I'm not exactly sure how I got snookered into choreographing a large-scale musical again. I enjoyed many years with the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre, choreographing for half a dozen musicals and performing in that many more over the course of a decade. I recently took a few years off from the stage and enjoyed a respite from community theatre. I used to say I had enough drama in my own life to do another show, which is true. During my break from A2CT, I learned how to salsa dance, took on a full-time job and spent much of my time raising my kids and generally finding my way in the world.
I got lured back to A2CT with the promise of a choreographing just a couple numbers in a production of Much Ado About Nothing last winter, and I had great fun working on the show. When I was asked to choreograph for Anything Goes, Cole Porter's music and the accompanying style of choreography seduced me to the task. Now that rehearsals are underway, though, I'm realizing what I got myself into...
As of tonight, I have two numbers down. Here's a rough cut of one of the smaller character numbers, with the caveat that it's supposed to be super cheesy (and it is):
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