The Lights are Bright on Broadway

It's such an gorgeous day today - there is not one cloud in the sky, and it's warm and sunny. Gina and I just went for a walk around town soaking up the prettiness that surrounded us. Did I mention that I saw a bunny the other day? Just sitting on the front lawn nibbling on the grass? It was ridiculously cute.

The warmth is a nice change after last night, which was absolutely FREEZING. We were in the city until late because we went to see a show!

We arrived in the city at about 2.30 and lined up at the booth in Times Square for on-the-night tickets to shows. It was pretty fast-moving - from arrival to purchase it only took us an hour - and we ended up with half-price tickets to Phantom of the Opera! (Which is my favourite show. Ever. Pending seeing Wicked in a week or so.)

The first act was good, but the guy playing the Phantom was no comparison to Anthony Warlow, who I saw in Brisbane. (Who is though?) I wasn't too keen on Christine at first, but the whole cast really lifted in the second act. Raoul was brilliant, and I loved André and Firmin - they worked really well together comically, and were great to listen to. Carlotta was fabulous too - overdone and operatic, of course. I think that's actually what I didn't love about Christine's performance, she was a little breathy in some parts, and then a little too operatic in others. The scene I liked best, actually, was in the graveyard with the Phantom and Raoul. She got it right there, I thought. The Masquerade scene was fantastic, but Point of No Return (my favourite song, actually) didn't sit perfectly with me. On the whole though, I thought it was a great production - and I've now seen a Broadway show, which was one of my checkboxes for the trip. I also got to see Times Square at night, which was spectacular - very bright, very shiny.

Gina and I are now in the midst of packing and cleaning up before we go to Boston! Excitement abounds - though the 7am train into the city to get the bus isn't such a welcoming thought.

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