This week I finally saw Sister Act on Broadway! I was thrilled not only to take in the remarkable Patina Miller, Victoria Clark, and their fabulous supporting cast, but also because my attendance marked a very special milestone for me. As of this week, I can officially say that I've seen every show currently running on Broadway!!
In my excitement, and on a complete whim, I tweeted the following:
In honor of me finally seeing Sister Act, I invite you into my confessional to release your #BwayConfessions. Welcome, my children...
Little did I know that I was opening up the floodgates, and that Broadway fans -- and stars! -- would take up the call and enter my humble twitter confessional. For the next three straight hours, and sporadically over the days since, I poured over hundreds of Broadway-related admissions. And I have to tell you, reading them has entertained me as much as Broadway can do.
Some of the confessions are moving, and some are hilarious; some contradict each other while others echo each other eerily. Some are adorable and innocent; a few are on the darker side. Many involve secret dreams... and a satisfying number take pride in dreams-come-true.
The below are a few of my favorites. I hope you're as amused, touched, and inspired by them as I have been. And don't forget to tweet your own #BwayConfessions or leave them in the comments below.
rachelanne_ Lin Manuel Miranda single handily changed my life when he wrote In The Heights.
jstephmax American Idiot changed my life
ThrlyModernLily Broadway is what saved me from having a terrible childhood.
Ladybirdplane When I first saw Alice Ripley at the Tony's I said "Finally somebody that is like me"
MorgALittle The top 25 most played songs on my ipod are all from the musical "Next to Normal"
kaylalauricella i want a henry. #nexttonormal
theatregeekk I was in love with Gavin Creel a year after I saw HAIR
HannahC1891 All my crushes are Broadway actors. Who are homosexual.
aimeeshira I've had a crush on Terrence Mann since I was 12...that's 17 years!
ElderPoptart I want to grow up to be like Brian d'Arcy James.
LucasBrady I am the next Sutton Foster
fmanda I bought a standing room only ticket to "Anything Goes" for the sole purpose of seeing Sutton Foster's legs!
kevinddaly I've listened to the original cast album of "The Light in the Piazza" more than any other.
brian_sheola I saw The Little Mermaid 17 times
aimeeshira I've seen every vampire musical they were all pretty bad
Piscesboy69 It's been 21 years since I last bought a ticket to a Broadway show.
