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re: And in London, at "Sweet Bird..."

Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 11:31 am EDT 08/14/14
In reply to: re: And in London, at "Sweet Bird..." - writerkev 04:55 pm EDT 08/13/14

I know so many people with similar stories that it makes me wonder if the Brits have some tradition of recognizing excited Americans on their first day in London and purposely putting them in the front row. My story involves a musical called LA CAVA. Big, loud, bombastic (and actually interesting from what we saw of it) and my head was rolling the entire time. I very nearly sent a note of apology back to the cast.

Ever since, I have always advised people to skip the theatre on their first night in town, just to be safe. Plan for an early night and, if you happen to have the energy, spend time exploring the neighborhood around your hotel. Then, as soon as it hits you, you can quickly go back and go to sleep.


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re: And in London, at "Sweet Bird..."

Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 04:22 pm EDT 08/14/14
In reply to: re: And in London, at "Sweet Bird..." - JereNYC 11:31 am EDT 08/14/14

The last time I was in London, in 2007, I saw Rufus Wainwright's Judy Garland concert on the night of the day I arrived. I was very jet-lagged, but I'm happy to say I didn't nod off. And, at any rate, I was in the last row of the stalls (orchestra)!


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re: And in London, at "Sweet Bird..."

Posted by: writerkev 12:31 pm EDT 08/14/14
In reply to: re: And in London, at "Sweet Bird..." - JereNYC 11:31 am EDT 08/14/14

It happens traveling the other way too. I got back from Europe a couple weeks ago and was over-ambitious in getting right to the Park to see "King Lear." I met a nice woman in the standby line who shared her wine with me (Sweet!) It seemed like a good idea at the time, and I was fine for the first half of the play. But after intermission I could barely keep my eyes open. (I wasn't in the front row, though.)


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