We got to the stagedoor second and I organized all my stuff. I pulled Josh's gift bag out of my Newsies bag and all of my letters, including the ones I wrote for Ben and Kara, just in case.

Nico and Michael Dameski came out and took groups of friends backstage, including Nico's girlfriend, who's gorgeous btw. Then ten minutes later Chaz came out.

Chaz was first. He was talking to some Fansies about how old they all were and then got to me and said "they were asking my age. I wasn't gonna tell them my age." I laughed and gave him his letter. We took a picture and I gave him a hug.

Then Jordan came by and he didn't want to talk to me so I gave him his letter and told him he was "flipping amazing" (PUN INTENDED). We didn't take a picture but I'm not too mad because we have a picture from last time.

After Jordan, Stephen came out and is absolutely adorable. I gave him his letter and he thanked me. He is an incredible Davey and I will miss his portrayal of the character because it's terrific.

Joey was next and is so sweet. He thanked me for the letter and then complimented my cousin's cast. He's such a cute lil dork. I love him. He's such a great Jack and such a talented human being.

Zas is amazing. And sweet. And cute. He is so funny as Elmer and so tough as Spot and just such a sweet person. He makes me smile so much, ah I love him!

Andy is my cinnamon roll. I actually wrote that on the front of his envelope and he got really excited and laughed. He's my all time favorite Crutchie and does such an amazing job. I really hope he gets to be in the ensemble of the taping. I think he is gonna be but idk for sure.

I've been waiting to meet Anthony since his very first selfie with Chaz. He was so incredible as Oscar (?) Delancey, and even cuter in his scenes as a Newsie. He'a just so awwwww. Like a little puppy. I really want to see him do Jack someday, but I know that won't ever happen so I hope he kills it when he finally does Jack. He was incredibly sweet and a little surprised when I gave him a letter. He was like "this fansie knows who I am!" YALL ARE AWFUL IF YOU DONT KNOW HIM, HES SO SWEET AND CUTE! He deserves as much love as Ben, just saying.

Daniel is such a terrific Race that I can't even. He recognized me from before the show and talked to me for a while and had the biggest smile because he recognized me. He's so so so cute like a little puppy and he has such pretty eyes. Almost prettier than Nick's (almost). Daniel deserves more love. He's so perfect and kind.

Iain is such a dork. He's so talented and perfect as Finch. He deserves more love and is the best dressed Newsie currently on tour (HES SO FREAKING STYLISH). He also has great hair. Iain is one of my favorites and I'm so glad I met him again.

Seeing Morgan was a dream come true. She inspires me so much and someday I want to be just like her and maybe rock the power bangs myself. (Probably not). She recognized me and thanked me for the sweet letter. She also gave me such a nice hug over the metal bar which she joked about, "being like a prison." I'm a KathyCat for sure. Also our names rhyme so we should be friends. (I told her that in her letter)

Kaitlyn recognized me and thanked me for my sweet letter. Her words not mine. She is incredibly sweet and it's hard for me to believe that at one point I was really jealous of her. Shes so gorgeous and I want to be just like her when I'm her age. Not only am I a KathyCat but I'm also a KaitlynCat (I guess you could call it).

Nick is so incredibly sweet and his eyes are as pretty in person. He cracked me up during the show with all the little things he would do, like make out with his newspaper like I mentioned above. He's also a terrific dancer and I would someday love to see him play Crutchie but that'll also never happen :(. It's okay because I saw him this time. He was at Tuck when I saw the show the first time.

Aisha is so incredible as Medda and gave me chills all over. She holds the diva quality that Medda had but is actually such a sweet person. Like too sweet for her own good. She's incredible. I N C R E D I B L E.

Meredith stole the show for me last time and stole the show for me this time as well. She's so beautiful and funny and sweet. She was very nice when we talked and meeting her was so cool since I didn't meet her last time.

Michael Dameski is too cute to be real. And his accent is amazing. When he did the spinny thing during Seize the Day, my jaw dropped. HES SO TALENTED. And when I gave him his letter his exact words were, "Oh My God, you're so sweet." and if you didn't read that in an Australian accent, you read it wrong. Re-read it. He's perfection.

At this point in time I was getting worried because a lot of people had come out and none of them were Josh Burrage. In my 17 minute stagedoor video you can see me say, "if Josh Burrage doesn't come get his gift I'm going to break in and give it to him." I was needing to meet Josh because 1) I love him and 2) I was going to give him a helmet because he went on a bike without one once and 3) I was going to be asking him to my School dance. If he didn't come out my night would be over and ruined. It crossed my mind that he might not come out and I nearly started crying but...

Suddenly there he was. With Ben Cook. (I have, on video, me repeating "And Ben Cook"). I love Josh more but I never thought I'd see Ben in person. This was craziness.

Ben didn't even perform he just walked out because he sat backstage during the show. He high fived Josh and then began to walk away out of desperation, I yelled, "BEN COOK I HAVE A LETTER FOR YOU." He walked over to me slightly embarrassed and I gave him his letter and asked for a picture. He was totally awkward about it. Seeing Ben was like seeing an angel, he was so beautiful and I still believe he's a robot. I later tweeted that I finally found him 15 days after I started looking and he liked the tweet(s). I was really sad because no one else knew who he was *cough* fake fansies *cough*. The only downside to meeting Ben was I didn't get to meet Sky. I gave him his letter though but Sky skipped me. ((IM SORRY SKY)) I chose Ben because I may never see Ben again and I had already met Sky. I also told Ben that my friend Emma loved him and he was so touched then he left semi-awkwardly.

Then standing in front of me was the human I had waited so long to meet. My knight in shining armor. My favorite Newsie. My boo thang. My bae. My obsession. My celebrity crush. The Joshua Burrage.

(I'm just going to give you dialogue for this one because it's too much cute for me to paragraph)

I began really enthusiastically, "Hi! I have a lot to say to you and not a lot of time so here we go."

He chuckled and signed my playbill, "did you enjoy the show?"

I absent-mindedly responded, "yes I loved it!" then turned to my sister and told her to hold all of my letters. I turned back to Josh pulling the gift bag off my arm. He looked excited. I explained, "Alright so a month ago you went on a bike ride..."

"Yes," he interrupted.

"...and you weren't wearing one of these so I bought you one." I handed him the bag and his expression grew wide.

It hit him, he asked me, "Are you helmet... Are you the helmet account?" I nodded enthusiastically. "It's so great to meet you!" he pulled me into a hug. The best hug ever. I never wanted him to let go, but he did.

I urged him, "Open it."

"Okay," he laughed and reached into the bag and looked at me with a big ol' smile on his face. The purple, sticker covered American Girl doll helmet was now in his possession. He laughed and said he loved it, and "I'll wear this all the time."

I laughed and then pulled out a big white piece of paper, as I unfolded it I explained, "so a week or so ago, I asked if it would be okay to ask you to my school dance!" He was smiling so largely and laughed a little. I continued, "and it's customary to make a poster so here."

He read what I had written in green sharpie and then said, "you know if I could I would, but I'm going to say yes..." then he pointed between the two of us and made a 'do you understand me' kind of face.

I picked up what he was putting down, "you can go in spirit."

"I'll be there in spirit," he smiled and I asked for a picture.

"Absolutely," He replied and I had him hold a corner of the poster for the picture.  After the picture, I offered to let him keep the poster. He did, and folded it back up. He looked so precious with my gifts in his hands and a smile on his face.

"One more hug?" I asked.

"Of course!" and he hugged me again. The best hugs in the world. Then he ended with, "you're amazing."

I shot back, "you're more amazing."

He made a derpy face and then replied surely, "you're most amazing."

"Whatever, I can't dance." I replied then he was gone. I turned back to my mom and said, "that was the best moment of my life." Later on, I saw him walking and he still had my gifts in his arms.

I'll never forget it.

Finally Nico came out, and before he talked to me Chaz came back with his phone out, he said loudly, "Can everyone look Turnt? I'm putting it on my Instagram story. Check it later!" I laughed because Chaz just said Turnt but long story short I was the first person in line on Chaz's Instagram story. Hah suck it girls who left early.

Lastly Nico came to me and sarcastically said to me, "Gah, he's so obnoxious." (about Chaz.) I laughed and we took a picture. He's so sweet and his girlfriend is so pretty, like I would be so willing for them to adopt me. He is an incredible dancer and really sweet person. After he left me, I asked if Julian was coming out because I had a really special letter for Julian and I asked Nico to deliver it to him when Nico said he already left.

The security guard told us that that was everyone so we left. I saw Josh talking to someone and waved at him, "bye Josh!" He waved back. He still had his gifts in his arms.

I saw Andy talking to some fansies and when they left I asked for another hug. He hugged me tightly. Andy gives the greatest hugs. Both times I saw the show, he gave me such a warm strong hug. He's a real life cinnamon roll.

When walking back to the car, I was still amazed that I met all of them and asked Josh to my school dance. Gosh, I love him.

All in all, My second visit to Newsies square is a day I'll never ever forget and I'm so thankful my mom let me go again because it was truly an amazing day that will live with me forever.

There are little thing you remember in life. In a few years I won't be able to remember everything they said to me or what I said to them but I'll always remember how it felt to see Ben Cook round the corner before I saw the show and how my breath hitched in my throat. I'll always remember Josh's smile from when we talked. I'll always remember AKB's sweet little smile when he saw me on the street. I'll always remember when Andy used sign language to talk to me from across the street.  I'll always remember Kaitlyn wanting to know my name and Morgan's sweet speaking voice. I'll always remember Jeremy Jordan's dorky face, Ben Fankhauser's red nose, and Kara Lindsay's smile. As well as Tommy Bracco's fansie impression. I'll remember all the little things forever and I'd like to thank the toursies for everything forever and ever.

Forever thankful,
Katie

(I cried while writing the last two paragraphs)