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THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES–The Secret is in the Music

(theatermania) We went to this show because we were told the music is wonderful and it is. Furthermore it es almost non-stop. Consisting of a mix of gospel, soft rock, and R & B sung by 12 superb singers and played by 10 musicians stationed around the stage, the songs are glorious. (playbill) One reviewer…

July 8, 2019 in Retirement in New York, Theater, Travel and Leisure--City Guides and Information.

Moulin Rouge!

(Bostonuniversity; same set) Not sure how we wound up at this show as we raised the audience’s average age by quite a bit, but we have been trying to step outside our usual rut. The show is based on the film by Baz Luhrmann and is directed by John Logan. The show is in previews…

July 6, 2019 in dance, Retirement in New York, Theater, Travel and Leisure--City Guides and Information.

THE ROLLING STONE

(lct) If you were lucky and canny enough to snag a membership in the Lincoln Center Theater when it was available, then you were able to see this and other LCT plays at half price. But even if you didn’t, it’s worth paying the fairly reasonable $55-82 to see it. You can join the waiting…

July 1, 2019 in Budget Travel in New York, discount theater tickets, Music, Retirement in New York, Theater, Travel and Leisure--City Guides and Information.

DON’T MISS “BURN THIS” IT ENDS JULY 14

If you miss it, you will miss one of Broadway’s greatest actors on stage. I am speaking of course of Adam Driver, (nytmes) who turns in a titanic performance as Pale/Jimmy. In the middle of the night, I woke up and said to my long-suffering partner, “this play is about love, loss and art,” which…

June 20, 2019 in discount theater tickets, Retirement in New York, Theater.

A Tale of Two “Tootsies”

I admit it, I am a fan of the original film with Dustin Hoffman and a screenplay by the great Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal (imdg). So it was with a certain amount of anxiety that I went to the musical. Knowing, however, that the music was by David Yazbek, whose fantastic score for “The…

June 15, 2019 in Good for seniors, Music, Retirement in New York, Theater, Travel and Leisure--City Guides and Information.

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