Then I supped after an hour and ten minute drive to Calabasas, then saw Sami's show. She did a great job, especially when you consider it's high school and all that entails in terms of having direction. In fact, there was a lot of talent on that stage. The only real problem of the evening is that it was The Addams Family - I'd never seen it before and only knew one song, Sami's Pulled, but oh boy is it terrible. The thinnest of plots (basically lifted from La Cage Aux Folles), artificial conflict, truly terrible songs (the opening was okay and Pulled is okay, but the others are from hunger, especially the Moon song for Fester - that is one of the worst songs I've ever heard. The jokes are absolutely tailored for Nathan Lane, and therefore they don't really work with other actors. And they're not great jokes.
