September 12, 2017
Drabble # 35 of 101
Theme: Oliver! Part 1: Food, Glorious Food
Refer to Drabble 1 for the Disclaimer, 'cause I'm not saying it again.
Tomorrow's theme is "Oliver! Part 2: That's Your Funeral", which will be one of six sneak peeks from "The Miraculous Adventure of Tessa and Lunala in Oliver!". I already have a solid plan for that one.
The music for 'Food, Glorious Food' started. Michael marched on, followed by Carter, Lunick, Liam, Sebastian, Yushuv, Elijah, Birhan, Dylan, Trey, Thomas, Lycan, Artorias, Christian, Elias, Evan, Alexander, Eric, Peter, Phillip and Jerco in their orphan costumes.
Maya and Oliver, who were playing Widow Corney and Mr. Bumble, stood off to the side with bowls and a pot of gruel.
The boys marched to the front of the stage as they started singing.
"Is it worth the waiting for?
If we live till eighty-four?
All we ever get is gru-el!
Every day we say our prayer-
Will they change the bill of fare?
Still we get the same old gru-el!
There's not a crust, not a crumb can we find
Can we beg, can we borrow or cadge?
But there's nothing to stop us from getting a thrill
When we all close our eyes and imagine-
Food, glorious food,
Hot sausage and mustard!
While we're in the mood-
Cold jelly and custard!
Peas pudding and saveloys
What next is the question?
Rich gentlemen have it, boys-
In digestion!
Food, glorious food,
We're anxious to try it
Three banquets a day
Our favorite diet
Just picture a great big steak
Fried, roasted or stewed
Oh food! Wonderful food!
Marvelous food!
Glorious food!"
The boys marched up to get their bowls before heading back to the front of the stage.
"Food, glorious food
What is there more handsome?
Gulped, swallowed or chewed,
Still worth a KING'S RANSOM!
What is it we dream about?
What brings on a sigh?
Piled peaches and cream about
Six feet hi-igh!
Food, glorious food
Eat right through the menu
Just loosen your belt
Two inches then you-
Work up a new appetite
In this interlude
Then food,
Once again food,
Fabulous food
Glorious food!"
The boys marched back to get their gruel before heading back to the front of the stage.
"Food, glorious food
Don't care what it looks like
Burnt, underdone, crude
Don't CARE what the cook's like
Just thinking of growing fat
Our senses go reeling
One moment of knowing that
Full up feeling!
Food, glorious food
What wouldn't we give for
That extra bit more
That's all we live for
Why should we be fated to do
Nothing but brood on food
Magical food,
Wonderful food,
Marvelous food,
Fabulous food,"
Michael sang his solo.
"Beautiful food…"
Everyone sang the ending.
"Glorious… FOOD!"
The audience applauded, and so did everyone backstage.
Cast Appearances:
Joseph Di Stefano as Michael Enon
Zach Callison as Carter Hubbard
Jack Gleeson as Lunick Hamada
Miles Heizer as Liam Carson
Chandler Riggs as Sebastian White
Chase Edmunds as Yushuv Hayes
Tyler Casey as Elijah Jones
Lino Facioli as Birhan Robinson
Felix Avitia as Dylan Peterson
Max Burkholder as Trey Samson
Robert Capron as Thomas Sanderson
Robbie Kay as Lycan Singh
Sterling Beaumon as Artorias Oakley
Damian McGinty as Christian Klein
Jordan Nagai as Elias Bane
Ed Oxenbould as Evan Stone
Levi Miller as Alexander Grace
Anthony Keyvan as Eric Logan
Connor Stanhope as Peter Lang
John Paul Ruttan as Phillip Lotus
Nathan Kress as Jerco Snow