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Alright, so I suck because I said that this'd be up yesterday and it wasn't and for that I am deeply sorry, BUT I'M DOING IT NOW, so yay. Kay, here we go. And pleasssssssssse if you are not in the mood for any spoilers from the show, feel free to skip over this, I promise I won't hate you.
So we had wonderful seats. Eighth row, perfect view of the stage. Oh my god, I was in loveeeee. Oh, and here's a fun little fact: so we're sitting there right, and then who should we see going to sit in the seats in front of us but Hoda and Kathie Lee! You know who they are! The chicks from The Today Show! Yeah. They sat in front of us, and we talked to them, and they were both really nice, but by the end Hoda had fallen in love and Kathie Lee not so much. OH WELL.
Anyway, okay, let's break it down by actor, shall we? Because I love them alllllll and I have so much to say about every single one of them.
Alice Ripley- I wonder if being so awesome hurts. Um, okay, hello Alice, you only have to hold out a few more days before you get your Tony. She is so completely phenomenal there aren't enough words in the English language to explain it. Before the show, me and Evel Jic were talking and she said how much of a real person she is up there and oh my god, it's so true. It's like she's not even acting. The words fall from her mouth like a real person would be saying them, and her expressions are the best things in the entire world. She's so real, and when she cries, she's crying like a real person cries, and when she's sad you get it and when she's angry, you get it. She is so fucking amazing. I knew she was going to blow me away, but she seriously blew me away. It's ridiculous. Actually seeing her is so different from just hearing her. Well, obviously, but you get my point. I don't care what anyone says, this Tony is hers and she deserves it so much and she goes and pours her heart into Diana and you fall in love.
She plays Diana so fucking awesome, and I just had a flashback of her going "WHAT WAS HIS NAAAAAAME?" and looking about three seconds from fucking Dan up if he didn't tell her about their son. And during "I Am the One" when she goes "YOU DON'T KNOW!" It's ridiculous, and just when I stopped getting chills while listening to that song on the CD, I now can picture it and I get all the chills back. And her tears are the saddest things you'll ever see. She started to cry during "Make Up Your Mind/Catch Me I'm Falling" and my heart brooooke. And she made me cry all through "Maybe" and "So Anyway". Gah, I love her so much.
Anddddd Evel Jic and me saw her when she was walking in and we waved like crazy and said "HIIIIIII." all high pitched and together and she smiled all big and was like "Are you guys coming to see the show?" And we were like "YEEEEAH." and I can't even remember what she said after that because I was totally caught off guard and my heart stopped a little.
J. Robert Spencer- Okay. So, I know how many people complained at the beginning that he wasn't Brian, and I was a bit nervous myself before I actually heard him on the CD, but this man is so amazing. I love him so much. His performance is fantastic and his acting is so perfect. Him and Alice have awesome chemistry, and it shows so well. And I love his anger. That's so weird of me, but I do. Like, when Diana is all trying to get him to look at Gabe and he can't see and he's so frustrated and he just goes "DIANA THERE IS NOTHING THERE." it's insane. And when he throws the music box, and his BROKEN HEARTED face during all of "So Anyway" D: And his "WHY DIDN'T YOU GO WITH HER?!" during "I Am The One (Reprise)" made me cry even harder. Something about that line. And also? "I've Been" has always been one of my favorite songs, and seeing him there, looking totally broken and helpless and wiping up the blood is just like. Unnngh, I don't even know. I love this guy so much.
And plus he is adorable at stagedoor and so nice, and so like. I don't know. He came up by me and I was just like :OOO HI. And he was all O.O Hi! And gah, I love him. He gives wonderful hugs, and is a fantastic actor and he is sososo good and between him and Gavin I'm going to end up punching someone in the face, because I don't know who I want to win more >.<
Aaron Tveit: Alright you guys. This dude is absolutely adorable, as you know, and as much as I'm loving the CMIYC cast, I donnnnn't want him to leave D: This role. He is so perfect. I love him so muchhhhh. There is so much perfection with him as Gabe, I can't even explain it. I wish you could all see him. Like, I know he's coming back in the fall and everything, but it's so soon, and it's so weird and honestly? I'd much rather have him here then in CMIYC. WOE.
But on to his ACTUAL performance. So I am totally not saying this as a crazy Aaron fan already, I am saying this because it's true: He is fantastic. As much of a fucking creeper Gabe is, he makes you love him. This boy is such a great actor. I ended up looking at him for a good amount of the time when he's on stage because he FASCINATES ME. He's on the stage about 95% of the show, just observing. I loved watching him during "Superboy and the Invisible Girl", like right before he stood up to go into the room with Natalie and Henry, because he had this smirk on his face like HAAA, I WIN BABYSIS. And "I'm Alive"? UM WHAT THE FUCK WAY TO SCARE ME HALF TO DEATH. Which I informed him of at SD, but we'll get to that later. Anyway, he's all swinging around and running everywhere and spinning and he still keeps the song up perfectly. And also? He and Alice have insaaaane chemistry. Like, the Gabe/Diana scenes were some of the best just because of how wonderful the two of them are together. There are so many things I could talk about, but that could take forever. Let me just say: his arms are HUGE. Like really, really, really muscley and it's actually kind of intimidating, but really, really hot at the same time. Like, let's go to school for a moment.
Okay, this:
is Aaron from the Second Stage run. Now, I thought that THIS was ripped! But then I went to the show NOW and
AND I THINK THEY'VE GOTTEN BIGGER! How big can such a young guy make his arms, I wonder? I don't know. Well, ANYWAY, besides me being an Aaron Perv...
So stagedoor? Yeah, he's pretty tall and it's also very intimidating. But really, he's the sweetest thing. I was talking to him, and I was like "Aaron, you SCARE me when you're swinging around!" and he was just like "Awwww, don't be scared! I'll be okay!" and he's got one of the most charming smiles you'll ever see and is totally beautiful and great and adorable and also gives wonderful hugs.
Jenn Damiano- I didn't think I'd be as impressed with her as I was. I knew I'd love her, because I already love her, but her performance was great. She's got Natalie down so well, and I'm in love with the way she plays her. I'm also in love with her tears. I did not expect her to cry. But she did, like twice. I think she cried during "Make Up Your Mind/Catch Me I'm Falling" and I clearly remember her wiping away tears during "Maybe", and I love the girl. And she's so tiny, but bitch can sing. But seriously, someone FEED her, she is so small. Off topic, but it's true. I also love her anger too. What is with me? But yeah, I love her anger because it's so believable. You totally get it when Natalie's frustrated or annoyed or something. It really shows during "Why Stay", when she's all up in Henry's face and annoyed and upset. She made me totally feel Natalie and she roooocked it.
We also saw her walking in, but she looked upset then, and through the show, ALTHOUGH SHE WAS GREAT, I was totally getting a vibe that she was sick. She looked a bit sick too when she was walking in. Poor Jenn :|
Adam Chanler-Berat- THIS GUY. He is SO cuuuute. I'm not even entirely sure where to start with him. He's so completely underrated, how about that. But the audience there absolutely loved him. They thought Henry was the fuuuuuuniest thing. And it made me happy! Because he needs love. Adam is a very good actor. I love just watching him. He plays Henry so well. He so is Henry. I love when he first walks into the practice room and sees Natalie he's just like :DDDD YAY A GIRL. And then she's all like >:( I don't know you. And his face is all :| REJEEEECTED. And it's so cute. And he so adores Natalie and Adam makes it show and it's great. Andddd during "A Promise", he looked so desperate for her to just see that he wasn't leaving and it was so cute. And the whole of "Hey #3/Perfect For You (Reprise)" made me start crying more from the ADORABLE. At the beginning, he was pacing around with this worried look on his face just looking for Natalie and then when she finally got there he was like :DDDD Arrrrgh. That whole cast has facial expressions of absolute win. But ADAM, he's just a completely different story. I watched him so much during the show. Whenever he was onstage, I watched him so much. He is so cute and I want a Henry. I really, really do.
At stagedoor, he was so CUTE. We talked to him for quite a bit. And I remember exactly what happened when he came over. We were talking to Louis and we see Adam and we both just go "ADAM!" and he starts laaaaaaughing and it was the cutest thing ever because he looked over at Louis while laughing and I was just like AWWWW. Love. And Evel Jic asked him (in reference to the video where Jenn and Adam did the backstage tour) if he and Louis really did play with army men and he looks at Louis and he's like "Dude. Dude. Did you hear what she just asked me?" and Louis goes "What? ...bye." But then Adam proceeded to explain that yes, they do, but they haven't in a while, but when they do, he would walk in and see that Louis had set up army men ready to attack his or something and I literally said "You guys are so cute!" I don't think they heard me though, which is for the better.
Louis Hobson- Who is also very underrated. I. Love. This. Guy. Every minute that he was onstage, he won me over even more. The Scary Rockstar thing, where he's up in Alice's face at the "TELL ME YOUR HISTORY." part and his hand is going up and down her thigh. And during "Didn't I See This Movie" when Alice is all yelling at him, there was this part where he shook his head and he looked TERRIFIED. And his voice is so pretty. Like, whenever he sings I was just like :D Do more of that! And, oh my god, when he was reading off his clipboard to the audience during the end of "There's a World" he looked so sad and his "Damnit." was so genuinely upset and guuuuh I love him so much. And when he's trying to get Diana to stay with him, he looks like he's so ready to help her and really, honestly doesn't want her to leave and it's just the saddest thing everrrr. And the Dan/Dr. Madden friendship around the end makes me so happy. So yeah, I totally love Louis. How one doesn't, I'm not entirely sure.
He was also awesome at SD. I talked to him the most and for the longest. I can't even remember what I first said to him, but I remember I just kept complimenting him. I told him that I loved his voice, and that he was a great actor, and oh, I also said: "Can I give you a strange compliment?" and he was like "Yeah, sure." and I go, "You have really good hair." And he was like "Thank you!" Because he DOES have awesome hair! Observe, you guys.
Look at that perfection! His hair is underrated. Quite like his acting, his singing, and himself as a whole. MOVING ON.
And I think he liked me a bit! Because he kept coming back to stand by me and Evel Jic. And he was holding an umbrella because it was raining and I was like "It's good to have an umbrella." And he was like "Yeah, I keep a few in the theater." And he asked us how many times we've seen the show, and if we'd listened to the cast recording before we saw it, and if we were watching the Tonys and he talked to us so much, and now that I think about it, it makes me really happy! Anddd the third time he came back to stand by us, Adam was there, and he came up next to Adam and I was just like "What up, Louis?" and he smiles at me and he's like "Hey." Anddd...he also gives wonderful hugs. AND he told us to come back and visit him! So now we have to go back and visit them.
SO THAT WAS MY NEXT TO NORMAL EXPERIENCE! I had a wonderful time and it was an amazing show with an equally amazing cast. I hope you enjoyed this. It was long, yeah. But long posts are fun, right? Yeah. Right. Whoo!