Steph is not just one of the kindest people I have ever met, she is one of the BEST people I have ever met. I've posted this elsewhere, so I'll just make it (fairly) short and sweet:
One of my high school students corresponded with Steph, who was extraordinarily kind and generous with her time in responding, so, although I had seen her in WICKED but had never written "fan mail" before, I wrote to thank her for both her performance and her interest in my student...and to (audaciously!) invite her to our high school were she ever to come back to the area.
After a few e-mails back and forth, she, Sebastian Arcelus, James Tabeek, Erin Mackey, and Timothy Allen Green showed up at our high school that Friday afternoon...in a driving rainstorm (I'm not exaggerating when I say it's one of the worst I've seen outside a hurricane--there was flooding and loss of power in a lot of places by nightfall)...and spent an hour and a half with us, just answering questions and giving advice, then signing autographs and taking pictures. All five were onstage about three hours after they walked out the door.
Since then, I got a chance to see her at a benefit in town, and to spend time chatting afterwards. Truly an amazing talent...but an even MORE amazing person with whom I have been blessed to cross paths.
Steph=LOVE.
Updated On: 6/6/06 at 12:57 PM
