Okay, okay, so I’ve had this sitting in my drafts since last summer. And since I’m thinking a lot about the show coming here in May, I figure it’s about damn time I posted this!

I was in Edmonton, AB, Canada for work. When I got there I saw that the touring cast of Wicked was there as well, but doubted I could get away to see it.

I then met Glinda’s understudy in an elevator (and found out that I was staying at the same hotel as most of the cast!!) She encouraged me to go… so I made it work.

The show was, of course, amazing. It always is; I mean, it’s Wicked. I did the stage door afterwards, got everyone’s signatures. The coolest part, though, was talking with Anne Brummel (Elphaba.) She was talking to us (the Few, the Proud, the Obsessed) about the ‘Elphaba Club’ where they all trade emails and such about “Oh, how do you hit this note? What did you do for this part?” etc etc. It’s neat to hear things like that.

Also, she noticed and got a kick out of my “Defy Gravity” tattoo, which is always a plus.

tl;dr: Look, it’s me and Anne Brummel/Elphaba!