My Time at Camp Broadway
By Sami DeSocio
My name is Sami. If you’ve been here for a while, you’ve probably read my pieces and we may have even spoken through comments on what I’ve written. I love writing for Camp Broadway, and have made some wonderful friends and connections here over the past four years I’ve been writing here.
The experiences I’ve had writing for Camp Broadway have been invaluable and incredibly rewarding. I’ve spoken to directors, written incredible pieces on my heros, and even gone to see some spectacular shows. None of that would’ve happened if it hadn’t been in the right place at the right time to begin writing for Camp Broadway back in 2011, nearly four years ago.
I remember when I went with Camp Broadway to see Chaplin while it was still in previews. We had wonderful seats and I got to talk to people that until that point I had only spoken to or seen in passing through e-mails. It felt like a cast reunion! Everyone was smiling, laughing and talking like we had all known each other and went to school together for years. It was a great experience to sit in a theatre with my peers and watch a show that we all understood would go through many more changes before it would open. After the show, we were lucky enough to meet most of the cast, including Jen Colella and Rob McClure. It was a fantastic night out at the theatre with some special people and I had a wonderful time recalling the experience while writing that piece.
I’ve done some of my best writing for Camp Broadway. Aside from being able to experience a wonderful show and meet people, I’ve had the freedom to write pieces on people I admire greatly, such as Robby Benson and Harvey Fierstein. I’ve treasured the ability to spread my love for these people with others and show them why I love them through sharing biographies and their history in the theatre with them.
Writing has always been a passion of mine, and Broadway has been my love since I was ten years old when my mother took me to see Beauty and the Beast. I feel very fortunate that I was able to combine both of my loves to bring you the column that I hope you look forward to reading from time to time. I wake up every day feeling very grateful and fortunate to be able to write about what I love and share it with all of you.
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