NYC Day 1

Oh my gosh, we had the most incredible day ever! We got into the city around 3:00pm and got to the hotel around 4:30. We are staying at the Westin in Times Square, on 43rd street between Broadway and 8th. We checked in, quickly changed clothes, and then went out to try to get lotto tickets for the musical Hair. On our way, we saw people at the stage door for the show Impressionism, staring Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons. Jeremy Irons is one of my mom’s favorite actors and we really wanted to see him, but instead we saw Joan Allen, Michael Weiss, and Marsha Mason – not too shabby! We left to go get tickets for Hair before we saw Jeremy Irons, but we saw him later (more to come in a minute).

Joan Allen and I!!

Mom and Michael Weiss

Here is an amazing story for you….While we were waiting to see if we got lotto tickets for Hair (which we didn’t), we literally bumped into Ryan Heidenreich and his girlfriend Kat! I saw him walking right toward me and I could not believe it! It was probably the best surprise I could have had! Talk about a small world! I knew that they were here last week, but I didn’t realize that they were still here. They are here until Tuesday so we will definitely see them again before we go!

Me, Ryan and Kat in NYC!! Amazing!

After we got tickets for Hair, we went walking some more and saw Ruperet Everett and Angela Lansbury from Blithe Spirit! Talk about an amazing day! We started to get very hungry so we got some Pizza and then went back on the town.

Angela Lansbury! Holy Smokes!

While we were at the stage door for Impressionism, we saw people setting up for opening night of God of Carnage, starting James Gandolfini, Marcia Gay-Hardin, and Jeff Daniels. We went back to this site about 15 minutes before the show started and saw the following actors/actresses on the red carpet: Hugh Jackman, Jeremy Irons (mom got her wish), Geoffry Rush, Amber Tamblin, David Hyde Pierce, America Ferrera, and Detective Elliot Stabler (Law and Order: SVU). I cannot explain the high I felt after seeing all these stars in one day! It was all so unexpected, which made it that much more exciting!

All the press at the Opening of God of Carnage

David Hyde Pierce!

Christopher Meloni - Detective Elliot Stabler on Law and Order: SVU

We finally made it to Hair at 7:30 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. The show was incredible! It was very high energy with great audience participation. The story was incredibly moving, and I am so glad we saw it. This was not a show high on my list of shows to see, but I was more than pleasantly surprised. Of course we went to the stage door after the show, and took some great pictures with the ever so humble cast!

Will Swenson (Berger) - one of the leads from Hair

Cassie Levy (Sheila) - another lead from the show

Bryce Ryness (Woof) - another lead

Gavin Creel (Claude) - the star of Hair

With "Berger"

And "Woof"

We had such an amazing day and I can’t wait to see what the rest of the week brings. This will be a tough day to beat, but I look forward to seeing what happens in the next few days!