Aarons last

I missed out on Aaron because I wet over the summer, it makes me sad. The cast is awesome though, my friend said the teenage daughter might be involved in the maybe-revival of Carrie, but I think that's old news.

Julia is giving such an honest and beautiful performance (having a teen sister myself).

1. Her name is Jennifer
2. A lot of people have teen sisters. What's your point?

my friend said the teenage daughter might be involved in the maybe-revival of Carrie, but I think that's old news.

Jennifer played Sue in the recent reading of the show.

Bobby really does go there every night. He's incredible.

"The audience's energy (and vocal response) from moment the lights when down was great,"

Which is exactly why I stayed as far away from this performance as I could. If I wanted to hear a bunch of fan girls go apeshlt crazy screaming and shouting every five seconds, ruining hundreds of other peoples experience at the theater because they love him and need to show him (and in the process throw him and everyone else on the stage off), I can just go and see Wicked any night of the week.

Those "fans" make me sick.

Well I guess we'll just see for ourselves when we can see it on youtube tomorrow.

Hopefully David's speech is on youtube

Yeah I found it annoying when it happened but yankee_fan pretty much summed it up perfectly..i don't feel that my experience was ruined

I hate to say it, but David's speech wasn't all that great. It was basically what you'd expect. It was the overall excitement and Aaron's reactions that made it worth it.

It truly was beautiful as everyone has been saying...His huge applause when the lights dimmed before he entered was appropriate and well received. From where I was in Mezz row B I could see him smiling a little...the applause was so loud, you could not hear his first "what are you doing, it's 2:30", line...But Aaron was in the zone the entire show...I have heard of him being in auto pilot...but this was my 3rd time seeing the show, and he was not like that at all, I've never seen him like that. I was very surprised by how well the audience behaved. Aaron did not take off his neck towel in "Just Another Day", but that did not seem to be a huge issue. His "I've Alive" was one of the bests I've ever seen. He truly put all his energy in one last time. The applause's, if did happen were light, and not show stopping as I thought they would be. The show was very normal until the end. When the reprise of I am the one started that was when I began to cry, others were sniffling...you knew this was it. Bobby could barely get out his "Gabe" and the two were holding on to each other for dear life. Light was pretty normal...there was really no applause until the end of the song...
As Everyone said bows were different...Louis went, then Adam, skipped Aaron, Jenn, Bobby, Alice...everyone stepped back and Aaron bowed solo. He was visibly crying and shaken up...He had been crying off and on through out the show.

David Stone slowly walked out...He began to tell everyone who he was and that it was Aaron's last show. He said that everyone including Aaron had been soo dedicated to the show from workshops to off broadway, to washington and back to broadway. He wanted to thank Aaron...and said this was the first role Aaron originated and he was glad it was Gabe. He went on to say that many people know Aaron for movie, TV...but hopefully most improtantly on stage...then said he hoped Aaron would be back on Broadway soon...& Aaron shouted something along the lines of "please". He was grinning and blowing kisses. It was beautiful. When David was done the entire cast looked around then all put their arms around each other and hugged. They walked off that way...Aaron jumped up and down and waved before he left the stage... He really appreciated everything. Everything I had been hearing about him turning into a very full of them self person, was impossible to believe tonight.
Hands down best night of theater of my life in my almost 19 years alive.
Nobody stage doored...I assume the wind/celebrating Aaron. Stagedoor was a mob! No barricades...that should have been the clue no stagedoor.
I thought I saw Michael Grief there...not sure. No sign of Brian & Tom.
But truly, truly amazing.

Updated On: 1/4/10 at 02:39 AM

Oh interesting...Wish he could of spoke too...
I thought Michael was 2nd row orch on the left...was it or was it his doppelganger?

Ummm not second row. I was in the second row orchestra left side and across the aisle from me was a woman. He may have been in the area but I didn't really notice...probably because I wasn't looking for him really, so I'm not saying he wasn't, just that I didn't notice him.

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"When the reprise of I am the one started that was when I began to cry, others were sniffling...you knew this was it. Bobby could barely get out his "Gabe" and the two were holding on to each other for dear life."

I was fine through the show until that part when I lost it. Beautiful moment.

Terri Hatcher was at the show as well.