We interrupt this home improvement

To bring you a few images from my trip to Sacramento to see Vanessa in the Spelling Bee musical!!! I didn't take too many photos there (and don't worry - none were taken with a flash at all... so I didn't violate the "no flash photography" rule), but the ones I got were pretty great.

If you get a chance to see this musical, I say GO DO IT. It is completely cute and funny and silly and precious all at the same time.

Here is the famous Andrew Keenan-Bolger in action...
The "kids" - all of whom are in their 20s. It's funny cause some people who come see the show really think these are children! Also some people think it's a real spelling bee. Inevitably, they will get asked, "So who won?" LOLOL

Beautiful Nessa as Olive.
HAHAHAHA this pic cracks me up. Look at what Barfee is doing. He is sooo good at playing "bored with this"... or maybe it's "in my own world" And of course, the most unfortunate speller of all...

It's always exciting when pandemonium breaks out at a spelling competition, don't you think?
check out that air! he is soaring!

Oh... and of course what is a play without a little cameo from Jesus? My favorite part about this is that he is totally the Jesus from those candles you can get in the Mexican aisle in the grocery store. hahaahaha
Best, most amazing part... the I Love You Song. Sigh. Vanessa is just absolutely amazing. And I always knew that, but to finally see her on stage and get so completely wrapped up in what was going on in the story and her song and her emotion... I could not stop crying, which is why I only got this quick snap at the end of the song.



Really, it was a completely wonderful, funny show with so much heart and silliness and improv (they get people from the audience to join in the Bee! And no one knows how they will act, so it's a different, funny show every single night!). The characters are wonderful both onstage and offstage... and it was just a fanastic time. The show is still touring nationally, so check it out in a city near you! Right now they are in Houston till April 6th... but then Des Moines April 8-13, then Madison April 18-20, Memphis April 22-27, Cleveland May 6-18, Norfolk May 23-25, and finally Ottawa May 27-June 1. If you get a chance to see it, I promise you will not be disappointed. :)

Next blog post will be other pics from the trip (non-show related), so stay tuned! :)