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| Scott, Me, Judy & Steve @ Mel's Burger Bar on W110th Street. (Great shakes!) |
The first show we saw was War Horse, a huge hit of a play that started in London and involves some of the most amazing puppetry I've ever seen. (See the Lincoln Center Theater link below.) Another perk of seeing the show? One of Scott's former classmates (and friend) from Temple University is in it. Austin Durant plays Chapman Carter and Manfred in the production and audience members will be stunned by his powerful voice and the fact that he's only 27 years old. Needless to say, the show was incredible, and I would recommend it to anyone. Excellent use of theatrical devices.
Lincoln Center Theater : Media Player
The second play we saw was much more light-hearted. The Book of Mormon (a musical) was written by the creators of South Park (a show I don't especially like). It was good to get away from their known characters on South Park and see how funny these writers really are! The show does take quite the jab at Mormons, as it does at Catholics and Jews and...basically everyone. But I think the message is good. And the show is hilarious. What surprised me the most is how catchy the songs are! This is definitely an album I will be buying. And good news: The show plans to tour so get your tickets soon because they WILL sell out.
The rest of the weekend was spent dining and shopping in SoHo. (Oh darn ;) ). We visited a store that is a huge favorite of Judy's called Versani which features handcrafted, beautiful jewelry. I was spoiled a bit and Steve, Judy and Scott all chipped in to buy me some one-of-a-kind wood embedded hoop earrings. They are awesome.
Looking forward to spending more time with Judy and Steve when I visit Minnesota at the end of June! It was nice to be able to share "our city" with them!
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