Today we took the subway and spent the morning in lower Manhattan. Coming out of the subway to see the 9/11 Memorial, we came up into bottom of the Freedom Tower, where there is a pretty mall.
9/11 Memorial
Where the Twin Towers once stood, there are two fountains that go into the ground. Around the top are the names of those who died.
It was a beautiful tribute to the day and to the people who lost their lives. It was very solemn there.
Trinity Church Cemetery
Next we paid our respects to Alexander and Eliza Hamilton.
Wall Street & the Bull
Apparently the Bull is a popular photo spot. Good grief.
Battery Park & the Statue of Liberty
Uber & Brooklyn & Pizza
We had high ambitions of walking across the Brooklyn Bridge, but we had already walked a bunch that morning, plus the Brooklyn Bridge is looooong. So we took our first Uber ride of the trip. It only took a few minutes for it to arrive, it wasn't too spendy, and it saved us time and energy.
Apparently this is "the" place to get pizza in the greater NYC area. There was already a line when it opened. But these NYC restaurants know how to funnel people in and out quickly.
I had the antipasti appetizer of various meats and olives. Jon, Conrad and Sarah had pizza. The smell was incredible. They said the crust was perfectly soft on the inside and crunchy on the outside. It was the sauce that really got us, and the meats on top!
Waitress
We took the subway back to Times Square because we had a matinee show to see! Waitress! Conrad and Sarah bought last minute tickets so they could go too.
Waitress summary:
Based on the movie Waitress, Sara Bareilles wrote and starred in (for a limited time) the muscial on Broadway. It's about a waitress named Jenna who has a bad marriage, but great friends at the diner. She bakes the most amazing pies and gives them funny names. She never feels good enough, until a few things happen and she finds the courage to get what she wants out of life.
It was an inspiring story. We loved it! Sara was so good in it. Our other favorite character was Ogie, who was Dawn's love interest. His first song was SO HILARIOUS I was literally crying. He was a super nerd who wasn't going to let Dawn getaway so easily. There was Irish dancing and opera and... oh my gosh. That was a belly laugh.
The only thing I wish I could change would be the swearing and this one 1-minute sort of love scene (it doesn't show anything but it's definitely not appropriate).
You gotta check out the music for this one. It's been running through my head ever since!
Jenna- Sara Bareilles
Cal- Thay Floyd (understudy)
Dawn- Caitlin Houlahan
Becky- Charity Angel Dawnson
Joe- Dakin Matthews
Earl- Will Swenson
Dr. Pomatter- Christ Diamantopoulos
Ogie- Christopher Fitzgerald
The musicians were on stage the whole time, including a piano and guitar, which was fun!
Afternoon Exploring
After a bit of a rest, Jon and I went out and about. We happened to walk by the New York Times! I didn't drop off my resume.
This was a fun place! The Drama Book Shop. I bought a book on writing. Jon looked at all the music.
Sunset Blvd
In the evening, Jon and I headed to see Sunset Blvd starring Glenn Close!
Sunset Blvd summary:
(There is also a movie.) Based on the silent film star Norma Desmond, it's many years later and now movies are quite different. The show spent a lot of time on Hollywood itself (as it was back in the day) and how you gotta know someone to get anywhere. It is told by struggling writer Joe Gillis, who happens upon a mansion on Sunset Blvd-- Norma's house. They form a very interesting relationship when she asks him to edit her screenplay (ie comeback) and Norma thinks she's young again. He thinks she is crazy (she is) but he just goes with it. Hey, free room and board, right?
The story takes a dramatic turn when the script is finished but there is a mix up about it with Mr. DeMille.
Every time Glenn came out, it was sheer awe. Her costumes were more and more elaborate every time, and she had the airs of someone so grand. Glenn did the character so so well! I personally thought the storyline was really strange, and there wasn't any growth in any of the characters really. It had a huge orchestra (at the back of the stage) which was a force by itself! Beautiful, beautiful music.
Pictures during the show are super bad etiquette, but during the bows it's ok. Here is Glenn taking her bow!
Also, Jon used to work with the uncle of someone in the show (who played Artie), so he talked to him after and got his signature.
Norma- Glenn Close
Joe- Michael Xavier
Betty- Soibhan Dillon
Max- Fred Johanson
Artie- Preston Truman Boyd
I personally loved Max's voice--very deep.
Late Night Food & a Drunken Sailor
After the show, we realized we hadn't eaten since about noon, and here it was 11pm. I wanted tacos! So we went to Dos Caminos right at Times Square. So so loud, but so so good!
After we were done, there was something weird with our receipt, so we waited at the hostess desk for a bit so they could fix it. The place was closing, but these two sailors (dressed in their whites) were trying to get in. Another couple was leaving so they let them in.
"Can we use your bathroom?" One sailor asked.
He carried the other sailor, who was fall-over drunk.
The hostess came back and Jon said, "I've never actually seen a drunken sailor before." She laughed and laughed.
Outside we told the other sailors and they laughed and apologized. Gotta love Fleet Week in NYC!
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