The Theatre Enthusiast

photo by Jan Versweyveld On the weekend of February 22nd, I took advantage of my President's Day floating holiday from work and traveled to New York City with my family to catch four Broadway shows. I intend to post my reviews over the next couple weeks for each show we saw. Next up to review is Network . We took our seats in the balcony of the theatre, and before our butts even hit our seats there was already so much to look at. I immediately spotted Bryan Cranston far upstage right getting his makeup done. There were people doing yoga center stage. On stage left, in our blind spots, the audience members who paid premium prices for stage seating were enjoying their complimentary food and drink. On the screens located all through the theatre, a giant countdown to the start of the show was ticking down. Immediately we were swept up into the world of the play, and I knew with great certainty that we were about to see something incredibly unique. Once the countdown h...

photo by Joan Marcus On the weekend of February 22nd, I took advantage of my President's Day floating holiday from work and traveled to New York City with my family to catch four Broadway shows. I intend to post my reviews over the next couple weeks for each show we saw. The second show we saw was The Ferryman , a new play taking Broadway by storm. I first found out about The Ferryman when my mom and I were visiting New York City in January of this year. As we were walking to our hotel, we walked past the marquee and studied it briefly. "What's The Ferryman ?" "I dunno... new play I guess?" "Huh, I guess we should look into it." "Yeah." The next day I was waiting in a rush line for another show and chatting with the girl sitting behind me in line. She had just seen The Ferryman and told me it was a must-see! She told me it was a long show but the acting was superb and there was a real baby in the cast! Okay, an actual infant c...