Overview: Margy is a young girl bored with country life and excited about going to the Iowa State fair with her parents and brother. Each family member has different hopes for the fair, Ma has mincemeat pies for competition, Pa is entering Blue Boyvas biggest boar and brother Wayne had planned to spend the timeContinue reading “#Musical Monday Review #25: State Fair”
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#Musical Monday Review #22 Fiddler on the Roof
Overview: A Jewish family living in a poor village, just trying to live their lives. Tavye, the patriarch has five girls to we’d and give a dowry to but he just sells milk and delivers it with a lame horse and trailer. The oldest daughter is able to marry the man she loves, while aContinue reading “#Musical Monday Review #22 Fiddler on the Roof”
#Musical Monday Review #17: Guys and Dolls
Overview: Nathan Detroit is strapped for cash and looking for a place to hold a floating crap game. In a desperate attempt for quick cash, he challenges Sky Masterson to take a missionary to Havana because he believes all “dolls” are the same. Nathan picked a girl so different from Sky’s usual norm, he isContinue reading “#Musical Monday Review #17: Guys and Dolls”
#Musical Monday Review #16: Yentl
Overview: A young Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy in order to study the Torah. Problems arise when she falls in love with a fellow student and can’t confess her love. Yentl is then forced to marry a young woman because of Jewish law and find reasons to keep from consummating their marriage. Opinion:Continue reading “#Musical Monday Review #16: Yentl”
#Musical Monday Review #15 Mamma Mia (The Movie)
Overview: Sophia is getting married and wants to invite her dad. Problem is her mom never told her who he was, because she secretly doesn’t know. So she sends an invitation to the three possible candidates, not explaining the reason behind it. Thinking she will automatically sense the right one when they show up. WhenContinue reading “#Musical Monday Review #15 Mamma Mia (The Movie)”
Pop In!
Just thought I would pop in and apologize for the past two Mondays of no #Musical Monday Reviews. I have been busy with school and preparing for Camp NanoWriMo and waiting for a beta reader to get back to me about another book. I lost track of days and realized yesterday was Monday again. IContinue reading “Pop In!”
May #WrapUp
CLTBRChallenge15 and GoodReads Book Challenge Progress- 21 of 65 and 30 of 65 books read. I really need to start reading books from my TBR pile again! But I have the next Night School preordered and an ARC of RSVP From Heaven to read as well. I am a failure at diving into my longContinue reading “May #WrapUp”
#Musical Monday Review #14: Oklahoma!
Overview: Life in Oklahoma territory is simple, and the biggest enjoyment are parties called box socials. Everyone in town is going and Curly has come to ask his reluctant sweetheart to go with him. She refuses, and ends up going with Jud her hired hand. As everything is spread out, everyone stops at Laurey andContinue reading “#Musical Monday Review #14: Oklahoma!”
#Musical Monday Review #11: Spinout
Overview: Race car driver, Mike McCoy, meets a girl that runs him off the road and while he is wading in the shallow river he drove into all she wants to do is talk about dating him. Unknowingly, there is a second girl hiding in the bushes watching him. Mike also moonlights as a singerContinue reading “#Musical Monday Review #11: Spinout”
April #WrapUp
CLTBRChallenge15 and GoodReads Book Challenge Progress- 20 of 65 and 24 of 65 books read. April Books: Spearwood Academy Vol 3 Spearwood Academy Vol 4 Spearwood Academy Vol 5 Murderous Little Darlings: Non-TBR Night School: Genesis Night School: Legacy Night School: Fracture In other news, my Camp NaNoWriMo was somewhat of a failure and kindContinue reading “April #WrapUp”