Book of Mormon

I just want to shout it from the housetops! "Book of Mormon" So funny.  I wish there were a word that was more emphatic than "funny".  And the music was fabulous as well.  Some parts I laughed out loud so much I couldn't catch my breath!  Bad language?  Well, need I mention that the creators of this Broadway musical also created "South Park".  So, if you don't like some raunchy words, you may want to skip this show.  BUT the two main actors, Josh Gad (whom I'm sure you've seen in other things like "Putnam County Spelling Bee") and Andrew Rannells (also in "Hairspray" and "Jersey Boys") were just the perfect couple -- one short and dumpy, the other tall and skinny.  Premise?  Two 19-year-old Mormon boys get sent to Uganda to recruit new Mormons.  That's all I will say.  But it should play on Broadway for a long time and eventually make it to the provinces.  Great great show.  Every show is sold out for months --- long long longggg lines of ticket holders line up to just get inside the theater!  And we know tickets are expensive now: one woman we talked to paid $500 each and another $800 each!  Ridiculous?  Great show, BUT, yes, ridiculous...

Dinner last night was another story.  We went to "Jean Georges" in the Trump International Hotel.  Must wear a jacket and tie.  They called 3 times to remind us of that and make sure we were coming.  And the dinner was fine.  We, again did the tasting menu.  But it had a hard time comparing to 11 Madison Park from a couple nights ago.  Madison Park was SOOOO cutting edge, if you read the blog on that.  This was more traditional and, as I said, good.  Just not great.  The servers were very nice and they made sure we had a great table.  I'm just sayin' -- when you have been blown away by an unexpected dinner, it is hard to fall in love with another.

We will see if that holds true tonight.  We saved, for our last NYC night, the restaurant "Craft", Tom Colicchio's restaurant, if you follow the food channel shows like we do.  And it is our favorite restaurant in NYC; has been for many years.  It is a bit more casual, but plain food prepared exquisitely.  After such a spectacular musical, we felt it was the perfect choice!!

And tomorrow, late afternoon, we are off to Bermuda and our favorite beach in the world.  What will we do there??  What we always do:  jump the waves, sit under umbrellas with suntan lotion and hats, fall asleep in the lounge chairs, yawn, and read our kindles.  ROugh life!  But remember -- this is the trip to make up for the trip we had planned for last March that we had to cancel!  Bermuda beaches are better anyway!!!