hello, dolly!

last night was opening night for eccmt's hello, dolly!. danny was in it, so obviously, i was front and center. well, more like, five rows front and center. it was a funny and awesome show. sarafina was amazing playing dolly and i could not imagine anyone else playing mrs. dolly levi. there were a lot of people in this production and the set was so and so. the show opened with a song with the ensemble but it surprisingly didn't open with a big bang. the voices of the ensemble was weak, actually. but the choreography and the songs itself was fun and entertaining. kudos to miss konnie for the choreography and directing.

the hello, dolly! scene with the waiters and dolly was the most powerful scene of the whole show. well it should be, right? it's the title scene. but the waiters were all fun, engaging, entertaining, and limber. and marissa was so funny and adorable as the chef. haha! i don't want to be biased or anything, but of course danny did a really great job! this is only his second production and already he's playing a featured dancer, alongside vince cortese who's been doing shows for the past four years.

the other thing that i like (from a more personal point of view) was the fact that jeanette was part of the emsemble. fact: late last year jeanette was the lead role in the play lu ann hampton laverty oberlander, and this season she was part of the ensemble for dolly. although she kinda faded out in the background a little bit, i love how she's in theatre regardless of role. a show is a show and the love for it is just that. i personally knew someone who turned down an ensemble role because he have already previously held individual roles.

another person who did a really awesome job was amy. and may i just say she is so pretty in her black night out dress! one of my personal favorite songs was amy's rendition of the song ribbons on my back. it aws such a sad song, and with amy's doe eyes, it was just so pretty. the song is about how amy's character mrs. molloy wants to get out of the rut she is in and she wants to find that person that will marry her and love her and the the only was that'll happen is if she goes out there and the only way she'll stand out and get noticed is to wear a hat with ribbon at the back. or something like that.

afterparty.

after the show, most of the cast and some of the crew (meaning tony.. hehe!) went to squire for some grub and that's when i got to meet most of them. there's taylor and jenna who are like bestfriends and still in middle school who are just SO HYPER, just looking at them drained me more that it would drain me to work out with danny. seriously. but they were fun as hizzle! and then of course there's casey, who i've met previously in a high school concert somewhere. he's from wisconsin, and funny in a weird only he can get it kind of humor. oh and he likes to hide my phone. AND he bit/licked my arm. ew ew ew!! and then there'r other people too like chloe and missy and blah blah blah. haha. i'll prolly see them again at the cast party this sunday. tee hee.

but yea. overall, i had fun. btw: why did my blog suddenly sound like a review from the entertainment section? didn't mean to, i swear. oh well. gotta go limewire. ta ta!

jaja