I usually make at least one Broadway run a year. Eric and I send my niece Rachel to buy us tickets for Evita. We wanted good seats and we wanted to make sure Ricky Martin was going to be there. She found out he was scheduled to be on vacation the week earlier. We did have to pay a surcharge, kind of like Ticketmaster, for Rachel's subway ride and coffee. It was worth it.
Ricky Martin did show up for the show, but Elena Roger did not. From what we have heard, the understudy, Christina DeCicco, is much better. It was great to see Ricky, but his voice wasn't great the night we saw him.
On Thursday Eric and I walked to the High Line, a portion of the old New York Central elevated train tracks. They became overgrown with weeds after the trains stopped running. In 1999, the Friends of the High Line started the project to revitalize the rail into a pedestrian path.
On Friday we went to Coney Island for the afternoon. Of course we had to get hot dogs at the Original Nathan's. I'm convinced they still cook the fries in the original grease.
I do remember as a kid riding on this Ferris Wheel. The cars swing from the inner circle to the outer circle.
On Friday night we saw Gore Vidal's The Best Man. My sister, Evelyn, and brother-in-law, Steve, joined us. It had one of the most amazing casts I've ever seen. It included James Earl Jones, Angela Lansbury, John Larroquette, Cybill Shepherd, Jon Stamos, and Kristin Davis.
On Saturday night we went to Ghost. It was fantastic - the most modern production I've ever seen. It is a must see for those how enjoy Broadway.
It was a short three day visit, but was jam packed with sightseeing and Broadway.
Ricky Martin did show up for the show, but Elena Roger did not. From what we have heard, the understudy, Christina DeCicco, is much better. It was great to see Ricky, but his voice wasn't great the night we saw him.
On Thursday Eric and I walked to the High Line, a portion of the old New York Central elevated train tracks. They became overgrown with weeds after the trains stopped running. In 1999, the Friends of the High Line started the project to revitalize the rail into a pedestrian path.
Here's a sculpture from the High Line.
New York's version of The David is fully clothed.
On Friday we went to Coney Island for the afternoon. Of course we had to get hot dogs at the Original Nathan's. I'm convinced they still cook the fries in the original grease.
It looks like the parachute jump is being refurbished.
I do remember as a kid riding on this Ferris Wheel. The cars swing from the inner circle to the outer circle.
On Friday night we saw Gore Vidal's The Best Man. My sister, Evelyn, and brother-in-law, Steve, joined us. It had one of the most amazing casts I've ever seen. It included James Earl Jones, Angela Lansbury, John Larroquette, Cybill Shepherd, Jon Stamos, and Kristin Davis.
On Saturday night we went to Ghost. It was fantastic - the most modern production I've ever seen. It is a must see for those how enjoy Broadway.
It was a short three day visit, but was jam packed with sightseeing and Broadway.
