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STEP IN TIME, YOU STEP IN TIME!

So I saw Mary Poppins Last night. Amazing.
I really really enjoyed it, I'd had my doubts about some of the casting but they all were fantastic.
Perfect choices.
Verity Hunt-Ballard was 'Practically Perfect in Every way' in her lead role as Mary Poppins.
Matt Lee was loved by all as the cheeky Bert
Marina Prior was an extremely beautiful and talented Mrs Banks
and Phillip Quast (!!!) played the career focused Mr Banks.

I knew that it wasn't much like the movie, so I wasn't disappointed like many people are when they see the show. I enjoyed the differences and thought that a lot of the new songs were quite fun.

After the show, I went to the stage door (as i do) to meet the cast (specifically Phillip Quast) in person.

Matt Lee ran out quite fast, clearly in a rush to get somewhere, but not before smiling and saying hi to my mum and me.
Verity Hunt-Ballard snuck out as well and we let her go (shame)
Marina Prior then came out and I got a photo and an autograph
and then the wait began for Mr Quast.

we waited and waited and waited.
everyone else waiting at stage door had left.
majority of the cast had left.
majority of the Her Maj Staff had left.
I refused to leave.

we had been waiting for about half an hour when one of the cast members walked past and asked if we were waiting for someone, we told him who and he asked the door man if he had signed out yet and that we were waiting.

He hadn't left. we were still in luck.

a few minutes later i saw him coming out. he signed out and the door man pointed in our direction. Phillip looked and then came out.
His first word to us were "I am -so- sorry for keeping you waiting" and then he stood there talking to us for about 10 minutes.
He is one of the nicest most amazing guys I've ever met. I truly thought he would walk out, sign my book, take a photo and leave. but he was in no rush to leave at all.
He hung around and talked about his recent trip to Malta for a movie, how he is enjoying doing Mary, why he is enjoying it and other things alike.
After watching him for 20 years, (literally my whole life) first way way back on Play School and then later in theater shows. (mainly Les Mis, best Javert EVER) I finally got to see him perform live annnnnd then meet him. Pretty safe to say that last night was the best night of 2011 so far =D
If you haven't already i -highly- suggest going to see Mary Poppins while you can.

'Mum, i think i was a Drag Queen in another life"

a true thought and a true comment I made today, to the shock of my mother and the hilarity it caused her.

as strange a comment as it is, i really think its true.
I've thought before that if I was a guy I'm pretty certain I would be gay.
I wouldnt give up my musicals, music, sequins, glitter (and other shiny substances) or fruity girlie drinks for anything.

Yes I know just coz guys like that stuff it doesnt mean they are gay. I know many guys that like the same music and musicals and shiny things and fruity girlie drinks and are very much straight. I just think that if I was a guy I would be gay, and id love it :)
all of this came to me whilst i was watching 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' (classic aussie film if you havent seen it) so the thoughts probably dont really count.

One other thing that i thought while watching this afternoon. it really frustrated and angered me how little things have really changed for the gay community since the early 90's.
Nearly 20 years later and they are still not being accepted to many communities/groups.

Anyway, just a short blogpost venting some of my ponders :)