1. new broadway survey!

    • 1. Favorite actors.
    • 2. Favorite actresses.
    • 3. What plays and/or musicals have you been in?
    • 4. Favorite role you've had.
    • 5. Performers you want to meet.
    • 6. Are you a triple threat? (singer, actor, dancer)
    • 7. Do you think Wicked should have gotten the Tony over Avenue Q? Why or why not?
    • 8. If you could describe your life in comparison to any play or musical, what would it be?
    • 9. Do you wish your life were a musical?
    • 10. What shows have you seen? How many have actually been Broadway performances?
    • 11. Anthony Rapp or Adam Pascal?
    • 12. Idina Menzel or Kristin Chenoweth?
    • 13. Were you a fan of Lea Michele before she shot to fame on Glee?
    • 14. If you could revive any play or musical what would it be?
    • 15. Do you like when Glee covers Broadway songs? Why or why not?
    • 16. What is a popular song that you cannot stand?
    • 17. What do you think of Andrew Lloyd Webber?
    • 18. Have you been to Times Square?
    • 19. Have you met any stars at the stage door?
    • 20. Who's autograph do you have?
    • 21. How many shows have you seen more than once?
    • 22. How old were you when you saw your first play/musical?
    • 23. Do you watch bootlegs online?
    • 24. What's the best musical they have turned into a movie?
    • 25. This or That: Chicago or Wicked
    • 26. This or That: Next to Normal or Billy Elliot
    • 27. Do you have multiple versions of one song or cast recording?
    • 28. Is there any musical you went to expecting not to like it?
    • 29. What do you think of Barbra Streisand?
    • 30 . Which Broadway star do you believe has 'the voice of a generation'?
    • 31. If you could trade places with any Broadway star for a week, who would it be and why?
    • 32. What show do you think has the best costume design?
    • 33. What show do you think has the best set design?
    • 34. Did you do show choir in school?
    • 35. In addition to live theatre, do you enjoy old hollywood movies?
    • 36. Who do you ship yourself with?
    • 37. How many playbills do you have?
    • 38. Do you keep your show tickets?
    • 39. Do you own any Broadway swag? (i.e. t-shirts, posters, pins, etc. etc.)
    • 40. Would you live in New York City without having a career in theatre?
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    born-to-belt:

    Evita: 2012 Broadway Revival

    Christina DeCicco as Eva Peron. Understudy for Elena Wednesday evenings and Saturday Matinees.

    Rainbow High

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  3. rachellind: The answer to any question

    rachellind:

    The answer to any question

    (Source: rachellouiselind)

  4. PLEASE Put a number in my ask for:»
    1. My favorite musical
    2. My least favorite musical
    3. A showtune that describes my current relationship status/how I feel about my current relationship status
    4. The first show I saw
    5. A show I saw recently
    6. A role I’ve played
    7. Lyrics from a showtune
    8. How I discovered my love for theatre
    9. A dream role
    10. A theatre superstition I believe in
    11. A show I’m currently obsessed with
    12. A Broadway star I adore
    13. A Broadway star I can’t stand
    14. A show that I love, but everyone else doesn’t
    15. A show I despise, but everyone else adores it
    16. A production I’d NEVER do again
    17. The best production I’ve ever been in
    18. Favorite score
    19. Favorite overture
    20. A showtune I used to love, but now hate
    21. My favorite Broadway Diva
    22. Favorite composer
    23. Top 5 played showtunes on my iPod
    24. A show I’d kill to be in, even in just the ensemble
    25. A show that closed prematurely
    26. A show that shouldn’t be on Broadway/tour anymore
    27. A show that I used to adore, but now hate
    28. A closed show I wish I had seen
    29. A show I really want to see right now
    30. My favorite showtune
    31. My least favorite showtune
    32. A show with a great storyline
    33. What 3 Broadway Celebrities (actors, directors, composers, etc.), dead or alive, I’d pick to have dinner with
    34. A Broadway star I’d say is my idol
    35. My favorite recording of a show (for example: preferring Gypsy with Ethel Merman over Gypsy with Bernadette Peters, etc.)

    (Source: jumpingmormons, via nicolemwright)

  5. I will never forget sitting in the audience during her first performance at Wicked and during “Thank Goodness,” my mom turned to me and said, “She looks just like Evita!” I am so excited for her and she is going to be absolutely wonderful in Evita this spring!

    I will never forget sitting in the audience during her first performance at Wicked and during “Thank Goodness,” my mom turned to me and said, “She looks just like Evita!”

    I am so excited for her and she is going to be absolutely wonderful in Evita this spring!

  6. Oh. My. God.

    I ill never forget seeing Christina DeCicco’s first performance as Glinda back in 2007 and during “Thank Goodness” my mom turned to me and said, “She looks like Evita!” Now she’s actually going to play Evita. Oh. My. God. Words cannot express how excited/happy I am for her!

  7. instamatical:

    You guys I literally just freaked the fuck out upon reading the complete cast for the Evita revival. I cannot stand Elena Roger, who they’re bringing in for Eva, and my seeing the show (even though I absolutely love it) was contingent upon who they cast as the Eva alternate. 

    Christina DeCicco (Wicked tour, Sister Act, The Marvelous Wonderettes) is the Eva alternate. I AM SO EXCITED. 

    WORDS ARE NOT A THING. 
  8. This just goes to show you how short life truly is...»

    R.I.P. Mirissa. I didn’t know you very well but you were such a nice person and always had something good to say about everyone.

  9. Legally Blonde at NSMT

    I was initially nervous about seeing this, but I am SO glad I did! It was wonderful and I LOVED what they did with it!

    I saw the show an embarrassingly high number of times (9) between Broadway (8) and tour (1) and hadn’t seen it since closing night, which, as Kate Rockwell put it when I spoke with her after “Hair” last spring, a “shit show.”

    The theater is in the round and so there was no giant sorority house, classroom, salon, etc. The aisles were used for the set at different points of the show and the cast (and the dogs…) used the aisles exclusively for entrances and exits. The show was very “in the moment” and current. The cast were constantly pulling out cell phones, such as in “Omigod You Guys” and other big ensemble numbers and really communicated to each other like college students, which I thought added a lot to the show. They did unfortunately have to cut the jump ropes from “Whipped into Shape,” due to space confines,  but it worked really well, as the first half of the number was Brooke and the guys with exercise bands in her workout video and the second half of the number, when Callahan and the interns went into the jail, the inmates came on and it was like she was teaching a class, so it worked well sans jump ropes.

    The cast was outstanding. Kelly Felthous was adorable as Elle and although her voice was a little nasally at times, it didn’t come off as being annoying. She reminded me of a cross between Laura Bell with her personality and Becky with her vocals. I loved Will Ray as Warner for being a completely loveable jerk and Barrett Hall as Emmett for being a completely adorable, absolutely hot nerd. His vocals were a tad weak, but it was closing. Paul Jackel was delightfully creepy as Professor Callahan. Gaelen Gilliland was Paulette and I saw her as an understudy in the role on Broadway back in December of 2007. Back then her Paulette was very reserved and quiet and today she let it all loose and really shined. The audience LOVED her and her comedic timing was SPOT ON. And Kate Loprest was great as Vivienne. Despite being tiny, she was in charge and really had it in for Elle. Taryn Darr was a great Brooke, her timing was spot on and her delivery of the liposuction line had the audience laughing hysterically. Tiffany Engen, Sara Andreas and Allysa Shorte were hilarious as Serena, Margot and Pilar and were always in the moment, even when just watching from the sidelines. The ensemble was smaller than normal, but strong and they sounded and looked great. Oh, and Chico the chihuahua and Nellie the bull dog from the Original Broadway Cast came out of retirement for this and they, of course, stole every scene they were in… especially Nellie.

    All in all it was definitely worth the hour and a half drive and I had a great time with an old friend, as well!

  10. Theatre Roundup

    List the last 10 things you saw at the theatre in order from your most recent:

    (no repeats)

    1. Sister Act
    2. The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown
    3. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
    4. Lysistrata Jones (off-Broadway)
    5. Million Dollar Quartet
    6. Love, Loss, and What I Wore
    7. The People in the Picture
    8. Cactus Flower
    9. Mamma Mia
    10. In the Heights (tour)

    Who was the best performer in number one?

    Rashidra and Christina.

    Why did you go to see number two?

    I’ve been waiting to see it for YEARS and it was CHEAP and only about a 2 hour drive from home.

    Can you remember a line/lyric from number three that you liked?

    Ummmm not in particular, but it was cute.

    What would you give number four out of ten?

    A solid 8. I’m curious to see it on Broadway this fall.

    Was there someone hot in number five?

    Yes. 

    What was number six about?

    Clothes. Shoes. Life. (Copying this from Natalie)

    Who was your favourite actor in number seven?

    Donna Murphy or Nicole Parker.

    What was your favourite bit in number eight?

    Uh it was kind of a terrible show…. but Jenni did a good job!

    Would you see number nine again?

    Ummmm maybe? If Lisa Brescia and Judy McLane were still there.

    What was the worst thing about number ten?

    The audience kind of fell flat. And it was the night before a blizzard so it was a smallish audience, too.

    Which was best?

    Sister Act. Particularly the last two times.

    Which was worst?

    Cactus Flower.

    Did any make you cry?

    When Rashidra came out in the white dress at curtain call of Sister Act last week and the entire audience was on their feet. Coolest freaking moment EVER.

    Did any make you laugh?

    I’m sure they all did at one point or another.

    Which roles would you like to play in any of them?

    In any of them? Mary Robert in Sister Act… 

    Which one did you have best seats for?

    Ummm well since this doesn’t include repeats, but whatever, front row mezz for Sister Act when Christina went on as Mary Robert and front row orchestra at Sister Act when I went with Natalie.

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