I don't know about you, but I love musicals. From the first time I saw The Sound of Music when I was two-years-old, I was hooked. I performed in all of my high-school musicals, participated in musical theater summer camps and attended numerous professional musicals both on and off of Broadway. Musicals are a perfect combination of powerful music and interesting story lines. For those of you who share this passion, I know you can relate to these 15 signs of obsession.
1. More than likely you participated in your high-school musicals.
I mean... why else would you love them so much?
2. And took them very seriously.
Ugh. Amateurs.
3. You talk about the characters as if they were real.
You develop such a personal connection with these characters after attending multiple shows and listening to the soundtrack 273 times.
4. You have a specific Broadway showtunes playlist.
My mood is instantly lifted after listening to any one of these songs.
5. And when you sing them, you truly feel as if you are on stage performing it for real.
You know all of the facial expressions and hand gestures that go with the performances too.
6. You actually watch the Tony Awards.
You live for the live performances!
7. You keep a list of musicals you want to see in the future.
You also constantly surf the web for their next national production tour.
8. You constantly have a dramatic flair about everything in your life.
Admit it, sometimes you enjoy being in the spotlight.
9. You have that one musical obsessed friend who you constantly harmonize with.
"Okay, you take the melody and I'll take the harmonies."
10. You've seen your favorite show multiple times.
And it gets better every single time.
11. When you find out a new musical is coming to Broadway, it is the bets day of your life.
*Checks bank account to see how many extra shifts you need to pick up at work to see the show*
12. You collect playbills.
13. Your spirit animal is Elphaba.
And if it's not…then you need to rethink your decision.
14. You know exactly how many minutes are in a year.
15. You have that one dream role.
My dream role is Elle Woods in Legally Blonde the Musical. Who does't want to be a hot blonde who becomes a successful lawyer after casually applying to Harvard Law School to follow a man?
