Opening Night

After three weeks of rehearsal (on my part, anyway), Charlottesville High School's production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying finally opened last night. Overall, I'm pretty happy with the results. I may have messed up a few notes, but nothing was show-stoppingly egregious, which is always a good thing. Unfortunately, I can't see the stage from where I am in the pit, but from what I hear, the kids did a fantastic job. And now that the opening night nerves are out of the way, the show will just get better and better with each performance!

Naturally, I was on a performance high immediately after the show. It's probably my favorite feeling in the world: the bows are over, the curtains are closed, and I'm just hamming it up on the exit music. And while I'm not the world's best pianist, I'm definitely one of the greatest hams alive. I can make you think I'm playing a piano concerto when I'm really just playing Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.

And, like all musicians, I judge the quality of my friends on whether or not they come see me perform. So here's a shout-out to Chrissy and Paul, who came to the show last night. Thanks for your support, guys!