Ash isn't so keen on going to musicals (can't understand why?) so I plan to convince all our visitors that the one thing they have to do in NY is go to a show - and take me with them :) and, well, last week, our house guest Hoodie bought me a ticket. I have a list of shows I'm keen to see and his choice wasn't one of them (I hadn't even heard of it) but off we went to see the Addam's Family.
It was pouring rain as I was waiting to meet Hoodie in Times Sq so I sheltered in the giant M&M's store - a ridiculously oversized tourist junk shop (and thats coming from a lover chocolate!). Not having much time before the curtain went up, we gathered with other wet tourists in a tiny pizza shop close to the the theatre and ate a great slice of pepperoni.
Not being a fan of the tv show - am I too old or too young? I thought it was going to be a bit silly - but I thoroughly enjoyed it! I couldn't help myself, the audience was full and up for a fun night and when the opening orchestral line was the famous duduludunk {click click} the whole place clicked their fingers in time - duduludunk CLICK CLICK - and that set the atmosphere. The scenery was great, set in NY Central park, there was a lot of local NY centric jokes and the audience was kept involved slightly pantomime style by Uncle Fester. It is a new show, only opened in April so we had the quality original Broadway cast including Nathan Lane (of "the bird cage" fame) and Bebe Neuwirth (Cheers and Frasier), both Broadway veterans. The music was good, helped along by a Wednesday who belted out impressive tunes and I thought there was a resemblence to the score from Rent, though I'm not an expert!All up, it was a fun night. I found the audience definitely different to Sydney audiences when sometimes I feel, they like to think they are experts and pick and critisize instead of just enjoy the show. This audience was vibrant and enjoying themselves which was contagious. Thanks Hoodie!
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