And so the evening "dawned". We were heading off last Thursday to
Dear Evan Hansen - the tickets being our main family gift at New Year's. Two young and talented song-writers had stormed the Tony's a few years back (the show won 6!) and gone on to great success with other projects (La La Land & The Greatest Showman) too.
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Ready to go with his fancy shirt and Dad's jacket |
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Trying to get our teen to crack a smile |
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There it is! |
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I was ready with my supplies |
While we knew we were leaving Mary Poppins and Caillou in our rearview mirror, I am not sure that we parents were fully ready for this bittersweet musical about teen suicide, belonging, and parent-teen relationships. There were some laughs, there were some tears, and then we headed home...
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