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25. Once – September 9, 2012             Sometimes a show stuns you automatically and there are some that will leave a bad taste in your mouth.   Then there are shows where at first glance you may not want to see but may leave you in surprise.   This was the day of the Broadway on Broadway concert out on Times Square which meant the perfect time to score rush tickets for a Broadway show.   Everyone will be out watching the show which means less people on the rush line.   I was on the rush line with my mom and my friend for a show called Once which won recently won 8 2012 Tony Awards including Best Musical.   It was never on my radar but since it won the Tony, let’s see what it’s about.               Based on the movie of the same name, Once tells the story of Guy (2012 Tony Winner Steve Kazee) is an Irish singer and songwriter who spends ...

23. Hairspray – Sunday July 22, 2012 – Clearwater, Florida             I was in Florida to visit my family with my mom and my grandma surprised us tickets to a local production of the musical Hairspray at Ruth Eckerd Hall done by a company called City Players.   The last time we were at Ruth Eckerd Hall we saw the national tour of Mamma Mia .   Of course, I saw the Broadway production 3 times and the new movie musical so I knew I was going to love it.                  Based on the New Line Cinema film written and directed by John Waters, Hairspray takes place in Baltimore, 1962.   Hairspray follows lovable optimist Tracy Turnblad as she follows her dream, turning Baltimore upside down as she goes. This eight-time Tony Award winner boasts big hair, bigger fun and some of the most toe-tapping good times around.     ...