Opening Number

Here in Houston they have an awards show that are like the Tony Awards, but for high school kids. 

First your school has to be nominated to even have judges come watch your show, then from those shows, kids and schools get nominated.  It's a really big deal to be nominated, but if you win, it's pretty much like winning an Oscar (for theater kids in Houston, anyway).

One of the boys from My Fair Lady was nominated for best supporting actor and every school that is nominated gets to send 2 kids to be in the opening act.  JR's theater teacher picked JR (and the girl who played the Eliza Doolittle) to represent Memorial in the opening act.  We had lots of moms and kids go and support our nominee and our opening number performers.

The show is at the Hobby Center and we moms thought it started at 7:00, we all got there at 6:00, only to find out it started at 7:30...so we found ways to entertain ourselves. 

Our seats were way far up in the balcony, so my pictures are terrible, but I could easily find JR in real life. 

Each opening act performer wore their costume from their school's show, so it was really cool.

After the opening number he changed and came and sat in the audience, I saw him for a second at intermission.

I was so proud of JR  that he was chosen to participate.  Memorial didn't walk away with any awards, but it really is just an honor to be nominated.