High Spirits

Well, it's 11:15 am and I'm writing this as I'm lounging in bed in the hotel room. I still haven't made it across the street to Starbucks. Getting rained on is exhausting and it kept raining last night. We stayed holed up in the hotel room until about 6 and then walked down the block to Pigalle for dinner, which was excellent. However, it was sprinkling the whole way and as soon as we stepped inside, it was a downpour again. The monsoon lasted through most of dinner but miraculously and unexpectedly, it let up some as soon as we were ready to go around 7:30. We managed to walk to the theatre and only get slightly damp. I pickedup the tickets and bought a magnet for my work fridge and we settled in for the show. I am happy to report that Blithe Spirit gets a big A+ and not just because of Angela, although she was truly superb and deserving of that 5th Tony, but the whole ensemble was terrific. I really can't understand how only Angela got a nomination, Rupert and Christine deserved them to and the production should have been up for Best Revival, it was pitch perfect and the packed audience seemed to love it. I guess the current glut of classics (some that got worse reviews than Spirit yet still got a nomination - I'm talking about you Mary Stewart) really pushed farcical comedies out of favor, which is to bad. Blithe Spirit is a classic itself. So, afterward, it finally stopped raining and we came back to the hotel. I had the rest of my sandwich and a brownie and went to bed and slept until just after 10. I'm now ready to go andmy companion is getting ready. He decided not to work since we both slept so long, so there's no trip to Starbucks to meet ay adoring, hot, fans, who may still be waiting, knowing that I always seem to show up later than I intend to. So far the weather looks ok, although there are plenty of clouds in the sky, so we're going to walk up to Columbus Circle and go to the Biblical Art Museum and then head over to 5th Ave. for lunch, shopping, and maybe another museum. Of course, since Little Mermaid starts at 2, the weather will probably be terrific until then and at 2:01 I will suddenly be standing in the middle of a monsoon. Trust me, that's my luck