Jim, you're not the only one who paid full price the first time they saw the show! Haha. It's 'cause I bought my ticket the first day they went on sale and then proceeded to kick myself when the discount on broadwaybox.com came out a few days later .... oh well. I thought the show was completely worth the $120 I ended up paying. :p
I've seen and been smiled at by both Laura and Rita, but never been able to say hi or anything. And I even caught (or.. dived for..? uh) Rita's towel when I saw the show! Ugh. Haha, oh well.
Stephen is the king of Broadway, no other leading man works as hard as he does 8/week. Don't get me wrong, I adore Stephen and I think he is AMAZING at what he does in this show, but... well.. I'm a really, really big John Lloyd Young fan and would have to disagree with your statement. HAHA! BUT ANYWAY, this is a Wedding Singer thread (duh), so no Jersey Boys talk out of me...