Love Is What I Do

Two weeks ago, Nick's good friend and college roommate, Kevin, the "swing" for several of the show's principle characters, got to play the lead role in the Wedding Singer while the usual Robbie Hart was on vacation for the week. He's been on Broadway and off-Broadway for the last 10 years in Les Miz and Altar Boyz, but I had never seen him perform, and neither had my Mom. She drove down to NY last Friday, looking almost more excited than she did on Nick's wedding day, and a bunch of us- me, Mom, Nick, Emily, and Krister- went to see Kevin play the title role on Friday night.

The show was a lot of fun, and it was a thrilling experience to see Kevin up on stage for two and a half hours. The play itself was a lot better than I expected, thoroughly entertaining and never boring. Watching Kevin, I had a smile on my face for the whole show, so much that I gave myself a headache after a while, but I couldn't help it.

The big surprise of the show, though, was Konstantine from last year's American Idol. I never saw any of that season since I was in Turkey the whole time, but he really impressed me playing the role of Robbie Hart's best friend.

After the show, we got to cut through through the velevet rope, walk through the actor's door, and check out the stage. Here's a shot of me, Kevin, and Mom on stage, though it was so dark you can barely tell where we are.



The most staifying part of the evening was seeing Kevin come outside afterwards and greet all the fans who wanted to talk to him, take a photo, and even get his autograph.



Here's another shot of Mom and I outside the theater before heading home.



With Mom's limited mobility, we couldn't walk to a less crowded area to hail a cab- we must have stood on the corner of 9th Ave. for about 20 minutes before we flagged down a free taxi.