This morning, we went with friends to watch Cinderella, performed weekly by marionette puppets at the Nashville Public Library. The shows have been a tradition for 60 years at the gorgeous downtown building. Madeline dressed up like Cinderella going to the ball, wearing a tulle and silk dress Ning sent her. I've never seen anything capture Madeline's attention the way the show did -- she was entranced, eyes big and never once straying from the stage throughout the 40 minute performance. I was as enchanted as she was. We watched the puppeteers (dressed all in black) move the handmade puppets from above the child-sized stage, just like in The Sound of Music. 
A disco ball made the room glitter when the Fairy Godmother did her magic, stars appeared on the ceiling when the clock struck midnight, and a pumpkin glowed orange and burst into a carriage and horses. During scene changes, Madeline would say, "Where's Cinderella?" in a perplexed voice. Elmo seemed to enjoy the show as much as she did. Charlie was quiet as a mouse.Afterwards,
all nine of us (three moms with two kids each) had lunch at the California Pizza Kitchen. It was such a fun outing! We can't wait for the next production.
2 comments:
Isn't that library fantastic? We would occasionally make the trek downtown for story time because the theatre is so beautiful and it's such a big production compared to the library story time in the 'burbs. What a fun "big girl" outing for Madeline!
How FUN! Sounds magical! Love her adorable dress.
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