I have long been a fan of live theater. I started by attending musicals during my high school years San Bernardino, California and surrounding communities. I experienced musicals such as Annie Get Your Gun, Camelot, Man of La Mancha, The Music Man and even an early production of Barnum. Given my science and writing background, I never really thought about actually being part of a musical. However, I went to a university with no music or drama majors, but with a good music department headed by a ...