Some Like It Hot. No kidding! It sizzles. Based on the Billy Wilder film of the same name, it is now a musical full of singing, dancing, amazing costumes. It has received 13 Tony award nominations, including nominations for both lead actors. There are a few videos at the link above if you would like to take a sneak peek.

I stopped for dinner first at Carmine’s, an Italian restaurant across from the theatre. The server warned me that portions are quite large, and to keep that in mind when ordering. I ordered my favourite, eggplant parmigiana, which seemed expensive but – I thought – this is New York. What arrived was a serving for at least six! When I bemoaned the fact that so much excellent food would be thrown out, the server told me not to worry, they package up leftovers for street folks who need food. And sure enough, my leftovers were packaged up, not thrown in the garbage.

The next day I took a stroll through part of Central Park. On the way I noticed the parking job in the header to this post. This is street parking, not valet parking. I feel for the driver of the middle car!

A sight I never see in Vancouver is a building with so many air conditioners like this one. These days a lot of Vancouverites, including me, could use some AC.

In Central Park, I passed the Imagine mosaic, created in honour of John Lennon. Not far from the mosaic were vendors selling Lennon related photos and pins. I wondered what Lennon would think. Perhaps he would be OK with. it. Who knows?

Other Central park sights – paths with pretty canopies, and horses gracefully sharing lunch with a couple of pigeons.

Also visible from Central Park is the “super tall” apartment building by architect Rafael Vinoly. The blank spaces are there to allow the wind to pass through so the building won’t blow over! (The arrows are mine. 🙃)

The highlights of my day were having dinner with my sister Shirley and my niece Becca at The Bar Room next to the Museum of Modern Art, and then attending Summer, 1976. Dinner was fantastic and the unusual sounding dessert – milk chocolate with caramelized popcorn and peanuts – was unbelievably good!

Summer, 1976 by David Auburn is one of the best plays I have seen in a very long time. It’s a two-hander with Laura Linney and Jessica Hecht about a friendship between two women who were unlikely to become friends. It’s hilarious and poignant, and Linney and Hecht are so compelling in their roles.

Following the show, Shirley and Becca took the number 1 subway south to Penn Station and I took the number 1 north to my home away from home. A wave goodbye to a wonderful day.