East Coast Adventures: Day 5
Photos from today's adventures are posted: here
Sorry for the lack of pictures today... Randy and I went show hopping! Ya know... people movie hop or bar hop but in New York we took the opportunity to hop from one broadway show to another. I know... we're big dorks but hey, we had fun doing it!
I really wanted to see RENT before it closed out in NY, but there was no way I was gonna pay full price for a ticket. So, we headed to the theater to put our names in a lottery for 34 front row tickets for $20 each. I won one of these lotteries before when I saw Wicked in Chicago and I was REALLY hoping for a similar result. The theater staff began to draw names from a bucket... several names were read and we were dwindling to the last few seats. The staff picks up a card... is silent... oh gosh... that might be my name... there is always a strange pause before someone tries to pronounce my name... D..ddd... dan... van.... ra..ungg... I stopped him. One to relieve him from his misery and two, I was excited I got the tix!! $20 for FRONT ROW seats.... wow...
We had two hours before the show started, so we headed over to East Village for some grub..
I wanted some ramen from Go! but they weren't open. We settled for pizza at Ray's (yelp review: here)
Isn't that interesting? Chicken and broccoli pizza! It was aight...
Afterward we stopped by a cafe called Abraco (yelp review: here)...
I picked up a cured olive cookie. Thats right, olive! In a cookie! A lil' weird at first but definitely an interesting taste. In a good way.
Back to the theater we went. Sufficiently fed. We handed our tickets over to the usher and he congratulates us for being a lotto winner and escorted us to our seats. We... went... up... to ... the ... front... holy moly... I have never seen so much of the expression on an actors face before. And what a cast this was too! They were absolutely amazing. Blows the touring cast I saw OUT OF THE WATER. I teared up twice :) It was that good. My favorite though, has to be the guy who played Roger. MmmMMmm that boy has got an awesome voice.
We left the theater at 4:30p... the lotto for In the Heights is in 30 mins... should we do it... AH sure why not!? Walked 5 blocks down to 46th street to put our name in another lotto. This time the tix were $25 for again, front row seats. Nervously we watched as more and more people place their names into the bucket. The moment came. Names were being drawn one by one... RANDY WOO... yessssss! We got it! How amazing is that!?! Two front row seats in two sold out show for an amazing price! wow...
Before the show we stopped for a quick light dinner at Amish Market (yelp review: here)
The interesting bit was the apricot with mascarpone cheese. Eh... it was aight... the apricots weren't that sweet.
Now, I've heard a little bit about this show, but mostly for its choreography. But when that first beat hit and the cast stepped on stage, the energy didn't let up till the last note. Seriously... this is probably one of my favorite musicals. First, the music... oh my... it is GOOD. A mix of latin flavor with a bit of a hip hop beat. Its so good, I pre-ordered my soundtrack. The dancing was amazing. Modern hip hop moves are mixed with sensual salsa sway to give this show a very energetic beat. Lastly, the story is intriguing, although a tiny little bit light, but I can look past that :) This musical is up for 13 Tony awards, including best new musical, and I can see why. If you are ever in NY, go see this show!
Randy and I were pumped up after the show and not ready to call it quits yet. We wandered around town a little more, stopping by Radio City Music Hall and another quick stroll over to Rockefeller center. I remember it looking a lot bigger in pictures and on TV though...
After such an exciting day, it was time for a midnight snack. On the way home we stopped by Garden City Deli (yelp review: here)
Mmmm... falafel. I must admit I didn't expect much from this place but came out pleasantly surprised.
So many ideas for tomorrow, being a holiday I'm not sure what will actually happen. We'll find out... One this is for sure though, I'm going to see a latin jazz show at Blue Note tomorrow night!
Sorry for the lack of pictures today... Randy and I went show hopping! Ya know... people movie hop or bar hop but in New York we took the opportunity to hop from one broadway show to another. I know... we're big dorks but hey, we had fun doing it!
I really wanted to see RENT before it closed out in NY, but there was no way I was gonna pay full price for a ticket. So, we headed to the theater to put our names in a lottery for 34 front row tickets for $20 each. I won one of these lotteries before when I saw Wicked in Chicago and I was REALLY hoping for a similar result. The theater staff began to draw names from a bucket... several names were read and we were dwindling to the last few seats. The staff picks up a card... is silent... oh gosh... that might be my name... there is always a strange pause before someone tries to pronounce my name... D..ddd... dan... van.... ra..ungg... I stopped him. One to relieve him from his misery and two, I was excited I got the tix!! $20 for FRONT ROW seats.... wow...
We had two hours before the show started, so we headed over to East Village for some grub..
I wanted some ramen from Go! but they weren't open. We settled for pizza at Ray's (yelp review: here)
Isn't that interesting? Chicken and broccoli pizza! It was aight...
Afterward we stopped by a cafe called Abraco (yelp review: here)...
I picked up a cured olive cookie. Thats right, olive! In a cookie! A lil' weird at first but definitely an interesting taste. In a good way.
Back to the theater we went. Sufficiently fed. We handed our tickets over to the usher and he congratulates us for being a lotto winner and escorted us to our seats. We... went... up... to ... the ... front... holy moly... I have never seen so much of the expression on an actors face before. And what a cast this was too! They were absolutely amazing. Blows the touring cast I saw OUT OF THE WATER. I teared up twice :) It was that good. My favorite though, has to be the guy who played Roger. MmmMMmm that boy has got an awesome voice.
We left the theater at 4:30p... the lotto for In the Heights is in 30 mins... should we do it... AH sure why not!? Walked 5 blocks down to 46th street to put our name in another lotto. This time the tix were $25 for again, front row seats. Nervously we watched as more and more people place their names into the bucket. The moment came. Names were being drawn one by one... RANDY WOO... yessssss! We got it! How amazing is that!?! Two front row seats in two sold out show for an amazing price! wow...
Before the show we stopped for a quick light dinner at Amish Market (yelp review: here)
The interesting bit was the apricot with mascarpone cheese. Eh... it was aight... the apricots weren't that sweet.
Now, I've heard a little bit about this show, but mostly for its choreography. But when that first beat hit and the cast stepped on stage, the energy didn't let up till the last note. Seriously... this is probably one of my favorite musicals. First, the music... oh my... it is GOOD. A mix of latin flavor with a bit of a hip hop beat. Its so good, I pre-ordered my soundtrack. The dancing was amazing. Modern hip hop moves are mixed with sensual salsa sway to give this show a very energetic beat. Lastly, the story is intriguing, although a tiny little bit light, but I can look past that :) This musical is up for 13 Tony awards, including best new musical, and I can see why. If you are ever in NY, go see this show!
Randy and I were pumped up after the show and not ready to call it quits yet. We wandered around town a little more, stopping by Radio City Music Hall and another quick stroll over to Rockefeller center. I remember it looking a lot bigger in pictures and on TV though...
After such an exciting day, it was time for a midnight snack. On the way home we stopped by Garden City Deli (yelp review: here)
Mmmm... falafel. I must admit I didn't expect much from this place but came out pleasantly surprised.
So many ideas for tomorrow, being a holiday I'm not sure what will actually happen. We'll find out... One this is for sure though, I'm going to see a latin jazz show at Blue Note tomorrow night!
posted by d-vizz at 5/25/2008 11:07:00 PM
3 Comments:
OMG DANVIN I AM SO JEALOUS!!! You got to see 2 sold-out shows in the FRONT ROW for a steal! Haha that is SO awesome. :) You're such a lucky person! You might as well go buy a lotto ticket now too lol.
P.S. Your Garden City yelp link didn't get linked!
WOW WHAT LUCK.
God never seizes blessing YOU. Lol. I'm so glad you're having so much fun! Look at that food... lol.
What luck!!! the best deal I ever had was last minute half-off tickets for London West-end shows.
Foodwise, we are not doing too badly, lately. Last week we had 2 BBQ in a row and another all-u-can-eat seafood this Wednesday.
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