New York, New York

We planned to stay only a few days in NY before heading up to Saranac and family, but learning about more plays lengthened our stay.  On our first day we hit the strip running, or actually walking through the garment district.  This statue was a reminder of what it was like in the early days here.

On Wednesay we had both matinee and evening performances.  A teasing on the Tony Awards show led us to Strange Loop, a play about a playwright writing a play about a playwright.  He is a gay usher named Usher who is plagued by demons regarding his life and sexuality.  He is also estranged from his religious family.  This is a musical.  Jerry liked it better than Anna Lee, who wanted more in the end about his actually writing and completing the play.

Our dinner had a bonus, Dena, daughter of good friends of ours from home, joined us for a delicious dinner at The Smith.  We probably dominated the conversation but she is a good listener and delightful dinner companion.

Our second play of the day was was a short ride uptown to the Lincoln Center to see Becky Nurse, the story of a descendant from a Salem witch and her travails raising a grand-daughter and trying to work in Salem.  We had visited this complex years ago to see an excellent production of War Horse.  Becky Nurse  It is a multilayered play with some magic and romance tossed in.  Anna Lee was a bit teary-eyed at the end.

The view out our window onto Times Square.   

With his new hearing aids, Jerry says that he can clearly hear the dialog in the plays and Anna Lee has stopped mumbling.