The Theatre Enthusiast

Over the last few weeks, my mom and I have been planning an upcoming trip to New York City. We are lucky to take these a few times a year, each trip an opportunity to binge-watch as many Broadway shows as possible. Normally we rely on rush and student discounts to get affordable tickets, but many shows are switching to digital lotteries, and I'm sadly no longer able to trick Tix4Students into thinking I'm still in college. We decided to go online to poke around and see what's available face value that we might be able to afford. During our search, we decided to take a look at Waitress  tickets, currently starring Sara Bareilles, just for fun. The ticket prices were astronomical. We couldn't find anything for the weekend of our trip for under $150, and don't even get me started on the Ticketmaster resale prices! I mean, I just saw Waitress  four months ago and only paid $60 for my ticket! My mom looked at me, jaw hanging open in shock, and said "I blame H...

It's May 2nd, 2017, aka the second most important day in any theatre nerd's year... TONY NOMINATION DAY!!! (The most important day in any theatre nerd's year is Tony Day itself, but we'll talk about that more as June 11th draws closer.) This morning we all woke up and prepped our streaming devices so we could watch Jane Krakowski and Chris Jackson announce the nominees from this year's absolutely stacked Broadway season. That is, we watched until the Tony livestream crashed and caused mass panic nationwide. I took to Twitter, refreshing my feed every 5 seconds or so anxiously awaiting news of the nominees. I've spent the day reading other people's tweets and posts as well as discussing the nominations with friends and family. However, I can't get enough of Tony season, so where better to continue discussion than on my very own blog? So here we go guys, and feel free to discuss and debate with me after you read my thoughts! First off, the nominat...