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  • --Hello, everyone! I am Ali Ewoldt and I am so excited to welcome you to my brand

  • new Broadway.com vlog Dear Daaé that's all about me

  • playing Christine Daae in the Phantom of the Opera on Broadway here at the

  • Majestic Theatre in New York City. Um so I'm very excited to go on this journey

  • with you over the next eight weeks. You're gonna see some really cool

  • backstage stuff. We're preparing for Phantom's 30th anniversary, which is gonna

  • be amazing. So there are gonna be a lot of really cool adventures there and so this

  • first episode is gonna be you know a little getting to know you a little team

  • Christine. I've gathered them all together and our version of a little

  • making the video where you'll get to see a little making of the Instagram video.

  • And if you haven't seen the finished product, you'll know what I'm talking

  • about when you watch this episode. Go and check out my Instagram page because it's

  • really dorky and hilarious. Um yeah oh the other thing is, I filmed this a

  • little bit early because I'm actually gonna be in the Philippines next week,

  • more about that later, um so if you see a lot of Christmas stuff around, I

  • apologize. It was Christmas here now, so that's sort

  • of what's happening in our world, and I think that's it. I hope you guys enjoy.

  • Okay... one more thing. If you have any suggestions or questions or things that

  • you are dying to see, please message me on Twitter. I'm at Ali Ewoldt, and

  • include @Broadway.com as well #DearDaae. I should probably go...

  • go do a show now. I'll see you soon.

  • Dear Daae, today's a very exciting day because I'm about to meet my new Phantom. He's

  • actually starred as the Phantom both on Broadway and in London and in Sweden ,and

  • is a huge star. If you don't know who he is, google him

  • His name's Peter Jobak. We're gonna have rehearsal soon and I can't wait

  • to meet him. --Yeah?

  • --Hi! So nice to meet you.

  • --Great to see you

  • --How long have you been here for? --I've been here, come have a seat.

  • --Say hi to Broadway.com! --Hi!

  • --I've been here

  • about a year and a half now.

  • --Okay --And you were you were last year what

  • three years?

  • --Yeah I was five years ago five 2013..

  • Only five months. -- Is it like

  • riding a bike or not really?

  • --I feel okay.

  • We did it in

  • Stockholm last year for a year year but that was in Swedish so...

  • --You have to remember everything. If you just

  • laughs into Swedish, I like it. --Yeah it'll be good.

  • --I'm happy to work with you. It's gonna be

  • amazing. Is that it from your fans?

  • --Yeah. Aren't they cool? Some some are a

  • little more abstract. But they're awesome. --Yeah, we're gonna rehearse now.

  • --Here we go!

  • --Yeah.

  • --Dear Daae,

  • usually there's only one Christine in the Christine dressing room and more

  • often than not there's only one Christine in the building at a time, but

  • today is a very special day. It is photo call day, which means! Yay!

  • Kaylee's here with me! We're having a little a little Christine party.

  • --A little pow-wow. Having a little fun. --Excuse

  • our half faces and bald caps cuz you know like you do, right?

  • --It's a loo. It's a look!

  • ["Sisters" from White Christmas plays]

  • If that could just be a little more from these come in from down

  • --Yeah, nice.

  • [laughs]

  • Perfect Ali, you want to put one arm up on here?

  • --Sure. --There we go and a little bit

  • tighter in Rodney. --Oh.

  • --[laughs]

  • [Singing opera warm-ups]

  • --Okay so I did a little vlog research while I was preparing for

  • this one and I saw on Laura Osnes's vlogs because she's the loveliest that

  • she does a one-minute plank every show and I tried to figure out where to put

  • it in, and this is my only break. I actually just put this costume on across the

  • stage came up here use the restroom because it's my only chance and

  • so now I'm gonna try and get a plank in. Okay.

  • --Just made it. Now, I have to go back to the other side of the stage.

  • Okay so I have to go in a second, but I just wanted to give you a quick little

  • tour. Look! I have lights now up in my room that Andrew just put. Here's my

  • amazing fan art. Got my phantom doll up. Some more beautiful fan art. I love it so

  • if anyone has more please send it in. These are my parents. They dressed up for

  • Halloween on a cruise ship, and I adore this picture. Oh my gosh. I got to go

  • I'm gonna go do my second act. Bye!

  • --Got Sarah Snyder. --Hey!

  • --Team dresser extraordinaire. There she is.

  • Elizabeth Wells. You've already met the wonderful Kailey. And I'm wearing a Santa

  • hat cos you know we're making a video.

  • --It's the holiday season. --The holiday season.

  • --A whoop-die-do,

  • --Do we have any Christine secrets or bloopers we'd like to share with the

  • viewers at home? --Besides my $10 lipstick?

  • --So many. --That's a good secret, too

  • Hey Kailey, have you ever fallen down on stage?

  • [laughs]

  • --How dare you?!

  • --I've fallen a lot on stage.

  • I fall down probably more than anyone has

  • fallen down ever on stage.

  • --I don't think that's true.

  • --Honestly, it you said that but it might be true.

  • --Are you on tonight because it might be...

  • --But honestly the but the worst one, the worst one, was during Rodney's first week

  • here. It was like our second show on together okay right and Paul was on for

  • Phantom. And he goes, he yells at the end, just like go now and leave me!

  • --Oh because Paul... a little earlier. --Yes, so literally, I

  • turn to run away and I tripped on the dress and my legs get tangled.

  • --Because the epic.

  • --It's epic.

  • --It's like so many layers and so my legs got tangled in the

  • layers.

  • --I was watching you from the travel...

  • --Rodney is holding my hand still...but I am flat on my

  • stomach on the ground and I tried to crawl, but I can't crawl because I can't get my

  • legs out! So, I'm just laying there literally

  • nailing my way to the sides. Like clawing my way to the side,

  • --And Paul meanwhile was like, Go.

  • --Meanwhile --Seriously, go, Christine!

  • --Meanwhile Paul is standing there just like

  • just like watch watching me die. And poor Rodney, poor Rodney, has both of his hands

  • on my hands and is literally dragging me off. --So funny.

  • --Honestly, that's one of the worst falls that I had,

  • but like one of many.

  • --So of course I could not have an

  • episode about team Christine without featuring my favorite member,

  • my little Mia Belle, who really likes this camera right now. She's my little

  • pup. You'll see more of her. I hope you all enjoyed, and I'll see you next week!

  • Thank you so much! Bye!

--Hello, everyone! I am Ali Ewoldt and I am so excited to welcome you to my brand

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