Faith Healer

Faith Healer
July 11, 2006 8pm
Booth Theatre, New York City

Faith Healer was the first show I saw on my New York City trip. It stars Ralph Feines, Cherry Jones, and Ian McDairmid. All three of these actors are absolutely amazing. I had seen Cherry the year before in Doubt. She won a Tony for best actress in a play in 2005. Ian McDairmid won a Tony for best featured actor in a play in 2006.
The show was a series of monologues. Extremely impressive as these actors are just by themselves on stage relating this story to the audience.
They were very creative about how they changed scenes also. There's a huge white curtain that they project a scene onto. It travels across the stage and by the time the curtain has made it's trip, the set has changed behind it and the next actor is ready to go. It's a very creative and seamless way to make the transitions.
It was a great night. My Dad and I went to a wonderful place for dinner that I forget the name of. Perhaps when I search through my papers I'll find the business card for it. I do remember that I had veal and mushrooms that was amazing. My Dad was very impressed with the quality of food that he got. He's never been to NYC before and this was a great start to his trip.
There was also a very nice lady and her sister who sat next to me. She was pretty chatty and reminded me a lot of my aunt. Just comfortable to talk with anyone who happens to be around. Typical New York. I love it!!