Here we are waking up across from the city that never sleeps. We slept great and spend the day relaxing and enjoying the views. Late afternoon we walk to the PATH and see a funny sight. A young Chasid man with payss (long, curled sideburns) is driving a Smart Car. Oh yes, we are not in Bluffton anymore.
We take the train to Penn Station and walk to the theatre district. We are meeting our young friend Michael Mindlin for dinner and then to see him perform in the new Broadway musical 9 to 5. Michael's mother, Linda, and his late dad, Stu, are dear friends and we are so proud of Michael. We ate at a burger place and then Michael was off to the Marriott Marquis Theatre. Jeff and I headed up to the top of the Marriott and had cocktails in the revolving lounge.
At 7:30 we headed down to the theatre and had excellent seats in the second row of the mezzanine. 9 to 5 is fun and an extremely talented cast. The show is taken from the movie and there are 19 musical numbers with all the music written by Dolly Parton. Michael is one of eight dancers and featured in many numbers. It is wonderful to see him onstage and he's really an outstanding performer. The audience loves the show and we are so thrilled to be here. Afterwards we go backstage and meet Michael. He walks us around and onto the stage so we can see where all the sets and props are stored. Then we went to Allison Janney's dressing room to visit. This is so great - she is so gracious and beautiful. Tall and very thin, Alison shook our hands and chatted with us for a few minutes. I told her that Jeff was her biggest West Wing fan and she said how much she had enjoyed doing that series. I decided not to ask for a photo and we left.
After saying goodbye to Michael we headed back to the PATH station using one of the pedal cabs instead of walking. The poor guy was working so hard that I'm sure his legs hurt him the next day. We got back to the campground and fell asleep smiling.
We take the train to Penn Station and walk to the theatre district. We are meeting our young friend Michael Mindlin for dinner and then to see him perform in the new Broadway musical 9 to 5. Michael's mother, Linda, and his late dad, Stu, are dear friends and we are so proud of Michael. We ate at a burger place and then Michael was off to the Marriott Marquis Theatre. Jeff and I headed up to the top of the Marriott and had cocktails in the revolving lounge.
At 7:30 we headed down to the theatre and had excellent seats in the second row of the mezzanine. 9 to 5 is fun and an extremely talented cast. The show is taken from the movie and there are 19 musical numbers with all the music written by Dolly Parton. Michael is one of eight dancers and featured in many numbers. It is wonderful to see him onstage and he's really an outstanding performer. The audience loves the show and we are so thrilled to be here. Afterwards we go backstage and meet Michael. He walks us around and onto the stage so we can see where all the sets and props are stored. Then we went to Allison Janney's dressing room to visit. This is so great - she is so gracious and beautiful. Tall and very thin, Alison shook our hands and chatted with us for a few minutes. I told her that Jeff was her biggest West Wing fan and she said how much she had enjoyed doing that series. I decided not to ask for a photo and we left.
After saying goodbye to Michael we headed back to the PATH station using one of the pedal cabs instead of walking. The poor guy was working so hard that I'm sure his legs hurt him the next day. We got back to the campground and fell asleep smiling.
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