“omigod
omigod, you guys
Looks like Elle’s gonna win the prize
If there ever was a perfect couple, this one qualifies
omigod, you guys”

So opens the hit musical “Legally Blonde”. The tickets were my mom’s Mother’s Day present (how sad is it that the first weekend we could get together was in November??) and from the first opening seconds, I was obsessed. The sorority sisters were absolutely hysterical from their “omigods” to their constant snaps (I sat laughing as I thought about the amount of snapping I used to do in my own sorority in college).

Laura Bell Bundy, who plays Elle, was fantastic, although not completely believable as a naive ditz. She seemed almost too strong and confident right from the opening act. Orfeh, who plays Paulette (Elle’s hair stylist/friend), has an amazing, rich, husky voice which you didn’t forget about even as she was singing silly things about a lost Irish love, Enya, and some whales. The fact that she is married in real life to her onstage love, Andy Karl (the UPS man who’s the victim of Paulette’s vicious “bend and snap”), made everyone in the audience say, “Awww.”

The show would have not been complete without the sorority sidekicks: Delta Nu girls who constantly appeared throughout the musical, sometimes in Elle’s imagination, sometimes in real life. In “Positive,” they showed up to let Elle know she was totally better than her ex-boyfriend’s new love – even busting out in the form of a rap.

“Keep it positive
As you slap her to the floor
Keep it positive
As you pull her hair and call her whore”

“Look at her, she’s like a nun
Show him you are way more fun
Bust out the lap dance
and you won
You off the hizzle, gee!”

The only thing about the show that irked me was the miscast of Christian Borle as Elle’s confidant and eventual love, Emmet. In the movie, Luke Wilson managed to be slightlydorky,  but mostly cute and completely likeable. He was a realistic match for Elle. Borle, however, was way too geeky; he was believable as Elle’s friend, but definitely not her love interest. They did not make me say, “Aww.”

Overall, like I said, I was obsessed from the beginning. I made my mom buy me the soundtrack immediately afterwards, and for the rest of the day (ok, week) I walked around singing, “Omigod, omigod you guys.” As soon as the show was over, I wanted to see it again. Major props (and snaps!) for Legally Blonde on Broadway.

I leave you with my – ohmigod! – favorite:

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My love for Phil Collins was beginning to wane as I checked my phone to see it read 8:45 pm. The concert was scheduled for 8 pm and I was getting antsy.

But, all was forgiven 15 minutes later as he ran to the front of the stage and greeted us in his adorable accent. The last time I saw him live, I was 10 years old…but he still has some serious energy and stamina. Throughout the night he mixed it up by running around the stage singing, then tearing it up on his silver drum set. At one point he had a sick 10 minute drum-off with Chester Thompson. Forgive my bad video quality, but this is the beginning of their drum solo; they started off drumming on their chairs! 

They opened with “Turn It On Again,” threw in some “No Son of Mine,” “Tonight Tonight Tonight,” “Follow You Follow Me,” and left us with an encore and personal favorite of “I Can’t Dance.” There were some older songs mixed into the set that I didn’t know, but it hardly mattered because they had me spellbound.

Everything about this concert was amazing: the lights, the graphics on the screen, Phil Collins’ interaction with the crowd. The only thing that would’ve made it better is if we were in Philly. (Give me a break, I’m still a recent transplant. )Everytime Phil yelled something about it being “New Jersey’s show” I got really confused…and then remembered I was in the Meadowlands. (See this post for my real feelings about the area.)

I’d go see this concert again if they were playing tomorrow. I can’t say enough how amazing it was. Who knows the next time Genesis will tour; I feel so lucky to have been able to see one of the greatest bands perform. Now I sit on the edge of my seat, waiting to hear when U2 is touring next!

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When I saw this commercial for the first time last weekend, I choked on my dinner. My mom was like, “Oh, I guess you hadn’t seen this yet?” Uhh, that would be no. I was horrified! Poor Elvis is rolling in his grave right now.
And by the way, if my husband was sitting around with a bunch of other guys playing instruments and singing about viagra, he wouldn’t have to worry about being impotent: there’s no way he’d be getting laid anyways.

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