Chickity China, the Chinese Chicken

Note: Title has nothing to do with actual blog.

So as we all know it's the New Year- Happy New Year!!-, and we're all taking an introspective inventory, trying to find ways to better ourselves in 2009. Need help starting a healthier lifestyle? Commiserate with Bruce Miller who is taking real action in his weight loss. Unlike us, who plan on buying a Wii Fit and doing it sitting down. Learning how to cook? There are about twelve Richmond Theatre Cooking Blogs out there to help you! 

But most of us just want to be better people. And not in the way you would think. Literally, we want to BE these better people. We have compiled a list of random people we would love to be...a new section of the blog we entitle "Imagine Being THAT Guy."

1. The Verizon Guy - Can you imagine being this guy? One look at his face and you literally feel comforted and protected. Plus, he totally has a dorky/cool vibe going for him.
2. The announcer on Saturday Night Live - Imagine being this guy, or at least his niece. You're instantly popular because your uncle is the one who, for years, has been saying "It's Saturday Night Live." Plus, you could get him to say "With your host, [insert your name here]." 
3. The male ensemble member(s) in Wicked who gets to wear the skirt - Seriously, there is at least one guy in the ensemble of Wicked who wears a skirt. And he always has tousled shoulder-length hair and a chiseled jaw. And even if he isn't actually, he seems like the best dancer in the ensemble by far. It's all 'cause of the skirt.
4. God in Children of Eden - Imagine typing up your resume and literally typing Children of Eden............God. 
5. Sancho to Brian Stokes Mitchell's Don Quixote - Imagine being that guy! You'd get to sing "I Really Like Him," and not have to act at all. In fact, the more appropriate lyrics would be, "I Am Seriously In Love With Him." But by the finale, we'd be so heart-broken.
6. The chorus member in Phantom who gets to "be" the Phantom in the "Masquerade" scene - Literally this guy is just lip-synching in Phantom's Red Death costume, but how cool would it be to have everyone in the audience thinking you're the title character in freakin'Phantom of the Opera for five minutes? Plus, you get to tell people you're the Phantom *cough* for five minutes *cough*.
7. One of the two Asian henchmen in Thoroughly Modern Millie - You're kind of sitting there in this role thinking, "Man, I'm being so stereotyped, it's not even funny (literally), but at least I'm in a Broadway show. And at least I was just in Rush Hour."
8. Michael Berresse in Kiss Me, Kate - This has nothing to do with the part or being in that show, although it is a cute male part. What's amazing is that Michael Berresse literally can SCALE A WALL. Remember that scene? Imagine walking down the streets of New York, seeing a building that somewhat resembles the outside of a dressing room, and knowing that you are able to climb to the top.

It's 2009, ladies and gentlemen, let's take our resolutions seriously. We, for two, are trying to become one of these people. So far, we're off to a great start. For example, we've learned how to climb our stairs. And sing at the same time! 

We hope your New Years was amazing, and stay tuned! For what? We don't know yet.