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BAP 2013: Annie-Day 3, Monday

Today went really well! Everyone is working super hard, and we are ahead of schedule.We have rehearsed all the songs, and we have choreographed every number but New Deal! For any of you that might not realize how big of an accomplishment that is, keep in mind that we have a cast of 20, a good half of whom can't watch a PG-13 movie yet. That's approximately 26 musical numbers!

We watched the movie tonight after we finished blocking pages 44-110. We watched the 1982 film with Carol Burnett and Bernadette Peters. It doesn't follow the plot as well as the newer movie does, but who can resist watching Carol Burnett's rendition of 'Little Girls?' She is fabulous. Now, in a normal production you would never watch the movie musical, just because it takes away your original spin on the character. But, since we are doing a 140 page musical in a week, we make some allowances.

Can't wait to see what happens tomorrow!

(Hehe get it? Tomorrow?)

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