Our last show of the weekend was La Cage Aux Folles. This was the only show all four of us saw together! Again, I really enjoyed this show! I had The Birdcage on dvd, and loved it, so I I was pretty sure I would love this show! It was non-stop entertaining from the moment it opened! I would highly recommend this show!
Synopsis:
Georges runs a night club where drag queens perform. The star of the show is Albin, Georges' life partner. Georges has a son, Jean-Michel, who has been raised by himself and Albin. Jean-Michel has come home to announce that he is getting married, to the daughter of a notable man. They will be coming for dinner to meet them, but on one condition: Albin is not around and his real mother would be there. Albin is hurt, but when he gets the message from Jean-MIchel's real mother that she is unable to make it after all, Albin dresses up and states he is Jean-Michel's mother. Albin immediately begins to charm Anne's family, and they absolutely love him, until he loses his wig and the father is appalled and wants to leave. However, a reporter had been secretly tracking the family, and at this point the apartment and nightclub(which is just downstairs) are surrounded. Georges and Albin help them escape by dressing them all in drag and they leave undetected.
Cast(First Billed):
Georges: Kelsey Grammer
"Les Cagelles":
Angelique: Nick Adams
Bitelle: Logan Keslar
Chantal: Sean Patrick Doyle
Hanna: Nicholas Cunningham
Mercedes: Terry Lavell
Phaedra: Sean A. Carmon
Francis: Chris Hoch
Babette: Cheryl Stern
Jacob: Robin de Jesus
Albin: Douglas Hodge
Jean-Michel: AJ Shively
Anne: Elena Shadow
Colette: Heather Lindell
Etienne: David Nathan Perlow
Tabarro: Bill Nolte
Jacqueline: Christine Andreas
M. Renaud: Fred Applegate
Mme. Renaud: Veanne Cox
M. Dindon: Fred Applegate
Mme. Dindon: Veanne Cox
Waiter: Dale Hensley
Kelsey Grammer was awesome as Georges! I loved his voice, and his acting skils were as always superb! A true gentleman at the stage door also!
The Les Cagelles as a group were hysterical, they really stole the show in some sections!
Robin de Jesus was fantastic as Jacob! I really enjoyed watching him perform, and he was really really nice when I got my picture with him at the stage door!
Douglas Hodge was an awesome Albin! He was great, sweet and funny and played the part well!
AJ Shively was excellent as Jean-Michel! He made you feel why he wanted his family to be normal, but you could also feel the love he had for them!
Elena Shadow was great as Anne, she made the character understanding of Jean-Michel's family life.
Fred Applegate was a pleasure as the stuffy father of Anne. He came off as very conservative, but at the end showed just how liberal he could be!
Veanne Cox was good as Anne's mother, she was less conservative than her husband, and embraced jean-Michel's unusual family life a bit easier.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
In The Heights
I finally got to see In The Heights! I had been dying to see this show since it came out, but never had the chance! I loved it, the music is upbeat and the choreography is amazing! Lots of latin beats and hip hop! This show is also coming to PPAC in the 10-11 season, and I can't wait to see it again!
Synopsis: 4th of July weekend in Washington Heights, NY. The shop owners are packing up and moving to other parts of the city, and some of the neighbors are leaving also. This show is about friendship and love, and having pride in where you come from, and learning to appreciate that what you wanted all along is right there. Usnavi is trying to find a way back home to the Dominican and also how to get Vanessa to date him, Nina is struggling with the fact she dropped out of school and came home to deal with that, and also finds love in Benny, Benny dreams of being a successful business man, Vanessa just wants a way out of the barrio, Camila and Kevin are Nina's parents and have sold their business, Daniela and Carla are moving their salon out of the neighborhood, and Abeula Claudia just won the lottery.
Cast: (First Billed)
Usnavi: Corbin Bleu
Grafitti Pete: William B. Wingfield
Piragua Guy: Eliseo Roman
Abuela Claudia: Olda Merediz
Carla: Courtney Reed
Daniela: Andrea Burns
Kevin: Rick Negron
Camila: Priscilla Lopez
Sonny: David Del Rio
Benny: Christopher Jackson
Vanessa: Marcy Harriell
Nina: Gabrielle Ruiz(Understudy for Janet Dacal)
Corbin Bleu was a really nice guy. As far as Usnavi, I was used to hearing Lin Manuel Miranda on the soundtrack, so obviously his voice was very different than Lin's. It took some getting used to for me, but he wasn't bad at all!
William B Wingfield was great as Grafitti Pete!
Eliseo Roman was an excellent Piragua Guy! Good voice!
Olga Merediz...what can I say about her? I just love her! she is really nice and she is perfect as Abuela Claudia! Her voice and acting are superb!
Courtney Reed was a good Carla! She had a nice voice!
Andrea Burns: I love her Daniela! She owns the part! She dances and sings well!
Rick Negron was a great Kevin, you could feel his feelings for Nina
Priscilla Lopez: Another great star! Can't sing her praises enough! She is very talented!
David Del Rio: He was great as Sonny!
Christopher Jackson: Excellent Benny! He has the singing and dancing down well, I love his voice! He was also nice when I met him!
Marcy Harriell: Was a great Vanessa, she had the part down pat!
Gabrielle Ruiz: Amazing voice, I feel happy that she was my understudy!
If you like upbeat shows, this is the show for you!
Synopsis: 4th of July weekend in Washington Heights, NY. The shop owners are packing up and moving to other parts of the city, and some of the neighbors are leaving also. This show is about friendship and love, and having pride in where you come from, and learning to appreciate that what you wanted all along is right there. Usnavi is trying to find a way back home to the Dominican and also how to get Vanessa to date him, Nina is struggling with the fact she dropped out of school and came home to deal with that, and also finds love in Benny, Benny dreams of being a successful business man, Vanessa just wants a way out of the barrio, Camila and Kevin are Nina's parents and have sold their business, Daniela and Carla are moving their salon out of the neighborhood, and Abeula Claudia just won the lottery.
Cast: (First Billed)
Usnavi: Corbin Bleu
Grafitti Pete: William B. Wingfield
Piragua Guy: Eliseo Roman
Abuela Claudia: Olda Merediz
Carla: Courtney Reed
Daniela: Andrea Burns
Kevin: Rick Negron
Camila: Priscilla Lopez
Sonny: David Del Rio
Benny: Christopher Jackson
Vanessa: Marcy Harriell
Nina: Gabrielle Ruiz(Understudy for Janet Dacal)
Corbin Bleu was a really nice guy. As far as Usnavi, I was used to hearing Lin Manuel Miranda on the soundtrack, so obviously his voice was very different than Lin's. It took some getting used to for me, but he wasn't bad at all!
William B Wingfield was great as Grafitti Pete!
Eliseo Roman was an excellent Piragua Guy! Good voice!
Olga Merediz...what can I say about her? I just love her! she is really nice and she is perfect as Abuela Claudia! Her voice and acting are superb!
Courtney Reed was a good Carla! She had a nice voice!
Andrea Burns: I love her Daniela! She owns the part! She dances and sings well!
Rick Negron was a great Kevin, you could feel his feelings for Nina
Priscilla Lopez: Another great star! Can't sing her praises enough! She is very talented!
David Del Rio: He was great as Sonny!
Christopher Jackson: Excellent Benny! He has the singing and dancing down well, I love his voice! He was also nice when I met him!
Marcy Harriell: Was a great Vanessa, she had the part down pat!
Gabrielle Ruiz: Amazing voice, I feel happy that she was my understudy!
If you like upbeat shows, this is the show for you!
Next To Normal
Kristin and I saw Next To Normal on April 30, 2010. I LOVE this show! The story line, the music, the acting, the choreography--all amazing! This show is one of my top ten, and I would see it over and over!!!
Synopsis:
A middle aged mother is struggling with major depression issues since her son died 17 years earlier, but she is tormented by his ghost. Her daughter is learning how to cope with the stressors that she has to deal with with school and her mom and other things in her life, and her boyfriend is helping her by teaching her to get high. Meanwhile, her father is trying to find the best way to help his family that is falling apart.
Cast: (First Billed)
Diana: Jessica Phillips(Understudy for Alice Ripley)
Dan: J. Robert Spencer
Gabe: Kyle Dean Massey
Natalie: Jennifer Damiano
Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine: Louis Hobson
Henry: Tim Young(Understudy for Adam Chanler-Berat)
Jessica Phillips: I was disappointed at first that we got the understudy, as I had been DYING to see Alice Ripley, but Jessica was awesome! Her voice was really good, and her acting superb! Plus she came out at the stage door and was really sweet! :) I look forward to seeing her in future shows!
J. Robert Spencer: I was THRILLED to see him as Dan! (And even more excited to get a pic with him after!) He was fantastic as Dan, I love his voice and his acting! And I was happy I got to see him, as he has since left the show!
Kyle Dean Massey: Excellent as Gabe! He has a great voice, and he was awesome as the son! Also enjoyed getting a pic with him too!
Jennifer Damiano: Of course she was excellent as Natalie! She has since left the show to go on to play MJ in Spiderman the Musical. She did not come out at the stage door.
Louis Hobson: HOTTIE ALERT! He was gorgeous! His voice is good, one of my favorite scenes is when is a "rockstar!" Got to meet him too, and I was excited!
Tim Young: I liked his Henry better than Adam Chanler-Berats, actually! His voice to me was clearer and stronger, and he was excellent! I did get to meet him also!
I can't sing the praises of this show enough! It is coming to PPAC for the 10-11 season and I can't wait!
Synopsis:
A middle aged mother is struggling with major depression issues since her son died 17 years earlier, but she is tormented by his ghost. Her daughter is learning how to cope with the stressors that she has to deal with with school and her mom and other things in her life, and her boyfriend is helping her by teaching her to get high. Meanwhile, her father is trying to find the best way to help his family that is falling apart.
Cast: (First Billed)
Diana: Jessica Phillips(Understudy for Alice Ripley)
Dan: J. Robert Spencer
Gabe: Kyle Dean Massey
Natalie: Jennifer Damiano
Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine: Louis Hobson
Henry: Tim Young(Understudy for Adam Chanler-Berat)
Jessica Phillips: I was disappointed at first that we got the understudy, as I had been DYING to see Alice Ripley, but Jessica was awesome! Her voice was really good, and her acting superb! Plus she came out at the stage door and was really sweet! :) I look forward to seeing her in future shows!
J. Robert Spencer: I was THRILLED to see him as Dan! (And even more excited to get a pic with him after!) He was fantastic as Dan, I love his voice and his acting! And I was happy I got to see him, as he has since left the show!
Kyle Dean Massey: Excellent as Gabe! He has a great voice, and he was awesome as the son! Also enjoyed getting a pic with him too!
Jennifer Damiano: Of course she was excellent as Natalie! She has since left the show to go on to play MJ in Spiderman the Musical. She did not come out at the stage door.
Louis Hobson: HOTTIE ALERT! He was gorgeous! His voice is good, one of my favorite scenes is when is a "rockstar!" Got to meet him too, and I was excited!
Tim Young: I liked his Henry better than Adam Chanler-Berats, actually! His voice to me was clearer and stronger, and he was excellent! I did get to meet him also!
I can't sing the praises of this show enough! It is coming to PPAC for the 10-11 season and I can't wait!
Mother-Daughter Weekend
So April 30-May 2 was a mother-daughter weekend in NYC! My mom and I went with my friend Kristin and her mom and stayed overnight in the city!
We were supposed to stay on 39th st at the hotel there, but that hotel ended up having pipes burst the day before we were supposed to go, and they moved us to a sister hotel in Long Island City, so we were farther away from the theatre district.
We got to the city and went to Macy's, and ate at Tad's Steakhouse(a favorite of my mom's and mine!) From there we walked to the King Tut exhibit at Times Square Discovery Center. It was an AWESOME exhibit! 13 rooms of artifacts, and videos, and posters! I think the jewelry and the containers and espohagus' were my favorite! After that, we went to our hotel and got ready for our first show! Kristin and I saw Next To Normal, and our moms saw Chicago. After the show, Kristin and I stage doored and got autographs and pictures with the cast! (Including Kyle Dean Massey, and J Robert Spencer!) We also picked up some Junior's Cheesecake to take back to the hotel(Red Velvet for me!)
On Saturday, we got up early to get to the city so we could go to Wicked: Behind the Emerald Curtain. This was a behind the scenes tour of Wicked where we got to meet two cast members(Anthony Galde and Sean McCourt) and see the original costumes that Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth and Joel Gray wore, as well as how wigs are made and various props and how the staging works. After that, we walked over to Central Park and had gelato! Then we prepared for our shows. Kristin and our moms went to see Mary Poppins, and I saw In The Heights. I also stage doored and got pics with Corbin Bleu and Christopher Jackson! We were going to go back to the hotel but ended up at the Hershey Store and M&M World and ate at Ellen's Stardust Diner. We never made it back to the hotel, because when we were done with Ellen's we decided it wasn't worth it to go all the way back! We walked over for our final show, La Cage Aux Folles. After La Cage Aux Folles, We stage doored and I got my picture with Kelsey Grammer and the adorable Robin de Jesus!
After that, we headed back to our subway for the hotel, and we were barricaded at 45th St and could go no further. This was the night of the SUV bomb in Times Square! We had heard the sirens all night during the show but didn't think anything of it! We went to a cafe to figure out if we should take the subway or a taxi. At the cafe, a crazy guy came upstairs and stared at me, took his belt off and threw it at me, cursing! We decided a taxi NOW would be good!
Sunday, our last day in the city! :( No shows today, but we went to the Museum of Natural History, which I was kinda disappointed in! The dinosaur bones and gems were nice, but the ocean room didn't impress me as it was taxidermied animals and nothing hands on. I thought it was going to be more like a science museum I guess!
After that we got back on our bus and went home!
Stay tuned for blogs of the shows!
We were supposed to stay on 39th st at the hotel there, but that hotel ended up having pipes burst the day before we were supposed to go, and they moved us to a sister hotel in Long Island City, so we were farther away from the theatre district.
We got to the city and went to Macy's, and ate at Tad's Steakhouse(a favorite of my mom's and mine!) From there we walked to the King Tut exhibit at Times Square Discovery Center. It was an AWESOME exhibit! 13 rooms of artifacts, and videos, and posters! I think the jewelry and the containers and espohagus' were my favorite! After that, we went to our hotel and got ready for our first show! Kristin and I saw Next To Normal, and our moms saw Chicago. After the show, Kristin and I stage doored and got autographs and pictures with the cast! (Including Kyle Dean Massey, and J Robert Spencer!) We also picked up some Junior's Cheesecake to take back to the hotel(Red Velvet for me!)
On Saturday, we got up early to get to the city so we could go to Wicked: Behind the Emerald Curtain. This was a behind the scenes tour of Wicked where we got to meet two cast members(Anthony Galde and Sean McCourt) and see the original costumes that Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth and Joel Gray wore, as well as how wigs are made and various props and how the staging works. After that, we walked over to Central Park and had gelato! Then we prepared for our shows. Kristin and our moms went to see Mary Poppins, and I saw In The Heights. I also stage doored and got pics with Corbin Bleu and Christopher Jackson! We were going to go back to the hotel but ended up at the Hershey Store and M&M World and ate at Ellen's Stardust Diner. We never made it back to the hotel, because when we were done with Ellen's we decided it wasn't worth it to go all the way back! We walked over for our final show, La Cage Aux Folles. After La Cage Aux Folles, We stage doored and I got my picture with Kelsey Grammer and the adorable Robin de Jesus!
After that, we headed back to our subway for the hotel, and we were barricaded at 45th St and could go no further. This was the night of the SUV bomb in Times Square! We had heard the sirens all night during the show but didn't think anything of it! We went to a cafe to figure out if we should take the subway or a taxi. At the cafe, a crazy guy came upstairs and stared at me, took his belt off and threw it at me, cursing! We decided a taxi NOW would be good!
Sunday, our last day in the city! :( No shows today, but we went to the Museum of Natural History, which I was kinda disappointed in! The dinosaur bones and gems were nice, but the ocean room didn't impress me as it was taxidermied animals and nothing hands on. I thought it was going to be more like a science museum I guess!
After that we got back on our bus and went home!
Stay tuned for blogs of the shows!
Friday, September 3, 2010
Addams Family Musical
So on April 24, Kristin and I went on a Barrington Community School bus trip to NYC to see the Addams Family Musical! I was excited to see it, as I have always loved the Addams Family! It was a great show! The songs were catchy, and I was laughing the entire time! We had great seats, and it was Original Broadway Cast that we saw. I honestly believe this show got the shaft, not winning any Tony Awards. I think the cast worked well as a group, and the dancing was awesome too! I thought Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth should have been nominated for Best Actor(ress) in a Musical, with Krysta Roodriguez for Best Supporting Actress. But I digress.
Synopsis: Wednesday is all grown up at age 18, and has found true love. The only problem? He is the complete opposite of what the Addams family are! As the Addams Family and The Bieneke Family prepare to meet for the first time, a series of strange events occur throughout the night, events that would only happen in the home of the Addams Family! At the end, all is well, and Wednesday and Lucas are free to marry.
Cast: (First Billed)
Gomez Addams: Nathan Lane
Morticia Addams: Bebe Neuwirth
Uncle Fester: Kevin Chamberlin
Grandma: Jackie Hoffman
Wednesday Addams: Krysta Rodriguez
Pugsley Addams: Adam Riegler
Lurch: Zachary James
Mal Beineke: Terrence Mann
Alice Beineke: Carolee Carmello
Lucas Beineke: Wesley Taylor
Nathan Lane: Awesome Gomez! I was thrilled to see the incredible Nathan Lane in this role, I have been a HUGE fan of his for years, so this was thrilling for me! No one could have done it better!
Bebe Neuwirth: She was a good Morticia, she was sultry and dry humored but it fit the role well!
Kevin Chamberlin: Great Actor! Was a perfect Fester! He was funny and provided humor to the show.
Jackie Hoffman: HYSTERICAL as grandma! She was wonderful!
Krysta Rodriguez: I just love her, I was excited to see her also, as this was the first role I had gotten to see her in! She was great! Wonderful voice, can't wait to see what the future brings her!
Adam Riegler: Cute Pugsley! He was great! Also look forward to his future shows!
Lurch: Ok, first, I have to say that Zach James is HOT! The makeup the put on him to make him look like Lurch is a total transformation! he was great as Lurch though!
Terrence Mann: The character he was playing was a neurotic father. He did a great job!
Carolee Carmello: What a set of chops on her! Playing the sexually-deprived Alice, I honestly think she stole the show with the song she sang after she drank the acrimonium! That is one of my favorite songs in the show, actually!
Lucas Beineke: Also was excited to see him, and he played the part of Wednesday's boyfriend extremely well! He loved Wednesday and wasn't afraid to show it, his acting was great!
Over all, I would recommend this show. I was disappointed by two things: It was still relatively new, so no soundtracks or programs were available for purchase, and Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth didn't come out to the stage door. I was hoping to get a pic with Nathan!
But the show was hysterical, and definitely shafted for a Tony! (Nathan, Bebe, and the rest of the cast--I loved you guys!!!)
Synopsis: Wednesday is all grown up at age 18, and has found true love. The only problem? He is the complete opposite of what the Addams family are! As the Addams Family and The Bieneke Family prepare to meet for the first time, a series of strange events occur throughout the night, events that would only happen in the home of the Addams Family! At the end, all is well, and Wednesday and Lucas are free to marry.
Cast: (First Billed)
Gomez Addams: Nathan Lane
Morticia Addams: Bebe Neuwirth
Uncle Fester: Kevin Chamberlin
Grandma: Jackie Hoffman
Wednesday Addams: Krysta Rodriguez
Pugsley Addams: Adam Riegler
Lurch: Zachary James
Mal Beineke: Terrence Mann
Alice Beineke: Carolee Carmello
Lucas Beineke: Wesley Taylor
Nathan Lane: Awesome Gomez! I was thrilled to see the incredible Nathan Lane in this role, I have been a HUGE fan of his for years, so this was thrilling for me! No one could have done it better!
Bebe Neuwirth: She was a good Morticia, she was sultry and dry humored but it fit the role well!
Kevin Chamberlin: Great Actor! Was a perfect Fester! He was funny and provided humor to the show.
Jackie Hoffman: HYSTERICAL as grandma! She was wonderful!
Krysta Rodriguez: I just love her, I was excited to see her also, as this was the first role I had gotten to see her in! She was great! Wonderful voice, can't wait to see what the future brings her!
Adam Riegler: Cute Pugsley! He was great! Also look forward to his future shows!
Lurch: Ok, first, I have to say that Zach James is HOT! The makeup the put on him to make him look like Lurch is a total transformation! he was great as Lurch though!
Terrence Mann: The character he was playing was a neurotic father. He did a great job!
Carolee Carmello: What a set of chops on her! Playing the sexually-deprived Alice, I honestly think she stole the show with the song she sang after she drank the acrimonium! That is one of my favorite songs in the show, actually!
Lucas Beineke: Also was excited to see him, and he played the part of Wednesday's boyfriend extremely well! He loved Wednesday and wasn't afraid to show it, his acting was great!
Over all, I would recommend this show. I was disappointed by two things: It was still relatively new, so no soundtracks or programs were available for purchase, and Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth didn't come out to the stage door. I was hoping to get a pic with Nathan!
But the show was hysterical, and definitely shafted for a Tony! (Nathan, Bebe, and the rest of the cast--I loved you guys!!!)
It's Been Awhile!
So I haven't had much time to write!! I went back to school in January 2010 to take pre-reqs to hope to get into the nursing program. To be honest, I almost forgot I had a blog! But my friend Kristin just set up a blog for herself and inadvertantly reminded me I had one I had been neglecting! But anyway, a lot has been going on!
Let's start with school.
I went back to BCC, and was able to take Anatomy ad Physiology I and History from 1865 at the Attleboro Campus for the spring semester. It was a busy semester, but I managed to get A+'s in both subjects! I loved both my teachers, Susan Barrett for A&P I (she was awesome, funny and really nice and very organized in her lectures!) and Manny Vinhateiro for History. I have always loved history, but he made the subject more interesting. He taught us things HE cared about, so he was enthusiastic about the topics. He had a plethora of knowledge and tidbits that he imparted on to us, as well as lists of books and authors as suggestions to check out. I enjoyed talking to both teachers on a personal level as well.
In the summer, I took three classes in ten weeks.(Well, two were in ten weeks, the other was a 6 week accelerated.) I took Developmental Psych at 4 C's online, and Anatomy and Physiology II and Modern College Mathematics(also online) at BCC. I got a B+ in Developmental Psych and B's in A&P II and Math! My teachers were again, great. My developmental Psych teacher was Candy Schulenburg, who I had had before about 10 years earlier for child psych! She is a peach, I would take any class with her again! My A&P teacher was George Moniz, he was a really nice guy, pretty funny and really knew his stuff! He didn't mind answering any question we threw at him, and he always responded with interesting little things we didn't know! I loved hearing his stories about his experiences! My math teacher was Susan McCourt, and since it was an online class, I didn't get to know her on a personal level, but she was nice, had the online course set up nicely and very easy to use. She had a calming tone and explained things well in her videos.
Now I am about to begin micro biology in the fall. I am looking forward to getting three of the hardest courses done before the year is done! I am proud of all I have accomplished, and I am looking to apply to the nursing program at about 5 schools, hoping to get in for the fall 2011 semester.
So what else have I been doing while I haven't been at school? I have been going to NYC for shows and Fenway for Sox games, and to the Cape! I have seen 6 shows on Broadway so far this year, with plans to see 5 more! I have seen Addams Family, Next to Normal, In The Heights, La cage Aux Folles, Promises, Promises, and Rock of Ages. Coming up at the end of September is American Idiot. I have been to Fenway 5 times so far, 4 times for games, one time for Aerosmith, I have one more game this year! My first game was Opening Day, with front-row Monster Seats! I was spoiled! I have also seen the Boston Pops three times, Idina Menzel was the guest performer for two of the shows, with Rachael Ray as the guest conductor for one of them! The other show was the 4th of July at the Esplanade! It was a fun experience, but probably one that I won't do again as there were so many people! I have been to Martha's Vineyard and Provincetown also. I will write more detailed blogs about my adventures individually so it doesn't go on and on!
So now everyone is caught up with what has been going on! Hope you look forward to my show reviews!
Let's start with school.
I went back to BCC, and was able to take Anatomy ad Physiology I and History from 1865 at the Attleboro Campus for the spring semester. It was a busy semester, but I managed to get A+'s in both subjects! I loved both my teachers, Susan Barrett for A&P I (she was awesome, funny and really nice and very organized in her lectures!) and Manny Vinhateiro for History. I have always loved history, but he made the subject more interesting. He taught us things HE cared about, so he was enthusiastic about the topics. He had a plethora of knowledge and tidbits that he imparted on to us, as well as lists of books and authors as suggestions to check out. I enjoyed talking to both teachers on a personal level as well.
In the summer, I took three classes in ten weeks.(Well, two were in ten weeks, the other was a 6 week accelerated.) I took Developmental Psych at 4 C's online, and Anatomy and Physiology II and Modern College Mathematics(also online) at BCC. I got a B+ in Developmental Psych and B's in A&P II and Math! My teachers were again, great. My developmental Psych teacher was Candy Schulenburg, who I had had before about 10 years earlier for child psych! She is a peach, I would take any class with her again! My A&P teacher was George Moniz, he was a really nice guy, pretty funny and really knew his stuff! He didn't mind answering any question we threw at him, and he always responded with interesting little things we didn't know! I loved hearing his stories about his experiences! My math teacher was Susan McCourt, and since it was an online class, I didn't get to know her on a personal level, but she was nice, had the online course set up nicely and very easy to use. She had a calming tone and explained things well in her videos.
Now I am about to begin micro biology in the fall. I am looking forward to getting three of the hardest courses done before the year is done! I am proud of all I have accomplished, and I am looking to apply to the nursing program at about 5 schools, hoping to get in for the fall 2011 semester.
So what else have I been doing while I haven't been at school? I have been going to NYC for shows and Fenway for Sox games, and to the Cape! I have seen 6 shows on Broadway so far this year, with plans to see 5 more! I have seen Addams Family, Next to Normal, In The Heights, La cage Aux Folles, Promises, Promises, and Rock of Ages. Coming up at the end of September is American Idiot. I have been to Fenway 5 times so far, 4 times for games, one time for Aerosmith, I have one more game this year! My first game was Opening Day, with front-row Monster Seats! I was spoiled! I have also seen the Boston Pops three times, Idina Menzel was the guest performer for two of the shows, with Rachael Ray as the guest conductor for one of them! The other show was the 4th of July at the Esplanade! It was a fun experience, but probably one that I won't do again as there were so many people! I have been to Martha's Vineyard and Provincetown also. I will write more detailed blogs about my adventures individually so it doesn't go on and on!
So now everyone is caught up with what has been going on! Hope you look forward to my show reviews!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
My Happenings For The Rest of 2009
So it has been a crazzzzy past couple of months! November and December flew by! Let me catch up with what has been going on!
Thanksgiving wasn't too bad, just the family over. Got to watch the parade, my Thanksgiving Tradition! As usual, it was awesome! Dan came over for dessert, which was nice! :)
Saturday the 28th Dan took me to New York City as part of my Christmas present! We went to Macy*s and saw Santa, and the "North Pole" on the "North Pole Express." The line was quick, and it was nice to take a picture together with Santa! I also took an individual picture with Santa, so I could frame it as part of my mom's Christmas present! (Which she loved!) We saw the decorated windows, they had done Miracle on 34th Street again, and they looked very nice! The other windows were "Believe", and it was more fun than the serious Miracle on 34th Street. It even had an interactive section where you could touch the screen and "send" things to Santa! We stopped at the Au Bon Pain near Santa inside to get gingerbread cookies too.(You want a good gingerbread cookie? Definitely check out Au Bon Pain at the Herald Square Macy*s in NYC to get one! You need to go early, as they sell out quick!) When we left Macy*s I went across the street to get pictures of the Macy*s tree on top of the doorway, as well as the huge tree of lights that scaled the building, and the "Believe" lighted sign, I also had to get a picture of the Sailor Mickey balloon on top of another doorway. (Sailor Mickey was the theme for 2009, and I wanted one of the stuffed animals because I LOVE Disney things, and Ma DID end up getting me one for Christmas, so I was thrilled! :)
After we left Macy*s we walked the (now very quick!) walk to Times Square.(New York did a wonderful thing by making some of the streets from Herald Square down to Times Square pedestrian-only, rerouting traffic differently to make the city safer for people to walk across!) We went over to the TKTS booth and climbed the stairs, taking in the breathtaking panoramic view of the city!(That truly is the BEST view of Times Square that you can get!) After we got off the TKTS booth we saw some of the Rockettes posing for pictures, so we each took a picture with them(Dan loved that, as you can imagine!) and then we headed to the Broadway Theatre, where we were going to take in the production of Shrek the Musical.(Which as I am writing this the Food Network is doing the Food Network Challenge and they are making Shrek the Musical cakes to have the winning one presented to the cast at the 100th performance! How perfect is that!) Anyway, I LOVED this musical! This was very true to the movie, but better! I loved how they gave you some background as to why Shrek was living alone in the swamp(He was sent away at 7 by his parents, because all Ogres must leave home at age 7 to make their own way in the world) and I loved how they showed Fiona passing by Shrek on HER journey(also at age 7) to be placed in the tower. The music was great, the actors extremely talented. I will provide a summary of the show, as well as the cast.
Cast: (Main Characters)
Shrek: Ben Crawford(Excellent Shrek, great performer. I had never seen him before, and I loved what I saw!)
Fiona: Sutton Foster(I love her! She has really made a name for herself in the Broadway world! She has a great voice and was a perfect Fiona!)
Donkey: Daniel Breaker(Another one I had never seen before, he was an AMAZING Donkey! He really played the part to the fullest!)
Lord Farquaad: Christopher Seiber(A Broadway vet, I had seen him before in Spamalot, he was excellent in that show and WONDERFUL as Farquaad! Plus, you have the give the guy props, he is at least 6 ' tall and he spent the entire show on his knees to play his part!)
Pinocchio, Magic Mirror, Dragon Puppeteer: Robb Sapp(Hilarious! He is another one who has been on Broadway awhile, and he pulled off Pinocchio with no problem! He looked like a wooden boy, and his nose even grew!)
Everyone else was equally as wonderful, but those are the main players.
Rest of the Cast:
Teen Fiona: Tessa Albertson
Young Fiona: Rozi Baker
Sugar Plum Fairy, Gingy, Dragonette: Haven Burton
Sticks, Bishop: Bobby Daye
Bricks, Skeleton: Ryan Duncan
Ugly Duckling, Blind Mouse: Sarah Jane Everman
Young Shrek, Dwarf: Maya Goldman
Fairy Godmother, Bluebird: Colleen Hawks
Baby Bear, Blind Mouse: Lisa Ho
Big Bad Wolf, Captain of the Guard: Chris Hoch
Guard: Marty Lawson
Papa Ogre, Straw: Jacob Ming-Trent
Peter Pan, Skeleton: Denny Paschall
Gnome, Skeleton, Pied Piper: Greg Reuter
White Rabbit, Skeleton: Noah Rivera
Wicked Witch: Jennifer Simard
Mama Ogre, Tweedledum, Dragonette: Rachel Stern
Papa Bear, Thelonius, Skeleton: Dennis Stowe
Mama Bear, Dragonette: Maia Nkenge Wilson
Shoemaker's Elf, Blind Mouse: Kirsten Wyatt
Story:
Act 1:
It opens with Shrek with his parents. It is his seventh birthday, and his parents have given him some bad news. He must leave his swamp and make his way in this "Big Bright Beautiful World." He is given parental advice, such as "make sure you scare everyone who comes your way, because they may try to kill you if you don't," and "find a piece of swamp for yourself," and of course, " life is wonderful! Just not for you." So Shrek gets older and he indeed finds his swamp. He is happy there, and he is content in his solitude. One day he wakes up and he finds his swamp has been invaded by other fairy-tale creatures, such as Pinocchio, The Big Bad Wolf, and the Three Bears. The Fairy-tale creatures aren't happy with their new placement, and lament about how this is the "Story of My Life." Shrek is outraged when he is informed the Fairy-tale creatures had been banished to his swamp under the orders of Lord Farquaad, so he decides to pay Farquaad a visit, to regain his swamp back and to get the Fairy-tale creatures off his land. (The Goodbye Song) One of the Fairy-tale creatures, Donkey, decides Shrek just can't go alone and offers to accompany him. Shrek declines, but Donkey persists, and tells him "Don't Let Me Go!" Shrek and Donkey embark on their journey together. In the meantime, Farquaad has decided he must take a princess for his bride, so he can become king. He summons the Magic Mirror to show him all the eligible bachlorettes. Mirror shows him three choices, the first being Snow White, the second being Sleeping Beauty, and the third being Princess Fiona. The Mirror zooms in on a tower, where we see Young Fiona preparing to tell a story to her dolls. She tells them about how every story ends in the princess ultimately finding her true love. She sounds optimistic as she tells them "I Know It's Today," and hopes for her prince to rescue her. Teen Fiona comes out then, and she tells a similar story, again hoping for her prince. Still no prince comes, and Fiona as she is today comes out to sing her story. She has been in this tower for 3428 days! Still, she says " I Know It's Today!" Farquaad is enthralled by her, and decides she is to be his bride. Shrek and Donkey have now made their way to the city of Duloc, under rule of Lord Farquaad. Because Farquaad is all about conformity, they notice all the townspeople are dressed identically. They get a brief introduction to the city.(What's Up, Duloc?) Farquaad himself comes out, and he hears Shrek's concern about his swamp. He tells Shrek he can have his swamp back, as long as he brings Princess Fiona for him to marry. Shrek decides it is a fine deal for his land, and he and Donkey head off for the tower. Donkey, chatty as always, decides that nothing is better when you go on a journey than a "Travel Song," and, to Shrek's dismay, sings the entire time! They arrive at Princess Fiona's tower, and find there is a Dragon guarding it. Shrek continues on his mission, not noticing that Donkey has straggled behind. The Dragon awakens and admonishes Donkey for waking her, and tells him she is going to turn him into a "Donkey Pot Pie." Donkey sweet talks her, and much to his relief, she ends up falling in love with him and decides she won't eat him after all! Meanwhile, Shrek has arrived at the tower and has met Princess Fiona. She is thrilled she has been rescued, but in her mind, the rescue didn't QUITE go as she had planned. She informs Shrek that certain things should have happened for her perfect rescue. (This is How a Dream Comes True) Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey begin their journey back to Duloc. They stop for the night, as per Fiona's request. Shrek and Donkey have a conversation about "Who'd I Be" if things were different. End of Act 1.
Act 2:
It is a beautiful sunny day, and Fiona is thrilled that it is almost the day of her wedding. She greets the birds and deer, because she is a "Morning Person." Shrek, Donkey, and Fiona all begin on their journey. On the way, Shrek and Fiona begin to talk about their past, and he tells her he was sent away on his birthday when he was seven, and he tells her he doubts she can top that. She responds with her story, about being sent away on Christmas Eve, and how she had nothing in her tower. They go back and forth, telling each other "I Think I Got You Beat." They begin to fall for each other. Back in Duloc, Farquaad is also preparing for his almost wedding day, by talking about his past with the Mirror. (The Ballad of Lord Farquaad) Donkey has realized the chemistry between Shrek and Fiona, and as they decide to stop for one more night, Shrek is pondering his feelings for Fiona. Donkey acts as his inner conscious, and tells him he just gotta "Make A Move." Shrek decided he will tell Fiona how he feels(When Words Fail) and takes a flower to her, but he hears her talking to Donkey about how no one would ever love such a "hideous, ugly beast." Not realizing Fiona is talking about herself and the transformation she endures every night from human to ogress, he drops the flower and goes off. Fiona awakens and again is happy for the day(Morning Person Reprise) but she is confused, because now she has feelings for Shrek. She goes to talk to Shrek, but Shrek angrily tells her he overheard her talking to Donkey last night, and can't wait to bring her to Farquaad and go back to his swamp, away from people, where he can "Build A Wall." Back at the swamp, the Fairy-tale creatures have decided to take a stand for themselves, and everyone who was a little different. They say there is nothing wrong with being unique, and everyone should be proud to let their "Freak Flag" wave! Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey arrive in Duloc and he delivers her to Farquaad. Farquaad gives him the deed to his swamp, and he sadly goes off, reminding himself that it's a "Big Bright Beautiful World"(Reprise)...but not for him. Donkey catches up to him and explains what Fiona said, and Shrek runs back to stop the wedding. He stops the wedding and makes Fiona realize she was the one for him. Fiona is nervous, it is sunset and she is about to turn into an ogre. She wants true loves kiss to return her to her true form. Shrek kisses her,and to her surprise, she remains an ogre, and realizes her true form IS an ogre, and she is meant to be with Shrek. Farquaad is outraged of course, but before he can do anything Dragon and Donkey burst through the church window and Dragon breathes fire at Farquaad, and he vanishes.
Fiona and Shrek marry. The show ends with Shrek and Fiona and all the Fairy-tale creatures telling how they all came to live on the swamp together.(This Is Our Story.) Curtain Call was to "I'm A Believer."
There is so much more to the show than what I wrote, of course! All I can say is, check it out! :)
After the show we went back to Times Square and we FINALLY managed to make it on the Times Square Toys R Us Ferris Wheel! We were put in the Barbie car(much to Dan's dismay!) but it was fun! It was definitely something that is a must do! After that we headed back to the bus, a long but fun day! We did stop by Rockefeller Center, but the tree wasn't lit yet. The snowflakes were lit up on the wall though! Radio City Music Hall had their tree up too, with their lights that changes color! We saw St Patricks Cathedral, but didn't stop in.
On December 12 Dan and I went to Lasalette Shrine to see the lights. It was a cooooold day, so cold we had to stop in the chapel to warm up on our way back to the car! But it was beautiful, as always! We could hear Father Pat performing his concert, but we didn't stop in because we had gotten there late and I thought it was rude. We did see all the nativitys from around the world though(Sooo beautiful! I had never seen them before, because every time I had gone previously it was later and the nativitys were closing for the night.) A new addition this year was Clopper, the Christmas Donkey. He was the donkey who had brought Mary to Bethlehem. They had a real donkey on display, and you could pet him. I heard a funny story from my aunt who was working at LaSalette that "Clopper"(who's real name was Don Quixote) had learned to open his pen when it was cold, and he would walk back to the barn to stay warm! They decided to only put him out at 5 when the lights came on, after that! They also had to lure him out with carrots! Animals are so funny! Who knew a donkey was so smart! It was a fun night, even thought it was cold! I took my mom back on that Tuesday to see Father Pat sing, and that was very nice! :)
December 19 was supposed to be Wicked at PPAC, but we did not go due to snow. Figures, it was a good show we would get snowed out for! I wouldn't of minded snow for when we have Xanadu!
Christmas Eve Eve we spent visiting his dad's and then going to his mom's, I had made both his parents a Christmas tree for Christmas and I wanted to give them to his parents. It was a fun night, we hung at his dad's til about 8:30, and Dan opened his Christmas presents from me! I gave him 2 Sox t shirts and a Sox hoodie, and a GPS unit. I also made him a scrapbook, he wanted me to do something with his ticket stubs, so I bought special stickers and made him (My best!) scrapbook ever! (There are pics on my Facebook!) I used over 300 WWE stickers in this scrapbook, and there were lift flaps, pop up, spin the wheels, a matching game, two spots that held special WWE magazines, pull tabs, an accordian book, and a mini book, and even pictures from live events we went to, and then there was a Red Sox Section that had a magic panel! you pull a tab and it shows you a ball field, then it magically changes into Fenway Park! Of course there was more pictures from games we had gone to and the tour of the field! There was a hockey page for his hockey stubs, and a movie page where I hand cut out a clapboard and attached all our ticket stubs, and finally the last page was for Spirit of America, and I covered the page in Army stickers with a special slot for the program. He LOVED it and showed everyone! :) It took me a month to put together!
Unfortunately, as he went to get my presents from his closet, his knee buckled and he was in such pain we went to the ER, turns out he tore a ligament in his leg, and he is now on crutches and a leg immobilizer! We didn't leave the ER til almost 3 am! Not fun! He still came for Christmas, though, it wasn't his right leg that was injured and he came to be with me on Christmas! :)
Christmas Day was nice, lazy! Ma, Ray, and I spent the day opening presents and watching A Christmas Story on tv(My favorite Christmas movie!) We went to Carol's around 6 for dinner. It was nice there, too. A lot of people! Dan met me there, and after he slept over Christmas Day and Saturday night.
Saturday I drove Ma, Dan, and I to the Enchanted Village in Avon, Ma at Jordan's Furniture! Luckily they had a wheel chair, Dan would not have been able to walk that! It was so much fun! I remembered going as a kid when it was up in Boston. It brought back nice memories! I am glad they brought it back! We all also saw LITE, a really awesome laser light show that had not only lasers but also pictures made up in the lasers, and it was set to Christmas music! Very cool! And finally, we went on MOM(Motion Oddessy Movie) where it was a 4D experience! Ma and Dan stayed in stationary seats because of their injurys, but I was in the regular motion seats of course! We saw the Polar Express, and you could smell the hot chocolate and the pine of the trees! You could feel the shock of Santa's whip as he cracked it over the reindeer! You got sprayed in the face with the snow the train sprayed as it skidded over the ice! And of course you could also feel the roller coaster-type ride the train went on as it went over the tracks! It was a wonderful experience! I am going to make this a Christmas tradition! We all went to the Christmas Tree Shop after that, because after all, who can go by a Christmas Tree Shop and NOT go in?? Very nice day!
New Year's Eve, we were snowed out AGAIN, so I didn't get to do much then. I saw Dan on Friday, we were supposed to go to the P Bruins game but we ended up just hanging out which was still fun!
Now it's back to work tomorrow :( Dan and I are going up to Boston after work on January 8th to see our first WWE event of 2010 at the Garden! I am looking forward to it, I hope we get to go, I heard it is supposed to snow AGAIN on Friday! (Of course, it always seems to fall on my weekend to ruin it!) Hopefully this doesn't cancel our plans! I am soooo sick of snow!
Thanksgiving wasn't too bad, just the family over. Got to watch the parade, my Thanksgiving Tradition! As usual, it was awesome! Dan came over for dessert, which was nice! :)
Saturday the 28th Dan took me to New York City as part of my Christmas present! We went to Macy*s and saw Santa, and the "North Pole" on the "North Pole Express." The line was quick, and it was nice to take a picture together with Santa! I also took an individual picture with Santa, so I could frame it as part of my mom's Christmas present! (Which she loved!) We saw the decorated windows, they had done Miracle on 34th Street again, and they looked very nice! The other windows were "Believe", and it was more fun than the serious Miracle on 34th Street. It even had an interactive section where you could touch the screen and "send" things to Santa! We stopped at the Au Bon Pain near Santa inside to get gingerbread cookies too.(You want a good gingerbread cookie? Definitely check out Au Bon Pain at the Herald Square Macy*s in NYC to get one! You need to go early, as they sell out quick!) When we left Macy*s I went across the street to get pictures of the Macy*s tree on top of the doorway, as well as the huge tree of lights that scaled the building, and the "Believe" lighted sign, I also had to get a picture of the Sailor Mickey balloon on top of another doorway. (Sailor Mickey was the theme for 2009, and I wanted one of the stuffed animals because I LOVE Disney things, and Ma DID end up getting me one for Christmas, so I was thrilled! :)
After we left Macy*s we walked the (now very quick!) walk to Times Square.(New York did a wonderful thing by making some of the streets from Herald Square down to Times Square pedestrian-only, rerouting traffic differently to make the city safer for people to walk across!) We went over to the TKTS booth and climbed the stairs, taking in the breathtaking panoramic view of the city!(That truly is the BEST view of Times Square that you can get!) After we got off the TKTS booth we saw some of the Rockettes posing for pictures, so we each took a picture with them(Dan loved that, as you can imagine!) and then we headed to the Broadway Theatre, where we were going to take in the production of Shrek the Musical.(Which as I am writing this the Food Network is doing the Food Network Challenge and they are making Shrek the Musical cakes to have the winning one presented to the cast at the 100th performance! How perfect is that!) Anyway, I LOVED this musical! This was very true to the movie, but better! I loved how they gave you some background as to why Shrek was living alone in the swamp(He was sent away at 7 by his parents, because all Ogres must leave home at age 7 to make their own way in the world) and I loved how they showed Fiona passing by Shrek on HER journey(also at age 7) to be placed in the tower. The music was great, the actors extremely talented. I will provide a summary of the show, as well as the cast.
Cast: (Main Characters)
Shrek: Ben Crawford(Excellent Shrek, great performer. I had never seen him before, and I loved what I saw!)
Fiona: Sutton Foster(I love her! She has really made a name for herself in the Broadway world! She has a great voice and was a perfect Fiona!)
Donkey: Daniel Breaker(Another one I had never seen before, he was an AMAZING Donkey! He really played the part to the fullest!)
Lord Farquaad: Christopher Seiber(A Broadway vet, I had seen him before in Spamalot, he was excellent in that show and WONDERFUL as Farquaad! Plus, you have the give the guy props, he is at least 6 ' tall and he spent the entire show on his knees to play his part!)
Pinocchio, Magic Mirror, Dragon Puppeteer: Robb Sapp(Hilarious! He is another one who has been on Broadway awhile, and he pulled off Pinocchio with no problem! He looked like a wooden boy, and his nose even grew!)
Everyone else was equally as wonderful, but those are the main players.
Rest of the Cast:
Teen Fiona: Tessa Albertson
Young Fiona: Rozi Baker
Sugar Plum Fairy, Gingy, Dragonette: Haven Burton
Sticks, Bishop: Bobby Daye
Bricks, Skeleton: Ryan Duncan
Ugly Duckling, Blind Mouse: Sarah Jane Everman
Young Shrek, Dwarf: Maya Goldman
Fairy Godmother, Bluebird: Colleen Hawks
Baby Bear, Blind Mouse: Lisa Ho
Big Bad Wolf, Captain of the Guard: Chris Hoch
Guard: Marty Lawson
Papa Ogre, Straw: Jacob Ming-Trent
Peter Pan, Skeleton: Denny Paschall
Gnome, Skeleton, Pied Piper: Greg Reuter
White Rabbit, Skeleton: Noah Rivera
Wicked Witch: Jennifer Simard
Mama Ogre, Tweedledum, Dragonette: Rachel Stern
Papa Bear, Thelonius, Skeleton: Dennis Stowe
Mama Bear, Dragonette: Maia Nkenge Wilson
Shoemaker's Elf, Blind Mouse: Kirsten Wyatt
Story:
Act 1:
It opens with Shrek with his parents. It is his seventh birthday, and his parents have given him some bad news. He must leave his swamp and make his way in this "Big Bright Beautiful World." He is given parental advice, such as "make sure you scare everyone who comes your way, because they may try to kill you if you don't," and "find a piece of swamp for yourself," and of course, " life is wonderful! Just not for you." So Shrek gets older and he indeed finds his swamp. He is happy there, and he is content in his solitude. One day he wakes up and he finds his swamp has been invaded by other fairy-tale creatures, such as Pinocchio, The Big Bad Wolf, and the Three Bears. The Fairy-tale creatures aren't happy with their new placement, and lament about how this is the "Story of My Life." Shrek is outraged when he is informed the Fairy-tale creatures had been banished to his swamp under the orders of Lord Farquaad, so he decides to pay Farquaad a visit, to regain his swamp back and to get the Fairy-tale creatures off his land. (The Goodbye Song) One of the Fairy-tale creatures, Donkey, decides Shrek just can't go alone and offers to accompany him. Shrek declines, but Donkey persists, and tells him "Don't Let Me Go!" Shrek and Donkey embark on their journey together. In the meantime, Farquaad has decided he must take a princess for his bride, so he can become king. He summons the Magic Mirror to show him all the eligible bachlorettes. Mirror shows him three choices, the first being Snow White, the second being Sleeping Beauty, and the third being Princess Fiona. The Mirror zooms in on a tower, where we see Young Fiona preparing to tell a story to her dolls. She tells them about how every story ends in the princess ultimately finding her true love. She sounds optimistic as she tells them "I Know It's Today," and hopes for her prince to rescue her. Teen Fiona comes out then, and she tells a similar story, again hoping for her prince. Still no prince comes, and Fiona as she is today comes out to sing her story. She has been in this tower for 3428 days! Still, she says " I Know It's Today!" Farquaad is enthralled by her, and decides she is to be his bride. Shrek and Donkey have now made their way to the city of Duloc, under rule of Lord Farquaad. Because Farquaad is all about conformity, they notice all the townspeople are dressed identically. They get a brief introduction to the city.(What's Up, Duloc?) Farquaad himself comes out, and he hears Shrek's concern about his swamp. He tells Shrek he can have his swamp back, as long as he brings Princess Fiona for him to marry. Shrek decides it is a fine deal for his land, and he and Donkey head off for the tower. Donkey, chatty as always, decides that nothing is better when you go on a journey than a "Travel Song," and, to Shrek's dismay, sings the entire time! They arrive at Princess Fiona's tower, and find there is a Dragon guarding it. Shrek continues on his mission, not noticing that Donkey has straggled behind. The Dragon awakens and admonishes Donkey for waking her, and tells him she is going to turn him into a "Donkey Pot Pie." Donkey sweet talks her, and much to his relief, she ends up falling in love with him and decides she won't eat him after all! Meanwhile, Shrek has arrived at the tower and has met Princess Fiona. She is thrilled she has been rescued, but in her mind, the rescue didn't QUITE go as she had planned. She informs Shrek that certain things should have happened for her perfect rescue. (This is How a Dream Comes True) Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey begin their journey back to Duloc. They stop for the night, as per Fiona's request. Shrek and Donkey have a conversation about "Who'd I Be" if things were different. End of Act 1.
Act 2:
It is a beautiful sunny day, and Fiona is thrilled that it is almost the day of her wedding. She greets the birds and deer, because she is a "Morning Person." Shrek, Donkey, and Fiona all begin on their journey. On the way, Shrek and Fiona begin to talk about their past, and he tells her he was sent away on his birthday when he was seven, and he tells her he doubts she can top that. She responds with her story, about being sent away on Christmas Eve, and how she had nothing in her tower. They go back and forth, telling each other "I Think I Got You Beat." They begin to fall for each other. Back in Duloc, Farquaad is also preparing for his almost wedding day, by talking about his past with the Mirror. (The Ballad of Lord Farquaad) Donkey has realized the chemistry between Shrek and Fiona, and as they decide to stop for one more night, Shrek is pondering his feelings for Fiona. Donkey acts as his inner conscious, and tells him he just gotta "Make A Move." Shrek decided he will tell Fiona how he feels(When Words Fail) and takes a flower to her, but he hears her talking to Donkey about how no one would ever love such a "hideous, ugly beast." Not realizing Fiona is talking about herself and the transformation she endures every night from human to ogress, he drops the flower and goes off. Fiona awakens and again is happy for the day(Morning Person Reprise) but she is confused, because now she has feelings for Shrek. She goes to talk to Shrek, but Shrek angrily tells her he overheard her talking to Donkey last night, and can't wait to bring her to Farquaad and go back to his swamp, away from people, where he can "Build A Wall." Back at the swamp, the Fairy-tale creatures have decided to take a stand for themselves, and everyone who was a little different. They say there is nothing wrong with being unique, and everyone should be proud to let their "Freak Flag" wave! Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey arrive in Duloc and he delivers her to Farquaad. Farquaad gives him the deed to his swamp, and he sadly goes off, reminding himself that it's a "Big Bright Beautiful World"(Reprise)...but not for him. Donkey catches up to him and explains what Fiona said, and Shrek runs back to stop the wedding. He stops the wedding and makes Fiona realize she was the one for him. Fiona is nervous, it is sunset and she is about to turn into an ogre. She wants true loves kiss to return her to her true form. Shrek kisses her,and to her surprise, she remains an ogre, and realizes her true form IS an ogre, and she is meant to be with Shrek. Farquaad is outraged of course, but before he can do anything Dragon and Donkey burst through the church window and Dragon breathes fire at Farquaad, and he vanishes.
Fiona and Shrek marry. The show ends with Shrek and Fiona and all the Fairy-tale creatures telling how they all came to live on the swamp together.(This Is Our Story.) Curtain Call was to "I'm A Believer."
There is so much more to the show than what I wrote, of course! All I can say is, check it out! :)
After the show we went back to Times Square and we FINALLY managed to make it on the Times Square Toys R Us Ferris Wheel! We were put in the Barbie car(much to Dan's dismay!) but it was fun! It was definitely something that is a must do! After that we headed back to the bus, a long but fun day! We did stop by Rockefeller Center, but the tree wasn't lit yet. The snowflakes were lit up on the wall though! Radio City Music Hall had their tree up too, with their lights that changes color! We saw St Patricks Cathedral, but didn't stop in.
On December 12 Dan and I went to Lasalette Shrine to see the lights. It was a cooooold day, so cold we had to stop in the chapel to warm up on our way back to the car! But it was beautiful, as always! We could hear Father Pat performing his concert, but we didn't stop in because we had gotten there late and I thought it was rude. We did see all the nativitys from around the world though(Sooo beautiful! I had never seen them before, because every time I had gone previously it was later and the nativitys were closing for the night.) A new addition this year was Clopper, the Christmas Donkey. He was the donkey who had brought Mary to Bethlehem. They had a real donkey on display, and you could pet him. I heard a funny story from my aunt who was working at LaSalette that "Clopper"(who's real name was Don Quixote) had learned to open his pen when it was cold, and he would walk back to the barn to stay warm! They decided to only put him out at 5 when the lights came on, after that! They also had to lure him out with carrots! Animals are so funny! Who knew a donkey was so smart! It was a fun night, even thought it was cold! I took my mom back on that Tuesday to see Father Pat sing, and that was very nice! :)
December 19 was supposed to be Wicked at PPAC, but we did not go due to snow. Figures, it was a good show we would get snowed out for! I wouldn't of minded snow for when we have Xanadu!
Christmas Eve Eve we spent visiting his dad's and then going to his mom's, I had made both his parents a Christmas tree for Christmas and I wanted to give them to his parents. It was a fun night, we hung at his dad's til about 8:30, and Dan opened his Christmas presents from me! I gave him 2 Sox t shirts and a Sox hoodie, and a GPS unit. I also made him a scrapbook, he wanted me to do something with his ticket stubs, so I bought special stickers and made him (My best!) scrapbook ever! (There are pics on my Facebook!) I used over 300 WWE stickers in this scrapbook, and there were lift flaps, pop up, spin the wheels, a matching game, two spots that held special WWE magazines, pull tabs, an accordian book, and a mini book, and even pictures from live events we went to, and then there was a Red Sox Section that had a magic panel! you pull a tab and it shows you a ball field, then it magically changes into Fenway Park! Of course there was more pictures from games we had gone to and the tour of the field! There was a hockey page for his hockey stubs, and a movie page where I hand cut out a clapboard and attached all our ticket stubs, and finally the last page was for Spirit of America, and I covered the page in Army stickers with a special slot for the program. He LOVED it and showed everyone! :) It took me a month to put together!
Unfortunately, as he went to get my presents from his closet, his knee buckled and he was in such pain we went to the ER, turns out he tore a ligament in his leg, and he is now on crutches and a leg immobilizer! We didn't leave the ER til almost 3 am! Not fun! He still came for Christmas, though, it wasn't his right leg that was injured and he came to be with me on Christmas! :)
Christmas Day was nice, lazy! Ma, Ray, and I spent the day opening presents and watching A Christmas Story on tv(My favorite Christmas movie!) We went to Carol's around 6 for dinner. It was nice there, too. A lot of people! Dan met me there, and after he slept over Christmas Day and Saturday night.
Saturday I drove Ma, Dan, and I to the Enchanted Village in Avon, Ma at Jordan's Furniture! Luckily they had a wheel chair, Dan would not have been able to walk that! It was so much fun! I remembered going as a kid when it was up in Boston. It brought back nice memories! I am glad they brought it back! We all also saw LITE, a really awesome laser light show that had not only lasers but also pictures made up in the lasers, and it was set to Christmas music! Very cool! And finally, we went on MOM(Motion Oddessy Movie) where it was a 4D experience! Ma and Dan stayed in stationary seats because of their injurys, but I was in the regular motion seats of course! We saw the Polar Express, and you could smell the hot chocolate and the pine of the trees! You could feel the shock of Santa's whip as he cracked it over the reindeer! You got sprayed in the face with the snow the train sprayed as it skidded over the ice! And of course you could also feel the roller coaster-type ride the train went on as it went over the tracks! It was a wonderful experience! I am going to make this a Christmas tradition! We all went to the Christmas Tree Shop after that, because after all, who can go by a Christmas Tree Shop and NOT go in?? Very nice day!
New Year's Eve, we were snowed out AGAIN, so I didn't get to do much then. I saw Dan on Friday, we were supposed to go to the P Bruins game but we ended up just hanging out which was still fun!
Now it's back to work tomorrow :( Dan and I are going up to Boston after work on January 8th to see our first WWE event of 2010 at the Garden! I am looking forward to it, I hope we get to go, I heard it is supposed to snow AGAIN on Friday! (Of course, it always seems to fall on my weekend to ruin it!) Hopefully this doesn't cancel our plans! I am soooo sick of snow!
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