Singing in the Rain

This week I attended Singing in the Rain at the Hale Theater. I was actually really impressed with the production and acting. I was surprised because I thought I recognized the lead actress and I did. I didn’t know her that well but I had met her before in a ward that I attended. She and the rest of the cast did an excellent job. I have never seen the real movie all the way through but I have seen some scenes and I recognized all of them in the production. I especially liked the rain scene right before the intermission. The water was everywhere and the cast went out of their way to get the audience wet. The people in the front row got ponchos but everyone else had to fend for themselves. At the beginning of the scene they even had a light post come out of the floor which I didn’t expect at all. I did go with my girlfriend and Singing in the Rain is one of her favorite movies so she told me what they added and what scenes they didn’t do from the movie.

The Hale Theater is an open stage that I would guess can seat about 200 people. It was a perfect size for this musical. They did a really good job about not only involving the front audience but both sides as well. I was actually sitting in one of the corner seats but I still got wet and I still felt like I didn’t miss out on anything. I was really impressed to with the costume selection and color throughout the production. When Lina approached everyone about suing and doing all the bad stuff she was dressed in red and black. She then sang this horrible song that made the audience dislike her even more. I didn’t feel bad at all when she was revealed as having a horrible voice. If you haven’t seen this play yet I would recommend seeing it. I saw it on Thursday and that was an amazing cast, go see it before it’s over.