Ms. Menzel got out of the wrong side of the car, most people got out facing the red carpet and she got out facing the crowd.  I think it was intentional.  I got a really good in-person visual.  You can see her elegant golden back above.

I saw a lot of Glee stars! Yes, take a second. Awe.  So cute.  Matthew Morrison pulled an Idina and got of the car towards the crowd.  Unfortunately, I am short and not as strong as a teenage girl so most of my photos are horrible.  My Glee photos are blurry.  I was literally trying to not fall over.  I got a pretty good one of Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff though:

Last but not least, my friend Kady Chambers was a seat filler at the Tonys.  She was supposed to hook me up with that but forgot!  She did it on purpose – she got to be on TV for a hot second!

That’s about it.  Overall, not too shabby.  It for sure beat last year.  Too bad the show isn’t as good as last.  Green Day rocked the opening and I’m hoping the remaining acts are just as good.

In the pilot episode, teacher Will Schuester returns to his alma mater and finds himself taking over the sponsorship of “Glee” club.  Right off the bat, it is not hidden that their performance quality is rather less than perfect.   Through a series of trials and tribulations, we soon find the kids gleaming in their talent – which is also the one thing that binds this group together.

Though I am expecting this show to be full of cheesy drama musical fun, that is the one thing that I am actually looking forward to.  It’s not a High School Musical, throw this in your face, type of production.  I expect a quality scripted program with underlying themes that will provoke thought and bring me back to the time where I faced the same.

Coming from a community where musical theater is rivaled amongst local high schools, it is nice to see a show that truly focuses on the underdogs of the situation.  My high school never had that star-quality production that a lot of schools see today, but we had a log of fun and got a lot more out of it then a sense of “winning”.  I feel like this is a show that I could watch with my friends, seeing as the characters are living at the exact time when we all became close.

So yes, Glee seems to touch home with me and I hope that it will continue to do so in the coming months.  If you have a good 45 minutes, view the pilot embedded below.