favorite broadway memory

so i was pretty bored, and though I am sure there have been threads about this, I haven't seen any. Just post your favorite memory, whether it be meeting your favorite star, seeing your favorite show, or your first broadway experience.

For me, I was in middle school on a church trip, and it was my first NYC trip. The very first thing we did was get off the bus and go see Lion King. The dropped us off right off of Broadway and as soon as we walked onto the street I completely got sucked in, I looked up at the Broadway sign and I think I did the typical tourist thing and took about 50 pictures of it. As we walked over to the theatre I looked down and noticed that the sidewalks were "sparkling". I thought this was the coolest thing so my seventh grade self and my cool friends took a bunch of pictures of our feet and the sidewalk. We then walked into the theatre and again I was mesmerized by the whole atmosphere and how beautiful it was.
This is a pretty boring story, but I think it just being the first time I ever experienced anything like that made it really stand out and mean something to me. I still love the "sparkling" side walk <3

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Idina's last show :)

It is a tie; Doing my talkback series:
Interviewing the cast of Avenue Q and Jeff Marx on Broadway.
I never had so much fun. Also interviewing Gerard Alessandrini and the cast of Forbidden Broadway in front of an audience.
I thought I died and went to heaven.
The greatest moments of my life.

Or it could have been the live interview with Gerard on XM radio.

Seeing Jersey Boys with Dominic Nolfi going on as Frankie in place of John Lloyd Young for the first time (on Broadway) and then meeting him at the stage door surrounded by his family and friends who were cheering. I was the first broadway autograph he signed and it made me feel special.

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Updated On: 11/25/05 at 05:28 PM

Getting to see Sutton Foster in Little Women. I have become a fan for life.

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My favorite would have to be this past summer when for my birthday I got to go Up to bway with me mum, sister, and two friends caitlin, and aj and his mother to see Hairspray. The show was entirly amazing, the choreography, lighting sound, pit, vocals everything was just breathtaking. It was even more amazing cause Marissa Jaret Winokur was there, which was soo damn lucky, when I got the tickets I had no idea that she was going to be there. That was like the ultimate bday gift in itself. Then after I raced to have the stop in front, and got close to the entire cast of Hairspray to sign my playbill was amazing. But the favorite memory is when I got to tell Marissa that she was like one of my idols, and her telling my thank you, letting my get her auto and a pic, and most of her saying "Happy Birthday Briana" that was the coolest most ozomest thing like ever!!!

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My mom surprised me with tix to the last performance of ASU. Met the cast and it was just perfect!

aww thats absolutely adorable bdwaybug!

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Talking to the cast of ALL SHOOK UP about random stuff at the stage door.

Jennifer Laura Thompson hugging me for being "welcome letter boy"

Meeting Idina Menzel and Cheyenne Jackson.

I think mine would have to be talking to Matthew Morrison after his wonderful performance in PIAZZA. We got to talk for a few min. and I told him how I look up to him and hope tobe on bway. Te best part was him telling me "good luck".

bdwybug55, that story was so touching! I got a little teary eyed!lol! I KNOW! I'm pathetic!

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umm my first show, it was the sound of music revival and i was turning 7 on tuesday like marta does, it made my day(and now marta is on desperate housewives )

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Fifth grade - front row mezzanine of A Chorus Line - my first show - I'll never forget it. I've seen MANY MANY shows since then, but so much of that show is tattooed on my brain forever, and the memory of seeing it with my family is one of my most cherished from childhood.

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My favorite memory was only a week ago when I went to see the revival of Sweeney Todd and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in the same day. Sweeney was good and I met the cast afterwards at the stage door, minus Patti, but the whole cast was so kind. Michael was so amazing and so was Manoel. Then I saw DRS which is now one of my favorite shows, Norbert and John were so awesome and I got to meet both of them after the show too. That was definetly my best birthday yet.

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