Beauty and the Beast

MHS' spring musical is "Beauty and the Beast." This morning there was a special event just for children. We got to meet the cast, see a preview of the show, and then go on stage and tour the castle. Mati does not yet have a clue about princesses nor has she ever seen a Disney movie but she likes music and other kids so we gave it a try. She was not too thrilled at meeting Belle as you can see in the pictures. I think she was confused because whenever we're in that spot in the high school it generally means she gets to run to my room; in the pictures it looks like she's scouting her escape route. When we went into the auditorium Mati just wanted to run the aisles and push down seats; but then the lights went down and the curtain opened and music started... Mati went still. She sat on my lap so quietly I thought she was sleeping. She liked watching the singing and dancing! She's not ready for the full production, unless they could run it with songs only and cut all the dialogue, but the preview of three songs was perfect!

Meeting Belle, Mati is not impressed.



Sitting in the Beast's throne on stage.