I am happy to inform you loyal and faithful readers and followers out there in the morass known as cyberspace that Billi Pod’s entertainment doubleheader plus yesterday was outstanding, beginning with ...
EVITA, the revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1979 pop operetta about Argentine icon Eva Peron==>A-.
The role of Che, usually played by recording star Ricky Martin, has been played by Max von Essen for the past week. For this performance, however, this key role was played by a younger performer named Daniel Torres and he did an excellent job and got a roaring standing ovation at curtain call.
Elena Roger, an Argentinean herself, in the role of Evita was OK and her vocals didn’t turn me off as they did several of the newspaper critics. Michael Cerveris as Peron is superb.
But the winning points of the show, at least for me, are the music, staging and ensemble choreography.
To add to my enjoyment of the show==>my complimentary seat was terrific, in the prime center orchestra, row L.
Yes, I am soooooooo glad I finally got to see this show and I left the theater with a smile on my face.
And the smile prevailed even though Billi Pod was forced once again to partake of Fallopian food at the Fallopian restaurant known as Meskerem, located on 47th Street in my Hell’s Kitchen ‘hood.
I met up with My Lady, Dian Crystal, and her posse-member Marty Kosarik. This time Billi Pod determined that he would branch out in the Fallopian food world so he ordered a Combination Platter that included meat and vegetables served with and on the usual incredible bread known as injera. It was quite tasty and filling.
Yes, I can honestly say that Billi Pod enjoyed being exposed to Fallopian food again and ... oooooooooooops ... have just been again rather forcefully reminded that it is a Ethiopian restaurant and the food there is, of course, Ethiopian, not Fallopian. Sorry Marty ... my bad.
Our plan was to walk down to Chelsea for our evening show so after dinner we walked over to 10th Avenue and headed south down to 30th Street where we got on The High Line.
The weather was very tolerable and there was a light breeze. There were hordes and hordes of tourists and, honestly, the 3 of us looked like a family of tourists ourselves, especially Dian, who took pictures of what seemed like each and everything she encountered.
Toward the end of The High Line is a small area where water is sprayed on the floor so you can cool off a bit if you want to. Well, of course, Marty and Dian waded in and proceeded to have a water fight. I, of course, took the picture and then pretended that I didn’t know them.
We got to our theater on 16th Street a little after 7:00 and it felt good to be back in an air-conditioned space.
So, I give our dinner and The High Line walk==>A++.
Our show was MONSTER, a drama about Victor Frankenstein and his relationship with his creation, the Monster==>B.
Frankly, this show grew (no pun intended) on me as it went on. The staging is excellent and the acting is very good, especially the young actor who plays the Monster. Yes, in the name of fair and unbiased reporting I have to admit that the 3 of us toyed with the idea of leaving at intermission but we didn’t and I am glad we stayed.
So .... Billi Pod says==>worth seeing for the acting.
When the show was over I took the subway back to PHC and settled in to watch the final 4 innings of the final game of the 4-game YANKEE/F**KSOX series in that swirling cesspool known as Fenway Park.
What a great finale to an already awesome day==>The Yankees kicked F**kSox butt winning 7-3 behind another excellent pitching performance from Ivan Nova, who won his 10th game, and the longball, again, from Andruw Jones.
Our record for this 4-game series is 3-1 and for the year thus far it is 5-1, and, they haven't come to Yankee Stadium yet.
All of this means is that at the All-Star break the Yankees lead the AL East by 7 games over second place Baltimore and 9 1/2 games over the reeling F**kSox, who are tied for last place.
Yes, my loyal and faithful readers and followers, when Billi Pod crashed at the usual 2:00am it ended a terrific doubleheader plus day for him in The Big Apple, The Greatest City In The World.
Today, being a Monday, will be my usual errands and stuff day and then for tonight is ...
7:30==>NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC @ Avery Fisher Hall - “Tchaikovsky Festival, including: Festival Coronation March; Piano Concerto No. 2; Selections from Act IV of Swan Lake; and, 1812 Overture.” (discounted TDF ticket)
The concert will be conducted by Bramwell Tovey as part of the “Summertime Classics” series.
When the concert is over I plan to walk back to PHC.
OK ... now it is time to do stuff ... so ...
Yesterday’s Pedometer mileage==>5.86 miles. Mileage for the last 7 days==>25.96 miles.
GO YANKEES AND GO GATORS!!
Billi Pod
“Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.”
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