Help Send Me to the Tony Awards!

Please vote for my photo to  help me win a trip to the Tony Awards rehearsal!

If voting by phone: http://bit.ly/SendKimToTheTonys

If voting by computer: www.newyork.com/ultimatefancontest

And then click "VOTE" for this photo:

 

Thank you for your help! Read on for more of the story... :)

Last week I was doing a quick email check. I was prepared for my usual ritual of deleting about 50 spam emails and catching up on one or two emails from friends and family. But as soon as I logged in to my account, my eyes were immediately drawn to one particular email. It wasn't from any of my friends. It wasn't from any of my family members. It wasn't even spam.

It was from the team at NewYork.com. This email wasn't just any email. This was an email congratulating me on being a finalist for the "Ultimate Broadway Fan Contest," which I entered a few weeks ago!

Now, you might be thinking that this doesn't really sound like a big deal. It's just a silly contest, right? Wrong!

The winner of this contest will receive a two-night stay at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Times Square, a free dinner for two provided by NYY Steak, and roundtrip airfare for two (complete with limo transportation to and from the airport/hotel, provided by ExecuCar). Oh, and did I mention it includes two tickets to the Tony Awards Rehearsal, provided by the Broadway League? Yes, you read that right... Tickets to see the rehearsal for THE TONY AWARDS!!!!

So that's why I freaked out just a little bit when I found out I am a finalist to win this prize package. Ok, maybe I freaked out a lot. Ok fine, I did a ridiculously embarrassing happy dance and screamed like a 12-year-old girl at a One Direction concert.

Anyone who wanted to enter the contest had to submit a photo stating why they are Broadway's Biggest Fan. Here's what I submitted:

Yes, I used my kids. No, I don't feel guilty about it.

My photo was one of 30 selected as a finalist. But now the hard part starts. It's basically a popularity contest at this point, with the photos displayed for voting at www.newyork.com/ultimatefancontest. Whichever photo receives the most votes by 5pm EST on Friday, May 16 will be the winning photo. And that person will get to go to the rehearsal for the Tony Awards, along with all the other perks mentioned above!

So I have to resort to begging here. Please vote for my photo! Please? I'm completely batting my eyelashes at you and giving you my dazzling smile right now. Is it working?

You can vote once an hour for the entire duration of the contest, so please vote as often as you can. This would absolutely be the experience of a lifetime for an extreme Broadway enthusiast like myself!

Over the next 10 days, I plan to have no shame. I'll be on my hands and knees begging for votes. Just think how happy these two little boys will be if their mommy got to go to the Tony Awards rehearsal! (Yes, I'm using my kids again. No, I still don't feel guilty about it.)

Thank you in advance for your support and helping me over the next week and a half!!!