broadway_addict

Jersey Boys, Takes Three and Four

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 19:11:32 GMT

Since my last update, I've gone to see Jersey Boys two more times. First was on my 18th birthday. It was amazing as usual! I didn't get to see Chris Jones as Frankie, and not Jarrod either - I saw the understudy, Rick Faugno. He was great. I sat front row center again... met some cool people in the rush line. Michael Ingersoll noticed me in the audience and kept winking towards my general direction... and at the end of the show he pointed at me. =) I had told a few of the cast members that I would be coming that day and that it was my birthday, so I waited outside the stage door to say hello. I was really surprised that there were only two other people waiting for them to come out... all the other times I've there have been crowds of people. Needless to say, when Deven came out he immediately saw me and said, "Happy Birthday!!" which was followed by a hug and a kiss on the cheek. =) I was so surprised that he remembered! When Michael and Erich came out, Deven told them it was my birthday, so I got many more birthday wishes. They kindly took a group picture with me before heading out for the night. I can't think of a better way to have spent my birthday!

I went again a week later, this time to take a friend who had never seen the show before. We lucked out and got 2 of the last 3 rush seats available. It was funny, when we went to the theater about 20 minutes before the show started, an usher was helping people find their seats, but when she saw my ticket she was like, "Oh, you already know where to go!" Haha. I sat in the last seat in the front row while my friend sat off to the side in row C so she could see the entire stage. I finally got to see the original national tour cast! I was pretty happy. At the end of "Walk Like a Man", someone threw a red bra on stage. It was hilarious. The guys were laughing, and Deven picked it up, winked at the audience, and tucked it away into his jacket pocket. Erich's next line, "Well, that's the hat trick", got much more laughter than usual. It was great. I've reached the point where I can recognize all three Jersey Girls on stage, even in wigs and makeup. And I've almost memorized the entire show. I'm geting there! =) At the finale when everyone in the audience was giving a standing ovation, I was standing right in front of Michael and he winked at me; I told him I'd be coming so he recognized me. Hehe. At the stage door, I finally met Melissa Strom, who is a complete sweetheart. She recognized me from myspace, since I've messaged her in the past thanking her for such wonderful performances. I never caught her at the stagedoor until this time around, though. Erich left pretty quickly, so I only got to say hello to him before he tried to navigate through the crowds. I saw Deven next, so I went over to say hi and introduce him to my friend. He thanked me for sending him the picture we took the week before, and I told him how much I liked the backstage tour he did for Broadway.com. He was so appreciative as usual. Michael came out next - he knows my name now! Hehe, he thanked me for the picture as well. I gave him some goodies for him and the rest of the cast, and he gave me a hug before going backstage to put them away. Annette managed to find me, and it was wonderful seeing her again after almost a year! The last time I saw her was when Anthony Rapp was in SF in May. We waited a little for Chris to come out... he's such a nice guy. He kindly answered everyone's questions, since a whole crowd of people circled him the minute he stepped out of the alleyway. He kindly took a picture with me, afterwhich I slipped away so other people could talk to him. As we were about to leave, we ran into one of the guys we met in the rush line the week before outside the theater, which was pretty awesome. We walked together a few blocks just talking about the show. I hope we run into him again one of these days.

I love the San Francisco cast of Jersey Boys. I think when it really comes down to it, the reason why I keep going to see the show is because of the cast. I've talked to so many of them that I would consider a few of them my friends, and the people I meet in the rush lines are amazing. I'm going to be really sad when the cast moves down to LA.

That is all for now. Another entry later about Legally Blonde.

Jersey Boys, Take Two

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 23:31:48 GMT

I saw Jersey Boys for the second time on Saturday... but this time, instead of being in the second row of the loge, I was in the front row, center orchestra. =) I waited in line for two hours to get those tickets... only $25 each! It was really fun talking to the other Broadway fans in line. One guy said it was his third time doing rush tickets for JB... heh heh. I think I was the youngest person in line. There were only about 15 tickets, so a lot of people didn't get seats... since I was the 5th person in line, I had no problem at all.

Being so close to the stage was absolutely amazing. I have no words for how it felt. I was so close to all the actors; I could see their facial expressions and I could feel the vibrations from the music. I was literally 3 feet away from the actors when they stood at the edge of the stage. When the show started I was smiling like crazy, and I was basically smiling the entire time. I almost started crying because I was so happy. I saw Jarrod as Frankie Valli again, as opposed to Christopher. I still can't believe I was up so close... the whole show went by too quickly. At one point, when the Four Seasons are singing in a line at the edge of the stage, Michael (Nick Massi) winked at all of us in the front row. Hehe. At the end of the show when everyone stood up to applaud, I felt even closer to the stage. AHH it was so wonderful. The cast really is amazing.

I stage doored again, and this time I got to talk to all four of them - Jarrod, Michael, Deven, and Erich. Last time I missed Deven. They were all so sweet, and I got pics with them again... Michael got excited when I told him I was in the front row, and he said I should come back a 3rd time and wave at him. Haha.

I really hope I'll be able to go again before it leaves. If you get a chance, you should see it. It will make you cry, laugh, and smile all at the same time. You will love it. I'm sure of it.

Oh, what a night!

"What I did for Love"...

Sun, 08 Oct 2006 06:16:29 GMT

I can now proudly say that after four years, I finally gathered the courage to audition for the school musical. I've wanted to ever since freshman year but was always too terrified, but now I can say that I've auditioned.

During my singing audition, Joe and Chacon told me I sounded good, and Joe told me I had good pitch.. he even asked me why I had never auditioned before. Even though my voice cracked a lot out of nervousness, I think I did pretty well for my first audition. I'm positive I did well in the dance audition; for me it was pretty easy, and I think I pretty much nailed it... someone I didn't know came up to me and told me that "I rock." The choreographer had me do pirouettes and fouettes at the end of the audition, but I think my fouettes kind of sucked. Oh well.

I'm proud of myself for auditioning. Every time I saw a musical, I itched to be up on stage with the other performers, singing and dancing my heart out. Even if I don't make the final cut, I learned a lot from auditioning. It was my first time ever singing solo in front of other people, and I thought I'd never do that in my entire life. I also became closer to a few of my friends who also auditioned, and I really enjoyed practicing with them... I even spent like, an hour sitting in my car with one of my friends and we just talked for about half the time, which we haven't done in awhile.

So, thank you, everyone, for your support. Now, this... this is what I did for love.

Italia in a Nutshell

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 07:16:59 GMT

ROMA is amazing. The moment I fell in love with the city was when I first saw Piazza Navona; it was stunning. The Pantheon was really impressive, and I'm sad that it was closed when we were there. We went to the Vatican Museum, and everything was so beautiful. There was a ceiling that was completely flat, but the way it was painted made it appear 3D. The Sistine Chapel was amazing, and in order for preservation purposes we weren't allowed to take any pictures. St. Peter's Basilica was huge, and there was so much to see. The Colosseum was awesome, but the line was really long to go inside so we didn't get a chance to go. There are ruins everywhere, and I wish we had more time to look at everything more in depth. When we went to the Spanish Steps a whole bunch of tourists were sitting on them so I couldn't get a nice picture. Darn it.

VENICE was gorgeous. The gondola ride was a lot of fun, even though our gondolier didn't serenade us. Haha. The whole city is beautiful, especially at night. They even have canal lights instead of street lights to regulate traffic. Venetian glass is absolutely beautiful, but REALLY expensive... we went to a glass blowing demonstration, and the master made a vase in just about 2 or 3 minutes. The Doge's Palace was really elaborate, and we saw the prison where Cassanova was enslaved apparently.

LAKE GARDA was pretty, but in my opinion we could have skipped the Lake and spent more time in Venice or Florence instead. Our hotel was really close to the lake, so in the morning we walked down to the shore. It reminded me a lot of Lake Tahoe.

FLORENCE was wonderful. Florence specializes in gold and leather, so we went to demonstrations for those too. Pictures of the statue of David do not do it justice. In real life, it is absolutely amazing. The sculpture almost seems to come to life. Most pictures do not show all angles of David, so you can't actually see the movement in the muscles. Next to the original David, the copy doesn't even compare.

Europe in general is a lot more expensive than the States... for example, a gallon of gas costs about $8. Italian men are really friendly and charming, so watch out ladies! =P I had an experience or two with friendly guys.. haha. It was interesting. But I do admit, it was nice seeing guys wearing pants that actually FIT them and weren't falling down to their knees all the time. The gelato was delicious and I ate it just about everyday. I love Italia, and I really miss it. =( Our tour director was amazing, and our bus driver was so adorable... he couldn't pick us up one night because he had a date at the disco. Haha. =) Grazie, Antonio e Antonio! (They were both named Antonio)

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 07:16:24 GMT

I'm back from Italia. Not enough time for an update since it'll be long, but here are some pictures to start...

Roma: Colosseo

Venezia

Lake Garda

Firenze

Group Photo: Dad, Jennifer, Me, Antonio (Tour Director), Mom, Antonio (Bus Driver)

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 07:13:03 GMT

Ok, so I never got around to the update I said I would write.. but for now...

I saw A Chorus Line Wednesday night at the Curran. It was amazing... I loved it. Charlotte d'Amboise was great as Cassie, and I'm sad I didn't get a chance to meet her after the show; she left pretty hastily. I did get a chance to meet six of the other cast members, though. In the beginning of the show, they did a ballet combination which was quite amusing to watch. But yes, I'm very glad I decided to go. Next... Jersey Boys! =)

Going to the Death Cab for Cutie concert tonight at the Greek.. first concert in a looong time, first one since those Backstreet Boys and NSYNC days, haha. Isn't that sad? Well, I did go to Anthony's acoustic gig, but I don't know if that counts as a full concert.

Tomorrow, we leave for Italia! Very excited. =) We're going to Rome, Florence, Venice, and Lake Garda... I'll be gone for 8 days, but 2 of those days are mostly travelling, so I'll be in Italy for about 6 days. I'll miss orientation, so I won't get to see everyone until school starts...

Good luck to everyone on summer assignments! Goodness knows I'll need it. xP

Mon, 31 Jul 2006 04:02:57 GMT

The ABA sleepover was a success. There were a lot of girls, and it definately wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be! It was so sweet though, as soon as I walked in the door a lot of girls came running up to me to give me a hug. =) Maya went with me as well, and we pigged out on fruit and Teddy Grahams, heh heh. After the younger girls went to sleep, we watched Napolean Dynamite, which is the most stupid and pointless movie ever. We had to wake up at 7:30am to move out of the big studio since Jazzercise started at 8. About 3/4 of the girls spilled their cereal, so we were constantly cleaning up after them... watched Cheaper by the Dozen as we waited for the girls to be picked up. Maya and I stayed around for awhile and talked to Abra and Gail, which was nice. Afterwards my dad took us to Fentons and we had a Banana Special... 3 lbs of ice cream... so good but so big!

Maya's gone now. She flew back to Hong Kong on Monday, and now she's in Bahrain. It was so sad when we dropped her off at the airport.. although it is comforting knowing I'll see her in a year. Maybe less if my parents let me go to Bahrain... hehe. =P

Dance camp started this week. Monday through Friday, 10am-5pm. So tiring... but so much fun. Besides ballet, we've also done hiphop/jazz, modern, salsa, voice, and drama. I'm liking camp a lot better this year, even though we're not doing polynesian or bellydancing. I really like the ballet repetoire we're doing. We're singing "Behind These Hazel Eyes" and "Bad Day"... I wish we were singing songs from musicals or something.. oh well.

I saw RENT yesterday at the Golden Gate!! Second row center orchestra!!!! I absolutely loved it. I could see the actors' facial expressions and everything. I was surprised how much Jed sounds like Anthony... Bryce didn't really seem very into his performance until the second act, but he still did a good job. Tracy and Chante were amazing.... they're so powerful! Tracy's rendition of "Over the Moon" was hilarious. The crowd went wild when she said "Moo with me." Ano and Warren were awesome as well; Ano's "Today 4 U" was great! And Warren sang with so much emotion during "I'll Cover You Reprise." "Take Me or Leave Me" was amazing as well. I have to admit I prefer Anthony's spazz dancing over Jed's more mild dancing, but Jed was still amazing anyway. I can see why a lot of people don't like Arianda though... her voice was weak at times, but I loved her anyway. I teared up so much throughout the show, and I'm so glad I got to experience it so close up. As soon as the actors came on stage the audience burst into applause. I stage doored after the show, and I got pictures with Tracy, Chante, and Warren and got them to sign my playbill. Jed, Arianda, Bryce, and Ano came out as well but they all seemed in a hurry to leave so I didn't want to bother them. NO DAY BUT TODAY!

More later. =)

Broadway Survey

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 02:54:57 GMT

Name 10 of your favorite Broadway shows

1. RENT
2. Wicked
3. Les Miserables
4. Avenue Q
5. Phantom of the Opera
6. Jersey Boys
7. The Lion King
8. A Chorus Line
9. Chicago
10. Drowsey Chaperone

Have you ever seen these shows live? If so, where?

1. not yet, july 29!!
2. yes, SF (twice)
3. yes, SF (twice)
4. yes, broadway
5. yes, SF (twice)
6. no
7. yes, SF
8. not yet, august 8!!
9. no
10. no

What's your favorite song from play 2?
For Good

What's your favorite scene from play 5?
Masquerade

What's your favorite lyric from play 8?
"Everything was beautiful at the ballet"

From play 10, which character are you most like?
Hmm.....

Can you quote every line from play 1?
Yes. =) Well, 99%...

How many times have you seen play 3?
Twice.

If you could be anyone from play 6, who would it be?
Hm, well, I'd probably be in ensemble since the musical is about the Four Seasons...

What's your favorite song from play 7?
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight"

What's your favorite quote from play 9?
"razzle dazzle"

Out of all these plays, which one is your absolute favorite?
Ahh... can't decide... RENT, Wicked, or Avenue Q...

Who's the best Broadway actor?
Uhm uhm uhm... Anthony or Adam!

Who's the best Broadway actress?
Uhm uhm uhm... Kendra Kassebaum!

What's the best musical they turned into a movie?
RENT

Is there a musical you DON'T like?
Cats

If so, which one? Why?
I don't know... it just didn't do it for me.

Do you think the movie versions are better, or the original Broadway plays?
It really depends... although I personally prefer live performances.

This or That:

The Producers or RENT - RENT

Wicked or Chicago - Wicked

Fiddler on the Roof or Oklahoma - Fiddler!

Thoroughly Modern Millie or 42nd Street - haven't seen either of them

Hairspray or Grease - Hairspray

Ballet 1 Camp

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 07:48:27 GMT

What a week... every day except for Thursday I helped teach at a beginning ballet camp. The girls improved a lot, and I'm really proud of them, although some of them were REALLY annoying. Most of them were pretty cute though. =) During their lunch time one day Alexandra called out to me, "Miss Ariana, who's YOUR boyfriend?!" Haha. She also dubbed me "her Ariana." Haha. Tonight was their showcase of the things they learned this week, and it went pretty well. Afterwards two of the girls gave me flowers... =) Ah I'm going to miss them. Well, most of them. =P

Thursday was senior portraits!! My mom got a tad lost getting there even though she's driven there twice before... heh heh. I did my ballet pics first, and I hope they turn out nicely. The background is really pretty. =) Then did drape and cap and gown... I remember when I was little I used to think that for the drape you get to wear a really pretty gown and everything. Haha. I like how my drape pics came out, and I was really surprised that I got to choose my yearbook picture right then... they didn't have that technology 3 years ago when my sister took hers!

I saw The Devil Wears Prada today. It was ok, wasn't bad but could've been better. I don't know, from what I heard from other people I expected it to be a lot better than it actually was. Oh well. It was still a good movie. I was happy because for the parking lot I got a 3 hours validation from the movie theater, and I clocked out after 2 hours 59 minutes! Haha, and I didn't even plan it that way either.

I'm really tired and I should have gotten more summer homework done this week than I actually did, but hopefully I'll be able to do more once SAT class is over.. last class is Monday! But I have to take a practice one tomorrow, so I should get to sleep since I'm really sleepy... good night!

Arr!

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 04:07:34 GMT

Friday I saw Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. We got to the theater 45 minutes early and got basically the best seats in the theater. =D To pass the time before the movie started, my friend and I pigged out on PotC M&Ms, which are very good by the way. Everyone started cheering when the movie started, and there was more cheering when Captain Jack made his first appearance. In my opinion some of the scenes in the movie could have been shortened, and some of the stuff was a little pointless. I liked the first movie better, but this one was still really good. The producers set it up so it leads directly to the third movie instead of it being its own little story like the first one. There's a major cliffhanger at the end... and make sure you stay until the end of the credits. =P

On the fourth of July I saw Superman Returns. It was a pretty good movie, and now I want to watch all the older Superman movies... heh heh. You know what's cool? My friend's mom is cousins with Kate Bosworth, the actress who portrays Lois Lane. Pretty awesome, huh?

Yesterday I had to take a practice SAT from 9-1... uggh. And then community service at the library for two hours.... at least it made me do my homework. Heh heh.

Senior portraits next week. My mom says I'm only allowed to do two different poses, and one has to be cap and gown. And then there's the mandatory yearbook one, so I guess it's all laid out for me... although I kind of want to take a boa one... hmm. But for cap and gown I'm thinking of wearing my pointe shoes... like, do the pose where you're on the ground, but instead of the cap being on my feet I'll wear it and have my pointe shoes on instead... thoughts?

I hope everyone's enjoying summer. It's finally starting to get warm again!! =)

Broadway Survey

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:01:06 GMT

Broadway quiz

Choose any 3 roles on Broadway that you would want to be in.

1. Elphaba

2. Mimi

3. Eponine

If I told you tomorrow you could go see any 2 shows for free and front row you would see...

1.Rent

2.Jersey Boys

What 3 shows would you want to be revived so you could watch?

1. Miss Saigon

2. You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

3. A Chorus Line (It's coming back!!)

3 Broadway actors you'd want to work opposite of?

1. Anthony Rapp

2. Adam Pascal

3. John Tartaglia

3 Broadway actresses you'd want to work opposite of?

1. Idina Menzel

2. Eden Espinosa

3. Kristen Chenoweth

The part that you wouldn't mind changing your sex for?

1. Angel

Your dream Broadway role:
1. Elphaba

The part you would love to play but know you never could for some reason?
1. Mimi Marquez

The show you would never see again?
1. Cats

The show you would see over and over again?
1. ahh too many

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 04:06:00 GMT

Wow... I have much to update on. First off, I dropped out of summer school at UCB... 5 hours of hw per class meeting, plus I already have AP hw and other summer stuff... and it was too much. So now I'm just doing Princeton SAT classes... which was an interesting experience, which involved showing up at the classroom with no teacher or other students there. The next day Princeton called us and said there had been a room change... so for the next class, I show up, and I'm not on the roster and they don't have books for me... yippie.. but now it's ok, I think.

Spent many days last week shopping with my sister, in preperation for her month long study abroad program in Switzerland. I'm so jealous... and she gets to go to France, Italy, and other places on the weekends. Arghh. The class is really small... only seven students including me... and I think I'm the oldest one. Hm. Oh well.

On Friday I went to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk for the first time in my life with Olivia. Too bad the fog cleared up right as we were leaving.. oh well. The rides were pretty fun, taffy and dip cones delicious, and taking pictures on the beach was so fun. We built "sand castles" as well. And we totally ruled the arcade... we spent a total of $3 at the arcade and we won over 200 tickets. Score! =D Got lots of cute prizes, hehe.

And...Maya is here!! Met up with her in SF yesterday morning, and we've just been hanging around. Yesterday I took her around Alameda, and somehow we ended up on the field at AHS, which led to us taking many, many, many pictures. If you want to see them, they're on my Yahoo page. Went to Tomatina for dinner, and then hung out at TapEx for an hour or so. Today we went to the mall and took studio pictures, and they came out a lot better than I expected. =) If you want one, let me know.

I think that's it for now. I really need to start AP summer hw and SAT class hw... heh heh. Hope everyone's having a great summer. =)

Performance #1

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 18:39:23 GMT

One down, one to go! My feet are killing me.. I have no idea how I'm going to get through my performance today..! My solo went surprisingly well, and one person said he saw a lot of people crying while I was dancing since it was so pretty... heh heh. My sister took a pic of Carlo carrying me in a lift across the stage, so hopefully I can get it from her soon. The other pieces were pretty good, too, only messed up once in the group ballet piece... only did two turns instead of three, oh well. A lot of the little kids talked to me after the show.. hehe, they're so adorable.

Thank you to Shannon, Charlene, Caroline, and Minnie for coming!! The flowers are soo pretty. =)

Wish me luck!

Where'd you go? I missed you so...

Sat, 17 Jun 2006 03:35:18 GMT

Today was the perfect way to start summer. In the morning I hung around in Manno's room since I aide... from what I could tell, my class was more enthusiastic about giving food plates to other teachers. Heh heh. Had to teach a few people how to make Italian sodas... yumm. Aided for Ms. Wong for the very last time today... I had so much fun aiding for her. Especially since it was during her prep period. Pre-Cal final wasn't too bad... guessed on a few, but I think I pulled off a D. =P Haha.

Afterschool I had lunch with Shannon... and we were joined by Mr. Joo at Subway! Haha. We made him take a picture with us. I'm going to miss Mr. Joo next year.

And finally... I was reunited with my other half. =) I still can't believe that I got to see Maya today... for three hours!!! It felt so surreal after not seeing her in three years. Ahh!! It was so much fun. I drove her around Alameda to visit some people... Olivia, Jade, Tiff, Christina, Ashley.. I think that's it. Then we went to dinner at this Thai restaurant... mmm. I love how even though we haven't seen each other in three years, it's as if we never were apart. That's true friendship, man. =D I was so sad when she had to leave. But, I shall see her in a week!!!

And, HAPPY 17TH BIRTHDAY, Elizabeth!!!!!

We did it. We're finally Seniors.. I hope everyone has a great summer.. and KIT!

Tony's

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 04:14:59 GMT

Ah, how I love the Tony Awards. And I absolutely cannot wait until Jersey Boys starts their tour here in SF. =D

Four Day Weekend

Tue, 30 May 2006 02:56:56 GMT

I'm so glad we had a four day weekend... I needed it. On Friday I drove for the first time by myself out of Alameda. =) Wahoo! Saw X3 with Shannon... fun times, fun times. We had really good seats since we were like, second in line. In my opinion X3 wasn't as good as the first two movies, but it was still pretty good. Today I saw The Da Vinci Code.. for free! =D See, I had these two free tickets for Akeelah and the Bee that I got from Starbucks, but the lady at the theater didn't care which movie we used them for, so we saw Da Vinci Code instead. Yay! Haha. I can't wait until Pirates of the Caribbean 2 comes out. And Cars looks sooo adorable.

I got my RENT tickets! So excited.... second row orchestra. =) And, I finally got a copy of RENT 10. Ahhh I love it! =D

I should go do my homework now.. bleh. At least it's a block day tomorrow....

First Post

Sat, 27 May 2006 08:00:51 GMT

So apparently I'm going to have a LJ now as well. Mainly for communities, I suppose. Basically I'll be posting the same things here as in my xanga. Well, I'm still getting used to LJ, so it might be awhile before I really customize this thing. Here's a post from my xanga from earlier this week.

On May 20, 2006 I got to see Anthony Rapp... again. Yes, I am aware that this is my third time seeing him. Hehe. I got to the cafe a little later than I planned, but I still got a pretty good seat with Katie. Katie and I were counting down the time until 3pm... and I finally got to meet some fellow RENTheads I've been talking to online, which was nice. 10-15 minutes before Anthony was supposed to come out, one of the guys who worked there went up to the mic and was like, "Testing 1, 2, 3," which is like, the number one thing not to say in front of a group of RENTheads. His "testing" sparked a chorus of "Anything but that," which was followed by the next few verses of "Tango: Maureen."

At around 3:10ish, Anthony came out wearing his Italia jacket... again. =) The mic was too low for him so he tried adjusting it, but he couldn't get it to work, so he stood with his legs really wide apart in a stance and did this crazy Elvis move. Haha. He started with a lecture about RENT in general, talking a little bit about the NYTW version. He sang bits of "Splatter," "Right Brain," and "Get Over It." It was quite different hearing him sing them live instead of the soundtrack I have of it. He read an excerpt from his book about Jonathan, the Peasants Feast, and meeting Adam for the first time. It was hilarious.

Q&A time. A lot of the usual questions. He was asked about Daphne/Rosario and Fredi/Tracie, and his descriptions of them were hilarious. I think it came down to that Daphne is a tiger woman, Rosario is more childlike, Fredi is an Earth mother (with "a big personality, big boobs, big butt", haha), and Tracie is a chick. He was asked about why he chose four as the number of claps he sent up to Jonathan after every performance, and he said it was just a good beat. And he followed by clapping four times into the air.. twice. =) Uhm he talked about the infamous Tango sequence from the movie and what it was like learning authentic Argentinian tango. Someone commented on how the sweater Anthony was wearing was the same colors as the Mark sweater and asked if it was intentional, and he replied saying that it was just a good shirt. Anthony said that his book jacket is the Mark colors as well, and that wasn't intentional either.. he said originally the book jacket was a pee yellow with black lettering, but he wanted it changed to something more subtle. Thank goodness! Haha. I think those were the main highlights of the Q&A.. if I remember anything I'll add it later. (I should mention that at times he had his hands clasped behind his head, and his boxers showed a little...)

Anthony sang "Seasons of Love" acapella... ah... it was beautiful. Last time he sang acousitc. I was able to record the entire song on my camera.. yay! I recorded him singing the clips from NYTW as well. Let me know if you want to see. =)

The line to get things signed moved really quickly; I was surprised. I was towards the back, but I didn't have to wait very long. When I got up there I handed him the "Look Around" insert and a picture I took with him last time at his gig. He remembered me! He was like, "Aww, this is from my gig!" I also thanked him for returning some of my messages, and he laughed and said, "You're welcome." He took another picture with me and said it was nice to see me again. Ahh. =D

Thank you for everything, Anthony.