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The Votes Are In! Hamilton the Musical Left Us Amazingly Hopeful

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Yesterday, I surprised my eleven year old and took her to see Hamilton the Musical. From the seats to the ambiance to the acting to the singing and rapping, we loved everything. With the election results not what either of us had hoped for days prior, part of me was concerned with if this play, addressing many political issues would leave us both emotionally drained.

Surprisingly, the energy of the actors and many of the audience members left us both hopeful despite the uncertainty of the future. I’m thankful for Lin Manuel’s genius and enjoyed many of the illusions to hip hop culture and rap songs too. I’m grateful for the opportunity for Quinn and I to bond and neither of us are throwing away our shot to celebrate positivity and community in the face of change and possible challenges ahead.

All the best,

Tanya

Mathilde the Musical: Theatre Fun with My Little Girl

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“Mathilde’s parents were not very nice and were mean to her. But you’re not mean to me Mommy because you care about me and love me!” My five year old informed. Today, I took Quinn to see her second play at the Walnut Street Theatre with my sister and niece (her daughter). Last year, it was “Annie,” which was awesome, and this year it was “Mathilde,” which was just as good. Quinn was so excited to go see another play. As she looked through the playbill she even noticed a familiar face who was in last year’s production of “Annie.”

It was such a wonderful family outing, and allowed us to engage in discussion prior to the play about her expectations. Afterwards, we enjoyed talking about which scenes and characters she and my nice liked the most.  While some people may think going to the “theatre” (in my bourgeois stuffy voice) is not appropriate for children, I totally disagree, and my daughter would as well. She couldn’t wait to get home and how the playbill to her dad and tell him all about the play.

While this is only Quinn’s second year going to Walnut Street Theatre to see a play, I am looking forward to this being an ongoing tradition that we can look forward to with my sister and niece. Here’s to Walnut Street Theatre doing a superb job with the “Mathilde the Musical Production!” My little girl gives the play two thumbs up!

All the best,

Tanya