I think I have a new best friend.
I know... I have over
30 best friends. I'm greedy. We've been over it.
But each of the people I consider a BFF is truly special in his/her own unique way. And I'm in a unique line of work where I work and meet with new people on a daily basis.. and a lot of them are truly just wonderful, talented, inspiring, beautiful people. So I can't help myself. Sometimes I just have to befriend them. (It also helps that actors make great daytime buddies and lunch buddies while most of my office-drone friends slave away in their cubicles.)
So when Anthony walked through my door a few months ago for his headshot session being all charming and hilarious and cute but neurotic (he had concerns over a cold sore that had formed from biting his lip when he was eating a late night sandwich like a savage), I immediately fell in love.
You may recognize Anthony as the latest cover model on
my website. He's the first thing that pops up when you go in.
What's even more interesting is that Anthony - from his hair, to his eyebrows, to his nose, to the rest of his bone structure - looks a lot like the white-version of our long-lost friend
PWu!
It's bizarre.
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Anyway,
Long ago Anthony and I had talked about seeing the Book of Mormon.
We've been to the lottery at least 3 or 4 times and have failed to win each time.
So when
the deal finally popped up on GiltCity, I jumped on it.
Even the crappiest seats in the house routinely sell for $400+...so the fact that our GiltCity deal came with a 2-hour VIP reception with food and drink made the whole thing kind of a no-brainer.
We were SOOOO excited. Literally twirling and jumping up and down as we headed toward the theater.
The set is gorgeous. Of course we're not allowed to take any pictures once the show starts, but our seats were middle and center.
And the play itself? F*CKING UNBELIEVABLE.
It is SO good.
From the INSANE lyrics, to the singing and dancing and complete absurd lunacy in-general, it truly is in a league of its own and there has never been anything like it.
I literally found it hard to breathe at times. But there were actually a lot of people who didn't find some of it amusing and sat there stone-faced for a lot of it.
We discussed this afterwards and I guess, yeah, even if you think of yourself as the most open-minded and with-it individual...nothing can really prepare you for countless AIDS jokes or to hear someone sing, "FUCK YOU GOD IN THE ASS MOUTH AND CUNT!!!" over and over. The first time it's actually kind of jarring.
We ate it up though. Could not get enough.
If laughing hysterically for 3 straight hours does not forge a new best-friendship, I don't know what does.
I love love love loved it and downloaded the soundtrack as soon as I got home. I'm still laughing.
But don't take
my word for it. Just listen to this song. The first time Bobby played it for me we almost crashed our car it was so funny.
YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS SHOW.
The original cast is moving onto bigger and better things, so GO SEE IT NOW. I know because Tom (Gaston) auditioned for the show a few weeks ago.
I'm so glad I saw it with the original cast. This show is going to be around for a LONG TIME and it may change Broadway forever.
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After the show we ate...like savages. Open bar and open food are two of my favorite word pairings.
Here's another vid of Andrew Rannels performing "I Believe" at the Tonys.
The song is better in the context of the show...but I think it's pretty good on its own.
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My life is literally THE BEST.
