Meeting Derek, Ace & Ashley :)

LauraFan1 · Senior Member

Meeting Derek, Ace & Ashley :)

Kristen · Guru

LauraFan1 wrote:

Hi all! My sister and I just got back from NYC and were very thrilled to meet Derek Ace and Ashley yesterday---even though we hadn't seen the show. We'd had tickets to the Legally Blonde matinee, where we were fortunate to meet Bailey Hanks before the show----she was absolutely adorable and soooo nice to everyone! The show was really, really good. We knew Grease also had a matinee around the same time, so on a whim, we ran down the street to see if any of the cast were still there signing autographs. We saw a few of them, so decided to wait and see if Derek and Ashley would come out. Well, they did, and they were just so nice! I believe Derek came out first, then left with a girl who was waiting for him. He was very nice-----I just have to say that it's wild to see someone you'd only seen on tv in person, very cool Then Ace came out and boy was he awesome!!! Very nice and personable, it makes me want to see the show again just to see his performance. I was not really ever an Ace fan before, but just like seeing Taylor Hicks perform back in July, and then meeting him, Ace really impressed me! He was just so nice and was willing to talk to everyone and take pictures, do autographs etc. for as long as it took. Very nice guy!!!!! Then we got the pleasure of meeting Ashley. She is really tall and very pretty in person---she looked so cute with her hair in a bouncy ponytail :) She also was extremely nice to everyone, very sweet. She had a car waiting for her, and she made sure everyone had what they needed, then left. Oh, my sister and I also got to chat with one of the doormen who works at the Brooks Atkinson, and he was full of good things to say about everyone, especially Max & Laura-----you could tell he just really enjoyed and loved those two All in all, a really fun day----we got to meet so many nice people, both at Legally Blonde, then at Grease! Now I want to go back and see Grease again; awwwww, I just looked at my clock, and this evening's performance just started.....hope everyone is having a nice night, take care------Dana

Glad you were able to meet Ashley! She really is such a sweet person! smile

Mama Grande · Senior Member

Great post! Thanks, Laurafan1! Hope you go back soon!

LauraFan1 · Senior Member

Mama Grande wrote:
Great post! Thanks, Laurafan1! Hope you go back soon!

Hi! Oh yes, Ashley was extremely nice; we were snapping tons of pictures, and if I figure out how to get them up here, I will do that. She's very sweet, you can tell she loves what she does. It was very exciting, really a fun time, and I think Derek and Ashley look very cute together----I like the cut-out thing out in front of the theater too, ha ha ha. We had fun posing by that too :) Take care!

henrysmom · Senior Member

Dana, what fun! I'm glad you had such a wonderful day!

BBS420 · Guru

glad you and your sister had such a good time.

Shadi Ladi · Guru

LauraFan1 wrote:
Hi all! My sister and I just got back from NYC and were very thrilled to meet Derek Ace and Ashley yesterday---even though we hadn't seen the show. We'd had tickets to the Legally Blonde matinee, where we were fortunate to meet Bailey Hanks before the show----she was absolutely adorable and soooo nice to everyone! The show was really, really good. We knew Grease also had a matinee around the same time, so on a whim, we ran down the street to see if any of the cast were still there signing autographs. We saw a few of them, so decided to wait and see if Derek and Ashley would come out. Well, they did, and they were just so nice! I believe Derek came out first, then left with a girl who was waiting for him. He was very nice-----I just have to say that it's wild to see someone you'd only seen on tv in person, very cool Then Ace came out and boy was he awesome!!! Very nice and personable, it makes me want to see the show again just to see his performance. I was not really ever an Ace fan before, but just like seeing Taylor Hicks perform back in July, and then meeting him, Ace really impressed me! He was just so nice and was willing to talk to everyone and take pictures, do autographs etc. for as long as it took. Very nice guy!!!!! Then we got the pleasure of meeting Ashley. She is really tall and very pretty in person---she looked so cute with her hair in a bouncy ponytail :) She also was extremely nice to everyone, very sweet. She had a car waiting for her, and she made sure everyone had what they needed, then left. Oh, my sister and I also got to chat with one of the doormen who works at the Brooks Atkinson, and he was full of good things to say about everyone, especially Max & Laura-----you could tell he just really enjoyed and loved those two All in all, a really fun day----we got to meet so many nice people, both at Legally Blonde, then at Grease! Now I want to go back and see Grease again; awwwww, I just looked at my clock, and this evening's performance just started.....hope everyone is having a nice night, take care------Dana

Glad that you got to meet and see them all. What were the chances of that! Grease has had, and still has many great and wonderful actors and actresses! Glad you had a great time! Headed to the show again myself next week. Can't wait!

Broadway Dude · Veteran Member

Good timing!