They say that neon lights are bright on Broadway

And I can't say I disagree. Broadway and it's musical theatre district down in midtown was the first reason I wanted to come to NYC. This is where the core of the art of musical theatre is. Better all-rounded artists would be hard to find in any other part of the world. Here the kids are set on becoming stars at a very early age and they have a belt and 4 pirouettes almost before they can talk and sing.

I've seen a bunch of shows on Broadway; RENT, Wicked, Movin' out, A chorus line, Spamalot, Spring Awakening, Jersey boys, Lion King, Mamma Mia and this time around my grandma treated me to Gypsy.

It was fenomenal.. I hadn't heard anything about it, and I thought it was a script about gypsy culture or something. But I was mistaken. This is a story based on the biography by the stripper Gypsy Rose, lyrics are by no other than Steven Sondheim and they've kept the original choreography by Jerome Robbins.

To be honest, this isn't quite my type of show. I was singing and dancing in excess, I don't care too much for straight theatre so the fact that there were more lines than songs in this one made me worried. I'd heard so much about it since it got all the Tony's for best actresses; what if I didn't like it!

Patty Lupone, the main character and also the Tony award winner for best actress didn't strike me as THAT good at first. I thought her voice was a bit strained accompanied with too much vibrato. But as the second act progressed, I understood why she's the talk on the town. Her final act was simply stunning.

Me happy outside the theatre

So again I sat there in the audience and asked myself why the heck I'm becoming a doctor! But I know the answer and I went by a hospital on my way back up to grandma to prove to myself that this is really where I want to be. And then of course, as soon as I got home, I checked the dance schedule for this weeks at Steps on Broadway. What can I say.. I'm only human!

Maybe one day I'll get to work here?!