What did you think of that last confession?
This one is a short stint from high school. We only went out a few times, but it is comical how it ended.
We'll call him THE SHOWMAN
In case you are new to vocal music, certain parts go together. Others just don't mix. Most of the time the leads are tenors and sopranos-- we altos and baritones end up playing the character part, not the ingenues. And Basses, you guys are just anomalies to me.
I was an alto (first and second, to be fair- yes, I had some range).
He was a tenor.
I auditioned and made the elite show choir, THE AMBASSADORS, my junior year. One year prior, they performed at the renowed Bishop Luers Show Choir Competition and swept the competition. The SHOWMAN had a reputation of being the best singer in the choir. His mom was a vocal coach and he got the talent training in spades.
The first time I heard SHOWMAN sing "Johanna" at the fall concert, I was stunned.
Stephen Sondheim took a liking to SHOWMAN so much so that he cast him as Jack alongside Burnadette Peters in the 1987 Broadway production Into the Woods.
So SHOWMAN could have his pick of the litter and well, he did. When it was my turn, we went out a few times that fall. He broke it off in the driveway of his next pursuit-- comparing me to sushi. SUSHI? I just had to try it. Ouch. I cried the whole night after that.
He chose a soprano, of course, and they were prom king and queen that spring. They were together through the rest of high school. The perfect couple--on and off stage. . They also were the leads in Guys and Dolls (Sky Masterson/Sarah Brown) and The Music Man.(Harold Hill/Marion)
I got to watch their love story unfold from the wings.
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