and show skills. This is not something you'll see at your kid's elementary school. We were seriously impressed with the talent and not just in singing but also several humorous scenes.

One of the male actors, Tyler Wallach (Man 1) really stood out. This guy did a song, "Mr. Cellophane", which was simply awesome. He also performed with the women in the show on a great song called "Sara Lee" that had the audience really laughing.

The musicians in the show were also incredible. If you just had a bunch of amateurs out there, the singers could not have performed the really intricate show tunes. These musicians genuinely did a top notch job, helping to make it a memorable afternoon.
Going up to San Marcos also gave us a chance to meet some of Sid's family including Lindsay's proud parents Jim & Monica Hicks and her brother Jake who plays football at Rice. What a talented family!

3 comments:
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed the show!
They were all so awesome :) . I opted not not even get out of my seat for fear of missing out on the beginning of the second half.I really enjoyed myself.reminded me of my high school musical days in show choir :)good times:)
This was a truly talented cast. Kudos to Dr. Greg White, TSU Musical Theatre Director, for the marvelous job he did in implementing the creative process to bring out the very best in each performer. May each of these students find success as he or she pursues a career on stage as an actor.
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