HAPPINESS IS...A Good Review

HAPPINESS IS . . . By Brad Rudy
Grade: B+ (With Apologies to Charles Schulz and Clark Gesner)
4.5 out of 5

Happiness Is …
...Going to a Musical with my Little Girl.
...Seeing an old Favorite Done Right.
...Being Pleased with additions and changes to that old Favorite.

Happiness Is …
...Any Time spent with the words of Charles Schulz
...Any Time spent with Characters of Charles Schulz
...Any Time spent with the Wisdom of Charles Schulz

Happiness Is …
...Seeing Kristie Krabe with Blonde Hair.
...Seeing Kristie Krabe on stage at any time.
...Seeing Kristie Krabe make me forget Kristin Chenoweth.

Happiness Is …
...Seeing talented people perform for the first time.
...Seeing Maura Carey Gebhart make crabbiness HOT HOT HOT.
...Seeing Nick Arapoglou channel a dog.

Happiness Is …
...Seeing a musical with live musicians.
...Seeing a musical with no artificial amplification.
...Seeing a musical in which the cast can actually sing and dance and act.

Happiness Is …
...My little girl begging me to play the music from a show we just saw.
...Hearing my little girl rattle off the “Peter Rabbit” lyrics after hearing the song only once.
...Any time I can spend with my little girl in a theatre.

For Happiness is any time and any show at all, that makes me feel this good.

-- Brad Rudy (BKRudy@aol.com)

Postscript: I apologize if the structure of this pseudoreview does not let me go into more detail. This ensemble is one of the most talented groups I’ve seen in days (I admittedly have seen a lot of talented ensembles this year), this is one of my all-time shows, and the production is a delight for kids (round-headed or otherwise) and their children. My quibbles are pointless, and will remain unsaid, because the positives of this production overwhelm them and makes them petty. This show is a gift to us all.

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