I do what I know, and I know Drunk Brunch.

This was my first show in 1999! So excited to be back!

“Nothing like the city”
- Ragtime

I’m very excited to see Ragtime next weekend after my gala.

Ragtime (original cast) was the first Broadway show I ever saw, back in 1999 when I sang at Carnegie Hall with my college choir (I’m cool, right?). I got hooked on this town. I found myself back in New York the next year, interviewing for internships at Broadway marketing agencies. I almost moved here immediately after college graduation in 2001, but spontaneously decided to attend grad school. A full-time internship at a Broadway company finally brought me here a year later.

Anyway, I work with one of the producers and they generously offered me tickets. When I write my thank you note, I will be sure to mention the effect the original production of Ragtime had on me. I associate that show with the moment I realized that I need to be in New York, helping make art and music. Still working on making that a full-time reality.

Tonight I’m a bit nostalgic (maybe it’s the pinot noir), but I really do love my life.

I saw this show at City Center last summer and it blew my socks off.  This show is going to do incredibly well.  I don’t necessarily want to see it again (just because Gypsy is one of those old school musicals with a cheesy plot and I like more edgy shows) but I encourage everyone to purchase tickets.*

The ability to see Patti LuPone perform on Broadway reinforces why I think it’s so important to live here.  It reminds me of why I moved here in the first place.

* Well, if someone wanted to buy me tickets, I’d definitely go again :)