It did not really start out that way and we not even fans of his, but we ended up watching two movies with him in them. So, here is the story of Zac Efron night and being cheered up by musicals.
One of my dear friends Lindsay was just cast in a production of High School Musical (HSM) in New Hampshire. We are so committed to seeing Lindsay in all her productions AND we love HSM, so we were trying to figure out a way we could go to New Hampshire during our furlough this winter to see her. However, we talked to her tonight and the show is in late November and we do not get to the US until Dec 18th. We did look on the web for things to do in the NH town and we could have also enjoyed brewery tours and Bingo games in addition to seeing Lin in the musical. (I guess we will have to settle for St. Arnold's Brewery and Family Bingo Hall in Houston.)
Anyhow, all the talk of HSM made me want to watch it, so watch it we did. We have the encore edition on DVD and watched the sing-along version. It is not the best of musicals, but it is so cute and entertaining. We even went to the concert tour in Houston at the Toyota Center! Sharpay is my favorite, followed by Ryan. And their rendition of It's Hard to Believe is my favorite song followed by Stick to the Status Quo. It was so fun watching a fun musical, that I thought of watching Hairspray afterwards. I love that movie. I remember going to the theater and from the first line of the opening song, my mouth turned into a big smile and I KNEW that I was going to enjoy the movie.
Well, I just finished watching Hairspray and felt so uplifted in my spirits. (Mimi - a big thanks for buying it for me!) The songs and dancing are great and the storyline is funny and inspiring. It made me feel like I could tackle the city of K. It reminded me of something I learned in a training on self-care. Of course, we all need to take care of ourselves, but this training was specifically for people in abnormally stressful situations and I think ours fits that scenario. One of the suggestions was to watch more comedies, to laugh more, because laughter reduces stress. Well, I think that fun musicals do that and even more for me. My heart literally felt lighter and more inspired by watching these two films, especially Hairspray because the plot and songs involve standing up and fighting for needed change.
So, thank you High School Musical and Hairspray!
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Awesome. That's why I love musical theatre. I forget sometimes why I do this. Isn't it just the best?
opps. that last comment was me.
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