It started Friday night with a viewing of Antony and Cleopatra at the Penn. Shakespeare Festival along side newlyweds Andy and Angela Pomo-Wertner. Our good friend, Zach Kleinsmith, was one of many notable performances (who knew Greg Wood could be such a bad ass?) The evening ended with beers around a pit fire with Philly theatre mainstays Scott Greer, Ian Merrill Peakes, and Tony Lawton -- trying to get some talent by osmosis...
Saturday I arrived in New York and began joyfully over eating with Bill, Antonio, and Kathy. Lunch began with delicious fettucini alfredo at the place where it all started called -- wait for it -- Alfredo's.
Well, it started at the same place in Rome and this is the NY store. Then we got desert at Magnolia Bakery. Delicious cupcakes at a place I know Becca D'Amato must love.
After a productive PTW meeting for the 2009-2010 season (did you buy your season tickets yet?) I headed to my plush hotel room at the Michelangelo and watched the Phils spank the Cards. Well rested, we headed off to see God of Carnage. It was a brilliant play by Yasmina Reza (same playwright as Art) that was superbly acted -- even Gandolfini only slipped into his Tony Soprano mannerisms once in a while. Set design was also a gem -- a must see stage experience. And added bonus was seeing Drew Barrymore and her beau, Justin Long, sitting about 15 feet away from us.
Just when I thought the night could not get any better we headed of to dinner at the Palm. The next morning began with lunch at Ellen's Stardust Diner. The catch at this diner is that the entire staff is trying to make it on broadway and perform different songs while you eat. Don't go if you can't stand hearing "Happy Birthday" over and over -- it was sung 4 times during the hour we were there.
The final cap on the weekend was a stirring performance of Mary Stuart. Another lesson in acting from my second row, center seat :) And added gem in this performance was the on-stage down pour at the start of Act II. It was a site to behold. To bad the real down pour followed us after the show.
I got home later than I wanted because of bad weather, but was greeted by the best Episode yet of True Blood. A PERFECT weekend.
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