Huddled Masses

Broadway on Broadway was crazy....crazy awesome. Die hard fans had been lining up since 1 or 2am this morning to get a good spot at the barricades (there has to be a good Les Miz joke in there somewhere) and the show did not disappoint. Mother Nature let the sunshine in; there was no rain on this parade.

Memphis Blog Shout Out: to Mat's group who found us in the crowd and won tickets to the first preview!

Times Square is funny because when there is something going on, people will just line up even when they don't know what it is for. And when there is music, it's like the Pied Piper's drawing them in to the crowds. So the thing about wearing an "official" show t-shirt that says Staff on it, is that you instantly become the "question girl." Team-tastic and I were happy to help the good folks in Times Square, because at Memphis, we are all about bringing people together.

Here are some of the people we brought together:

The only thing about my location was that I could not see the stage and could only see one of the jumbo screens. But fortunately, my boyfriend is somewhere in the range of 6'8" tall which means with his wingspan, he was able to get some excellent shots.

The Cast of Memphis on a screen in Times Square!!!


Tracee, Hillary, Sydney, Dionne, Vivian, and Katie:

The fifties were such a beautiful decade for women: the silhouettes, the hairstyles, so flattering. I'm sort of obsessed with Paul Tazewell (Costume Designer) and Chuck La Pointe (Wig Designer).

Rhett, Charlie, Ephraim, and Daniel (check their image on screen behind them also):

I think that Memphis is going to bring the Fedora back.
Hip Cats all around the city are going to be rocking them.

Danny Tidwell and the Cast lookin' good:

They have made it onto the jumbo screens, now all we need is a GAP billboard ad in Times Square. If anyone knows anyone at GAP corporate...our cast looks excellent in winter scarves.

James, Cass and Chad:

Chad sang his face off.
Edgar (Associate Choroegrapher) told Sue (Producer) that from where he was standing, a group of fans were standing with their arms crossed waiting to be impressed by our performance. Little by little, as Chad and the cast rocked them, Edgar said they let their arms down and finally exclaimed "oh, that's so going on my list of shows to see."

In the brilliant words of Effie from Dreamgirls, "And I am telling you," you should go see this show while we are in previews and there are some good deals out there. Go in with your arms crossed. I'm pretty sure you will have the same experience as those fans had today.

How fun is this?

I felt like stalkerazzi taking this picture but I had to capture Derrick, Dan'yelle, and John walking down the street to the Shubert; the juxtaposition of them against the modern city was just too good. Dan'yelle has opted for more comfortable walking shoes which makes it even better.

Daniel strolling down 44th street:

Total Hip Cat.

Tegan (Associate Company Manager) reports that the Broadway on Broadway greenroom was fun because the cast got to see a lot of their friends who are in other shows.
James leaves Times Square with Chris Jackson from In the Heights.

I'm a total stalker on this one too, but I did it for the blog, James.

The Blog made me do it.