I just happened to notice, because today is leap-year day, that this is also the date of the first time I saw Phantom on Broadway, which was also the occasion that led me to pursue a career in theatre. So naturally, I’m like, “how many years has it been?”
20 years.
Holy crap.
Last year was 15 years since I started working on the show, and I made a really long page basically as a love letter to the show, recounting some of my fondest memories and sharing some old photos. I direct you there for further illumination of how this date in history changed the course of my life.