Chocolate and Comet.

1-11-17 SHORT HILLS: It’s warmer now, in the fifties today, and the snow is vanishing. This morning, looking at the yard from upstairs, the snow resembled a white doily. All the footprints, dog and human, have melted down letting the ground show through and giving the snow cover the look of lace. I cleaned up some broken branches and broken bamboo.

Two nights ago we went out for Thai with Lynn and Bill, and yesterday I had lunch with Bill at Nero’s. Last night Judy and I had Dinner at the Glass House Tavern on 47th St. before we saw The Great Comet of 1812 at the Imperial Theatre on 45th St. We had a very fast trip in, the city seems deserted in comparison to the crowds and traffic during the Holidays.

To kill time before the dinner rez, we walked up to 48th St. in Times Sq. and visited the M & M store. It’s a religious experience if you’re a chocolate worshipper. We bought nightshirts, Judy’s is green and says ‘sweet’. The Hershey store is across the street making it the Chocolate Corner. The restaurant was fine.

The show, The Great Comet of 1812, had some great minutes, but sometimes dragged. The fourth wall is non-existent in this production. Part of the audience is seated on stage, and the performers are frequently out in the orchestra in the aisles and on walkways. The music was a mash of Russian, gypsy and hip-hop. The story BTW is an adaptation of a small chunk of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace dealing with the attempted elopement/abduction of Natasha by Anatole. No spoiler alert necessary, it’s all laid out in the Playbill. Denée Benton is radiant as Natasha.


Tuesday Night Fever at the M & M Store.

Hershey Store with familiar logos out front.

Set for The Great Comet of 1812 at the Imperial Theatre.