Spiderman

I saw Spiderman with my husband last week. The best parts of the show were the acrobatics with characters actually battling out scenes above our heads. Spiderman and the bad guy were independently suspended on 3-way wires, and they were all over the place. It was magic.

The worst part of the show was the stage design, or lack of. I've seen better sets at high school plays. Further, the stage presence of the rest of the characters was disappointing. They looked amazing, especially the group of cartoon bad guys, they were just too static for a Broadway production.

I got my tickets at the TCTS Booth at the South Street Seaport. The line was short, like all the brochures said it would be which was a plus. I haven't found the trick to getting cheap tickets for current shows, yet. I still paid a lot for these, only 30% off, not 50% like you might expect at "the booth."

If Your Car Has Been Relocated

This is a notice from the NYPD that a film crew will be at this location on this date, and your car had better not be. It looks like an episode (or two?) of Law and Order will be shot here. This was in Chelsea. Today I saw these same type of flyers in my neighborhood (Long Island City)! On Wednesday, a film crew (and maybe Tom Selleck) will be creating a new episode of Blue Bloods. I'll be there, so stay posted.

Half Moon

 

A half moon nestles in-between the United Nations and the Chrysler Building.

Window Sitings

 

Heading south on Lexington Avenue from 85th Street after church today, I was dazzled by the beautifully designed window displays showing off amazing clothing, shoes and jewelry. My husband liked this display--an impressive Coca-Cola bottle collection in the window of The Luncheonette. This is just half of the display; there are two windows of it. An internet search told me you can get a true old-fashioned fountain Coke here where the syrup and soda are dispensed separately.

Traffic

 

This is the traffic jam on Broadway Saturday night around 10 pm. No one in a car is moving in this scene. In fact, the taxi in the front of the picture has the green light, but he isn't going anywhere for a while.  It was nice to be on foot.

Woman in Heels with Instrument

 

What sort of life do you think this woman has? She's dressed to the nines in her 5" heels and is walking the streets of New York with her base violin (?) slung over her shoulder. I just had to take this shot even though my husband was fussing at me to get into the cab he had just flagged on a busy Saturday night in Midtown.