it literally feels like something is missing now. that man was so pivotal to my adolescence and who i am now- i have no idea who or where i would be without his work. his unique composition pushed me further into my love for music- i wouldn't be sitting writing this in my school's music building if not for him. his way of story-telling got me interested in the theatre of the absurd, driving me to try out weirder, smaller shows, where i made amazing memories and met wonderful people. his commentary on masculinity, gender, and queer identity made me question my own relationships with those structures, transforming me into the multi-faceted queer trans man I am today. his feelings on art, on being an artist, making a name for yourself when you feel like you don't have time, made me appreciate what I can do, what i still can learn, and the time that i'm allowed to take to do it.
i was already acting when i first discovered falsettos, (that was at the hand of my mother) but it was that show, and all that came before and after, that made me love it, made me want to try, want to pursue it, made me understand the scope of what theatre could be.
yeah, it started out as a nerdy 14 year obsessed with the 'sad gay musical' during it's prime, but over time, it grew to be so much more. and yeah, it's kind of stupid to get preachy about a guy you never knew, but when someone puts so much of themselves into their work, it's kind of hard to not feel like you did.
