Do I See Sunshine?!

For the third morning in a row, I have woken up to sun shining through my window and birds chirping outside. Spring has (almost!) sprung. Again, I do not want to jinx Ohio weather. When I took my college tour on April 7th, 2007 – it snowed! It was Easter weekend, and when I asked the tour guide if this was a fluke, she shook her head and said, “no this is pretty standard.” I should have known I was going to be in for a few rough winters.

Spring brings flowers, sunshine, t-shirts, runs outside and new Broadway shows to the Great White Way! You all know how much this Jersey Girl loves NYC and Broadway. Even though I still have a million shows I need to see, I’m so excited for some new shows heading into previews and openings. John Gallagher Jr., who won a Tony for his performance in Spring Awakening (I was so blessed to both see him perform in that role and meet him afterwards!), is starring in a new musical titled “American Idiot.” It focuses around a bunch of young people trying to find meaning in a post-9/11 world. Now, I may seriously be the last Green Day fan in the world, but I love their stuff. Every song in the musical is a cover of a Green Day song. I have seen clips, and think this show will be fantastic, moving, and powerful. Previews begin March 24th. Opening night is April 20th – my birthday! It’s a sign!

My wishes were also answered about a month ago when I was watching “Fox and Friends” one morning and Kristin Chenoweth was on – what a breath of fresh air she is! She stated that she’s going to be in a musical titled “Promises, Promises” with none other than Sean Hayes (Jack from "Will and Grace"). I may have leapt off my bed at the sound of this news. Chenoweth originated the role of Glinda in Wicked and has also starred in many TV shows and movies including appearances on Glee and a role in the movie Annie with Kathy Bates and Audra McDonald. She is a joy to see and I will be purchasing those tickets as soon as possible! Previews begin March 27th. Opening night is April 25th.

My Spring Break will also be packed to the brim with Broadway shows. I’m going to see "Memphis" in late march with my brother and his band class. I told him to tell his teacher I would chaperone for a chance to go! Luckily, he said I could just attend with them – no chaperoning needed, and I still got the student price! Not chaperoning was a sigh a relief – It's a tad difficult to chaperone a bunch of high school kids when you attended high school with them! I heard Memphis is awesome and many celebrities have been attending it recently, so I know I’m in for a treat. Mom mentioned in her blog yesterday that she is going to purchase tickets to "Next to Normal" for her and I to see during this spring break vacation. I’ve been bugging her since Christmas to see this with me, and as we all know, in order to get things done with mom we have to do them ourselves, but I’m keeping optimistic. Don’t dash my hopes and dreams Tish! Lastly, My best friend in the entire world is turning 21 on March 31st. I unfortunately will be in my first week of classes for the spring quarter and will not be able to be with her for it. To make up for my poor college choice – who goes to college eight hours from home?! – I’m taking her to the city in late March for a “day of fun with Kate,” and we will be getting tickets to see "Wicked". We both have wanted to see Wicked for years now, and this is our opportunity. No worries, I’m not ruining any surprise by telling the blog world this information, she never reads this anyway ☺

<3 Peace and Love <3