That's the name of the musical that Jen and I attended this afternoon. The composer of the song that the show was named after was Jay Gorney - both his wife and daughter were in attendance at the show today, sitting a couple seats in front of us. I recognized the daughter - Karen Lynn Gorney - as Tara from "All My Children" from back in the 70's, as well as Stephanie from "Saturday Night Fever." She's now 64 years old...but I still recognized her! For more info to help jog your memory, here's her website address: http://www.karenlynngorney.com/index.htm.
The theatre, The Triad, is adorable. Tiny, intimate, ornate. Little tables scattered among the chairs and padded banquettes...very cozy. The show was awesome. Six actors and three musicians singing/playing songs from the Depression era. Interspersed with comments by FDR, Eleanor Roosevelt, Eddie Cantor, Herbert Hoover and Will Rogers. It was interesting to note the parallels between the 30s and now. Here's a website that describes the show and songs I heard in more detail: http://www.curtainup.com/brothercanyouspareadime.html.
Jen's voice teacher, Bill Daugherty, was awesome. He's got a fantastic voice, lots of energy, and so much talent. It is so fun going to shows now and knowing someone on the stage! It adds an entirely new perspective to watching the performance.
Afterwards, Jen and I stopped at Bed Bath & Beyond for a few odds and ends. We're in the "fine tuning" stage of organizing her stuff...more furniture arrives this week, and then she'll be DONE.
I was planning on going back to CO on Tuesday, so that I could drive to Austin, TX with Greg on Wednesday for a long weekend at an R/C jet rally, but he's decided not to go. He also cancelled our trip the following weekend to San Diego - it was for a dental conference that seems to have fallen apart because of the economy and fears of the swine flu. Too bad! So now he's told me to stay in NYC as long as I'd like...
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