Tony's Week--Day Three

Another great day in the city yesterday. Had a lazy morning, and started to head up to Bryant Park to hang out, but it was so hot that we detoured to a movie theatre (six floors, 24 movies, $12 matinee . . . only in NYC!) to see The Visitor. What a great movie . . . Pitch-perfect acting, moving storyline, heart-breaking and heart-warming scenes--if it's playing in your area, go see it! On our way down the escalator, we caught site of a huge indoor arcade, Dave&Busters, and just had to go in. We hit the "Deal or No Deal" video game first, and after some big wins, Ann headed over to play Skee Ball. Apparently, she's a Skee Ball fanatic--who knew? We blew through our $10 card in no time, and then debated how to spend our hard-earned 380 points in the tacky store. We settled on a headband with a light up spinning top on it. I'm sure it will be the hit of our Tony party on Sunday night.

Last night's show was Les Liasons Dangerous at one of the Roundabout Theatres. From the minute the curtain opened to the final bows, almost three hours later, we were mesmerized by the sexual tension and the intense struggle for power between the leads, Laura Linney (we totally understand why she is such a theatre legend) and Ben Daniels (an actor well-know in England who is making his Broadway debut and has been nominated for a Tony Award). Both were in total command of their roles, and the sets and the costumes were the quality you can only see on Broadway. We loved it! Only one minor celebrity sighting--Austin Scarlet, from Project Runway, Season 1 on Bravo sat two seats over from me.

After the play, I took Ann out for a birthday dinner at Maria Pia's, a great Italian restaurant in Hell's Kitchen (her birthday is today, but we were at the restaurant at midnight). Our yummy dinner was capped off by eight waiters singing Happy Birthday and a piece of Tiaramisu with a candle in it. As I said, another great day in the city.