July in New York (Part 2)

As Jackie and I stumbled into the summer New York sun, we both noticed there was no humidity- in fact, it felt great. After a quick lunch at Le Pain Quotidian (Jackie had egg salad with sardines! I had an Italian tasting platter) we went off to hear Seth Rudetsky interview Broadway actors live from Times Square. It was fun listening to Andy Karl (from 9 to 5) and the original Motormouth MayBelle from Hairspray. We headed over to TKTS- only to find not much available- at least nothing we hadn't already seen before. After debating a bit, we decided to head over to God of Carnage- a play that won the Tony for Best Play. It was starring Jeff Daniels and James Gandolfini so it was a hot ticket- and I was hoping it was sold out- the reason being if a show is sold out, you can buy standing room tickets for $25- which we did. After buying our tickets, we checked out the hotel we'll be staying in next June (the Hampton Inn Times Square is going to be awesome! Come with us!), we both quickly drank caffeinated beverages to keep us going and we went to the show.
The play was awesome (we stood next to a cool guy from Seattle who was seeing his first Broadway show)- it's about 2 sets of parents (both well off) who get together after one of their sons beats up the son of the other couple. Even thought the topic was serious, it was hilarious (especially a moment of projectile vomiting) and we both loved it. It was 90 minutes exactly- no intermission and we didn't mind standing. http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1543292572?bctid=17212090001
After the play, we went back to TKTS and were excited to see that Our Town- a classic piece was on for Off-Broadway. We bought tickets (for $30) and had a nice chat with an elderly gentleman who was in line in front of us.
After that, it was off to a restaurant called Artisenal- which is famous primarily for cheeses. We had amazing fondue and a 3 course tasting lunch menu. Everything was great (and we only paid lunch prices- and our cool waitress comped us an appetizer so we could "try it, cause it's great in the fondue"-which it was).
After that, we rolled down to Greenwich Village to see Our Town- after wandering through some cool historical streets. Our Town was at the historic Bleecker Street Theatre- which only holds 140 people. The show was sold out- and words cannot do justice to this amazing production. If you are interested, look over this video- all I can say is, it was probably Jackie and my favorite show of the trip.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1543292572?bctid=14151054001
After the show, we went right back to the hotel to find that they turned down our beds and left us each a famous New York Black & White cookie. We fell asleep quickly ready for more the next day.