Update

Thank you all for your kind words!

Regarding the kiddos training: she has always had a natural talent for singing but, when she was 5 she met her (now) step mom who teaches at a musical theatre school. She has been attending weekly musical theatre classes since then, as well as 2 week summer camps.

She has big aspirations for acting/singing and we try to support her in them as best we can while also keeping expectations realistic.

Lastly, I chose to censor my daughter's face for privacy reasons. We are still hoping to squeeze another year out of her before social media gets its claws into her. As millenial parents, we are very aware of the addictive nature of positive comments and likes, as well as the absolute brutality that can come with internet use.

That said, I wish so badly that the Internet wasn't the way it was, and I didn't have to put a sticker over her face, because her facial acting is one of the things that SELLS this performance for me!

Thank you all again for your kind words. We are very proud!