This was taken on the fifth day of the blackout. Estimated 25,000 people without electricit, which quickly grew to 100,000. Channel 7 news was interviewing irate people at my subway stop at Ditmars. The red cross came in to hand out foot, water, and ice. The place feels like a ghost town. Stores and bodegas that used to light up the streets, and restaurants that hosted diners al fresco are now dark and empty.
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Finally got power back! Ten days total without power. It is so nice to be watching my tv again!
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Monday, July 10, 2006
A weekend of new musicals
Saw a wonderful new musical last Friday called Spring Awakening at the Atlantic Theatre Co. The music was written by Duncan Sheik most notable for the pop tune "Barely Breathing" I think it could be the next RENT. It's about kids coming of age and is based on the German play Spring Awakening written in 1891 and banned in Britain until 1970! The dialogue is of yesterday's English, but the music and lyrics are quite modern, which is very jolting but in a good way. The show deals with sexuality and teen suicide and parenting. It is quite a fable and definitley has it's share of controversy. The seating layout is of a modified 3/4 thrust, so there is audience seating on SL and SR. The cast members sit with the audience when they are not in a particular scene. The direction is courageous and all the elements integrate nicely. The show left me blown away, and I can't wait for a cast recording. As Amy and her friend Alisa were walking out of the theatre, we saw Duncan Sheik talking to someone in the back of the house.
Over the weekend, we saw another show called Burnt Part Boys performed by Barrington Stage Company's musical theatre lab located in the Berkshires. The show had it's first public reading at UNL, spearheaded by Alisa (Amy's friend and former voice teacher). One of Alisa's students was performing in the show as well. While the show has some book problems, it does have legs and has garnered a lot of interest from major theatre companies in NY, such as Lincoln Center, Manhattan Theatre Club, and Roundabout. William Finn (Falsettos, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) was the mentor for the show and we got to talk to him during intermission.
The drive to and from the Berkshires was quite pretty and very pleasant. We drove by lot's of signs of well known places such as the Tappan Zee Bridge, Pleasantville, and Putnam County. I love the hustle and bustle of New York City, but every once in a while it is so nice to get away from it all, and be able to walk along a sidewalk without constantly bumping into people. Will definitely have to make some more trips like that.
Over the weekend, we saw another show called Burnt Part Boys performed by Barrington Stage Company's musical theatre lab located in the Berkshires. The show had it's first public reading at UNL, spearheaded by Alisa (Amy's friend and former voice teacher). One of Alisa's students was performing in the show as well. While the show has some book problems, it does have legs and has garnered a lot of interest from major theatre companies in NY, such as Lincoln Center, Manhattan Theatre Club, and Roundabout. William Finn (Falsettos, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) was the mentor for the show and we got to talk to him during intermission.
The drive to and from the Berkshires was quite pretty and very pleasant. We drove by lot's of signs of well known places such as the Tappan Zee Bridge, Pleasantville, and Putnam County. I love the hustle and bustle of New York City, but every once in a while it is so nice to get away from it all, and be able to walk along a sidewalk without constantly bumping into people. Will definitely have to make some more trips like that.
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Fourth of July Fireworks!
Fourth of July Video
Taken on the East River between 36th and 42nd street. Amy and Jeff are with me. It was a great show! Will post more videos and pics soon.
Taken on the East River between 36th and 42nd street. Amy and Jeff are with me. It was a great show! Will post more videos and pics soon.
Monday, July 03, 2006
macbeth, macbeth, macbeth
Over the July 4th holiday weekend, Amy and I woke up at 5:30am and headed down to the DelaCorte theatre in Central Park to wait in line to get free tickets for that night's performance of the Scottish play.
By the time we got there (7:30 am) about 300 people were already in line. In another hour, there was about 300 people behind us! Representatives from the Public Theatre were on hand to answer questions as well as telling us the general rules of conduct (no cutting in line, no leaving the line to pick up your dry cleaning, etc).
From a distance we heard the sound of a flute playing the Superman theme. That was a good sign. The flute (and player) would soon come to our section of the line where he played lots of different songs as well as delivering some lines from Macbeth.
There's a deli nearby that delivers food to the people waiting in line. At around 10am, there were several delivery guys on bicycles calling out names of people who had called in an order. I felt sorry for them, as they looked kind of lost, riding up and down.
Amy decided to make a bed out of the Sunday Times so she could take in a little nap, while I read a script for a play I'm going to be assistant directing in Aug.
At 1pm, the electricity was in the air, as we were instructed to pick up our chairs and get ready to move. Not everyone is guaranteed a ticket.
So, did we get tickets? Click here to find out....
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