Don't Cry for Me Argentina

I'm not the biggest fan of plays, but if I do get the opportunity to see one, I'll readily go for it. I just got back from seeing a local production of Evita, the story of Eva Peron, wife of Ex-Argentine President Juan Peron who was ousted by revolutionaries before coming back and reclaiming the presidency, and I must say, it was pretty good.

I didn't have the highest expectations for these small theater productions but to my pleasant surprise it was actually really entertaining. The actors all seemed really into their roles and they could actually sing! Eva was played by two women in the end which allowed for some cool mirror-type scenes where two depictions of her could be shown simultaneously. Also, there were a bunch of little kids as well and they were really cute and show great potential for future roles and acting.

One thing must be said though, unlike Broadway productions, people who attend these types of shows aren't your general run of the mill population, instead, they tend to be....older. I swear that the mean age of the audience was in the mid 60s with many higher. One group of teenagers about my age came in and a handful of people came in with their parents like I did (including this really cute XC guy but I won't delve too far into that). The age thing isn't something I'm complaining about, but it's just an observation I made. Another observation, there were a lot of gay guys there lol. Maybe the gays liking theatre and musicals thing has some truth but yeah, they were out there tonight.

There was one distraction however and that would be one of the performers. There was a really, really cute guy (21 y/o according to the program) that was in almost every scene and I swear I spent half my time looking at him rather than paying attention to what was going on. Worse yet (or better lol) in many of the scenes he was wearing this really deep cut shirt that showed off his smooth but defined chest that made me drool. I was sitting in one of the farther back rows too but I still saw everything very clearly, and god that hottie made the play even better, even if he was just part of the ensemble.

Anyways, tomorrow is the World Cup finals and I might watch it but I'm rooting for the Netherlands.

Speaking of soccer, I think I might have found my new sports crush in the form of German soccer player Lukas Podolski. He is H-O-T.

Who are you cheering for this World Cup?

All the best,

JP