Two rambling stories as to why I love this thread:
1. So Friday night at Heights I was having a conversation with someone about the u/s I want to see, and Janet!Nina was pretty much the top slot on my wish list. In fact, I think the sentence "I would pay full price orch to see that" may have been said. (I can count on one hand the number of full price orch tix I have bought over the past three years, this is a Very Big Deal.) Fast forward to Saturday afternoon, when I get an email, and then a text, (not sure about the email, but I know the text was because of itwontbelongnowx's post, so thanks for that!) telling me that Janet had gone on as Nina for the matinee...fast forward to even later when I get a text saying that she's still on the u/s board for the evening show.
And, well...
She was so incredibly good I don't have words!! Seriously, I loved her singing, she has great acting choices, and I LOVE how freaking *expressive* her face is, random as that comment may be- I got teary eyed during "Breathe," and she *owned* me for the rest of the show. Janet!Nina should be at the top of all of your u/s wish lists too. :)
Second story: So I remembered, during intermission, to ask the merch guy about May 20th. And the merch guy (whose name I didn't get, but who apparently reads these boards- so, um, hi merch guy! :)) had no info as to if May 20 is the shipping date or the receiving date for those who pre-ordered, because he didn't know where the May 20 date came from- he said he learned that date from reading the boards? lol.
Also tonight they were short a female ensemble member- swing Stephanie Klemons was on, but Krysta was Carla, and Afra Hines was out, and it's great to watch them work around that, with as much choreography as is happening on that stage- ie during "Carnaval" where it's usually the four girls sitting on the arms of the circle made by four guys, instead they were three/three tonight, etc.
oh, btw steven22- Krysta!Vanessa is great, she had good chemistry with Lin, but what I really enjoyed the time I saw her go on was that she and Mandy had total BFFers chemistry between them.