Okie, storytime!
Let's see...usually don't include this part in story, but I was driving around Times Square looking for parking. At one point I was turning onto...47th maybe. So you know how when you make turns you hafta wait for people to walk by. So when I went to make this turn, there was one person I was waiting to cross the street...Mr. Jbara himself. I honked at him lol, he smiled and waved at me. Then Hunter Foster passed me, and I almost honked at him until I reminded myself that he has no idea who I am, and it would be really weird of me to honk at him, so I didn't.
Anywayz, met my sister at the show...beautiful view from the second row
Let's see sometimes I don't know what more to add about the show. Ooh, so Jason was on, and he was fabulous as well! My sister was disappointed she didn't see Norbert but thought Jason was great, and even me who could be very nit-picky and say Norbert rolls 2 more times, and I really enjoyed him too. I kinda feel like w/ the end of DRN that overall his range seems to be a bit lower, but he totally hit the "hand" note. Very impressed w/ him. I adore the DRS ensemble
Umm what else...couple of moments where I think they were trying not to laugh and would hold poses longer. as usual, the audience really came alive during Ruprecht and was a wonderful, enthusiastic audience for the rest of the show. There was massive applause after the first appearance of Greg and Joanna in the robes and Greg got quite an applause at curtain call, I was happy.
Realized how emotional Dirty Rotten Number is going to be next week. I mean the good-bye Freddy...if they're not crying, I certainly will be.
Umm, really can't think of much else w/ the performance. My sister looved it. I knew she would. Maybe Ryan can add more. Rachelle was right in front of me quite a bit so we smiled at each other a lot, she's the only one I really noticed doing that w/, but of course got lotsa waves at curtain call. It was funny, a DRS money landed right on my sister so she gave it to me and I was clapping w/ it, and then it fell out of my hands, and I looked for it, got back up to see Dennis trying to get my attention to say hi. It actually was great being not dead center...the big stars generally acknowledge the audience, it's the awesome ensemble ppl that I get special waves from.
So after the show, talked to ppl for a little bit. Talked w/ Joe for a little while, asked him how he was doing...he said he's doing better, just came back to ensemble Friday night, may go on next week. He also assured me that Norbert WILL be in John's last show. Like a natural disaster would hafta occur for Norbert to not be at John's last show, so that's exciting.
Had another maybe I'm here too much moment--when ppl apparently know me who I don't realize know me. When Jacqueline Bayne walked out I was just smiling and she took a step towards me and was like hi how are you? I was surprised, I mean I think she was talking on the stage when I was there one day and I didn't say much, something about she felt so short in the ensemble and i was like here ya go...stood next to her, now you don't hafta feel short. Didn't realize she'd remember me.
Same w/ Jack. He actually came over to chat for a little while, considering I didn't even realize he knew me last time...it amuses me. I love how willingly I admit to perhaps being there a bit too much...
Greg was out early...but prob b/c two ppl I think he was taking back were outside and he asked if they were here, said he'd sign first and then he'd take them in. I purposely did this b/c I know Greg well enough to think he'd do something like this, so i was like...this is my sister. And he goes, hi sister! do you have a name? and such, haha. he asked me how many sisters I have b/c he met the other. I said just the two, but my mom's coming w/ me the end of Jan, so lucky him, he can meet the whole family lol.
Oh, and normally I don't really talk to or wait near/for John or Norbert, but w/ my sis there we stood by the barricade and w/ him nearly leaving I stayed. I told him I'll be here next week and won't DRN be so emotional? he laughed and said he'll try to hold it together and I said okay...well I'll be crying.
And then he kinda surprised me and said thanks so much for your loyalty. So I turned to my sis and asked does that mean he kinda recognizes me? She said it def sounded that way, said even if I didn't necessarily talk to him a lot he prob must have seen me there so many times. So then...John...very kinda...sorta...err, recognizes me. That's really cool.
Ohh hehe...then I realized it was just John and you know what you do sometimes like you ask a question out loud that you don't intend to get an answer to? So not that my sister would know what I'm talking about but I turned to her and quietly said where's Patrick? And John's like oh he's getting the car ready. And I was like ohh...thanks...very red, didn't mean for him to hear me.
so yeah, wonderful day as expected!
Wow...my first really loong post in a while...I should start doing them more often, I miss them.
"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
Updated On: 1/8/06 at 09:31 PM
Makes me a little sad .... boo hoo ... sniff .... 
remind me have dates/cities been announced for that yet? I didn't even know it was certain there was a tour (bad little scoundrels fan that I am lol!) 
