Scrappy Travels

Miscast 2018 Cast - MCC Theatre Attending MCC's Miscast concert has been a bucket list item for a while now. I'm not ashamed to say that I've watched Aaron Tveit and Gavin Creel sing "Take me for what I am" an inordinate number of times over the last few years. The idea behind the concert is super fun, and the talent the evening attracts is not to be missed.  After years of missing it, I decided to finally attend this year. That and the fact that Raul Esparza was in the lineup. After seeing him at the Kennedy Center in Chess , it was hard to resist another chance to see him perform. Seeing as I randomly discovered he'd be there one night scrolling through Facebook, and that tickets were still reasonably priced a month out, I decided to go for it. Also, it would require an evening in New York alone, which sounds sad when I say it like that, but I actually quite enjoy it. I can do nerdy things like wander the city looking for street art or walk 10 blocks ...

Variety Magazine Jesus Christ Superstar has always been one of my favorites. It was the first musical I ever saw, and has always had a special place in my heart. So when I heard that NBC would be doing a live version, I had mixed feelings.  On one hand, woohoo! There would be a new version to obsess over. On the other hand, NBC has had issues in the past with live musicals. I had high hopes that it would be more Grease Live than Peter Pan Live but I was worried. I'm happy to say that it was - in my book - it was a runaway success from the first chords. It was so completely fantastic! From the scale of the sets, to the performances of the cast, to the live band on stage - everything just worked! I was thrilled to see the inclusion of a live audience, which is exactly what gives Broadway shows their energy in the first place. It's about time that the powers that be realize that. Of course I wouldn't be a super fan, without a few minor nitpicks here and there, but for...

March Reads The Normal Heart  by Larry Kramer: I'd read it before, but I plan to write about it so I thought it deserved another read. It will never not be powerful and terrifying at the same time.  The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street  by Karina Yan Glaser: I loved this book so much! I want to live in their brownstone in Harlem and join their family. It's positively perfect for anyone of any age. Inferno  by Dan Brown: He spends 500 pages telling the reader one thing, then switches everything on its head in the last 100 pages. To say I wasn't a fan, is an understatement. "Origin" was so much better! The Diamond Caper  by Peter Mayle: I've loved Peter Mayle's books since I first read A Year in Provence . Seeing as he passed away sadly, last month, this is my last read by this fabulous author. The book is great, which makes it so much sadder that there won't be any more. March Travels Since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas occurr...