Day 398: Opening Night

Tonight was opening night of The Addams Family. I can't begin to describe how amazing it went. I now have no doubt in my mind that I want to do this forever. I've played several shows, but this is the most fun I've had and the most satisfying from playing this show. There are so many musical flavors and it just puts you in a good mood. We finished playing the opening number and all of the orchestra members turned to each other. We were all grinning from ear to ear. We were having a blast, the audience was enjoying it, and it was a great start to a perfect evening. Of course, there were some technical flubs but who cares. All of our hard work paid off. We were having the time of our lives. Most importantly, the audience was giving a great response. It got to the bows and we played the TV theme and people snapped in audience participation. That's just more of the magic of theater. Everyone is sitting being entertained and even though we are all different the theater has somewhat of a unifying effect even for just a little while. The other magic, as I've mentioned before, everything on opening night just clicks. Everything works and everyone is connected just like the perfect family. Below is a photo of the family reveal: