My Trip To New York: A Photo Essay

last weekend, i went to new york city. i went for a couple of auditions (meh...), to see some friends (always entertaining), and to catch some shows that were coming to a close (some were better than others.) all in all, it was a great weekend...and a great way to celebrate the closing of my 2007-2008 theater season. (more specifically...it was a great way to celebrate the closing of 'david')(which, by closing early, made the trip possible.....)(hooray for tiny miracles!)

so without further ado....please enjoy my collection of photos from my trip. or don't. it's a free country. and my apologies to those i forgot to photograph. may we live by the promise of 'next time.....'

any trip to nyc that starts with tara giordano and a roti promises to be amazing throughout.

tara and i enjoying our lunches on the roof of her building...sitting on her hippy tapestry.

the roti. deeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-lish.

a fun view of the rooftop.

things just keep getting better! a show and cheesecake with summer! oh yeah...and french fries.

and then brunch with summer and sean in brooklyn!!

documenting change. my favorite rays in nyc is changing to 'amadeus pizza.' i don't care what they call themselves...but they BEST still have the chicken parm pizza.

tara gives me a motorboat to blog.

i also got to catch up with my good friend, denise hungerford, from the good ol' directv days. denise and i both abandoned our corporate lives to 'live the dream'. it's always fun to catch up with her and hear about her journey.

saturday morning, there was some parade down 6th ave. still unclear what it was for...but it had groups from countries around the globe.

attendance was sparse.

there were 3 floats in a row from taiwan...and they all had these inflatable people things. they made me laugh.

these inca royals showed up to represent peru.

this little girl from...somewhere latin...was dancing up a storm.

but it was nothing compared to THIS ones sweet moves. seriously...she was bringin' it. amazing.

i saw some shows. 'gypsy' was good. patti was good. but laura b and boyd g were stelar.

this was just barely ok. not surprised it closed. very happy i saw the closing production. fun energy.

this. this moved me. affected me. blew me away.

i saw a real life broadway and screen star. and if you don't know her...well then shame on you. tony winner for 'caroline or change.' one of the 3 dreams. and in this picture, she just came out the stage door after playing opposite terrence howard, phyllicia rashad and james earl jones. she's the real deal. and evidently, super bad.

i also got to see my old idaho pal, karyn mann. always a highlight of a nyc trip.

karyn blows a kiss good-bye to all the readers. until next time, karyn. and big apple. MUAH!