"Mermaid Star Visits School, Stage That Set her Dreams Afloat“ reads the headline of an article by Jeremy P. Meyer in The Denver Post (29 Aug 07). The article reports that "the star of the Broadway-bound musical, The Little Mermaid, on Tuesday stood on the George Washington High School stage where her career began and told students to reach for their dreams. ‘This is where I got my start,‘ said Sierra Boggess, who plays the lead role of Ariel in the Disney spectacular that opened in Denver and heads to New York in November. ‚Anything you want can happen.‘“ Boggess graduated from GW in 2000, went to Millikin University in Illinois and eventually landed a key role as Christine in The Phantom – The Las Vegas Spectacular. In January, she was the unknown who landed what is being called one of the hightest-profile roles in Broadway history.
Clearly, this article contains the dream scenario of "reach for the stars." But it is also tells a waking dream of human becoming fish and thus gaining fame and fortune. A Denver girl has become Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid! In dreams, anything is possible, even the most improbable of things.