The One with Six and Carmines

 

 

 

 

We went to NYC for what now seems to be an annual family visit. And, on the way, Emmie found a good deal on tickets for the musical SIX. I know Emmie had been interested in seeing it, so we decided to give it a go.

 And what a go it was. We went in knowing it was going to be about Henry VIII's six wives. However, instead of being about his wives, it was an upbeat, music pounding story about six women who happened to also be married to the king.

 While the musical starts as a competition for the audience to see who is the favorite queen, by the end, they make it clear that they should not be known as Henry's wives, but that they each have their own individual experiences and lives. And sure, two were divorced, one died, two were beheaded, and one survived....but they all share their individual stories so well. Not to mention, it was a short musical....about 80 minutes with no intermission.

After that, we went to Carmines, and actually sat upstairs. There we had the chicken parm and rigatoni with white sauce (garlic sauce), and talked about the musical and the movies we wanted to see. It was quite a night. 

  

The One With Stranger Things the Play

 

 

As part of our NYC visit, we took in the new play "Stranger Things." Now, I am not a Stranger Things enthusiast, but I have enough background knowledge to know this play was something good. It tells the back story of the villain in the series, Henry - aka Vecna - and what is childhood was like (spoiler: it was not pretty).

 

The play unfolds telling how goes from being a quirky kid to being totally used and eventually evil. The story was compelling and strange....no surprise there. But, the acting was phenomenal (including an appearance by "George" from Grey's Anatomy who was Henry's dad). The lights and sounds were spectacular, too.

 

Although I am not a full blown fan of  Stranger Things, I could be after this. And I would highly recommend the play.

 

Quick side note - earlier in the day we saw the State of Liberty, which was amazing....and the waters as we passed under the Brooklyn Bridge were incredibly choppy. It was my first time seeing Lady Liberty. AMAZING!!! 

The One With Carmines

 

 

Today we arrived in NYC for our second - perhaps annual - April vacation visit.

 We learned a lot from last year's visit and made sure to only plan one thing for the day - a trip to Carmines. It certainly was worth it.

 We got zucchini sticks (these are like the Durkee fried onion trips that were awesome growing up), Chicken Parm, and ziti. The portions, as usual, were amazing. And  the food - and atmosphere - were great. We also saw four birthday celebrations around us, too.

 Great food and a great time.