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     Our State Fair is a Great State Fair!      This week's blog post will be a little bit different. The musical review will be about State Fair, but not at the Broadway level. My owner, Grace, landed a role in the production when her local community theatre performed this show in the summer of 2019. This review will be pretty light-hearted, and won't focus on the talents of local actors or have my typical ratings, but will focus more on the events of the show. I'll include some facts about different productions, but for the most part this post will be about the local community show. Grace talked to me about her personal experience, so I'll also include some parts of that interview.      State Fair tells the story of the Frake family, a classic American family living in Iowa, 1946. They travel to the Iowa State Fair, and each family member has their own problems and events to deal with before returning home the following week.  Let's ju...

     Oh Gods!      Calling all fans (and soon-to-be fans) of Percy Jackson! Did you know there is a Percy Jackson musical ? This story is a stage adaptation of the book The Lightning Thief by author Rick Riordan. If you're a fan of the book, you will definitely appreciate the musical. There's a film version of The Lightning Thief as well. If you've read the Lightning Thief before, I'd love to hear your thoughts on how the musical compares to the book! If you haven't read it or even heard of it before, get ready for an epic tale of the Greek Gods, quests, and 12-year-olds saving the world.  Daniel, Jeremy Daniel, Jeremy   History      The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical was first created as an hour-long production in 2014, performing Off-Broadway and touring nationally in the United States. The soundtrack and script were updated in 2017, and the show appeared Off-Broadway once again for a period of two months that same yea...