BroadwayGirlNYC: Giving Thanks

It's the end of November, and that means it's time to give thanks for everything that matters. As you know (or can at least figure out from my moniker), Broadway is the biggest part of my life and first on my list of blessings.

Here, based on my columns from the past eight months, is a public show of gratitude for the multitude of moments, memories and masses that make me such a happy Broadway Girl.

• I am thankful for my wonderful Grandmother, the theatrical matriarch of my family, for introducing me to the love of the craft.

• I am thankful for cheap tickets and lotteries that allow me to see so many Broadway shows -- and the tricks I've learned to trade up for fabulous seats.

• I am thankful for the multitude of talent to which I've been exposed, from the up & comers to the famous faces that grace the Broadway stage.

• I am thankful for the love instilled at the first Broadway musical I saw when I was a kid, and reinforced by every show I've seen since.

• I am thankful for the moments that remind us that theatre is a living artform, where no two performances are ever alike -- and for the openings and closings that further prove it as ephemeral.

• I am thankful for the catchy music of Broadway and the action it inspires.

• I am thankful that New York City offers theatrical entertainment at all hours of the day & night!

• I am thankful for the people I meet, both at the theatre and elsewhere, who remind me what it means to live and love Broadway. 

• I am thankful for the passionate debates inspired by our love of the theatre.

• I am thankful for Broadway's charitable organizations -- for the services they provide as well as the amazing events that allow them to do so.

• I am thankful that I get to go back to the shows I love, again and again and again -- and to see how the experience changes as understudies go on or new actors join the fray.

• I am thankful to be able to act as a resource for fans near and far, when they want to know what to see on Broadway.

• I am thankful for the magic moments that define what Broadway means to me.

In short, I want to thank all of Broadway -- the performers, the producers, the crews, the staff, the supporting organizations and everyone who works for them, the fans, and especially all of the lovely friends I have made on Twitter and through BroadwayWorld.com.