Summer Fun in NYC is HOT! Over the last few weeks, I've enjoyed several of the city's 'funnest'. Central Park offers lots of cool events and on Friday night I went to SummerStage sponsored by Comedy Central which was a free event featuring 4 up and coming comedians and hosted by Dave Attell.
Hysterical! I can't recall another evening of stand-up comedy where every performer had such great material. I laughed myself silly. Plus it was outdoors and on a beautiful night.
Last week I was also in Central Park for another outdoor performance - Shakespeare in the Park. This NYC institution is still going strong and boy, do they have a great offering!
The classic (and tragic) love story of Romeo & Juliet is retold with power and grace by a strong cast of performers with excellent direction. Although there were a few hiccups (a Friar Lawrence who forgot lines and a unit set that looked cool, but didn't quite work for the entire show) overall the evening was fantastic.
In fact, one performer, Michael Cristofer, was so fantastic as Lord Capulet that he received a spontaneous round of applause as he made an exit after his scene with Juliet. He brought such clarity to the role. It was a revelation and very inspiring. His performance alone is worth all the time it takes to wait on line for tickets.
The show runs until the 8th of July. Definitely check it out.
I also kicked off my shoes and did some "Barefoot Boogie"-ing on Saturday night. The motto is "No shoes, no booze." Apparently this group has locations in a couple of cities where they host substance-free dance parties twice a month.
A number of folks from the Raw Food and vegetarian communities came together there and we danced the night away (on our bare feet). The music was good and the company even better!
Today's wisdom: Is there something you've been putting off? Do it today.
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