i'm seriously so bad at this lately...

So it's been a long while since I blogged. Again. And I'm so sorry. Again. But I'm going to try very hard to keep up with it. Here's some stuff that's happened in my life since I last posted...

Free Black Eyed Peas concert in Central Park

Homemade rainbow birthday cupcakes (tutorial soon!)

Birthday drinks at a speakeasy--vodka tonic's in tea cups? yes please!

Fist-pumping with Pauly D

Hanging out with Perez

Interesting sights at the Halloween Parade

Crossing a taping of Conan off the Bucket List 

Met Mindy Kaling at her book signing. We're obvi going to be BFFs. 

Harry Potter on B'Way. [Fantastic. If you can, see it before he leaves the end of December.]

Spent an ungodly amount of time in Central Park. It's just so pretty during the fall... 

First time at the Highline. Loves it.

Checked out the rink at Bryant Park.

belated broadway week swoonsday!

I could write a book on my love for Jonathan Groff. And if you follow my blog, you know this already. Therefore, this belated Broadway Week swoonsday will be kept simple. My sister and I have decided he'd make the best gay-boyfriend ever: he probably gives really good forehead kisses, and would make you waffles for breakfast--with butter AND syrup...

[this might have hit the unhealthy point. whatever. love him.]

i'm a gleek...

It's no secret I love musicals. But, a musical-based sitcom is a tricky concept for television, so when I first heard about Fox's show 'Glee,' I was quite skeptical as to how it would work.

Needless to say, 'Glee' has become my newest obssesion. 

It has just the right blend of quirk, fun, and music, along with some amazing and hilarious guest appearances from the likes of Victor Garber, Josh Groban, and Kristen Chenoweth. Two of the leads, Matt Morrisson and Lea Michele, are both broadway vets, originating roles in Hairspray and Spring Awakening, respectfully. And the angry cheerleading coach, played by Jane Lynch, will have you rolling on the floor with her one-liners; a personal favorite is "I don't trust a man with curly hair. I can't help but picture little birds laying sulfurous eggs in there, and it disgusts me." The characters have a quirky midwest-theatre kid style, too. Guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury has some of the cutest looks I've seen in a while, and Lea Michele's character Rachel is like the midwest Blair Waldorf with way less friends. Also, I'm generally addicted to Broadway-esque covers of pop hits. So it's a natural fit. 

If you haven't been watching, you can catch up with full length episodes on Hulu, or Fox's website, and new episodes are on every Wednesday at 9pm on Fox!

I couldn't find one with the actual video clip, but this is my favorite cover of "Don't Stop Believing!" <3

hallelujah, i adore it...

So once again, the Tony's have come and gone. I can honestly say I was blown away by them this year. This is the first year in a long while that I've actually been able to watch them, in their entirety, and I loved what I saw, minus the sound issues that they clearly had throughout the entire night. First off, the opening number was one of the coolest I've seen in a while..and who would have ever though Brett Micheals and Poison would ever have been performing on the Tony Awards? Not I. It featured an amazing medley of current Broadway shows, and I've embedded it at the end of this post. Next, Neil Patrick Harris was one of the best hosts I've ever seen for them, other than Hugh Jackman. He "suited up" in a faboosh shiny suit, kept it short and simple with the intros and banter, made some hilarious jokes throughout the night, and then stole the entire show with his "11 o'clock Number," which I have conveniently added at the end of this post :) The performances were pretty awesome, too. It only made me want to see most of the shows more than I already did...'West Side Story,' 'Next to Normal,' '9 to 5,' and 'Rock of Ages' all left me wanting more! ['Rock of Ages' mostly because one, who doesn't love 80's music, and two, they sang 'Don't Stop Believing' and threw a Michigan shout-out in--they pointed on their HAND to show where Detroit was!!] While I was a bit annoyed that 'Billy Elliot' took home most of the awards, I was sooo insanely thrilled that 'HAIR' won Best Revival of a Musical!!! I have professed my love for this show over and over again on this blog, so I'll just leave you with a few of the performance photos, and the must see performance video [Gavin Creel singing to Anne Hathaway? Hippies overtaking the audience? *swoon*] I've posted some photos from the Tony Awards official website from the red carpet, the show, dress rehearsals, and backstage, including one of my favorites as my main photo...Angela Landsbury & Poison?! Oh my...

   

HAIR cast, Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Karen Olivo for 'West Side Story'

   

Christopher Sieber as Lord Fardquardt in 'Shrek: the Musical,' Lauren Grahams amazing dress!

   

HAIR performance, Gina Gerhson & John Stamos, who will be seen in this fall's revival of 'Bye Bye Birdie.'

   

Anne Hathaway, who's dress I am obsessed with!, the end of the opening number featuring a whole slew of people singing 'Let the Sun Shine In' with the cast of HAIR

   

Liza Minelli, Marcia Gay Harden & Hope Davis presenting an award--loved Marcia's dress!

   

Neil Patrick Harris singing his '11 o'clock Number,' Aaron Tveit & Stockard Channing singing a medley in the opening number of songs from 'Next to Normal' and 'Pal Joey.'

   

Poison performing at the Tony Awards, HAIR

   

Anne Hathaway, who is performing in '12th Night' in Central Park right now, and playing Judy Garland on Broadway this fall!! Liza Minelli & Elton John backstage.

   

Rock of Ages performance, Elton John performing a song from Billy Elliot the Musical

   

Shrek the Musical cast performance, Dolly Parton

   

Will Sweson of HAIR, Anne Hathaway at the after party, Sutton Foster, and its a shame I couldn't find a full length picture, her dress was beautiful [and she's from Troy, Michigan!]

  

Allison Janney, Josefina Scaglione and Matt Cavenaugh performing a number from "West Side Story."

'9 to 5' cast performance