Today I went to the city with Chris and his parents to see Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway (their treat – THANK YOU!). I was really pleasantly surprised. I mean, Broadway shows are usually (go with me on this one) decent, but this one was really, really, good. In fact, it’s right up there in my favorite two Broadway shows that I’ve seen (the other one being Jekyll and Hyde).
I was even more pleasantly surprised to discover that Alfred Molina (Doc Ock in Spidey 2) was playing the lead role (he did a wonderful job, btw [whoda thunk he could sing?]). Ironically, this is the second Spidey actor I’ve seen in a theatrical performance, the first being Rosemary Harris (Aunt May), who I saw starring in a production in Princeton, NJ in 2002. I’m thinking I’m seeing a trend here, so when the next movie comes out I’d best be seeing Tobey Maguire playing Peter Pan or something :)
I got several low-quality pictures of the trip (mostly Times Square) in my moblog, including one slight act of civil disobediance (no photography of any sort in the theater).
We ate at a pretty good place in Times Square called Playwrights which had really good food (well, the chicken sandwich [which doesn’t appear on the menu in the presious link] and cake I had were really good, anyway) for cheap (relative to Manhattan) prices. If you’re ever in the neighborhood I’d recommend it over any of the “big-name” restaurants in the area.
I also had the interesting experience of riding a ferry for the first time in 13 years. With how much the ferry costs these days, I’m surprised anyone still uses the damn things, especially to commute. I mean sure, boats’r nice, but it’s like a tourist trap set up specifically for NJ natives (most of whom can’t rightly be called tourists to NYC). Use the PATH, people, and save your hard-earned(?) monies (in our case, with four people, it would have been ~$30 cheaper).