Broadway!
Saturday L and I had plans to see some Broadway shows. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_%28theatre%29
Although I’ve lived on the East Coast for more than 5 years now, this was my first time going to Broadway and spending any amount of time in NY for anything other than a meeting or quick day trip. 5+ years ago I did spend about 3 weeks in NY training for my job, but that was in Nyack, which is in the suburbs. It’s not at all the same as NYC.
After L and I had a big breakfast from a local diner, we headed into the city (this time we drove). We picked up L’s college friend Laurie and had lunch at a small Italian deli. Then we went to another local gem, the Cupcake Café. Their small cupcakes were fresh and delicious. L’s friend Laurie was a lot of fun and full of energy. She knew NYC well and it was fun to hear about the little shops and cultural activities.
We went and saw a Broadway show called, “The Little Dog that Laughed”. http://www.broadway.com/gen/show.aspx?SI=518454 Honestly, even after seeing the play I’m not quite sure what the point of the title is, but it’s supposed to be a comedy. Sadly, I don’t think it was all that funny. I actually thought the story line is sad. It’s supposed to be about Hollywood. A semi-successful actor is on the verge of becoming more successful and has a cunning agent. She buys a movie deal for him, although she’s not very ethical. He’s lonely as he’s out on the road and although he’s not overtly gay becomes involved in a gay relationship with a man who is really like a male prostitute. Although this male prostitute has a girlfriend, he sees men for a living. The two end up having more than a business relationship and are willing to make sacrifices in their lives in order to be together. They end up jeopardizing their careers and their relationships with other people. As the actor is about to give up this new film role and chance at mega stardom he and his lover find out that the lover (prostitute)’s girlfriend became pregnant when they were still together. She doesn’t know what to do but decides to have an abortion. The pregnancy is revealed when the lover asks the actor for a loan to pay for the abortion. The actor has the money and is willing to lend it, but doesn’t know what to do about the situation and involves his agent. His agent cleverly decides to spin the story in the actor’s favor by suggesting that he marry the pregnant girl (and stay in the closest because he would be better accepted as an actor in Hollywood if he wasn’t gay) and keep his lover on the side. The lover is hurt that the actor won’t just stay with him and he leaves while the actor and girlfriend get married and live happily ever after (or so it seems to the outside world). The whole story is depressing really. Every part of it. From the initial relationships (gay prostitute and girlfriend) to the so-called heart felt relationship (doomed gay lover relationship).
In the evening we saw another show, after standing in a long line to get 1/2 priced tickets. If you don't mind taking your chances on which show to see, you can get 1/2 priced tickets the day of the show if there are tickets that haven't been sold. L and I decided to see "Prelude to a Kiss". I couldn't remember anything about the plotline at the time, but I did remember that Meg Ryan had been in the movie, which came out in the 1990's. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105165/ What's interesting about Broadway is that you're bound to see some TV start on it. Both in "The Little Dog that Laughed" and in "Prelude to a Kiss" I recognized some of the actors. It was actually really interesting. Broadway is apparently the place to be!
Although I’ve lived on the East Coast for more than 5 years now, this was my first time going to Broadway and spending any amount of time in NY for anything other than a meeting or quick day trip. 5+ years ago I did spend about 3 weeks in NY training for my job, but that was in Nyack, which is in the suburbs. It’s not at all the same as NYC.
After L and I had a big breakfast from a local diner, we headed into the city (this time we drove). We picked up L’s college friend Laurie and had lunch at a small Italian deli. Then we went to another local gem, the Cupcake Café. Their small cupcakes were fresh and delicious. L’s friend Laurie was a lot of fun and full of energy. She knew NYC well and it was fun to hear about the little shops and cultural activities.
We went and saw a Broadway show called, “The Little Dog that Laughed”. http://www.broadway.com/gen/show.aspx?SI=518454 Honestly, even after seeing the play I’m not quite sure what the point of the title is, but it’s supposed to be a comedy. Sadly, I don’t think it was all that funny. I actually thought the story line is sad. It’s supposed to be about Hollywood. A semi-successful actor is on the verge of becoming more successful and has a cunning agent. She buys a movie deal for him, although she’s not very ethical. He’s lonely as he’s out on the road and although he’s not overtly gay becomes involved in a gay relationship with a man who is really like a male prostitute. Although this male prostitute has a girlfriend, he sees men for a living. The two end up having more than a business relationship and are willing to make sacrifices in their lives in order to be together. They end up jeopardizing their careers and their relationships with other people. As the actor is about to give up this new film role and chance at mega stardom he and his lover find out that the lover (prostitute)’s girlfriend became pregnant when they were still together. She doesn’t know what to do but decides to have an abortion. The pregnancy is revealed when the lover asks the actor for a loan to pay for the abortion. The actor has the money and is willing to lend it, but doesn’t know what to do about the situation and involves his agent. His agent cleverly decides to spin the story in the actor’s favor by suggesting that he marry the pregnant girl (and stay in the closest because he would be better accepted as an actor in Hollywood if he wasn’t gay) and keep his lover on the side. The lover is hurt that the actor won’t just stay with him and he leaves while the actor and girlfriend get married and live happily ever after (or so it seems to the outside world). The whole story is depressing really. Every part of it. From the initial relationships (gay prostitute and girlfriend) to the so-called heart felt relationship (doomed gay lover relationship).
In the evening we saw another show, after standing in a long line to get 1/2 priced tickets. If you don't mind taking your chances on which show to see, you can get 1/2 priced tickets the day of the show if there are tickets that haven't been sold. L and I decided to see "Prelude to a Kiss". I couldn't remember anything about the plotline at the time, but I did remember that Meg Ryan had been in the movie, which came out in the 1990's. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105165/ What's interesting about Broadway is that you're bound to see some TV start on it. Both in "The Little Dog that Laughed" and in "Prelude to a Kiss" I recognized some of the actors. It was actually really interesting. Broadway is apparently the place to be!
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