DEBUT'D!!!

SOOOOO

i went to the 24 hour musical fundraiser... no raul esparza :( but a lot of other incredibly talented performers and some really neat, brief, material. guess who was there and walked by me.. ROSIE PEREZ!!!.... and jesse tyler ferguson walked by me and touched my knee and said excuse me (i have been touched by someone who was on ugly betty... WHOOT!!)
it seriously was sooo neat to get to stand at the bar and watch this material have its first life right before your eyes.

it ended at 9.
on my way out there was a big pack of gift bags, i didn't get one cos i was standing room only... but mama rose took over my soul and as i headed for the door i scooped one up, kept walking, opened the door and never looked back- i didn't look in it until i hailed my cab- i got a nice dayplanner, a nellie mckay c.d. and a chi-chi new york magazine.

so i got back to my hotel room... my dad was watching Dreamgirls on our room's giant flatscreen ( WEsting Times Square ladies and gents!) dropped of the gift bag and headed to Jim Caruso's Cast Party - the coolest open mic night ever!!! Jim is currently touring with Liza Minelli- that makes me feel in awe and insanely jealous all at once.

so i sang around midnight and what did this jewish boy from thornhill sing to a bunch of new yorkers who have seen and heard it all before...a canadian showtune... CHUTZPAH A GO GO!!

it went smashing... and who was there (and they all performed too! i was in awe of them all seriously!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Christine Pedi- kick ass diva from forbidden broadway who does the "And I"m Telling You" video on youtube where she impersonates a whole bunch of famous broads and it kills me everytime...she sang a trip to the library

Lodi Carr- a phenomenal jazz singer... i got her c.d. and can't wait to listen to it :)

Christine Lavin- the funniest folk singer i've ever heard... she gave me two of her c.d.'s and i will DEFINTELY be singing some of her material soooon.

who else was there??

Malan from project runway season three- he has a gorrrgeous voice and a laugh "like a disney villain" (said i)

and although they didn't perform celeste holm (yes that's right the ORIGNAL ado annie!) and michele lee were in the audience.

it was such a tonne of fun... if you're ever in new york GO TO JIM CARUSO'S CAST PARTY- you will have a ball (chita rivera was there last week!)
pics to come.
today MOMA!!

viva new york:)