"Masquerade; hide your face so the world will never find you."

So it's July 10th, and I'm back.

I just have to say that The Phantom of the Opera was obviously the best part. It's really one of the most incredible stories ever written. Even if you're not familiar with the book or movie though, you can still enjoy seeing it on Broadway. I know everyone thinks I'm just saying good things about it because I've been in love with the movie, but it truly is the best. But, if you do go to New York city and you want to see a few shows, and Phantom is one of them, I suggest saving it for last. If you see Phantom first, you'll be kind of disappointed with anything you see after it. I saw The Phantom of the Opera on the 30th, and then the next night I went to go see Chicago with my dad and my sister, and I really wasn't impressed. I love the movie, but there's so much more they could have done with it on stage. Maybe I would have enjoyed it more if i hadn't just been blown away by what I saw the night before.

Anyway, I had like, the best seats ever for POTO. We were four rows back from the orchestra pit, and you really don't want to be any closer to the stage than that. The fourth row is perfect though because that's right where the chandelier falls, right under/in front of the phantom when he comes down singing All I Ask of You (Reprise), and it's close enough to see everything and even hear the people on stage breathing. I do have to admit though that I was a little disappointed with the chandelier falling. It just seemed a little weird, the timing for it and everything, but it's not like it ruined the show or anything, so it's okay. During intermission me and my sister went over the the orchestra pit to watch them practice and stuff, and they were all pretty friendly looking people. My sister plays the bass, and she's a social butterfly, so she said hi to the bassist and they actually started talking. She said that she has to do 8 shows, 6 days a week. That's kind of crazy, especially for some of the people that are actually on stage. Anyway, you can ask me questions if you happen to be curious about anything [:

The next show I plan on seeing is Wicked. I'm reading the book right now, and The Wizard of Oz, obviously, is another one of my favorite movies ever. So if anyone has seen that, I'd like to know your opinion on it.