Wow, what a ride! After the months of preparation, the weeks of rehearsal, the opening night party, and nine sold-out performances, Plane Crazy has officially finished its debut at the 2005 New York Musical Theatre Festival.

To be honest, I'm left a little speechless by the whole experience, so I'm not going to say too much right now. I'll just revert to that old chestnut, the stew check!

Okay, girls, line up for inspection!

1. A wonderfully supportive and understanding family, and a husband-slash-marketer extraordinaire? Check!

2. Producers who believed in me these past couple of years, and who really dug in wherever they were needed to make the show happen? Check!

3. An outstanding creative team, who worked tirelessly to bring my vision of Plane Crazy to life? Check!

4. An amazing cast who breathed life and humor into my characters and made my music sing and soar? Check!

5. Support, both financial and emotional, from friends and colleagues? Check!

5. A genuine New York Times Review? Check!

6. Long walks home from rehearsals on perfect summer nights past Lincoln Center and Columbus Circle, all lit up like in the movies? Check!

7. Celebrity spotting on the Upper West Side? Check!

8. Standing in the longest express line in the history of the world for my dinner-to-go from Whole Foods? Check!

9. Rehearsing in the room next to Patti Lupone and the cast of Sweeney Todd? Check!

10. Late night grilled cheese at the diner across from my very own New York pad? Check!

11. Meeting Thommie Walsh, the original "Bobby" in A Chorus Line, at MY show! Check!

12. Delivering an invitation to Hal Prince's office in Rockefeller Center? Check!

13. Hot summer fling with a younger actor? Uh...well...no...but, hey, that wasn't in the budget anyway...

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