About Me

WELCOME TO THE THEATRE ENTHUSIAST!

Hi everybody! Thanks for taking a moment to visit my blog! My name is Hillary and I am the Theatre Enthusiast! I started this blog back in 2016 thanks to some urging from friends and family. I wrote on and off for a little over a year, but then life got in the way and I stopped for a while. I recently decided to re-launch the blog and post regularly again, just like I had originally planned!

I reside in the Washington, DC area in the United States and have lived here all my life. I graduated from the University of Maryland School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies in 2015. Since graduating from college, I work full time as an administrative assistant, and in my spare time I love to perform in local community theatre productions. When I was studying theatre in college, I was taught that it is just as important as a performer to constantly see shows and learn to be a good audience member. As one of my favorite college professors once told me, "Go see good theatre and go see bad theatre. You'll learn a lot from both."

New York City is my favorite city in the world, so I try to take trips there as often as I can and see as many shows as I can afford! Thanks to the many opportunities theatres offer for discounted tickets, I have been lucky enough to see many shows both in Washington, DC and New York City (full list here)!

On this blog, you can find reviews of shows I've seen as well as regular blog posts discussing hot topics in the theatre world. I'd love to know what you think of the blog, so feel free to leave a comment on any of my posts and let's start a discussion! I hope to post regularly and I hope you decided to read regularly as well!

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Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Drains Your Savings?

I, like most of the theatre world, am completely captivated by the new Broadway superhit Hamilton . I have listened to the cast recording on repeat nonstop for the last several months. I know every word to every song. The cast members have all become celebrities in my house. I am also extremely lucky to have seen Hamilton, and it completely blew me away and exceeded every expectation. I also luckily only paid $57 for my ticket. That sentence usually is greeted with gasps, dropped jaws, and “HOOOOOWWWW?!” That kind of price for this show is completely unheard of these days. If you buy a Hamilton ticket face value, the cheapest you can get is $139. StubHub and Ticketmaster Resale is filled with people re-selling their tickets for as much as $1,500 or more PER TICKET. Why are people doing this? Because people are so desperate to see the show that they will pay 10x the original ticket cost to see it! This alone is where our problem lies and created the whole reason why I am ...

Proper Stage Door Etiquette

All theatres have a stage door. It’s primarily where the actors, musicians, crew, etc. enter the theatre. At Broadway and large regional theatres, it’s also where the audience gathers after the show to get autographs and pictures with the actors. Stage doors can be very fun, but can also cause some people to reach an unacceptable level of crazy. I have waited at dozens of Broadway stage doors over the years and have many stories to tell. I will share some of these stories to help teach you all proper stage door etiquette, because let’s be honest – a lot of people in the theatre world need to be taught how to property act. 1) Don’t be bitter because you’re not at the front of the crowd. For those of you who have never “stage door-ed” a show before, typically the theatre puts up police barricades that the fans wait behind, to provide crowd control and safety for the actors who come out to sign autographs. If you’re lucky, you’ll get a s...

Hillary's Official Tony Predictions!

HAPPY TONY DAY EVERYONE!!! It's such a special time of year! Dreams come true, theatre is thriving, it's hot out, and the Dear Evan Hansen standing room line is longer than ever. Tonight, the 71st annual Tony Awards air (on CBS at 8pm EST for those of you living under a rock and don't know the deets)!!! It's 12:07am as I type this out and I've finally finished filling out my Tony ballot in preparation for the big night. Without further ado, here are my official predictions for the 2017 Tony Awards. Some of these were wild guesses, some of these took a great deal of research and consideration. My choice for the winner of each category will be in BOLD. What are your thoughts? Best Play “A Doll’s House, Part 2” “Indecent” “Oslo” “Sweat” Best Musical “Come From Away” “Dear Evan Hansen” “Groundhog Day The Musical” “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812” Best Book of a Musical “Come From Away” — Irene Sankoff and David Hein ...

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