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Julianne Moore's children's book, Freckleface Strawberry, is coming to life in a new musical. Lesley has more.
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Julianne Moore's Children's Books Turned Into Musical Audra Lowe: First Julianne Moore she’s grazed the big screen for 3 decades but did you know that the actress is also a children’s book author. In 2007, she penned Freckle Face Strawberry and that was based on her own experiences growing up. Now as Lesley tells us the book comes to life in a new musical. Richard Kind: I love this. I think my kids all over everywhere so I know this is good. This is great and I love the book. Julianne’s a friend and this is fantastic. Lesley Nagy: Growing up were you really ever called freckle face? Julianne: Yeah actually it’s based on a nickname I had when I was 7. Freckle Face Strawberry was the name of a drink mix years and years ago that was kind of Cool Aide it was with water and they have like Freckle Face Strawberry, raspberry, glass and blueberry whatever. Anyway so people called me freckle face strawberry. Lesley Nagy: It’s hard to believe your so stunning and gorgeous red hair and I see your children have some red. Julianne: They’re both read heads. Lesley Nagy: Yeah. Yeah. Not terribly freckly though. Lesley Nagy: In the musical freckle face strawberry doesn’t like her freckles and tries all sorts of ways to get rid of them. Julianne: We all have things growing up that we don’t like about ourselves you know whether it’s you can give a lot of freckles so you think you’re too tall. You think your teeth are too big your ears are too big or your not, you don’t run fast enough or not going—whatever. They’re always there to sting. The kids I think become particularly self conscious about and as a parent you’re always going to say hey you know – your perfect to me. Lesley Nagy: Children’s books aren’t very big I mean they’re usually about this big how did you put this into a full scale musical? Rose Caiola: As I was looking at the book, the story appealed to me of strawberry but I looked at all the illustrations of the other children in the book all different shapes and colors, sizes and that’s what appealed to me. I wanted all families, children, adults to be able to look at the musical to find someone to relate to be moved by the story and also to be entertained. Lesley Nagy: Have you read the book yet? Kelly Rutherford: No, I haven’t I just got it. It’s perfect for my daughter and my son. My son has a hot days tonight this Evangeline from his school very excited. Lesley Nagy: That’s what he brought with him Kelly: Yeah he brought with him it’s the mommy’s. We were chaperoning Lesley Nagy: What’s the best part of seeing it on the stage now? Julianne: It’s awfully fun. I mean I love music and theatre so its really fun to see and I think its nice to see the kids enjoying it and relating to it. Lesley Nagy: And what’s your own kid’s reaction to it? Julianne: One of my children has seen it and she liked it very much. Lesley Nagy: You know this musical is all about self acceptance how do you teach your daughter that? Sonja Morgan: She teaches me that everyday. I think I’m a little hard on myself and she would like me to be a little soft teaching myself. Lesley Nagy: Your so beautiful naturally beautiful did you ever have an awkward age yourself. Female: Every age has been awkward. I think if you keep learning and growing every age is awkward I’m trying to learn French now and its really awkward so I think you just become a more accepting over they years. I think it’s awkward growing up because we all try to be like each other and then we realize that that’s kind of boring and that we each have something to express and each have our beauty and that’s what we need to focus on and let that shine through. Julianne: I didn’t want to write a story about transformation. I wanted to write a story about how thankfully childhood are sometimes minimized to adulthood. Lesley Nagy: Well Audra as a girl who grew up with moles I can definitely relate to this storyline and I’m sure kids will too having a great time back to you in the studio.
