Cole flew in on Thursday afternoon in time to see American Idiot.
We had second row tickets and it was even more amazing than the first time (mostly because I knew more of the song lyrics). Sadly John Gallagher, Jr. did not come out and sign and according to the door man he never does.Friday I had to work until 2 and then we grabbed lunch at Smac, a restaurant that makes mac and cheese any way you can think of. Of course, I got All-American, which was three cheeses and it was great. The rest of the afternoon we spend shopping and exploring the East Village and Soho (making a pit stop at Baked By Melissa - yum) and then headed to see The Addams Family.
The critics didn't like the show at all, so I wasn't sure what to expect, but we really enjoyed the show. The sets were creative and transformed into the many different rooms of the house. Most fascinating was their use of the curtain. Most shows just pull it up when the show starts, although many shows don't even have that now, but for this show it has two pieces that pulled to the side and then three scallops that would rise and fall to create different looks. Unlike many shows, where you see the sets move, The Addams Family would have a character singing or talking in front of the curtain and move the sets then. Of course hand stopped by and Uncle Fester flew to the moon - which was very entertaining. Overall I really enjoyed the show and its story. The music was catchy and I have enjoyed listening to it since I saw the show too. I forgot to mention that the cast featured Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth. I do feel that the show was overlooked for Tony nominations, especially sets and best musical. I think it was way more exciting than Million Dollar Quartet is going to be (I'm seeing that is a few weeks, so I'll keep you posted).
Saturday we wandered around before seeing the West Side Story matinee.
I was not looking forward to this show because I had seen a horrible version at Town Theatre in Columbia. So a little unenthused, we saw the show and I really enjoyed it. The cast was so talented and authentic. The mix of Spanish and English was a little annoying because it seemed to randomly switch throughout scenes and I thought it should have been one or the other, but overall a good production. That evening we went to see Hair again. We got student rush tickets for $25 and had the amazing seats in the box to the left side of the stage. It was exciting because the cast frequently comes out in the audience and they were right there. Like last time we got to dance on stage at the end for the eParty. The stage door for this show is particularly fun because the cast is so nice.
Sunday was jam packed. It started with
trapeze school at 10:30 until 12:30 
followed by a quick lunch and then to see Restoration at NYTW where I work. After the show we hoped on the subway and ran back to my place to shower and change for the Tonys!
Doors opened at 6 and you had to be seated by 7. It was raining so it was a little gross commuting, but it was exciting non-the-less. From 7-8 you get to see the "early in the evening awards were presented to..." awards actually presented and then the live show starts at 8. There is so much energy there and the sound is so much better than what gets broadcast on TV. I was particularly happy that Fences did well because it was a great show. Probably my favorite win was Katie Finnegan from Promises, Promises. She is only in two scenes, but if you ask anyone what they remember from that show, it is her parts. American Idiot was a great performance, but seeing Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele was my favorite. When Lea Michele sang "Don't Rain on my Parade" it was mesmerizing.
It was a great weekend, but as Monday came Cole had to head back to Columbia and I had to go to work. I was so tired on Monday, but we had a benefit event that evening so I had to help with the set up beginning at noon and finally got to eat dinner around midnight, but which point I was exhausted!
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