We had a very full week in New York City. From 8:00 each morning till 4:00 each afternoon we were in classes. However, once four o’clock rolled around, we were off and running - often literally. I did more walking last week than I’ve done since the week RT and I spent in Alaska a couple years ago. We got a week pass for the subway system, and we used those passes a lot. It’s amazing how quickly one can become comfortable with riding the subway. We also used taxis a few times when it was late and we just didn’t want to spend a hour or more getting back to our hotel - plus the long walk from the subway station to the hotel. Taxis were wonderful.
I have to admit that my favorite part of the week was seeing “Wicked” on Broadway. I saw two Broadway shows. The other one was “Jersey Boys” and it was wonderful, too. The two shows are so different that there’s no way to compare them. “Wicked” was so unexpected. The story, the music, the set - it just blew me away. It was funny, it was sad, it was romantic. The music was beautiful.
Our seats at the Gershwin Theater were wonderful - near the front, on the aisle. Our seats at “Jersey Boys” were on the third row from the back of the balcony. Maybe that had something to do with it not making as big an impression on me as “Wicked.”
While the Wicked Witch of the West was a great character, I’m afraid it was Glinda, the good witch, who stole the show. She was hilarious. “It’s Glinda - the ‘Ga’ is silent!” was one of the funniest lines. I think it was good that I didn’t know the storyline before I saw the show. I came into it with no knowledge beyond “it’s about the witches from the Wizard of Oz - from when they were babies up to the time of Dorothy.” That was it. So the storyline was new to me - and thoroughly delightful.
If you ever go to NYC, you should make time to see “Wicked.”
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