OH MY GOD. I honestly still can't even breathe from yesterday. I didn't sleep the entire night because I have SO many things to tell you all. I know this is going to be annoyingly long, but I really would appreciate if you'd read it because you will find some of the things incredibly entertaining. Haha.
I WON THE WICKED FKING LOTTO. I WON. MY NAME WAS CALLED. AFTER MY 12TH TIME OF LOSING! I WON! Okay, so there were more people entering than JLT's last. No joke at all. It was insane. Plus, Eva entered and then realized she lost her ID. So I was like, "We should just leave now. There is NO hope at all." MY NAME WAS THE THIRD NAME CALLED. I promise you that I stopped breathing for a few seconds. I honestly live to hear the lotto man say my name. I was in complete shock. So then I started screaming, jumping up and down, and hugging Eva like crazy. Everyone was clapping for us and “aw-ing.” It was SUCH an amazing feeling. I was in complete denial that we actually WON. I couldn’t believe it at all. So I got my pin and then freaked out again. Turns out we had DEAD center, first row. *cries*
So then after hyperventilating and stuff, we went to the stage door. Can I just say that Ben Vereen is the nicest man ever. I love him so much. Like, too much. He was going in so I stopped to say something, but then felt bad because he was rushing, but he totally turned around and went to us, “Hi sweeties!” And he talked to Eva for a sec and then I told him how inspirational I thought he was from that TV show. He was SOOOO sweet to us. I love him!
Then Rue came and she needed like 4 people to help her out of the car. Lol. She asked us if we wanted autographs, but we had nothing in our hands and we apologized and then she just walked inside. Hahaha.
THE SCARIEST INCIDENT OF THE DAY. All of the sudden, I got these SHOOTING cramps through my stomach. I thought it was because I was nervous, but I could barely stand up. Then I started getting SO HOT. Like overheated to the max. Then I got so dizzy that I couldn’t stand up straight. I was SO scared I was going to pass out. This has never happened to me before and I was SO scared. I couldn't even see straight in front of me, that's how dizzy/hot I was. So we went and got a drink and then I felt so much better. But I swear, that was one of the scariest experiences of my life.
Then we went back and Sho and Megan went in, but I was too embarrassed to stop them so I hid. Haha. Plus, I was recovering from my almost-fainting experience. Haha. Also, the stage door guys were actually being SO nice to us since we won lotto which was hilarious and so unlike them. They were being so awesome. And we were the only pre-showers.
OMG SOME GUY SLAPPED MICHELLE FED’S ASS. It was so hilarious. Eva and I were DYING. And no, it wasn't Butz.
Moving on. Then I needed advil for my stupid ass cramps. So there was like 1/2 hour till shotime [lol] and we had to run like 7 blocks to a Duane Reade. Once we got there, we had to go up and down like 2 flights of stars, searching everywhere, and waiting on the longest line. It was death. Then we had to run like 7 more blocks back to the Gersh JUST making it in time for the show. And just our luck, did you know theres a Duane Reade attatched to the freaking Gersh? We were dying of laughter. Anyway, we ended up like scarving down ADVIL at the Gersh and freaking out about the show. Haha.
The actual show itself.
THE SEATS: OMFG. I can never sit anywhere else again. Haha. Those seats are FKING incredible. I was practically on top of everyone in the cast. Plus, Stephen Oremus was like touching us. Hahah. SO AWESOME. I wanted to cry the whole time. You can see every detail of every person, every body suit, microphone, makeup-dripping, etc.
I’m not going to do a review of the show, but I’ll do a review of the new cast members and stuff.
Sho:She definitely got so much better. The only bad thing was, I could kind of tell that she was trying to preserve her voice or something for the night show. I felt like she didn’t give the song numbers her all. But she still kicked so much ass and how the hell anyone could say she sucks, is beyond me. Her acting [I think] is INCREDIBLE. Her Elphie also got fiercer/meaner. And it’s amazing to watch her up there so close. She also looked gorgeous. And her "No Good Deed" scared the shit out of me. Haha.
Megan: OMG. SO ADORABLE. I love her!!!! She’s too cute and she plays the role perfectly. I don’t have much to say except she’s so cute and her and Sho have so much chemistry! Plus, when she came down from the bubble a little later in NOMTW, we cheered her name and she started giggling for like 2 minutes. Haha.
David:His voice was just blah. His voice is definitely my least favorite of all the Fiyero’s. Hah. He was like talking the song. I heard he was sick though so I'll excuse him Lol. He’s definitely amazing to look at though and his acting is awesome!! Plus, he like RAPES Sho in ALAYM. Haha.
Ben:No words. FINALLY a good Wizard. And incredible one. He made the role so entertaining and I just felt happy whenever he was on stage. I truly love this man SOOO much.
Rue:Don’t even talk to me about her. I could rant for 2 hours. Whoever picked her was honestly on drugs. Haha. I’m sorry to say this. I feel bad and it’s the type of people who say things like that that I don’t like. But she was so funnily [lol not a word] bad in the role. She’s not a bad actress at all, but she doesn’t fit this role at all. And her "wicked witch" sounded like she was on drugs. Lol.
Overall the show was great. I do have to say though, I don’t get the same thrill from it that I used to get when Idina was in it. But I just love the show in general so much so it's all good. I love this cast too.
Ew, I don’t really want to talk about this part so I’ll make it short. At intermission, I had to pee so badly I thought I’d pee in my pants. I had to wait on the longest line for like 20 minutes and when I finally got up to go [Eww..I can’t even say it], some woman threw up. I died. No joke. I am still grossed out. You guys know my phobia right? Well, it was one of the most awful things of my life. I like ran out and ran into the men’s bathroom. HAHAHA. [Random, but the bathroom lady is so cute. She claps every time you come out] It almost ruined my day because I was so freaked out. I couldn't even think straight during the beginning of the 2nd act. Hahaha.
OMFG. OMFG. If you read any part of my entry, read this because I’m still like crying from it. Okay, so Sho didn’t look down at Eva and I the entire show which was annoying. All of the sudden when she came out to bow for curtain call, She looked down at me, started pointing directly at me, jumping up and down, and squealing. She was so surprised I was there. I freaked out so much. I couldn’t believe it. The entire Wicked cast was like staring at Eva and I and I was on the verge of tears. So I started jumping up and down, cheering, and I was like, “I LOVE YOU SHO!” and was blowing kisses. Then as they were bowing she was blowing me kisses, winking, and waving to Eva and I. It was the best feeling ever and I can’t even describe it. She was barely bowing at all. I wish you were all there because it’s so hard to explain. Then David went to Sho [Yes, ON STAGE], “Who is that?” and Sho started telling him and pointing at me and stuff. And then she started blowing more kisses as the curtain went down. So of course I was like jumping on Eva and hyperventilating. Then like 10 people came up to us and were like, “OMG that was awesome! How does she know you that well!?” So I told them about Shotime and they all wanted the link to our site. DANA, WE NEED A DOMAIN! Everyone was like, “Why is this link SO long?!” Haha. But literally like 20 people asked me for the link and I totally forgot to bring the flyers. Ughh. We need a domain. Our site is rising up in the fandom. Hah.
So after those emotionally crazed moments, we ran out to the stage door to meet Ker and Ash who I fully JUMPED on top of while like crying and hyperventilating. I literally jumped on them and was freaking out to the max. I looked like I was on drugs.
So we waited for a while and David came out. OMG. This was crazy. He was like, ”Hey girls! I saw you in the front row! And Sho told me who you were!” So we were freaking out.
Then Shoshana came out in the cutest outfit after a little while. I totally wasn’t expecting her to come out because it was in between shows. She came over to us and I like ran over and hugged her sooo much. She was so happy to see us. We like jumped on each other. Hahahahaa.
Sho: BABYDOLL BABYDOLL!!! I was wondering who the screamers were in the front row! You finally won!!!
Me: You were soooo incredible! [Etc..I don’t remember] Omg I love youuuu! You were just amazing and you look so cute. [I was acting so hyper and I wasn’t acting shy like I normally am. I was acting myself SO much. Finally. Haha.] These are my friends from Syracuse and LI.
Sho: Oh yea! You girls totally look familiar! Hey!!!!
I don’t even know. She was getting ready to get food and kind of rushing, but seriously, she was being SOOOOOOOOOOOO nice. I honestly think she was like on happy drugs or something. Hahah. This was the nicest she’s been to random people at the stage door, ever. She stopped to talk to like everyone and this was IN between shows.
Then Megan came out and she was so cute! Eva took a picture with her and my hands were shaking so much when I took the picture. She was like "awing" at my shaking hands. Hahahhaa.
Us: Megan! You were sooo amazing…etc…
Megan: OMG Hi girls!! Sho told me all about you! I heard you girls cheering in the front row and I asked Sho how she knew you and she told me everything!
Me: Yeah!!! We were cheering for you so much! At one point we were cheering your name! Hahahahaa.
Megan: *laughing with us and remembering* [I totally forgot everything she said but it was so exciting haha]
OMG. Definitely the funniest part of the day. Walter the entire show was staring us down as he was singing. I was so freaked out. He literally started in my eyes every time he came on stage. So when he came out, I waved and he ran over to us and started talking to us for like 20 minutes. It was SO scary. Hhahahaha. He asked us a million questions and he’s like, “Yup! I was looking at you girls the entire time!” He was being SO nice and last time he was really mean. He asked if we had ever seen the show and stuff. It was sooooooo funny. He told us to like come back again and stuff. Mad weird. Haha.
Then we left and freaked out because every recognized us from the front. I was acting SO hyper. More hyper than I’ve ever acted in my life. I was like jumping on K&A&E. Hahaha. Then we went to Fridays and met up with Shy, Kim, and Stacy as I acted really hyper and act the most disgusting lettuce of my life. Hahaha. It was so much fun and I was just genuinely happy. =) And Eva and I finally ate after not touching food the entire day. Lol.
So then we found out that Eva’s mom/brother wanted to see “All Shook Up” so we were going to also. So we then met up with Elle, Cathy, and Laura at the Gersh to get ready to see ASU. Ash and Ker returned their tickets to DRS since Norb was out and got tickets to ASU. So the 10 of us I think hung out at the Gersh for a while and saw Michelle Fed on the verge of crying for some reason. She was so upset. We also talked to Saycon for a while who told us that we all looked so cute and she congratulated me on winning lotto. She also had this painting done of her which was cool.
OMG. Another hilarious part. Philip came over and we all cheered for him. Then they were all like, “ASK HIM ABOUT MYSPACE!!!!” So I was like, “Philip!!! Do you have a myspace?” [I was so scared he was going to look at me like a freak] and he went, “OMG YES! I do!!” It was the funniest thing of my life. I told him how I thought it was like a poser. And he was like, “Message me!” Hahahha. Then Ashley introduced herself and he actually knew who Kim was which was cool. Then we talked to him for like 20 minutes and he told us that the cast of Wicked is so nice. I was like, “Was Idina nice?” And he was like, “Yes! So nice! But she has a lot of her issues.” Or something. It was so funny. I like died. Then he had to leave and Dennis took a group picture of us. He thinks I’m crazy for being there so much, but he was actually happy I won lotto. He also called me, ‘the leader of the pack’ or something? IDK. But I was being so insanely hyper the entire day. Hahahhaha. I was like drunk, but not.
Now for another funny part. At Jamba Juice we saw one of the leads of ASU. Also, when the Jamba juice lady asked my name, I told her it was Idina. So when they delivered out my drink I wanted her to be like, “Idina, your drink is ready!” Instead, this is what happened:
Lady: Dana! Is there a Dana? Your drink is ready.
Me: Dana? Whose name is Dana? Which of you is Dana? *waits and then remembers* OMG IDINA! THAT’S ME!! I’M IDINA! *dies*
Lady: Oh, sorry! I thought it was Dana!
Sooo funny!
So then we went to see ASU. It was amaaaaaaazing. It was so much fun. Our seats were like the last rows in the 3/4th balcony and I was like dizzy looking down. Haha. It was soo much fun though and we were all like dancing. Everyone in that cast is SOOO talented. Gamby and Cheyenne kick ass.
We stage doored after and everyone was in a huge rush. I told Gamby though that I saw her as Ariel in Footloose and I had a picture with her when I was like 7, but I couldn’t find it this morning. She was like, ”Wow you did?! I only performed that role 4 times. That’s so awesome.” Haha. She’s adorable. She was wearing the cutest dress too.
And Cheyenne is soooo gorgeous and nice. He's SO goodlooking.
I had so much fun with all the girls. Seriously. Each and every one of them are so nice and they all make me so happy. Haha.
On the way to the train, on around 38th street, I saw KARMINE ALERS and Kelly Karbacz [sp? I’m sorry. I suck] from RENT!!! Walking behind us! We were so late though so we couldn’t say hi. It was so freaking awesome though and I was like flipping. Hahha. I love Karmine!!!! She’s soooooo awesome and adorable. I wish we coulda said hi.
I think I forgot stuff. If I remember I’ll reupdate. I have a few more quick stories though that are random. At camp, me and 3 other girls got our own song together. It’s a lot of fun, but SOOO many harmonies and I’m not good at that. Oh well. I had more to tell you guys, but I forgot. Haha. I’ll be back.
PS. EVA just left and I’m sooo sad now. Eva!!!! I’m going to miss you and you need to come back to stay over!!!!! You’re seriously my twin and I love how we always think the same things at the same time. And thanks for saving me when I almost fainted and needed advil. Hah. I miss you already. =( You're the best!
PPS. I just got a huge rush of sadness that it’s all over. I knew this would happen. I have to be happy for what happened and not sad that it’s over. But it’s only so often that things like that happen you get get to be with all your friends from different states that you only get to talk to online. I miss everyone already and I don’t want this summer to end. I want to spend so many more city nights/stage dooring with you all. You guys the best!
PPPS. Why are people mad at me for actually having a good time? And I feel bad for a certain reason. Everyone who I was with yesterday knows why. I felt guilty the entire day and now I feel even worse when I did NOTHING wrong. And I couldn't help doing this stuff. Ugh. Okay, sorry.
All my pictures are here: PLEASE LOOK! Thanks. More coming from Eva.
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