Not sure if it really fits under progress, but it was pleasantly surprising. Yesterday, when my family came to see the show I just finished:
-Catholic brother’s obnoxious friend was not there
-Catholic brother gave me a Mary medallion and didn’t say anything super bigoted
-Even though she didn’t understand the language and generally hates anything that isn’t Mamma Mia, my grandmother actually... liked it??? She said my vocal clarity was really good, which is like, what? A compliment other than “different” (if you live in the Midwest, you know “different” means “awful”)?

I’m really confused, but in a good way, I think? I also had several high school friends surprise me by coming to the show, and I have no adequate words. Everything went so well!