Wicked

 PHENOMENAL. FANTASTICAL. WICKED.

Me in the Gershwin Theatre 

 So my wonderful friend John Adam gave precious front row seat tickets to my friend Louis and I to see Wicked in NYC because he had already seen it all for $30.

Is he crazy you may ask?
A lunatic I say!

Are you sure $30 you may ask?
Why would I lie to you you I ask!

How is this possible you may ask?
Well 2.5 hours before every Broadway show, they do what is called "rush" or "lottery." 2.5 hours before curtain you run yourself over to the box office and put your name in for a raffle.  If they call your name a half hour later. CONGRATS! You have won yourself 2 front row tickets to see that show your name was put in for $30 each! An astounding $200 value!  John's name was pulled an bam! here he is giving me a golden green ticket (haha) and I am being filmed balling my eyes out from pure happiness.

Part of the set

It was magical. I was on an emotional roller coaster all night.  Louis and I bought fancy programs and fancy slushies in Wicked cups. 

Ticket and Fancy Program Book

Elphaba (Jackie Burns) was fantastic, Glinda (Chandra Lee Schwartz) made an amazing transition from ditzy, crazy Glinda to the powerful, calm one we all know and love from The Wizard of Oz. I was in love with them all (with the exceptions of the monkeys because they scared me and Richard Blake as Fieryo because of his nasally voice—although he was beautiful). I could practically touch them (but I restrained myself!).

Watching the performance filled in a few of the gaps that I had by listening to the music constantly. I don't know if I can pick my favorite song either! I'm going to say ANYTHING sung by Elphaba and Glinda solo or as a duet ("The Wizard and I," "Popular,""Defying Gravity," "No Good Deed," "For Good").

My friend Louis and I

 Wicked has always been my favorite musical just from the love of the soundtrack and I had an amazing first time seeing it thanks to John Adams, the RIT Players and the cast and crew of Wicked!

NYC!

Wow. Just wow.

This past weekend was FAN-TASTIC despite all of the disorganization that occurred and certain people who like to give me headaches and anxiety attacks (you know who you are).

The weekend pretty much flew by beginning with going to see the premiere of "The Hunger Games" and ending with getting home at 1 a.m. (with the other cars trailing an hour behind us, it's not our fault they took the wrong turn!).

"The Hunger Games" was okay. I was disappointed.  If you didn't read the books, you would be completely lost in the movie. I don't think they explained things well enough in the movie yet I enjoyed the commentary that was added (the parts where the commentator stepped in during the actual games) and the behind the scenes look at the Gamemakers.  I did NOT like the actor who played Peeta what so ever. Peeta is also my favorite character in the books. The actor portrayed Peeta as weak and sappy. I agree he is weaker than Katniss but not to the point the actor played him. Every time Peeta was on screen I was completely discouraged.  The relationship between the two was also weak.

Saturday morning, we finally left for NYC at 7:30 a.m., 45 mins after we were supposed to followed by at 6.5 hour trip with too many bathroom breaks for my liking. After arrival, we took the subway into NYC (first time ever! Don't worry, I've been to the city and now I'm a pro) and split off into groups to see different shows.

While other members saw "Seminar" with Alan Rickman, and "Newsical the Musical," my friend Louis and I sat ourselves down in the very front row to see "Wicked"thanks to the kindness of our friend John Adam who won front row tickets and gave them to us (I'm sure there will be a video up shortly of me crying after John gave me the ticket). Oh yes... it was recorded.

Defying Gravity

Me, waiting to see "Wicked"

The next morning was filled with NYC adventures like visiting Ground Zero and the construction going on then it was off to "Memphis."  I decided that Adam Pascal (Huey in the show) and I have decided that we are now getting married. <3

And if you listen to the beat and hear it in your soul - You'll never let anyone steal your rock-n-roll!

Wedding Emergency Kit

A trend I have been seeing lately in wedding blogging is Wedding Emergency Kits.  Wedding Emergency Kits are kits designed to help the bride on her big day.  Wedding Emergency Kits are typically put together by the Maid of Honor.

Fancy Kit

Here would be my list for brides:

1. Band-aids
2. Extra Panty hose
3. Bobby pins
4. Clear Nail Polish
5. Headache medicine
6. Bottle of Water
7. Touch-up Make-up
8. Small sewing kit
9. Scissors
10. Breath Mints
11. Chap stick
12. Tissues
13. Tweezers
14. Eye drops
15. Dental Floss
16. Hairspray
17. Granola Bar
18. Sunblock
19. Earring backs
20. Tampon and pads
21. Small Snacks
22. Tide-To-Go Stick