Broadway comes to Kuwait

Photo By Spc. Deborah Ledesma | Service members from Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, perform one of many songs during the musical <i>1 Bravo Blues</i> on March 31.  

04.13.2007

Story by Spc. Deborah Ledesma 

40th Public Affairs Detachment

By Spc. Debrah A. Ledesma
40th Public Affairs Detachment

KUWAIT - It was showtime. After months of practice, the 1 Bravo Blues musical was performed before a packed audience.

"I was ecstatic we had a fullhouse," said Spc. Cheryl Berwald, a promotions specialist for 3rd Personnel Command.

"I was very nervous at the beginning, but once the ball was rolling, it was easy to perform in front of people again," said Pfc. Sarah Andrade, manager of the theater rest and recuperation program with the 38th Personnel Support Battalion.

A mixture of comedy and music, the play was performed before an audience that swelled with laughter and applause at the jokes made about life in a combat zone and the unique way of life on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

"It seemed like the audience really enjoyed it," said Master Sgt. Pamela Langley, a deployment manager on the Redeployment, Reconstruction, Asset and Visibility Team for Third Army/U.S. Army Central.

Working as a team, the cast, along with their director, Capt. Molly Davidson, a training officer with the 377th Theater Support Command, picked the songs they wished to perform.

Langley, who performed the solo All that Jazz had several costume changes along with her fellow cast members.

Moving at a high pace and keeping the audience on their toes, the cast darted on and off stage between scenes preparing for their next spot.

"It didn't come together until the last two nights," said Langley.

The performers were not able to practice on the stage with all of their props prior to showtime, but they adapted and the show went without a hitch, said the cast.

"Everything went as planned," said Berwald.

• Date Taken: 04.13.2007
• Date Posted: 04.13.2007 14:34
• Story ID: 9902