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Break = NYC

9/14/2015

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I am finally back in NY!! There were so many shows I wanted to see. Got to eat at my favorite restaurants, go to my favorite spots in town and see some of my best friends.

Now, I feel this was the best NY theater marathon that I have done haha.
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It started with Something Rotten

T'was hilarious! Hilarious indeed. I loved the role of Shakespeare. 

The number they presented at Tony is brilliant. They literally recreate the most iconic scenes on stage.

My only issue with the show is hook of it. The whole idea is to find what is going to be the next it thing and they find out it will be musicals. The joke gets a tad old after 2 hours of the same joke.

Mr Boyle is super funny!!! I loved it. 

​This show will be around for tad! 
Finding Neverland is all about Matthew Morrison.

But I didn't really like it. 

The choreography started well but then it got really weird. 

The story doesn't really makes sense. He is a struggling writer. Let me rephrase that. He is rich, has a perfect family, makes lots of money out of his art but is having a mid-life crisis. I was like: Why are you struggling? Let ME have your life.

The music didn't hit me either. It sounded like a mixture of 80's pop with an Irish flair on top of it.

​Now, for you not to think it is just bad, the ending sequence of the show made me cry! It was the most beautiful thing. I am not gonna tell you what happens but it is magical, windy and very glittery!! I loved the last 25 min of the show.
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An American in Paris was beautiful.

It was the perfect marriage between dancing and storytelling. 

It brought back the old school musical theater to the stage. 

It feels like what On The Town tried to accomplish on stage.

Stunning, grandiose and simple at the same time!
YES YES YES!!!

This show hit me hard. Incredible actors on stage. I got to se Alex before he left the show and it was totally worth it. He was incredible. This is such a demanding show vocally and physically.

Now the stage is just ridiculous. The way it helped the story without getting in the way at any moment was beautiful to be seen. We had that stage transform itself every time a scene changed.

Even if you don't enjoy plays, you need to see this. This is incredible.
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Awesome show. Before coming to the show, a lot of my friends said I wasn't going to like it because of its simplicity and as you all know I love a big production.

But this one hit me specifically for its simplicity. No Intermission. 1:40 straight. 

The little girl was just teaching us a lesson. A LESSON!

This show can't be missed. It talks about such a current matter which is sexuality. 

​Go there and have your heart melt with these characters.
Ok! This show had me clowning in that theatre.

I loved it but if you are extremely religious you might find this offensive. They deal with God and Satan in a very bold way.

I was uncomfortable in some of the scenes of the show. But slowly I was getting used to the language of the show until I relaxed into my seat.

It is a very strong play. Some people left the theatre, some people literally screamed in one of the scenes. 

Even though it was really religious, I enjoyed it and would advice people to come see the show with an open mind.
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And Kelli does it again! She had me heart on the floor.

This production is one of the richest shows I have ever seen. They are literally throwing money at us.

The show is incredible and Kelli is the LEAD of the show. Tony deserved. 

​I hope I can see this show again. It was remarkable.
I won free tickets to see this show and I was very pleased with what I saw!

Carole King' story is so beautiful. And the production was phenomenal. I never expect a lot of story from jukebox musicals but this story was very moving. To see her story from beginning until today was really nice for a performer to get courage to do whatever I want. Stick to my instincts you know.

The music was also really good. I didn't know a lot of her songs but I got to enjoy all of them in a small amount of time. 

Very well directed! The show will be in NY for a while. It was sold out!!!!
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I unfortunately missed this show when it was in Los Angeles but I got to see on Opening week.

I was moved. We all complain about life and how life is hard but for these performers life has another challenge: Life is silent. I can't imagine living my life in total silence.

They learned the show differently from all of us because they had to learn the dances and how to follow the music through visual cues.

Please, go see the touching piece of art. You will not regret.

Also, the speaking actors were ridiculously talented. Beautiful voices. 

It is a limited engaged so run to the theatre and buy your ticket.
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Get ready for this! Because Hamilton is THE SHOW!!!

I got to New York knowing this was the hottest ticket in town. I have decided to go to the show but I had to get through the lottery which was the only way to get tickets.

I went there every day and there were around 800 people there. YES, EIGHT HUNDRED!!! In every lottery.

I tried and tried and tried. No luck -.-

Then on the last day, I walked there and said it is now or never. Guess who is the second name they pull out? MINE!!! I screamed like I have won the lottery, like the real one haha.

Well, I spent s few hours at Times Square showing off my TEN-DOLLAR tickets and the Hamilton bracelet. 

I sat front row center. 

The show was unbelievably amazing. I was waiting for a show to hit me like this. The music is genius and of course he reinvented Musical Theatre with this show.

The staging, the music, the actors and the lights were conducted so well that I was jumping on my seat. 

If you can save some money and buy your ticket, do it! If not, try the lottery. It is worth it. 

UPDATE: They just released the music of the show! Please listen to it. My favorites are: "Satisfied", "You'll Be Back", "Say no To This" and pretty much the rest of the show!!!
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Great Experiences - Part 4

9/29/2013

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And these Musical Theatre stars are everywhere. 

Tonight I met Jeremy Jordan and Annaleigh Ashford. 

Jeremy literally is invested in making connections! He was asking me a lot of questions about life and College. I was like, look at you trying to know your fans better. He sang and I was on the floor because his voice is out of control. I am fan!

Annaleigh is just sooooooo funny. I don't even know how she doesn't laugh at her own self. The whole time she had me in tears and she also sang a song that made me laugh even more. I love her since Legally Blonde!! 

Both of them were really sweet. I can't believe I got to see them perform at 54th below and talk to them right after that!!! NY is the best place! Love this town.
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Great Experiences - Part 3 - LIZA

8/24/2013

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So, do I need to write anything in this post??

LIZA! Liza! Liza! I met her.

I was doing my usual Broadway show hunt and I decided to see Pippin (which everyone needs to go see before it closes! AMAZING! Patina kills the game). Until then everything was very normal. Then I sat down on my Orchestra seat. I noticed that there was an empty seat right next to me. And I was like: This is one of the hottest tickets in town how come you are late for this show?!?!

The show was supposed to start at 8. What happens is Liza has that seat and she was waiting Backstage to go to the house to not cause a big commotion when she entered. Well she entered and sat next to me. I was in awe. She looked at me while to lights were dimming and said: Calm down, enjoy the show, we will talk at intermission.

At intermission, a lot of people came to talk to her and she says: Just pictures, I have a meeting with this young boy here!! 

And we talked that whole time. She is a queen! Every other sentence she would go: Please calm down, you need to enjoy this conversation.

Well that talk was very informative. She gave me sound advice for College and wished me the best of luck.

I am the happiest kid today!!
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Great Experiences - Part 2 - Audra

7/20/2013

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I don't know how to start this.

A-U-D-R-A

We met and talked! Once again, we MET and TALKED!

Ok, let me breathe. So, I was introduced to her tonight, wait a second, let me rephrase that. I introduced myself to her and she was the sweetest thing in the world and said "Hi, Rodrigo (Yes, she said my name) I see you really like Musicals. Are an Actor too?"

Then we talked about Musical Theatre and how I love her. She gave great advice and courage to fight for my dreams. She said: I had to fight to make a stand and a difference, why can't you be one of these people?

On that note, Good night!!! Ha! 

​I MET AUDRA!
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Great Experiences - Part 1

12/16/2012

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Today I got to meet the Producers of Disney on Ice and I got to enjoy one of their amazing shows. 

During Intermission, I got to talk to them and ask EVERYTHING about it! The amount of time they think about one little thing in this show is insane.

FUN FACT: The performers have to learn their character song in different languages depending on which country they fly to.
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