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The Winner Takes It All

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Hey, guys! NYC is not rainy today. Whoo! We’ve seen two plays so far, Mama Mia and The Phantom of the Opera. Momma Mia is just a fun, fun, bright, happy time. I was surprised at how much I loved it. I was about 5 or 6 years old when ABBA was big, but the songs in the play made me feel like that giddy little 6 year old again. Two thumbs up!! 😉 😉

The Phantom of the Opera was a HUGE disappointment. It was the play I was looking forward to the most, so chances are I just hyped it too much in my head and it couldn’t live up to my excitement. It wasn’t Chicago bad, it was just blah. Very blah.

After seeing the movie version of Rent, I gave up my Broadway ticket of the show to see Les Miserables instead, but to be honest, it’s not looking like I’m going to it, either. Rent looks and sounds like something I could have written and performed, so you know it’s got to be crap. I’d almost consider paying full price to see Spamalot instead. Hmmm. There’s an idea!

The bagels are delicious, as are the cart hotdogs, but I haven’t spent much money on anything, so I might just see if people want to do the Spamalot switch. 😛

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Home Again

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Wow, I’ve been back for awhile, but I just didn’t feel like posting, I guess. NYC was unbelievable. should kick me in the head for not enjoying it more and being downright rude to her for much of the trip. Our students were amazing- taking in the culture and excitement of the city. Our other chaperones were hellish- petty, bitter, condescending, biased, you name it.

“Chicago” put me to sleep. Literally. The theatre it played in was so small that it *has* to be the lower limit of Broadway, but we had orchestra seats, so that was nice. It’s just b.o.r.i.n.g. “Lestat” was by far the more enjoyable production. We saw it in the Palace Theatre and although we were in the nosebleed section, we (students and cool people) loved it. After hearing several tepid reviews, our expectations were lowered, which may be a contributing factor to our appreciation of the play. The sets and costumes were stunning and really inspired our theatre department. I was thrilled to see the kids enjoying it. Damn near moved to tears, even.

I spent some time in The Village, Chinatown, Times Square, Ellis Island, and Liberty Island, and like the kids, I was amazed at just how easily we all integrated into each segment. This trip really opened the eyes of all of us and if we can do it again (without parents and self-righteous adults), I’m all for it. I have a few pics on my site for anyone interested in boring stuff.

Oh, I almost forgot! When I came home, I learned that my brother is engaged! Her name is Jamie, though I call her James just because it sounds cooler, she teaches school with him, and she has a little boy named Cage. I’m going to be an aunt! In August! Yippee!!