Ricky Martin: Mom & Dad

Although not a huge fan, I always thought Ricky Martin was a fun pop singer with catchy tunes – and he’s very easy on the eyes. After he came out, I started to pay more attention. I realized how important and daring it was to be out as a popular Latino heartthrob.

This past March, my husband and I travelled to NYC to get married. I was looking for a Broadway Show to see, and heard that a friend from my high school days was in the new production of Evita. I had done a Summer Theater production of Anything Goes in 1980 with Rebecca Eichenberger. She was the most talented singer I’d ever heard.

I got tickets and contacted her through Facebook to see if we could meet up after the show. In the back of my mind I thought, “Ricky Martin will be interesting as Che, but he’ll never pull it off vocally.”. How wrong I was!
I knew Becky would be amazing, and she was. As Evita’s mother, her voice rang out and I remembered how transfixed I was the first time I hear her sing in a production of No No, Nanette when I was in high school. What took me by surprise was Che.

Mr. Martin did a great job. He had great stage presence and sang the role beautifully. After the show, we went out with Becky for a drink. She said Ricky was so personable, humble and had a personal connection with everyone in the show.

Wow! Looks, talent, advocate, mom, dad and a nice guy to boot. Who could ask for anything more…. Except maybe an autograph…. Next time!