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On Broadway
Well, obviously I didn’t have any time to write while I was in New York City. I think it would be nice to go on a vacation where I could relax and do nothing…someday. But, of course you don’t go to New York for that! So, I made the most of my time there. I attended a conference in New Jersey for the 4th of July weekend, and then last Sunday, my uncle and I took the train over to Manhatten to spend a few days there. I’ve previously been to New York around Christmas, 2006, with a couple of my sisters. But this was my uncle’s first time in the Big Apple.
Right off the bat, we went over to see Times Square, which literally never sleeps. One of the nights, we were in Times Square around 1 AM, and stores were still open! It’s crazy for this Peoria boy, since I’m used to everything shutting down at 11.
The next day, our first full day in New York, we headed up to Central Park, which is huge and very beautiful. We ended up walking through about half of it, noticing different areas where movies have been shot (…Enchanted…hey, it was a great musical!). The place is huge, and it’s pretty neat to see this oasis of nature and greenery surrounded by towering skyscrapers in the distance.
Next day, my uncle and I went on the Statue of Liberty ferry and hit Liberty Island and Ellis Island. For those of you visiting New York soon or sometime in the future, it’s pretty much an all day event. You have to get there early (which we didn’t do), wait in line for an hour (which we did do), and then wait in lines for the ferries (to Liberty and then Ellis Islands). It was great though, and very fun to be there around the 4th of July.
That night we saw Lion King, which was AMAZING. It’s a huge spectacle with intricate costumes and masks, puppetry, amazing sets and lighting, great choreography, and of course, blow-you-away vocals. It definitely has been on Broadway for 10 years for a reason. For more information on the show, check out:
The next day, my uncle had to get back to Peoria, so I hung out with our Kathy from Singing in the Rain (Laura Miller), who recently moved out to New York. She showed me around more of the city, and we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge, which was quite a trek, but well worth it!
That night, we stood in line for cancellation tickets, and (drum roll, please)…got in to see South Pacific! That was the big musical I wanted to see on Broadway. We had grown up watching the classic musicals like that one, so it was awesome to see it done live, on Broadway. It was a little more racy than the movie, but the classic story and music were there in all their glory. And let me just say that Paulo Szot (who plays Emile de Becque) was phenomenal in the role. “This Once Was Mine” just ripped your heart out, and he received a good 20 seconds of applause after that song. Boy, was it great!
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Now, back to catching up on life and work after being gone for a little over a week…
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