I had the great pleasure of attending a fabulous performance of I BELIEVE I CAN FLY: A WINX CLUB MUSICAL by Myrna and Trinity Conn at the Conn Theatre, located in midtown Toronto. It was opening night, and I always like to check out new works, so it was very exciting!

For those of you not familiar with Winx Club, it is a cartoon TV show (and related merchandise) about young women (girls?) that are both fashionistas and powerful evil fighting fairies! Each has a distinct personality and specialty. Tecna, for example, has digital powers. Too cool.

This original musical traced the story of Carey, who was left standing at the altar, and then with the help of her friend, Louise goes on to kill a vampire and then triumphs at the end and learns to fly. (Duh, it's a metaphor).

Both recorded tracks, live piano accompaniment and acappella singing were used. The musical starts off with "It's Your Wedding Day" from THE WEDDING SINGER, and then moves onto "My Eyes Adored You" from JERSEY BOYS, and then onto an acappella version of "Oh Happy Day" from LI'L ABNER. The vampire killing scene follows, where "Die, Vampire Die" from [title of show] is performed (needless to say, the vampire dies!). The finale is "I Believe I Can Fly" and Carey soars into the air. The curtain call was done to the Winx Club theme. Very moving! And totally awesome.

I BELIEVE I CAN FLY: A WINX CLUB MUSICAL was produced by Layla, directed by Tecna, stage managed by Bloom, with set design by Myrna and Trinity Conn, sound design by Icy, lighting design, costumes and make-up by Stella. The cast included Flora as Louise, Musa as Wedding Sing/guitar band, Stella Morella as Ensemble, Stella Nutella as Ensemble, Stella Singsational as Carey and Tecna Mecna as the Vampire.

I even got a special thanks in the Playbill for the venue and equipment!

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