NYC Trip #1 2010

In 2009 I went to New York twice. Once in June and once in December. Off hand I'd say I saw about 14 shows. Awesome!! The trip in December was extra fun cause my friend met me there and we went out to eat and did extra things that I usually don't do when I go by myself. The hotel was a dud though. Right across the street from all the construction of the World Trade Center. They never stopped! There also wasn't any free wifi at the hotel. Yeesh!
2010 is starting out right as I've planned a trip to NYC during my spring break. My favorite hotel, The Franklin, has a deal of staying three nights get the fourth night free. Free wifi and a continental breakfast make the hotel top notch!
If all goes according to plan I'll go to NYC three times this year. (evil grin)

Planning to see:
Looped - starring Valerie Harper!!
Red - starring Alfred Molina!!
Promises, Promises - starring Kristen Chenoweth and Sean Hayes!!
Sondheim on Sondheim - starring Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams, Tom Wopat, Euan Mortan, and Leslie Kritzer!!
Anyone Can Whistle - starring Raúl Esparza, Sutton Foster, and Donna Murphy!!

It's a very star-studded trip. This time of year tends to have more big names in it in order to bring the people to the theatre.

Hopefully the weather is nice. It's looking to be an awesome trip and I'm SO EXCITED!

It's been too long...

This tends to be a slow time of the year for my theatre attendance. In January I didn't even have any tickets to a production. In February I missed 'Female of the Species' at the Geffen, which I had a ticket to and right now I'm scheduled to miss 'Dreamgirls' at the Ahmanson because I'm double-booked. It's usually not a big deal to take my season ticket to a different performance. They're very accommodating and are hardly ever sold out. :)
It's also the time of year that I start day-dreaming about a trip to NYC. Last time I went was the week between Christmas and New Year's. My friend Carolyn met me this time, which made it a completely different experience. We went out to eat more and had a few more adventures. When I'm on my own I tend to not go to restaurants. She was a good sport and did stuff with me that she probably didn't want to, like the Guggenheim, but I think once she got there that she enjoyed it. It was my birthday and she took me out to the Russian Tea Room, which was AWESOME!! It was a great time. We found a fun a few fun places in Little Italy, pizza and canoli. Delicious!!
Here's a list of the shows I saw:
The Understudy
Shrek
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Ragtime
Race
A Little Night Music
God of Carnage
Finian's Rainbow

Shrek was the only one that I didn't care for, and it was better than Little Mermaid. I'm glad I saw it with Sutton Foster.
There were two off-broadway shows. The Understudy was my favorite of those.
Ragtime was powerful. I connected with this Coalhouse WAY more than I did with the original. No one was ever gonna beat Audra, though.
Race was interesting. Very Mamet.
A Little Night Music was thrilling. Loved every second.
God of Carnage was a bit shocking. Thoroughly enjoyable, and entertaining.
Finian's Rainbow was charming. Loved it.

It really was a great trip. We even had dinner at Sardi's with the Salazar's. Very fun!!