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Elbug10\'s NYC Weekend w/ the Stars March 3-7, 2005 Day1, part 2 UPDATED 5/23!
Pre-Trip Report (Preproduction)
Starring: Me, Lisa, (Elbug10) age 34, lover of all things Disney, Soap Operas and Broadway
With Extra Special Guest Stars:
My friend Rita, also lover of Soaps and Broadway
Rita’s husband, Lou (our chauffeur for the weekend)
And Possible Guest Appearances By:
Tony Danza
Catherine Hickland (Lindsay, One Life To Live)
Robin Strasser (Dorian, OLTL)
Thorsten Kaye (Zach, All My Children)
Cameron Mathison (Ryan, AMC)
John Lithgow
Kamar De Los Reyes (Antonio, OLTL)
Trevor St. John (Todd, OLTL)
Dan Gauthier (Kevin, OLTL)
Kathy Brier (Marcie, OLTL)
Renee-Elyse Goldsberry (Evangeline, OLTL)
Matt Metzger (Duke, OLTL)
Bobbie Eakes (Krystal, AMC)
Alexa Havins (Babe, AMC)
Justin Bruening (Jamie, AMC)
And many others (soap stars subject to change w/o notice)
The Setting: New York City, The Big Apple
Star's Accomodations: Rita’s house, in a New Jersey suburb
Setting the Scene:
Our Story begins back in November, 2003 when I attended my first Super Soap Weekend at WDW, and met my friend, Rita. I have watched soaps for over 20 years and had gotten to see a few stars in person on occasion, when they would attend events at an area shopping mall or casino. I had read in the soap magazines about Super Soap Weekend at WDW and wanted to go but none of my friends are soap buffs, or even Disney buffs, for that matter. Each year, they would promise to save the money to go but then something would come up and another year would go by that I would miss out on the festivities. Finally, I decided I could stand it no more and planned a solo trip in November of 2003. I discovered Passporter and the boards (Thank goodness for Jennifer and Dave!) and made plans to meet the Mouse and attend SSW.
On the second day of my trip, the first day of SSW, I was standing in line at ASMu waiting for the bus to MGM and noticed the woman in front of me was wearing a t-shirt autographed by the entire cast of Port Charles, which had just recently been cancelled. I asked her about the shirt and before I knew it, I was in a full-blown conversation with a complete stranger (sorry, Dad!). We found we shared a love of soaps and of Broadway and soon a wonderful friendship was born! We ended up spending the entire weekend together and before it was over made plans for me to come to Manhattan the following spring to see Kathy Brier (Marcie, OLTL) who was starring in “Hairspray” on Broadway at the time. Rita knows Kathy personally through her investment in a play Kathy was in, and was kind enough to introduce me! That was in April of 2004 and I also went down last August to attend the OLTL fan club luncheon, and to see “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Wicked”.
This is now my third trip to the city since last April and I will have seen 7 Broadway shows and met close to twenty soap stars, as well as a few other Celebrities (Hugh Jackman, Joey McIntyre (former New Kid on the Block), and even had dinner with Broadway star Rob Evan (Jekyll and Hyde)!
Our Script (First Draft):
<font color="blue"> THursday, March 3 </font>
Lisa takes train from Utica, NY to NYC, arriving at approx 3 p.m., allowing plenty of time for Amtrak to be late. Lisa stores her two bags at Penn Station and meets Rita sometime around 5 p.m. probably at Penn Station. From there, we take the subway to 79th St. to Blondie’s Sports Bar, where we attend the fundraising event, “ABC AND FRIENDS vs. MS”. For $25, we get the opportunity to meet celebs and get to see them act as bartenders. Hopefully, we’ll get a bite to eat there as well and once we’re done mingling, we’ll return to Penn Station to retrieve my luggage and either meet Lou or catch the NJ Transit train back to Rita’s home in South Orange, about 40 minutes away.
<font color="blue"> Friday March 4 </font>
Take train into city w/ Rita about 8:00 a.m. She goes to work while Lisa goes ? (Free day in NYC). Possibly check out World of Disney on 5th Ave and do some window shopping, or maybe go to a museum or Empire State Building? Meet Rita after work and grab a bite to eat, possibly at EuroDiner on 8th Ave between 45th and 46th Sts. (FYI: open 24/7 with extensive menu and inexpensive and tasty food.) 8 p.m. tickets to see “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” , Broadway musical starring John Lithgow, based on movie starring Steve Martin/Michael Caine. Hang out at Stage Door afterwards to see if we can get pics/autographs. Return to Rita’s house around midnight.
<font color="blue"> Saturday March 5 </font>
Daytime plans TBA
7 p.m.-Midnight “Daytime Comes to Nitetime” charity event on Long Island. Dinner/Cabaret show/dancing to benefit the Gabriel Project, which pays for babies from Africa to come to the U.S. for heart surgery.
<font color="blue"> Sunday March 6 </font>
3 p.m. tickets for “La Cage Aux Folles”
<font color="blue"> Monday, March 7 </font>
Lisa Takes morning commuter train into city w/ Rita; catches 10:45 a.m. train returning to Utica.
Hopefully, I will be able to solidify plans more before I leave. Rita has been on vacation and returns home this weekend, so I haven't been able to talk to her to see what other plans she may have. Check back for more updates!
Coming Soon: Act I, Scene 1: The Train Station
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