OMG GUYS!!! ok...so here it is. this was my third time seeing the show..and again, it was phenomenal.
ok first things first...I had front row seats..i was literally front and center...so i was right behind the conductor..when we sat down, he turned around and talked to us...and he talked to us during intermission...since i'm in music, we had a lot to talk about...how he learned the show from right where i was sitting, how the two empty seats next to me were apparently my fault..things like that lol.
ok so..the show started like 15 minutes late...but it was WELL WORTH THE WAIT!
ok we're gonna go by actor here...so here we go.
Greg--the opening scene, he TOTALLY recognized me. like woah. he looked right at me and held my eye for a minute..he knew who i was. so it was awesome. Then later in the show, he gave us looks a few times...he did an amazing job. his singing has improved since the last time i saw it (or so it seems) and it was just..awesome. So then the end came...and he did his bow, and he totally WAVED TO ME!!!!!!! like...a wave. right after his bow! i was like OMG i just got a huge wave and smile from GREG JBARA!!!!! lol i freaked out.
John--the rumors are true...lots of spit lol. He doesn't make eye contact with the front row people as much as the ensemble does, but he does do it when his character allows. he was very good..only got a case of the giggles like...once. during shuffhousen. but he was excellent. love sneaks in was AMAZING...sounded way better than on the recording. very good all around.
Laura--She was excellent. i think shes a very good singer..shes adorable in the part. but...i think Shere is a better actress. and probably a better singer...but Laura was very good..i didn't regret that Shere wasn't there like i thought i would. she was excellent.
Norb-- OK...HE is amazing. he is always looking at the front row...i coudn't even count the times that we had and held eye contact. like..on the train, when Joanna is singing What Was a Woman to Do?...him and john sit there and talk..and the whole time i was watching him. so he would look at me, talk to John, look at me, talk to John..it was a cycle. or when he was in the box seats...he looked down at us. it was just awesome. during love is my legs, we were mouthing the words, and he saw us..it was hilarious. but yeah...as always he was INCREDIBLE. his voice...superb. just..unbelievable. and i felt so bad cuz he was coughing a bit and we could tell he was sick...but...he was SO GOOD. just...amazing. the eye contact though..i'll NEVER FORGET IT! lol
so the show...awesome. everything was amazing. the audience totally rocked...john and norb at the end of dirty rotten number got sooo much applause it was ridiculous..Norb starting cheering too!! lol just to fit in! lol it was hilarious. Greg's pencil joke went a little unnoticed..but me and my cousin busted out laughing. so it was all good.
and the front row seats...amazing. we got spit on a little bit..mostly by john. we could see every detail of the set...all the jewels...everything.. like did you know that the red chairs they sit in in the hotel lobby have dice on them?? we didn't..but we saw it tonight!! and just..everything is soooo much closer. they were like literally on top of us. it was unreal.
Afterwards....Greg tried to get a note to us to stay in our seats, because there was a talk-back, but we didn't get it..so we went to the stage door and kevin told us to go back to our seats, that Greg would meet us there. so we did. and he did!! I met Kerrie and Ryan (who gave me L5Y at intermission) and um..the people for talk-back didn't show up. so the co-director, Greg, and Laura were there to talk to us..we did a backstage tour thing, and we just kinda hung out and talked. it was a group of kids from the acting school thing...Kerrie and her friend, and me and my family. then the actor-kids left and we took pictures and saw the stage and just hung out for a bit...we were there until 11:30-ish..which is like a 45 minute tour thing. it was awesome. i learned a ton about the show and the set, and it was so cool to get to just hang out with Greg like that. and laura was so nice too. she acts the same off stage as on lol
so we said our goodbyes, and he shook everyones hands...but i got a big hug and a kiss on the cheek!! i could've died..sooo cute. i was like ummm your amazing. lol
but Greg was awesome. So nice and just...ugh i love him! lol BUT guys..i totally forgot to give him the poster i made!!! so i'm gonna mail it to him. i'm gonna let him know that its coming cuz i feel so bad that i forgot about it lol. but yeah. sooooo i think thats all. after this weekend i'll get my pics up..i don't have a digital so we have to wait for me to get them developed lol. but yeah. so basic rundown...Greg is my hero and i love him..soo talented and amazing, Norb is an amazing singer, and actor, and he really connects with his audience...Laura is a great singer...John is..John. hes awesome.
oh the only sad thing was that we didn't see anyone else.. we saw and hung out with Greg and Laura, but we didn't even see Norb or John or Joanna. but whatever. Greg is way more important than them. i was so impressed he knew who i was...ok i'm done now. sorry that its extra super long
but...best night ever..EVER.
xoxo
Ali
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Updated On: 10/15/05 at 01:50 AM
