MUSICALS!

ok so as we all know now is the time of musicals and I WILL see every one of them at schools around here because our school doesn't do one... except for on occation. so i have decieded to review each one:
Beauty and the Beast- by HHS 3 1/2 stars
i was so prepared for an beatuiful belle and a powerful beast but i was kind of disappointed. The Belle was either very nervous or just didn't have a good voice, the Beast could never quite match his harmony, and Gaston sure had the charachter but not the songs. Worst of all (and I think this is what contributed to their off key songs) was the pit orchestra was stuck behind a black velvet curtain in the back of the stage while the conducter directed through a camera. The music was so quiet that the audience couldn't hear let alone the preformers. What the performance lacked in music it made up for by having amazing sets and charismatic charachters. Even the smallest of parts put themselves all out on the floor to portray their personality. My personal favorite... Lumair as ususal... he was also played by a guy at my dance studio so it was exciting!