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Tonight, the Steingold sisters ventured out to Hanover Tavern for the first time ever. And we mean ventured. We've never passed so many haunted houses in our lives. We were very excited when we got there and realized Hanover Tavern is gorgeous. The area around the building is very quaint, old-fashioned, and charming. All the history fits right in... unlike the Civil War Trail we've been to in Charlottesville that cuts directly through a Waffle House and a Sell-It-On-Ebay Store.

It was nice finally getting to see Mona's Arrangements in person, considering we've seen about 300 pictures and videos talking about it online. Time to bring the bullets back!

• First off, pretty cool that this is a world premiere- and of a MUSICAL! It's always nice to hear new songs. Props to Bo Wilson and Steve Liebman for literally writing a show. We love smart people.
  
• We personally think the show should be retitled Mona's High-Heeled Flip Flops, because Jan sported them in every color of the rainbow, including gold. Anyone else notice that?
• Speaking of Jan Guarino, she's just too cute! We want her to be our aunt, but we don't want her stealing men from us who are our age. We have a hard enough time with guys as it is. Jan totally has a lot of heart, and audiences can't help but eat up her every line. We're pretty sure that after this show, Haynes will increase their sale of Clik Claks (yes, we went to the Haynes website. And yes, we now want to buy a Clik Clak).
• Audra Honaker embodied the part of the rambunctious match-making niece. We also were impressed with the random note progression that she tackled at the end of one of her songs. The note progression sounded a little like the Torah portion at our Bat Mitzvahs. She handled it very well the second time she sang it, during the unnecessary reprise where Jan changes into another cute dress with matching high-heeled flip flops.
• Scott Wichmann as the young love interest was entertaining as always. We loved his first big number! When he literally jumped over the baseball bat, we realized that this number was a conglomeration of the "Special Skills" section on a resume. "Tap dance, impressions, can jump over baseball bat, valid Driver's License." He's also SO funny and genuine to watch. We want to be real friends with him. But honestly, Facebook would work, too. We'll be awaiting your request.

So as you work your way down the Civil War Trail, make sure you stop along the way to see Mona's Arrangements. Oh, and something funny to leave you with. As we were leaving the theatre, we overheard the conversation of two very elderly women. We've reenacted it for you. The third character was added so as to include our mom. Blooper reel also available.