OK, so one night out probably wouldn't ordinarily be worth it's own blog post, but this was pretty special. I have no pics because cameras etc were not allowed, so I didn't even bother taking it with us.
We hopped on the subway back to Times Square, took a wrong turn and headed parallel to where we were supposed to be going, but thanks to the friendly NYPD we quickly found our way.
When we arrived we picked up the tickets I had ordered nearly two months ago with no trouble. Everyone who asked for tickets and helped direct us to our seats were impressed that we'd come to see the show given the snowy conditions, and even more impressed when they realised we were from Australia. We were also told repeatedly how good our seats were.
And boy were they ever! I knew that we had booked pretty good seats, and I assumed row C was 3 from the front. Apparently rows start at B in this country lol. So we were in the second row! The show opened with an amazing woman playing the part of Rafiki. She had an incredible voice as well as being completely hilarious. Then the ensemble sang Circle of Life and by this stage I was getting all emotional. The experience of being on Broadway and being so close to everything as well as the amazingly good performance had me all teary before the sad bits even happened! (Speaking to Sofie, she had the same emotional overload as I did, so that made me feel better). We were so close to the stage that when the giraffes bowed down we could almost touch them. Characters were appearing all over the theatre, coming down the stairs everywhere! So much was going on it was hard to know where to look next.
I can't begin to describe how fantastic the show was, and to know that we were actually on Broadway. All I can say is that it was an incredibly good night and an experience that could never be repeated. I alternated crying and laughing all night. Brilliant stuff!
As we left, we spent a crapload of money in the souvenir stand.
We walked back out into the chilly street and tried to figure out the way back to the subway, while Joe complained he was hungry, Sofie needed to use the bathroom, and I needed both! We found a Macca's right near the subway station. Eating there was an experience too! We sat at a long bench that ran down the wall on stools. All down the wall were small televisions playing music videos. About every 3 seats was another TV. I've never sat at a Macca's and had my own personal TV before!
An uneventful trip back on the subway and it's now 20 past 12 and time for sleep.
If you're ever in NY you MUST do a Broadway show, and if you can - I highly recommend the Lion King!
Speaking of shows, Bryan Adams is playing at the theatre next to our hotel tomorrow night after a sold out show tonight. And if we were still here on Feb 9, Jerry Seinfeld will be there too! The kids aren't keen on Bryan Adams though... lol
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