So I guess there actually was a time (6:00pm) associated with what was supposed to be the end of the world. Here I was running around thinking I was safe all day.
I know this, because at 6:00pm, I heard a busker on the subway saying something about we're all still here and it's a good day. It didn't sink in until a couple hours later when I heard someone else say, "Six o'clock has come and gone..." Then I got it.
A crazy thing happened on the way to the theatre...
As I was standing in line at TKTS this morning, you'll never believe what happened!! I was chatting with people around me and a couple heard me say that I am from Chicago. They are too. I asked where they live and they told me La Grange!!! Then the woman said that she has a pilates studio. Not only do I know it, I used to live directly across from it, plus the guys from my phys. therapy office all go there. It's a small, small world.
I made my way to Greenwich Village, walked down Bleeker Street (love Paul Simon), stopped at a street market, bought falafel, came back to the theatre district in time for the matinee of "MotherF**cker with the Hat." It stars Chris Rock and Booby Cannevale, who you may remember as Will's boyfriend in Will and Grace. Fabulous play but Rock's was the only signature I missed.
Later, when I was on 34th street near the Empire State Building "I was looking up..."
(If you don't get that reference watch An Affair to Remember or Sleepless in Seattle.)
Back to midtown to see if I could find tickets for a show tonight and lo and behold I got into Spiderman! They reworked it, shortened songs, cut scenes, added some and after closing for three weeks opened with a revamped and much better show. I didn't really have a strong desire to see it, but now that I have I will freely admit that I WAS BLOWN AWAY. From a technical standpoint it is not just something that's never been done before, but it is breathtaking. Everyone was a kid - the looks on faces as Spidey soared overhead - even up into and over the balcony - was pure pleasure. And the scene design... freeking cool!
Two funny lines in Spidey tonight. One, there is a moment when M.J. begs Peter not to work tonight - to just take off one night. Peter says, "But anything would happen, a bomb or the end of the world." After one beat, the audience got it and roared. The other unexpected laugh came from an audience member. When Peter missed M.J.'s opening night, her friend said, "He's not even that cute." Without missing a beat, someone yelled, "Oh, yes he is!"
And on that happy note, I'm off to bed.
Good night, sleep tight. Don't let the bed bugs bite. (And that's a challenge in NYC!)
I know this, because at 6:00pm, I heard a busker on the subway saying something about we're all still here and it's a good day. It didn't sink in until a couple hours later when I heard someone else say, "Six o'clock has come and gone..." Then I got it.
A crazy thing happened on the way to the theatre...
As I was standing in line at TKTS this morning, you'll never believe what happened!! I was chatting with people around me and a couple heard me say that I am from Chicago. They are too. I asked where they live and they told me La Grange!!! Then the woman said that she has a pilates studio. Not only do I know it, I used to live directly across from it, plus the guys from my phys. therapy office all go there. It's a small, small world.
I made my way to Greenwich Village, walked down Bleeker Street (love Paul Simon), stopped at a street market, bought falafel, came back to the theatre district in time for the matinee of "MotherF**cker with the Hat." It stars Chris Rock and Booby Cannevale, who you may remember as Will's boyfriend in Will and Grace. Fabulous play but Rock's was the only signature I missed.
Later, when I was on 34th street near the Empire State Building "I was looking up..."
(If you don't get that reference watch An Affair to Remember or Sleepless in Seattle.)
Back to midtown to see if I could find tickets for a show tonight and lo and behold I got into Spiderman! They reworked it, shortened songs, cut scenes, added some and after closing for three weeks opened with a revamped and much better show. I didn't really have a strong desire to see it, but now that I have I will freely admit that I WAS BLOWN AWAY. From a technical standpoint it is not just something that's never been done before, but it is breathtaking. Everyone was a kid - the looks on faces as Spidey soared overhead - even up into and over the balcony - was pure pleasure. And the scene design... freeking cool!
Two funny lines in Spidey tonight. One, there is a moment when M.J. begs Peter not to work tonight - to just take off one night. Peter says, "But anything would happen, a bomb or the end of the world." After one beat, the audience got it and roared. The other unexpected laugh came from an audience member. When Peter missed M.J.'s opening night, her friend said, "He's not even that cute." Without missing a beat, someone yelled, "Oh, yes he is!"
And on that happy note, I'm off to bed.
Good night, sleep tight. Don't let the bed bugs bite. (And that's a challenge in NYC!)
now cap off a perfect weekend with dinner at Felidia!!! (glad you're having a riot and that we'll meet again in LaGrange rather than Purgatory--or lower). xoxoxox
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