This is a relatively late post since it should have been dated around 3 weeks ago, but then i didn't have a blog so it still counts as an un-late post.
November is my month, and this year, it seemed to have been very sweet to me. Because of my addiction to Google, and having Hugh Jackman on twitter and liking his fb page, i got to know by the end of October that he will be back on Broadway for a limited time. Wish exactly at that moment? Definitely to watch him perform live. The sky was wide open then i guess because that wish came true without any planning.
I started checking Broadway tickets to Hugh Jackman's Back on Broadway show online, purchased 2 (one for me and the other for my mother, who absolutely knew nothing about it, of course it was my treat..it's Hugh Jackman we're talking about) and booked 3 nights in NY before carrying on with our States trip.
The great thing about traveling to the States is that you do not lose a day upon your arrival since there is a 9 hours difference. We traveled on Friday the 11th and arrived the same night to NY.
I was so excited about seeing Hugh Jackman live but at the same time i think i was under shock that i actually made it a point that i didn't want anything to go wrong, i couldn't risk it. On Saturday the 12th, i was awake by 8 am ready to go, had breakfast at the hotel, and was extremely excited to show my mother around NYC.
One thing my mom did not get along with in NY is the subway system. She would try making me use a taxi instead but i wouldn't allow it. I like traveling in the subway, i find it easy and cool to change stations and wait at stops (thanks to my I-pod's Google maps and GPS system of course).
We picked up the tickets from the Marriott Marquise at Times Square and i think right then right there it hit me, that i'll be seeing Hugh LIVE in less than an hour.
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| My very own personalized envelope with THE tickets |
By 1:50 PM we were already in line in front of Broadhurst Theater waiting to get in. The line up was full of older people..much older people, i could have been the youngest. We were seated next to a group of 40 something women that were extremely excited about the show, one of them was telling another that Hugh could definitely see her from where she was sitting. In my head it was more like he'd see me and none of you :D
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| Broadhurst Theater |
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| Line up for the show |
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| *blush* |
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| THE tickets |
Hugh Jackman entered stage singing, and i couldn't believe that i was seeing him so close, i could see his features and he looked amazing in his suit.
A one man show by Hugh Jackman? Definitely a success. He sings, he dances, he communicates with the audience and he adds a few laughs here and there. Jackman performed a medley or a combination of different parts of musicals that he was in during his career, like 'Oh what a beautiful morning' from Oklahoma, 'I won't dance', The boy from Oz (which he actually started his second act with wearing his golden outfit - shirt, pants and shoes), and my favorite was from The Music Man as he rapped the salesmen parts which as a young man he memorized; all the salesmen roles. Jackman also pulled out an old woman out of the audience and danced with her, the luckiest woman in my opinion, they even sang fever together.
He also added an 'Australia' piece featuring a group of Australian locals singing along in their local dialect. 2 hours of heaven showered me with ultimate happiness. I couldn't believe the show was over and i left a different person, a person who fulfilled a wish they had for the longest time.
Taking pictures was something not allowed, but who were the ushers to stop me from taking pics of Hugh performing! I would hide my camera and turn off the flash, take a pic and act as if nothing happened.
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| *sigh* |
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| Hugh Jackman on stage |
As the lights went on and people started to leave, i could hear people's chit chat about how much they loved the show, how some older men were dragged by their older wives to come and watch (although they did love the show afterwards). In conclusion, Hugh Jackman had so many women fans, women from all ages.
After spending 2 weeks in the States, we were bound to get back, and we passed by NY as our connection to Dubai was from there. Because of my forever nagging, my mom approved flying to NY early morning (as our flight to Dubai was scheduled late that night) and i got to see Times Square one more time before leaving. It wasn't just Times Square i saw, the greedy and stubborn person in me wanted to see Hugh Jackman and take a picture with him. Unfortunately i couldn't take a picture with him although i kept nagging to the ushers about how important it was for me to see him.
One usher was sweet enough to tell me to stand out of the theater were Hugh Jackman would come out to sign autographs for his fans. Yes i pushed to take a better view and waited with another 100 people for Jackman to come out, and i took amazing close ups of him (i am so proud of them) and i even leaned out and gave him my notebook for an autograph.
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| Hugh Jackman after the show |
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| Hugh Jackman's autograph on my page |
And the peak of the evening was that i actually talked to him as he signed my notebook, i told him that i was here all the way from Dubai for his show, his reply: 'Wow, Dubai! Thank you'
Bless you Hugh Jackman. To a great person and an amazing actor.
If you haven't seen Hugh Jackman's Back on Broadway yet, it's not too late. Hugh's one man show is on until January 1st, a period of 10 weeks. You can buy your tickets from broadway.com
If you dream about something, work on it with all your might, with all your heart, i am sure that you will achieve it one day.
I still wait for the day where i would actually take a picture with Hugh Jackman. Till then..
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