| It is a sin that I haven't written about my visit to Wicked. So here it is! It's very interesting.
So I took my little sister to see Wicked (I was gonna go alone, but she made me a cute drawing of Wicked!) :
Since it was my very first time going to a musical, I asked Monika,
my friend who's very much into this stuff, told me to arrive early and
locate the stage door, because I told her I wanted to take my piano
book of Wicked to get it signed, maybe. I did as she said, and we
arrived an hour earlier (12:00 p.m.) We walked half way around the
theater and we found the stage door on the side. It was easy, and so we
entered the Fox Theater but doors were closed because it was too early.
We were one of the first ones to find our seats when the theater
opened. I noticed this blond girl sitting two rows in front of us (we
were on the 7th row), and she was sitting on a foldable chair at the
end of the row, really close to us (me and my two sisters). I
immediately recognized her as Kendra Kassebaum but I said it couldn't
be her because she would be dressing up for the show and play Glinda,
and then... I saw an insert on my playbill that said "At this
performance the role of Glinda will be played by Katie Adams"! I told
my sister "it's her! it's her!" "Well, go talk to her then" but I said
"no, I don't wanna embarass myself if she's not, but I swear it's her,
she looks like it." So I was staring at the blond girl, and she kinda
noticed, and it was awkward but I had to figure out. I didn't take my
eyes off her, and I was blatant about it. My sister told me "If she's
not Kendra, you have nothing to lose. She'll say she's not, but if she
IS, you get to meet her and ask her autograph" but I was too shy, but
then the girl stood up and was about to leave. "It's now or never!" I
said, so I took a few steps (that's how close I was!) and asked gently,
"excuse me, are you Miss Kendra" and she said "Yes!" and I froze, then
started talking fast, and I was like "OMG, I can't believe it! I love
your voice, I was looking at you and was gonna talk to you but I said
'maybe it's not her' but I'm glad I decided to aproach you" and
stuff... then I asked her for her to sign my piano book and she was so
nice and sweet  .
She was down-to-Earth, and it's like she was a normal person like
you and me. She didn't act like a star. I felt she was very laid
back. Oh yeah, I shook her hand, too! She's kind too because it just so
happens she wasn't performing because she was a guest speaker I guess,
for an elementary school field trip, because moments later a bunch of
kids came to her and she sat with them and she was like "and then the
monkeys, they fly...! and the Wizard..." Awwww.
The show was unbelievable! During intermission I called a couple of
friends because I was so excited I just had to tell them about Kendra,
then I talked to my neighbour. His name was Garry and he was my age I
think. We were talking about the book, and how he heard about Wicked,
etc...
After the show, we ran to the stage door, and I was the second one
in line! We waited and waited, and then Jenna Leigh Green (she was the
mean girl in Sabrina, the Teenage Witch) came and I jumped up on her
all crazy and complimented her, and she was so nice and polite, and
gorgeous! I asked her for a pic, and we posed, but it wouldn't take it
and I was so embarassed! I also was scared because these kind of things
annoy stars, because we stood there for a while and nothing (not that I
minded being close to ther!) but she was cool about it, and I said "I
don't wanna hoard you, let me get the camera ready while you sign
autographs..." and as my sister took the pic, Derrick Williams (who
plays Fiyero) came out the door and signed a couple of autographs and
left quickly and I couldn't catch him! 
Then we waited maybe about 40 minuted and Stephanie J. Block came out.
By now I was the first one in line and I asked her for an autograph and
she signed my book and I asked her for a pic. She was rude about it and
grumpy, she said harshly "as long as it's ready" and I said " of
course it's ready" so I took the pic and that's what matters. After her
(the star of the show) left, people began leaving and there was only
like 5 of us by the door. I started talking to people, and this woman
was waiting for Carol Kane. I said "who is that?" and she said she was
a BIG celebrity, so I decided to get her autograph too, hehe. It was
probably 35 degrees outside, and it had been 2 hours. Nobody was coming
out the door. When I talked to Kendra back in the theater, she said the
stage door was the only way out, so we didn't move. I was waiting for
Logan Lipton, who plays Boq, my favorite character in Wicked. Anyways,
this lady who was part of the touring company I guess pitied us and
offered to take our stuff inside and get Carol to sign them. I said
"find Logan Lipton too!" 
She came out with my piano book and all the playbills signed, but
she didn't find Logan Lipton. I decided to wait longer, but my sisters
were cold and left me there. I was the only one now, and it was getting
dark, but I wasn't gonna move until Logan came out, so I waited for
another hour in the freezing cold air by myself, showing persistence,
but Logan never came out, and the next performance was due in about an
hour, so I concluded he wasn't coming out. I was so disapopinted  . So I headed back to the car...
Being my first time at a Broadway musical, it went excellent, with
four autographs and two pics. Not just any pics, one with the
protagonist, and one with Jenna, who is famous! In conclusion... Wicked
was, well, wicked!
(more pics at my bebo http://ffchopinfan.bebo.com ) |
