Her flight came in just in time for us to meet up for lunch at La Paloma. Immediately we saw that our knack for unknowingly dressing in the same color hadn't faded. We were quite matchy matchy! :)
Back to La Paloma - I had found it online - inexpensive but good eats. And it was good! Both of us tried cactus in our burritos. She best described the cactus bits like spicy green beans. The only potential drawback is that seating is VERY limited so if you go with a larger group you may want to plan on takeout.
After the meal, I walked her as far as the TKTS booth where she got in line to hopefully get tickets to see "Curtains". And a few hours later I got a call that she did!
The end of the workday came and we met another friend at Vynl. A restaurant decorated with vinyl records, dolls of various singers and 4 singer themed unisex bathrooms - Elvis, Dolly Parton, Nelly and Cher.Their special drink was a frozen mojito - sounded good to us so we ordered it without inquiring about the price. They were $10. I always forget how pricey drinks can be (and that was on the cheap side.) But they were good! :)
Their menu (much like their bathrooms) is very eclectic so it is a great place to go for a group of people who may not have the same taste in food. However, a warning...when ordering the Mushroom Burger, it is not a burger with mushrooms but rather a "burger" made of mushrooms. I learned that lesson the hard way. :(
Vynl is opening up 2 more locations in the city so apparently business has been good!
Curtain time crept up quickly for "Curtains" so we scurried off towards the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (the same theatre we both saw our first Broadway show - The Wedding Singer.) We got our programs and discovered an insert that said David Hyde Pierce would have an understudy for the performance. Truly disappointed we tried to put a positive spin on things that at least the rest of the talented cast we'd be able to see. All was not lost, right? Right!
So the show began and all of a sudden a man made his entrance that looked an awful lot like David Hyde Pierce. Sounded like him, too...wait a minute...it IS him! Woo-Hoo! We get to see him afterall! (Later, we were told by my roommate - a former usher - that there are times when programs are recycled and previous inserts are not taken out like they should be.)
Curtains is definitely a throwback to the "old fashioned" musical that is definitely not lacking a budget - as the entire cast had an outfit change for the curtain call and David Hyde Pierce came out on a lifesize plastic horse!
As I watched the show I wondered how hard it would be to put together a touring production...set wise, I guess if Drowsy Chaperone can do it, so can Curtains! It is certainly a fun show to watch and "Show People" was in our heads on the way home.
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