Day Two Cont….
WE MADE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally, the four of us ladies can take this city by storm. Nothing will stop us now, as soon as I take a shower and change into something fierce.
….
Wha.
….Where is our luggage?
No seriously, why isn’t it here yet.
Oh. my. God.
Are you Kidding Me..
OUR LUGGAGE IS MISSING?!!!?
After realizing our luggage was not on our flight we went the the Delta Baggage Office. After waiting about two hours in line- we learned…..our luggage was missing.
Hm, yes, certainly worth two hours to wait and hear something as obvious as IT IS MISSING. I figured it was missing when it didn’t come off the plane, but thanks so much for confirming.
Thats alright. Who needs clothes. Not like I need to make an impression in NYC. Right?
… *Blank Stares*
Time to call a cab and bounce.
The Mariott is fabulous- but we are exhausted. The room looks over Times Square, and the elevator makes your stomach drop like your on a roller coaster= uh mazing.
We don’t have clothes but we are going to Forever 21 and buying an outfit. TAKE THAT DELTA!
Our nightly plans- to see Next to Normal with Alice Ripley (and the rest of the original cast) It was great, my other OCU friends; Billy, Zach, Marlen, Logan, Margaret- were all there! The girls and I were sporting our new outfits, I looked ridiculous because my hair is very high maintanence and in need of a brush/ straightener 24/7. Therefore, I was wearing a nice grey hat with my hot pink princess dress, leather jacket, and burberry boots.
Hot.
Anyways, the show was phenominal. I was convulsing with sobs halfway through Act One. I mean mascara running, nose snotting, lip biting, eyes swollen, nose sniffling, SOBS. People. That was how much it spoke to me. And also a great example of how tired I was.
(this is the set of the Next to Normal)
The show has won three Tony Awards (was about this pretty average family except for a mother who suffers from manic depression and multiple personality disorder because she lost her son who died as a baby. The show was a rock/pop musical, the music full of belting and great riffs. Alice Ripley was AMAZING. Her physical movement and inner monologues- she would literally talk to herself on stage when she wasn’t the focus of the scene- consistently in character. She is in fabulous shape, as well. Her character’s journey just broke my heart- she was so powerful and strong while still managing to play weak and vulnerable, so endearing on stage, all at the same time and at the right moments. What an inspirational actress.
I think she is also insane. Literally just crazy. When we were getting our playbills signed at the stage door she looked everyone straight in the eyes as she autographed our posters..etc. It was the scariest moment ever- looked like she was going to eat me.
Jennifer Damiano played Natalie (sixteen year old daughter who strives for perfection, has a hard time achieving this as mother continues to go insane). Jennifer grew up in New York and started doing community theatre as a child. At 15 she landed a lead in Spring Awakening (she was the youngest in the cast) she understudied all the roles except for one because it required nudity (she was legally too young to be partially nude-it would have been considered child pornography!) She has also been on Gossip Girl as Blaire’s doppleeeegangler in one episode!
But anyways- Long Story SHORT: i want to be as crazy as Alice Ripley and Jennifer Damiano!!! Because they are BRILLIANT.
Goodnight New York City.
Sweet dreams about me. <3
