There's not even a line at the TKTS booth as we approach only an hour before the box offices close. The booth is a trip down memory lane, and we score some last-minute tickets to Hadestown.
Watching beloved Warrick Brown (Gary Dourdan) rise from the dead…or rise to rule the dead...in his portrayal of Hades was a treat - who knew the soft-spoken CSI could sing in a deep, booming voice that fills the entire theater?
Orpheus has the voice of an angel...the kind that is sweet and pure but only hits half the notes. Eurydice's story hardly sticks with the original myth, and I cringe that a snake bite is spun into a scandalous story. It is implied that she indulges in all the vices and Orpheus tries to pull her from a hell of her own making, unable to undo her deal with the devil.
Plot points aside, the music is mesmerizing; 33 songs and all of them big. The whole production is beautiful, and there's a reason they've stayed put for 7 years.
We return to our hotel in time to catch the final minutes of Game 5, as the Knicks narrowly beat the San Antonio Spurs to win the series. Watching them fight for the coveted title is intoxicating, as they end a 35 year-long drought.
The streets are wild, and our proximity to Times Square gives us front-row seats to all of the antics, a gathering of collective joy.
...And we've only been here 7 hours.
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