NEWSIES!!

On Saturday I saw NEWSIES!!
EEEEEEKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!
It was so amazing!!! And my Uncle and my sisters were dying of laughter since I knew every single lyric to every single song- which I truthfully learned in the beginning of May!!
ANDREW KEENAN-BOLGER TALKED TO ME!!!
HE SAID "Really?" .... Uh... That sounds a lot more interesting in my head...?
Me: "I follow your blog!"
ANDREW: "Really?"
EEEEEEKKKKK!!!!!
AND I GOT HIS SIGNATURE!!!! AND JEREMY JORDAN'S SIGNATURE!!!! AND TOMMY BRACCO'S SIGNATRE!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So anyway... When we left the theater, left the city and were in the car ride, my Uncle asked if I got the signatures (my sisters had sat on the opposite side of the theater, and we almost could not find them. He had gone to look for them).
I, like, *literally* jumped up and down. Ashley (my seventeen year old sis) called me insane and asked what was the big deal about Andrew Keenan-Bolger.................I died when she asked that.
My sister Heather, on the other hand, was screaming "IT TAKES A SMILE THAT SPREADS LIKE BUTTAH!! THE KIND THAT TOINS A LADY'S HEAD!!" the entire time we were in Lake George (I got back from Lake George at 4:00 today and I tried to rush to the laptop)... Then I would sing "IT TAKES AN ORPHAN WITH A STUTTER!!! WHO'S ALSO BLIND-A MUTE- AND DEAD!!! SUMMER STINKS AND"-
Ashley would cut me off saying something along the lines of: "LAUREN SHUT UP!!! THIS CD GOT OLD THE MILLIONTH TIME YOU SANG EVERY WORD TO IT!!"
.... :) I loved camping even though I got annoyed at the people who refused to let me sing to Newsies' Carrying The Banner, Santa Fe, Watch What Happens, Finale, Kings of New York, et cetera.
In sum, Newsies stopped my world... AND SO DID **ANDREW KEENAN-BOLGER**!
**His last name is legitametaly Keenan-Bolger, his two sisters, Maggie & Celia have the same name! How awesome of a last name is that... Holy shit, my last name is so pathetic! Johnson? Really? For an actor?
NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*shrugs* maybe I can sign Lauren Amber J.


   

IT'S NOT OVER YET!!!

OMG I NOTICED THE TONYS END LATA
IN YO FACE!!!!!!!!


WHEN I ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS, I MIGHT NOT INVOLVE THE NOMINEES SINCE I CANNOT WRITE THAT FAST!!


Best Musical-
Leap of Faith; Newsies; Nice Work; Once
Once!!!!!!


Well, now that's it.
Neil is singing a song to recap the award ceremony!
"But there's no time!"

Well, now I'm out of-
THANK YOU FOR READING LAUREN'S BLOG ON JUNE 10TH 2012!! BYE!

Last Ten, Murderous Minuted of the Tony Awards

WHEN I ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS, I MIGHT NOT INVOLVE THE NOMINEES SINCE I CANNOT WRITE THAT FAST!!


Best Lighting Design-
Natasha Kast

Best Lighting Design of a Play-
Jeff Croiter; Peter & the Starcatcher

 Best Actress in a Play-
Nina Arianda; Tracy Bennett; Stockard Channing; Linda Lavin; Cynthia Nixon
WINNER- NINE ARIANDA
( My sister just ran across the room-literally-yelling Nina rocks. Holy shit she's crazy... Now she says she loves her. Now she's clapping. Npw jumping in the air. Now relaxed, hands folded- saying I love you and running back and forth. "Oh my God, oh my God". HEATHER RELAX!!!)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical-
Jan Maxwell; Audra McDonald; Cristin Milioti; Kelly O'Hara; Laura Osnes
WINNER- AUDRA MCDONALD
(My sister just fell on the floor over Laura Osnes now. I promise you with all my heart, I'm not just making that up, her little 'things' with the winners)

That... was the... **SOBS** end of... *BREAKS DOWN IN TEARS*... the 66th annual... Tony awards.

BTW-
I cannot wait to look back to this when I'm on Broadway. I will be so glad to know that I was always interested in theater, even as an eleven year old.
Bye everyone!!

Thirty Sad Minutes Left of the Tony Awards

WHEN I ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS, I MIGHT NOT INVOLVE THE NOMINEES SINCE I CANNOT WRITE THAT FAST!!

Isabelle Stevenson Award-
Bernadette Peters.

Regional Theatre Award-
Shakespeare and Company

HUGH JACKMAN!!!!


Neil!!
Hairspray taken over by pirates. Classy :D

Best Performance in a Leading Actor in a Musical-
Danny Burstein- Follies; Jeremy Jordan- Newises; Steve Kazee- Once; Norm Lewis- Porgy & Bess; Ron Raine- Follies
STEVE KAZEE.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JEREMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Steve Kazee; Once    won.
Congrats to him, still. Happy for him!!
.... I think I'm going to cry now.

Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Role of a Play-
James Corden; Philip Seymour Hoffman; James Earl Jones; Frank Langella; John Lithgow;
JAMES CORDEN!!
Awwwwww! James, it's not ridiculous!! Ur awesome!!

Leap of Faith!

WHEN I ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS, I MIGHT NOT INVOLVE THE NOMINEES SINCE I CANNOT WRITE THAT FAST!!


Best Sceneic Design-
Bob Crowley; Once

Ohhh! Godspell! LOVED!!

Patty LuPone!!

Best Revival of a Musical-
Jesus Christ Super Star; Evita; Follies; The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
WINNER- PORGY AND BESS!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

Harby Fierstein!!
Wait- is he wearing a floaty...? I will not ask.
Ooooo! Hairspray is LIVE from a cruise ship on the Carribean!!

One Hour Left of the Tony Awards

WHEN I ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS, I MIGHT NOT INVOLVE THE NOMINEES SINCE I CANNOT WRITE THAT FAST!!

ONE HOUR LEFT!! WAAAAA!!!

Best Sceneic Design of a Play-
Donyale Werle; Peter & the Starcatcher

Jim Parsons!! LUV U!! He's in the Big Bang Theory!! But I don't get to watch it, cuz not 'appropriate' for me. Stupid, right? Well, I saw a few episodes with Dad, when he let me for once. Ha... Once... Get it?

Best Play-
Clybourne Park; Other Desert Cities; Peter and the Starcatcher; Venus and Fur
WINNER- CLYBOURNE PARK!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOO!!
(My sister just cried for Venus and Fur)

Evita! Ricky Martin!!

COMMERICAL BREAK!! BYZ FOR NOW!

More Tony Awards!!

WHEN I ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS, I MIGHT NOT INVOLVE THE NOMINEES SINCE I CANNOT WRITE THAT FAST!!

Best Costume Design of a Play-
Paloma Young; Peter & the Starcatcher!!

Best Revival of a Play-
Death of a Salesman; Gore vid Dols The Best Man; Master Class; Wit
WINNER- DEATH OF A SALESMAN!!!

Once!! This is a really long musical number. But it's cool!!!

Best Cotume Design-
Gregg Barnes; Follies

COMMERCIAL ALREADY!?! DIEEEEE!!

Tony Awards; I'm Not Writing how Many Continued Parts I Wrote, I Do Have a Life, You Know.

WHEN I ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS, I MIGHT NOT INVOLVE THE NOMINEES SINCE I CANNOT WRITE THAT FAST!!

Porgy & Bess!! Cool!
Neil is back!! BALI HI!! HI, HI, HI!! Where is love! Tomorrow! Come out tomorrow!! Don't cry for me Argentina! Avenue Q!! In the Heights!! Titanic!! 521,000,600 minutes!! BROADWAY, PEOPLE!!!
Sherryl Crook!!

Best Original Score-
Bonnie & Clydel Newsies; One Man Two Guvnors; Peter & Starcatcher;
NEWSIES WINS!!! WAHOOOOOOOOO!!! ALAN MENKEN!! JACK FELDMAN!!!!
LUV U BOTH!!!

Gershwin's; Porgy and Bess  ---
Whoa, she has a great voice. She can really hit high notes... God, I can't sing.

In fact, my Aunt saw this musical yesterday. She liked it, but she's not an opera person.

Best Sound Design of Play-
Darron L West; Peter and the Starcatcher

Tony Awards; Continuing Contiued Continuing Continued

(A lot of continuing, huh?)
WHEN I ANNOUNCE WINNERS, I MIGHT NOT INVOLVE NOMINEES SINCE I CANNOT TYPE THAT FAST!!

Best Sound design- Clive Goodwin; Once

Neil Patrick Harris!!
James Marsdin!!

Best Performance by and Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical-
Judy Kane; Nice Work If You Can Get It

Elen Barkin!!

Peter and the Starcatcher!!  ---
Christian Brole!!
Celia Keenan-Bolger!!

A YEAR IN PLAYS

One Man; Two Guvnors!!  ---
James Corden!!
Jeez... relax... *LAUGHS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE OVER IT*

End of the Rainbow!!
COMMERCIAL!!!

Tony Awards; Continued Continuing Continued

WHEN I ANNOUNCE WINNERS, I MIGHT NOT INVOLVE NOMINEES- I CAN'T TYPE THAT FAST!!

Neil Patrick Harris on a Spider-Man rope...?
ANGELA LANDSBURY!!
Neil is right behind Anglea, trying to get down, but hes stuck!!

Jessica Chastein!

Best Preformance by an Actor in a Play-
CHRISTIAN BORLE!! PETER & THE STARCATCHER!!
BTW- he is on Smash as the song-writer!!

Matthew Morrison!!!! EEEKKKK!! DYING!!
:O NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT!! I'M SEEING THAT IN SEPTEMBER!!
Kelly O'Hara and Matthew Broederick!!
Matthew is in Nice Work and he's been in the movie The Producers as Max, the geeky assistant who I LOVE!! The Producers is what made me love him and love Nathan Lane even more!!

Hairspray

Best Book of a Musical-
Enda Walsk; Once
COMMERCIAL!!

Tony Awards; Continuing Continued

WHEN I ANNOUNCE WINNERS, I MAY NOT GET TO INVOLVE THE NOMINEES- I CAN'T TYPE THAT FAST, SORRY!!

GHOST!!
I saw that musical!! It was pretty cool!
Wait, that isn't her... that's not the girl who was Molly, I think. Huh, whatevz!
 SPOILER OF GHOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!--------Oohhhh, Naughty Carl killed Sam... -------------
John Laraquette!
Best Direction of a Musical Nominees-
Jeff Calhoun- Newsies; Kathleen Marshall- Nice work; Diane Palus- Gerhswin; John Tiffany- Once.
JOHN TIFFANY- ONCE WINS!!

Best Direction of a Play-
MIKE NICHOLS WINS 6TH TONY AWARD- RECORD!!! WAHOOOOOOOO MIKE!!

JESUS CHRIST SUPER STAR PERFORMED! COOL!

MATTHEW BROEDERICK PERFORMACE- NEXT!!
BYE!!

Tony Award; Continued

Eating a munchkin... why not?
Anyhow!!
TONY AWARDS-
BES COREOGRPHY- NEWSIES!!
AMANDA SEYFRIED!! She's going to be in Les Misrables as Quizette! She was in Mamma Mia before! AWESOMENESS!
WINNER OF BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN THE ROLE OF A MUSICAL-
MICHAEL McGRATH; NICE WORK OF YOU CAN GET IT!!

BURNEDETTE PETERS!! I LUV U SOO MUCH!!
DANNY!!!!

Hairspray at the Tony awards!!
MATTHEW BROEDERICK!! Eeeekkkk!! WAHOOOO!!


COMMERICIAL!!
took one more munchkin. :( Mad at myself.

The Tony Awards; Starting

MATTHEW BRODERICK! He was in the first minute!
The Book of Mormon is starting the Tonys!
AHHHH!! NEIL PATRICK HARRIS!! Helllllooooooo!! His third time hosting!! :) THEATER IS THE BEST! He is right!
LAURA OSNES!!!

:O Mysterious people in black clothing!!! THEY AWESOME!
HI PATTY!! HI PATTY LUPONE! Haha!! I wish. :'(     **Cries**
Understudy!! :D
Leapin' lizards!! Be happy, Mr. Harris!
But they have a point- if life was a Broadway musical, life wouldn't suck so much... God I wish...
Hi Paul!
OMG!!
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A ROLE OF A PLAY NOMINEES-
LINDA EMOND; SPENCER KAYDEN; CELIA KEENAN-BOLGER :D; JUDITH LIGHT; CONDOLA RASHAD
JUDITH LIGHT!!!!!! FROM OTHER DESERT CITIES WON!!!
:) Congrats, Judith!!
Nick Jonas? *Shrugs*
NEWSIES!!! Jeremy!!
:O ONCE AND FOR ALL!! LUV THE SONG!! SEIZE THE DAY!! LUV IT!!
ANDREWWWWWWW!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! ANDREW KEENAN-BOLGER!!
Tommy Bracco!!! Jeremy Jordan!! LUV U ALL!! KARA LINDSAY!!
*CLAPS UNCONTROLABLLY*
Follies is next!!!
MARTIN LOWE WON BEST ORCHESTRA!!
C U FOR NOW- COMMERCIAL BREAK!

The Tony Awards!!!!!!!!!

Tonight is the 66th Anual Tony Awards- the best award ceremony invented in the world!!
The Tony awards, for those sad little people who are not aware, is an award ceremony celebrating Broadway. They award best actors, best actresses in a leading role... uh... Yea!
And JEREMY JORDAN IS NOMINATED!! PLEASE WIN!!
Newsies got nominated for a lot, 7 nominations in total.
The Tonys' are stating in exactly two minutes, it's 7:58 as of now.
I cannoy wait to see Neil Patrick Harris host again!! HE IS AWESOME!!
I will be posting all thought tonight, just so you know. So keep checking tonight on my blog!