discwiz

Since I had done a ton of walking around and exploring friday and saturday, I wanted to do something a little different today. I had really wanted to see Avenue Q, but we weren't sure of our schedule to plan in advance. So, I called up American Express Platinum concierge to see if they could get me a matinee ticket. They got me one in the 6th row orchestra for the standard ticket price. I scooped it up right away, then we went out for some food.

First we hit the "Famous Ray's Pizza". Ray's pizza may be famous, but it isn't that good. Unfortunately, we didn't really get to try any really good pizza because we were in the touristy/chain-restaurant area of NY (Times Square), but that gives us another reason to come back. Next we headed to the apple store on 5th avenue, then the boys headed over to the convention center and i went to see Avenue Q on Broadway.

Avenue Q is in a smallish theater, definitely smaller than Warner Theater in DC, but is quite cozy and comfortable. My 6th row ticket was still an awesome seat, even though most seats in the place were pretty decent. The show started, and for those of you who don't know, it's sort of a spoof on Sesame Street. There are people and puppets that make up the cast. The puppets are all controlled by people and only cover up to their elbows. So, you get to see all the facial expressions and acting of the person and the puppet they are controlling. I thought it was fantastic. The entire show was hilarious, the cast was amazing, and the set was well done. I usually get bored at movies and other long plays, but for the entire 2+ hours, I was entertained and didn't get bored at all. My favorite song was "We're all a little bit racist". HA, it was totally politically incorrect and dead-on.

If you get a chance, definitely see this. Hopefully they'll tour and come to DC. I would even go to see if again if they come to DC.