Lia Performs in "Honk"

A few months ago, Lia chose to audition for NWTL's musical instead of her high school's winter play.  She auditioned back in early January for the musical, "Honk," which is the story of the Ugly Duckling.  She found out at the first rehearsal that she was cast as Penny Swan, who is the beautiful swan that the Ugly Duckling falls in love with at the end of the show.  In addition, Lia had convinced her boyfriend, Jared, to audition for the play.  They were both thrilled to learn that he was cast as the lead role of the Ugly Duckling.  The two of them had a great time being in their first NWTL production together.  After 2.5 months of rehearsing three times a week, they performed three times this past weekend in the lab's small theater.  Although I knew nothing about this show in advance, it turned out to be one of my most favorite musicals that NWTL has ever put on.  The storyline is so darling and the costumes were amazing.  The dancing numbers were so fun to watch and Jared was just the perfect person to play the Ugly Duckling.  Lia was such a graceful and beautiful swan and it was so cute to see the two of them "fly off" together at the end of the play.  Well done, you two!

Lia's picture posted on NWTL's Instagram page a few days before the show performed.

Lia performing in the opening scene when all of the farmyard animals sang "A Poultry Tale."

Lia dancing in the front row in her darling costume.

My favorite picture that I took of Lia in this show.

Jared meeting his duckling siblings for the first time.

Jared meeting Lia for the first time while untangling her from the fishing line.

Lia begging Jared to migrate with her swan family.

Lia also performed in a few other ensemble numbers.  Here she is dressed up as a goose in the song, "Wild Goose Chase."

Lia flapping her legs as a frog while singing, "Warts and All."

Lia swinging a fan as a snowflake in the song, "The Blizzard."

Lia meeting Jared for the first time as a swan.

Jared following Lia's swan family as they flew off.

Lia and Jared returning back to find his mother duck.

Lia meeting Jared's father and family and the rest of the birds for the first time back at the farm.

Singing in the final song of the show.

A close-up of Lia and Jared at the very end of the show.  They remind me so much of Donny & Marie in this picture with these costumes on.

Ron, Ella, and I went to see Lia in the 2 pm show on Saturday, March 29th.

I returned with the boys to see Lia in the 7 pm show on Saturday night.

Several of Lia's church friends came to see her show on Saturday evening.  Here she is with Hope, Alyssa, Ainsley, and Suzette.

A happy Emmett posing with Jared and Lia.

On Sunday, March 30th, my mom came with Ella and Emmett to see the show.  We also brought Lia's friends, Rian and Sienna, and our neighbors, Daisy and Poppy.  It was so much fun to cheer her on for a third and final time!