what moment made you fall in love with theater? — Page 2

Growing up around it I've always loved it.

But when I saw 'The Lion King' I was so shocked by all the amazing things happening around me - the sets, the costumes, the dancers, the music... everything. It was just so magical & I knew that everyone around me was feeling it too. Then there was no going back, I was obsessed with theater.

The moment I saw Phantom in NYC I was hooked to theatre!

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A combination of the first show I saw, R&H's Cinderella in elementary school, The Sound of Music in middle school, and listening to OBC's at rehearsals in high school.

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the oklahoma crap is why Rent exists.

Even though I saw Joseph about five times between the ages of 5 and 7, the moment I was hooked was when I saw Ragtime on tour...I thought it had me from the opening number, and LaChanze's Sarah pretty much confirmed what I suspected.

There were two instances that occured within a month of each other and are the reason I'm so obsessed with theatre:

* going to see the Les Miz tour at the tender age of 10
* the world premiere of Jane Eyre in my hometown. I saw it three times and got to go backstage and meet all the major players: Marla Schaffel, Anthony Crivello, even John Caird.

Another main reason is my aunt. She was the first female music director at Music Theatre of Wichita, and has done multiple tours and shows. She is such an insperation to me in every sense of the word.

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I was in 3rd grade and got ask to be in the local college production of "Oliver!" I was hooked.

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When I was younger I always loved to sing and perform. I aspired to be a "pop" singer (someone who knows me now would probably never guess that because I rarely even listen to pop music; nevermind like hardly any of it.) Yeah, and I was all about being "rich and famous" too. Isn't that a joke?

I got into theatre when I auditioned for my first show in the 6th grade. I had always watched musicals on tv and I had seen live shows and really enjoyed them, but I never thought about doing them. I auditioned for my schools producing of "Annie", hoping to get cast as anything. To my surprise I was cast as "Duffy".

That show got me wrapped into a new world that I knew nothing about. The only thing I knew was that I couldn't stop. I loved the feeling I felt when I sang in front of people but this was even more. This was becoming someone else. This was everything. And that is just what it became - everything to me.

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Seeing POTO in London when I was 13 caught me into the trap of musical theater. Specifically the moment where the auctioneer says, " Perhaps we can drive away the ghosts with a little illumination. Gentlemen! And then the chromatic scale breaks out and the chandelier goes up. That captivated me to an extent that I have not yet recovered.

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