Look at The Fireworks
Okay so I FINALLY saw In the Heights yesterday and it has to be the most incredible show to watch live. I was blown away by the incredible cast. However, the standout was, of course, LIN MANUEL MIRANDA!!! He was adorable and is clearly the heart & soul of the show. He also makes the cutest faces like in Champagne at "We got a date", and then when he couldn't open the bottle. Also, when he got Vanessa to dance in Carnival de Barrio he gave her the cutest smile!!! I love him!
Robin De Jesus was hilarious and so cute as Sonny. Chris Jackson was amazing, Mandy Gonzalez and her fantastic voice blew me away and she brought tears to my eyes in Everything I Know. Marcy as Vanessa was very good and brought out a more comedic side to Vanessa. Krysta Rodriguez u/s'd Carla and was so funny. I also saw Doreen Montalvo as Daniella and I adored her because she made Daniella her own and didn't do Andrea Burns 2.0. Also, Eliseo Roman was out but his u/s, Tony Chiroldes had an incredible voice.
The highlight numbers were all the big company numbers because of the high energy and the closeness of the characters/cast. You can see how close they all really are. Oh and I've never been REALLY into Pacienca y Fe on the recording but live....WOW! Olga brings down the house!!!
At stagedoor (I'll put pictures tomorrow) I met Mandy, Chris, and P.Lo which was awesome but I had met them already. Krysta and Doreen came out but had to leave fast. Seth Stewart, I got his autograph but he got me, one other person, said bye to Chris who came out at the same time and left fast. Then, LIN CAME OUT! He scared me though because the door slammed open and he goes YO! And we were all like Omigod!!! I was like this show is amazing and he was like thanks so much and signed my playbill and i got a pic with him! Hmmm let's see...oh Robin did not come out but I've met him too so it's alright.
Okay done with ITH....for now ;) onto OTH AND GG
GG: Blair: Since when does Yale not give acceptance to people with detention. This new teacher is NOTHING on Queen B, go get her girl! However, wasn't Blair ABOVE all that now? Ah well...loved the reference to the original GG w/"i'm such a better fit for Yale than that Rory." Also loved B's dad coming home for a bit.
Chuck/Lily: I hate Jack and I hope he's gone for good! I was so freaked for Lilly but Chuck saved the day! Love that guy! However, that scene must have been hard b/c the actress who is Lilly is preggers. I was also annoyed how CHUCK saved her but she was like OMIGOD RUFUS! Then again, it is love.
Nate/Vanessa: They were cute, funny and IRRELAVANT to the plot....what else is new? Seriously, remember when Nate had plot lines that were good? And when Vanessa did stuff like FILM?! Wtf happened to her loving film.
Dan/Serena: My name is Dan Humphry, I whine over EVERYTHING!! Most couples go to dif colleges...also Brown & Yale are NOT THAT FAR APART. STFU!
Eric: He's just adorable....that is all
OTH: THEY FINALLY GAVE US A BRUCAS MOMENT!
Brooke/Julian: Love them, they are so cute...as I've said if I can't have my Brucas i'll take them.
Leyton: Aw look at the cute, boring, NALEY SEASON 4 rip off.
Mia/Chase: Cute but I hate how they had more stuff than Naley!!! Mia has more lines lately than Haley who is one of the core 5!
Naley: Oh look at the cute non-affectionate married couple with a son who acts like he's 30 and uses the phone and his mother doesn't go "Hm my 5 yr old is on the phone....that's not good"
Did anything else happen.....there was good Breyton stuff....and that's it....yeah...wow I'M WATCHING SEASON 1 NOW WHEN THE SHOW WAS AMAZING!!! (so were 2 and 3....4 was good, 5 was meh and this is....a pale imitation!)
So this week has tough for me but I don't really want to get into it but all I'll say is I learned who really loves me and I learned the people that do love me a lot and will stand by me against someone who hurts me.
XOXO,
Martha
Robin De Jesus was hilarious and so cute as Sonny. Chris Jackson was amazing, Mandy Gonzalez and her fantastic voice blew me away and she brought tears to my eyes in Everything I Know. Marcy as Vanessa was very good and brought out a more comedic side to Vanessa. Krysta Rodriguez u/s'd Carla and was so funny. I also saw Doreen Montalvo as Daniella and I adored her because she made Daniella her own and didn't do Andrea Burns 2.0. Also, Eliseo Roman was out but his u/s, Tony Chiroldes had an incredible voice.
The highlight numbers were all the big company numbers because of the high energy and the closeness of the characters/cast. You can see how close they all really are. Oh and I've never been REALLY into Pacienca y Fe on the recording but live....WOW! Olga brings down the house!!!
At stagedoor (I'll put pictures tomorrow) I met Mandy, Chris, and P.Lo which was awesome but I had met them already. Krysta and Doreen came out but had to leave fast. Seth Stewart, I got his autograph but he got me, one other person, said bye to Chris who came out at the same time and left fast. Then, LIN CAME OUT! He scared me though because the door slammed open and he goes YO! And we were all like Omigod!!! I was like this show is amazing and he was like thanks so much and signed my playbill and i got a pic with him! Hmmm let's see...oh Robin did not come out but I've met him too so it's alright.
Okay done with ITH....for now ;) onto OTH AND GG
GG: Blair: Since when does Yale not give acceptance to people with detention. This new teacher is NOTHING on Queen B, go get her girl! However, wasn't Blair ABOVE all that now? Ah well...loved the reference to the original GG w/"i'm such a better fit for Yale than that Rory." Also loved B's dad coming home for a bit.
Chuck/Lily: I hate Jack and I hope he's gone for good! I was so freaked for Lilly but Chuck saved the day! Love that guy! However, that scene must have been hard b/c the actress who is Lilly is preggers. I was also annoyed how CHUCK saved her but she was like OMIGOD RUFUS! Then again, it is love.
Nate/Vanessa: They were cute, funny and IRRELAVANT to the plot....what else is new? Seriously, remember when Nate had plot lines that were good? And when Vanessa did stuff like FILM?! Wtf happened to her loving film.
Dan/Serena: My name is Dan Humphry, I whine over EVERYTHING!! Most couples go to dif colleges...also Brown & Yale are NOT THAT FAR APART. STFU!
Eric: He's just adorable....that is all
OTH: THEY FINALLY GAVE US A BRUCAS MOMENT!
Brooke/Julian: Love them, they are so cute...as I've said if I can't have my Brucas i'll take them.
Leyton: Aw look at the cute, boring, NALEY SEASON 4 rip off.
Mia/Chase: Cute but I hate how they had more stuff than Naley!!! Mia has more lines lately than Haley who is one of the core 5!
Naley: Oh look at the cute non-affectionate married couple with a son who acts like he's 30 and uses the phone and his mother doesn't go "Hm my 5 yr old is on the phone....that's not good"
Did anything else happen.....there was good Breyton stuff....and that's it....yeah...wow I'M WATCHING SEASON 1 NOW WHEN THE SHOW WAS AMAZING!!! (so were 2 and 3....4 was good, 5 was meh and this is....a pale imitation!)
So this week has tough for me but I don't really want to get into it but all I'll say is I learned who really loves me and I learned the people that do love me a lot and will stand by me against someone who hurts me.
XOXO,
Martha