Broadway!

What trip to NYC would be complete without Broadway? I mean, come on. BROADWAY. It's like something you always dream about. I had pretty high hopes and I am delighted to say that I feel like I got some good deals and great memories out of my Broadway experiences. 

Broadway #1: Newsies

Sierra and I braved going into the city for the first time (ever! for both of us!) on a rainy Tuesday night. We had no umbrellas and pretty much got soaked, but it was oh so worth it!

Here we are on the train:

Waiting in line for the lottery tickets... which we didn't win. But you know what? At least the guy who had waited 5 times already DID. :)

Sierra's Marilyn moment:

So we didn't get the lottery tickets, but after running around in the rain looking for various other deals, we ended up getting a pretty good deal at the box office. Their only stipulation was that they didn't have two seats together. Oh well, we thought, and then proceeded to our seats. Sierra was directed up the stairs, and I was directed straight through, so we said our goodbyes and found our seats... which ended up being right in front of/behind each other! So fun :)

The best part of Newsies? "There are tap shoes!!" 

This musical was seriously incredible. I would see it a million more times. So, you know, if you need someone to go with you on your next trip to New York, just let me know!

Broadway #2: Annie

So. Annie. Pretty much one of my favorite movies ever. Could probably quote the entire thing. Love the songs. Almost makes me wish I had red hair. So naturally I had pretty high expectations here. 

I'm sorry to report that it was a bit of a letdown. Maybe it's the fact that I'm not the die-hard Jane Lynch fan that apparently other people are, but I felt like she was almost mocking her own character the whole time. It was weird. Or maybe it was the fact that we were on the front row and could see—as talented as they really were—the little girls counting out the steps in their minds. Kind of distracting. Oh well. I'll just stick to the movie from now on. Still had fun on this girls' night, though! 

Broadway #3: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella

Another childhood CLASSIC (I'm talking the 1965 version that we had on VHS. You had that one, too, right?). And then, of course, the Brandy version came out and it was even better and full of that Whoopi, Whitney, interracial goodness. In all, just one of my very favorites. I maybe appreciated this show a bit more because I had to go really early and sit in the heat for like 2 hours and then do a panicked idiot-run looking for an ATM when I found out they didn't accept cards. Oh, and I also maybe had to try to bribe random student-aged people on the street to come in and stand with me as I bought the tickets so I could get two. Lots of work. 

The theater was also incredible. Added to the Cinderella ambiance, for sure. 

Pretty sure you weren't supposed to take pictures inside the theater. Oops. 

In one word, this show was incredible!! I could've seen it back-to-back a hundred more times, probably. The scenery, the music, the different-from-the-movies storyline. THE COSTUME CHANGES. I'm not kidding. It was incredible. And I was so, so happy that that's how we spent our last night in New York! What a lovely night! 

So. Yeah. Broadway. I'll be back.