Musicals, A "Friend"-ly Dinner and A Fry Toast

When we moved to Dixie from Up North, I thought we would be leaving behind excellent theater, 

which abounds on the Wasatch Front.

Boy, was I wrong!

Tuacahn, nicknamed "Broadway in the Canyon," is world class. This spectacular amphitheater, set against spectacular red cliffs and often using a recycling and stage-covering water feature, 

pairs up with Dreamworks to produce many familiar Disney shows, as well as their brand-new ones. 

And many other great musicals as well.

I'm talking Screen Actor's Guild actors, professional dancers 

and impressive outdoor sets, including high-wire flying.

Because I volunteer at the St. George Area Chamber of Commerce, I receive two free tickets to all of their shows. 

Roger and I usually wait until the end of September to go, hoping for cooler weather.

We got a range of weather this year.

In spite of the temperature being in the 90's, we enjoyed this spectacle about the story of Moses.

Matilda was about a wise little girl born in a very dysfunctional family. 

It was clever, sometimes funny and a bit dark for little children and we enjoyed it, 

sitting through intermittent sprinkles.

This classic was my favorite and I liked the Rogers and Hammerstein version. 

There was dramatic lighting and staging, and I loved the humor and the beautiful music. 

It was worth sitting through it in a definite cold snap.

We have other theater venues here that showcase local talent.

I have volunteered at the Chamber for about 8 years and my fun "boss" 

who works for the Chamber is Susi Lafaele.

She hasn't ever really acted before, but The Brigham Playhouse people 

needed a Bloody Mary in their production of South Pacific.

We had to go see that!

She said they had to keep telling her to be rougher and not so nice!

The Taylors invited us and Stenerutts, who were in town, over for a yummy dinner. 

It was so fun to catch up with Pat and Clyde, who are friends of the Taylors 

from when they lived in Sacramento and they went on our Grand European River Cruise with us. 

They are now our friends, too.

And our French fry toast was to our nephew, Adam Gabrielsen. 

We remember him on his birthday every year by going out for a burger and fries, his favorite!

The lessons we learned from having him with us for a few years will not be forgotten!

So there you have it! It has been a long, hot summer and yay! 

The fresh, cooler air of fall is underway!