When it comes to musical theater, one couple’s viral love story proves that romance can happen on and off the stage.
Christopher and Clay Rice-Thomson are two Broadway performers who are also men. When they were stopped on the street by the popular TikTok account Meet Cutes NYC, they were more than happy to tell the world the story of how they fell in love.
The Rice-Thomsons met 12 years ago at an audition for a national tour of West Side Storywhich they both booked, placing them nearby.
โWe went on the road together, we were roommates, and then we fell in love,โ Christopher said. “We’ve been together over 12 years.”
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“He asked me out on 11/11/11,” he continued, showing off a tattoo of the number 11 on his forearm before prompting Clay to do the same. Their matching tattoos also commemorate their wedding anniversary, which is also on November 11.
“He was right, and then he wasn’t right,” Clay added in the story. “And here we are, 12 years later.”
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Afterwards, the two each shared what they love most about each other.
“His dad makes jokes,” Clay said of Christopher. “He’s goofy, and we like to travel together and be goofy together.”
“I love the way he makes people feel, myself included,” Christopher said of Clay. โHe lights up every room he walks into. People at work call her Miss Congeniality. He is just the sweetest and makes me a better person in every way.โ
Finally, the two shared advice for any other couples who, like them, are in the same career field.
“Drop the competition and just be a cheerleader for each other,” Christopher advised. “We have also auditioned for parts that have the same role in the same show. When one of us gets it, yes, of course, there’s disappointment, but it’s less disappointing if you can be a cheerleader for your own person and a win for one of us is a win for both of us.”
“The paycheck comes home anyway, you know?” Balta added.
People online were immediately hooked, saying the two were “literally made for each other” and lived for their quick wits.
Several people also recognized Christopher and Clay for their proposal, which happened just over six years ago. In a video that has garnered more than 1.4 million views, Christopher proposed to Clay with a flash mob โ a fitting display of affection for two people who live and breathe musical theater.
Now, more than four years into their marriage, they’re as adorable (and smitten) as ever.
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