November 2019 Trip
SEARED – Delightful show at MCC. A businessman and his chef partner disagree on whether to focus on the food or on growing the business. Four-person show. Funny and fast paced. Kudos to the “consultant” played beautifully by the understudy. Steven Schwartz was in the row in front of us.
THE SOUND INSIDE – Mary Louise Parker is an aging professor of creative writing at Yale confronted by a Freshman in her class who is writing a novel. Just the two of them in the show. Funny and moving. Filled with twists and turns. Parker is outstanding.
i Sodi - Not a show, but an outstanding restaurant in the East Village. See separate photos on Facebook. Reservations are almost impossible for this storefront Italian (Tuscan) restaurant. Arriving just before 5PM for a 5:30 opening allows you to get a seat at the counter (and sometimes a table). They often have Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon!!
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS – Jonathan Groff (Seymour) and Christian Borle (Sadistic Dentist and various other characters) own this show. Borle plays multiple roles and is a rip. Great off-Broadway production of this classic musical.
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF – IN YIDDISH – Was uncertain about this show, but it is excellent. Staging and Choreography goes back to the original production. Cast is great. It is actually very moving to hear the show in Yiddish.
THE ROSE TATTOO – Not a great story. Well done show. Accents made parts hard to understand.
DERREN BROWN “SECRETS”– Amazing mentalist. Stop trying to figure out how he does it and enjoy the show.
THE INHERITANCE I and II - Over 7 hours of storytelling of gay friends finding their way through life with memories of the AIDS crisis and the many lives lost. The 7 hours fly by (in two parts). This is a spectacular production with superb direction. Cannot imagine that it will not win the Tony for best play. It did win Best Play last season in London. Simple set is perfectly utilized for the many scenes. The writing is brilliant in that it is a group of actors designing the story. By far the best show of the week. By far. Went in wondering how this could be better than Angels in America. It is.
