Phantom of the Opera

Well, after months of rehearsals,and media attention, opening night of Frontier High school's production of The Phantom of the Opera arrived. We were all nervous except, maybe, the Phantom himself. We got there early to get the best seats in the house. We had to save seats for the VIP's--Grandma and Grandpa U, and the cousins, Cassidy and Kali all the way from Utah (those girls either really, really, really, love high school theater, or are really, really, supportive cousins.) We had the whole third row reserved for "family of the Phantom" and the show began. Everything about the production was top-notch. The performance was fantastic and entertaining. Of course, the Phantom was great. We were all so anxious for Tanner to first appear on stage, then nervous as his first solo approached--

  Music of the Night. Somewhere in the middle of the song, the nerves subsided, we forgot Tanner was up there, and the Phantom took over our thoughts--that's great storytelling through music and acting. The remainder of the musical was great. It helped that the majority of the main cast were church friends: Josh Miller, Chloe Kesler, Brian Gardner, Zach Walker. Kristine and the Phantom are also co-rally commisioner, so they are used to working together. Well we are all pretty biased here, but reviews from others have been very positive also, some(pre-teen girls) have been more enthusiastic than this, so we are proud of Tanner.This is a great, great, personal accomplishment and an amazing culmination to a school career.