A couple of weeks ago my friend, colleague, <strong><a href="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/22/day-235-global-trek-kickoff/" target="_blank">GCC teammate</a></strong>, and honorary mother (long story), Lenore, told me via email that she and Pops were going to see <em>The Book of Mormon</em>.

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I had no earthly idea what she was talking about.  Was this a documentary on Mormonism?  And why would my adopted Jewish kin in New Jersey attend such a documentary?  I was flabbergasted.

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Lenrore was flabbergasted right back at me.  I believe she described it as "hysterical", and I left our game of email ping pong thinking that this was a film poking fun at Mormons.

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And then I came across something online last week and BOOM!  Wake up, Michelle!  <strong><em><a href="http://www.bookofmormonbroadway.com/" target="_blank">The Book of Mormon</a></em></strong> is a Broadway musical nominated for a Tony Award!!!

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This FORMER MUSICAL THEATRE MAJOR gasped in horror and embarrassment.  I immediately emailed Lenore who said something to the effect of, "Well, duh!"  Luckily, she didn't disown me.

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I vowed right then and there that I would tune into the <strong><a href="http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/index.html" target="_blank">Tony Awards</a></strong> for my 259th blog activity.

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It had been waaaaayyyy too long since I had watched.  Perhaps 20 years.  Which is right around the time that I dropped out of theatre.

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When I psychoanalyzed myself on the morning of Day 259 (Virgos are good at tormenting themselves that way), I wondered if I had avoided the Tony's because I feared that they might open deeply rooted psychological wounds stemming from my choice to abandon my theatre dreams.

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Here's what I discovered that night:  Not a chance!  No way, no HOW would I want to report to theatre for 8 shows a week!  (If I had that privilege and wasn't starving and waiting tables, that is.)  But WOW is the theatre exhilarating to watch!

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In case you missed it on Sunday night, here is my favorite number of the evening from one of my favorite musicals of all time.

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Did you watch the Tony Awards?  Are you a fan of the theatre?  Straight plays or musicals?  What is YOUR best-loved musical of all time?  