Nicole7579 said: "CT2NYC said: "It was a magical afternoon. The crowd was great,enthusiastic, but respectful. Lots of loud, extended applause, but not as raucous and uncontrolled as I expected. There was just a beautiful connection between the cast members, as well as between the cast and the audience. It was also a joy to see how the heightened emotions of the day added another layer to the actors' performances. For example, throughout "To Break In a Glove," Michael Park was fighting back tears, and I found it especially moving. At the end of the song, when he says "You're good to go," it was clear the he was saying it to Ben. I loved that. There was a lot of love in the room, and I think everyone could feel it. After the show, I met Justin Paul and Beanie Feldstein. Also spotted: Benj Pasek, Steven Levenson andMichael Greif (obviously), plus Anthony Rapp and Taylor Trensch, among others. Honestly, though, one of the best parts of the day was meeting a few of the members of this board:socjoc1107, bwaylistener, and katiegreentree. I was so happy to be able to share the experience with them, and socjoc1107 presented me with a custom made DEH Playbill, filled with wonderful letters from everyone who's been positively affected by this thread. I'm blown away by it all, so thanks to her, as well as all those who contributed to this gift."
Oh yay. I wanted to ask if you liked the gift but didn't want to spoil it.Thank you for making such a positive thread on here. I think you started a huge wave of everyone helping each other out and it was great to see people pay it forward over and over.
Also so nice to hear the reactions of the crowd and cast during this last performance. Not sure how they made it through at all."
I loved it, thank you! Oh, and I also met TheGirlsNY in front of the theatre! I almost forgot that!