The NYC public schools have been off this week, which has been truly wonderful. I think this mid-Winter break is one of the best things about the otherwise somewhat cracked academic calendar here - it's definitely a good time of year to sit back and chill for a while.
Feeling both frugal and uninspired, I made the decision to stay in New York this vacation, which was, I think, wise. Along with the obvious benefits, like not paying for a hotel or feeling pressure to do anything more taxing than play Xbox, I've also taken the opportunity to really enjoy the musical theater scene that I'm sometimes too stressed or tired to really take advantage of.
On Monday, I attended Scott Alan's Monday Nights New Voices cabaret show at The Duplex, which was absolutely amazing. Whitney Bashor is going to be the next Kelli O'Hara. Unfortunately, despite the fact that at least three of my musical theater hero(ine)s were there, I completely failed to build the nerve to speak with any of them.
On Tuesday, I went to this performance at The Ritz, even though it began at 11 p.m. Not something I could've done with school the next day. And it was fantastic, first time I got to see Natalie Weiss live, and Alysha Umphress was rocking extra hard too.
On Wednesday, I went to a screening of PBS' recording of last year's Company at the Laurie Beechman theater. Several of the cast members, the man who directed it for television, and the lady who did all the orchestrations were there, and it was a very festive atmosphere. Great fun.
On Thursday, I had a voice lesson. Which will probably happen again post-vacation, but I wouldn't have found the time to make the appointment without the vacation, so that's good.
And tomorrow (tonight?), I'm going to see Come Back, Little Sheba and then the After Party - which, to be fair, I attend almost every Friday night. But I'll be much more well-rested and participatory this time!
It's been a good week. Too bad it's almost over.
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