Following Gypsy, we succumbed to a nap back at our suite. We woke up still full from lunch, and decided to eat dinner after our evening show. We dressed and headed to the Longacre, stopping next door for candy and Red Bull. Our seats were fabulous: 5th row center. We were so excited to see Bradley Whitford, Christine Baranski, Mark Rylance, Gina Gershon, Kathryn Hahn & Mary McCormack. The curtain goes up, and there's Bradley Whitford! Just 20 feet away... amazing...Boeing-Boeing is a romantic farce set in 1960s Paris. We laughed hysterically. Mark Rylance was fabulous. I hope he takes the Tony. It was beyond perfect. Absolutely one of my favorite nights at the theatre ever! We were close enough to be sweat on... Christine threw her cigarette away to the girl sitting in front of us... we saw Mary lose her composure while sparring in German... we saw Bradley Whitford split his pants while they danced the curtain call... absolutely amazing!
And did I mention that John Cleese was sitting diagonally in front of us? Mr. Monty Python himself. He was very tall, and looking quite his age. We also saw Swoosie Kurtz and Edward Norton. (Did you know he's the new Hulk? random) And we decided to wait outside the stage door like stalkers to see if we could meet the cast. Which we did. Every last one! They were all very gracious, signing autographs and posing for pictures. Mark Rylance had this cool fold-up bicycle that he carried. And it was amazing to see Kathryn and Gina just melt into the NYC crowd.
Anyway, we waited around to see Bradley. Much of the crowd had dispersed, and I found myself face to face with him as he opened the stage door. I proffered my playbill, and started gushing about what a fabulous job he did and how it was one of the best nights at the theatre ever. He handed me back my playbill, locked eyes with me and said, "Well, you're subtle!" Then Leigh Ann raised her camera and we posed. Bradley said, "Ready girls? Cheese!" in a high-pitched teasing voice. I thought Andrea was going to explode. We rushed off like giddy teenagers, completely starstruck. Except Leigh Ann. She plays it cool.
By this time it was 11:30pm. We'd missed our dinner reservations at Thalia, and they had actually closed the kitchen... So, Plan B: Leigh Ann knew of Tyler Florence's all night eatery in Chelsea called Cafeteria. It's where the girls in Sex & the City met for breakfast, and continues to draw a super-hip crowd. Perfect for three suburban moms, right? We thought so!
We arrived at midnight, and the place was hopping. We took a table downstairs in the lounge. Our waiter was friendly and chatty and generous. I had the doughnuts, Leigh Ann had a cheeseburger and Andrea had a wedge salad with french fries. It turned out to be the perfect late night meal. I don't think I'd ever eaten dinner after midnight. But we were so wired from Boeing-Boeing... it was fantastic!
Saturday was a fabulous day with two delicious meals and two incredible shows. We did it up big on Saturday!
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