RE: Celtic Fyre Reviews
ACM,
First of all, welcome to the forum and I am glad you found us. As you can tell from the photos, I was sitting to the far left of the theater, in the second row back.. yet no one was sitting in front of me. My camera, though nice, is not made for low light high speed movement, but I was lucky to capture some neat images regardless.
I took about 40 photos of the performance and if you would like to see perhaps a certain song or dance during the show, I will see if I have an image of it.
Whoever your son or daughter is in the show, they had to be top notch of a performer to be selected. My choral instructor (this was a ways back) had the voice exactly like Ariel from the Little Mermaid and was beat out by one other because she could not tap dance. She tried out for "That's Entertainment" back in the 80's. When she didn't get selected with a voice like that, I knew competition had to be fierce for any show at BGW. One of my co-worker's sons was in the Christmas show in the Festhaus last year and what a talent! I am so jealous of people who can really sing (like my brother...grrr).
I can play the drums.. so at least I have rhythm, who could ask for anything more right?
Kudos for your child's success and selection and wish for him or her success and year of good memories and fun at Celtic Fyre. The show is unique to Busch Gardens; never have I seen such a Broadway-esque story arch. Hopefully, BGW will continue to follow this road and make a well known venue for aspiring actors/actresses/musicians/singers/dancers to spread their wings and make a name for themselves.
My dad had the good fortune of working with the father of Michael McGuire, an amazing Tony Award Winning Performer. Here is a quote from Michael:
"It's amazing how life comes full circle. Before I hit New York, I was doing concerts - as a strolling troubadour - at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia. At that time, I was in grad school, also performing in a restaurant, and singing paid for the schooling."
Best wishes and please forward your child a big kudos for a job well done!
PS- Hopefully Busch Gardens Williamsburg will start to change your enthusiasm for theme parks.