just get it out

Okay, I'm just going to put this out there. I'm not ashamed to speak of it. There's no reason to keep this hidden any longer. In fact, those who know me best has long known this morsel of information about me.

I love musicals.

There is is. I love musicals. Whether it's Rodgers and Hammerstein or Sondheim. Schwartz or Kern. Larson or Lloyd Webber. Porgy or Bess... wait. Well, you get the point. I can't get enough of the stuff.

I was looking at upcoming shows at a St. Louis Performing Arts Center and I was thrilled with the lineup. They have scheduled "The Lion King", "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee", "The Light in the Piazza", "SPAMalot", and more. I am jazzed!

Here are a couple of other tasty morsels about my interest in musicals... my favorite musical is "Godspell." The musical I haven't been able to get out of my head is "Wicked." (Both musical are by Stephen Schwartz... interesting.)

Some of my favorite male performers: Donny Osmond, Mandy Patinkin, Victor Garber, and Norbert Leo Butz.

Favorite leading ladies: Kristen Chenoweth (my heart is racing... hold on... okay), Idina Menzel, Linda Eder, and the incomparable Julie Andrews.

I'm done. I just wanted to get that out there.
To those who might criticize musical theater... don't knock it 'til you've tried it.