You all know how much I was hoping Joe would be in Feeling Electric, but I too am thrilled he got this part.
And...I've been meaning to post this here, just never got around to it. Sorry, I'm kind of gonna bring the thread down a bit. See, I'm moved into a new house/apartment in Boro Park, Bklyn. Signed the lease on my birthday. Two of my friends moved in with me at the time. Everyone I'm living with goes to my school, all guys, it was gonna be awesome. A couple days later, the 3 of us went to my house and the next day, moved all the furniture and stuff here. The next day one of my friends went out, and didn't come back. The next day. Or the next. He left his phone here, so we were worried, but not going out of our minds or anything.
Finally, 4 days later, we received awful news: he jumped in front of a subway train and had been in the hospital ever since. He survived though, which is honestly pretty miraculous. His skull was fractured, so they weren't positive that there'd be no brain damage. His face is pretty banged up, he needed machines to breathe. But he looks better everytime we visit him. They performed a surgery to insert a tube into his neck to breathe, so his face isn't all covered in machines. And last time we were there, he was aware at one point, one of our friends was talking to him about everyone who was there...only one eye was open, and I was on the side with his eye that wasn't open, but when she said "Amanda's over there" he kind of sat his head up to look at me, so we knew he was aware. I was also rubbing his hand, and then he opened it and grabbed mine. It took everything in me to not cry right there and then. At least he, you know, understands us and knows who we are.
So, it's been a pretty rough...little over a week. But Broadway world has certainly been a help. I saw Adam and Anthony in rent the night before we found out, and yeah, words can't describe how amazing it was. We sat front row, center mezz, which I've decided are the best seats in Rent. My internships are going well, Sara is actually involved with something we're doing at one of them, so I saw her again and I'll be seeing quite a bit of her in the next week or so, so that's good. And had an awesome day yesterday, with my other internship, set up an interview with what ended up being the entire sweeney tour cast, so we went down to their rehearsal studio, and unfortunately, it won't air till october, but watch out for that, it was absolutely awesome. Something I needed, heh, half the cast knew/remembered me. Then I saw Xanadu for the third time last night, 2nd time on the stage. I FING LOVE THAT SHOW.
Meeting the family soon for Curtains. So I'm getting through, doing what I can. But it's been a rough August so far. Glad this thread is back, I've missed you guys.
"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli
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