Off Broadway
Edward Albee, possibly the greatest living American playwright, has premiered a new play, The Occupant, at the Signature Theater. Mercedes Ruehl plays Louise Nevelson, eccentric American sculptor. Nevelson and Albee established a friendship in the 1950's that lasted until her death at the age of 88. Albee teaches at the University of Houston and produces many of his plays at The Alley Theater.
Tickets for the June performances have been sold out for a long time, but a persistent person can put his/her name on a wait list 1 hour prior to performance and (if lucky) can secure a ticket. When it comes to Albee, John and I are go into our persistent mode. Thursday afternoon we incorporated a walk down 42nd avenue with our search for Albee tickets. Before arriving at Signature Theater, we explored the Chrysler building, fought our way through the mass of humanity in Times Square, saw a photography exhibit at NYC Public Library and people-watched at Bryant Park. Be sure to visit the NYC tab on the website to see some of the pictures.
The performance was all those adjectives related to greatness that you can think of, like stunning, profound, mesmerizing. On our walk home, we stopped into one of the ubiquitous NY pizza joints for a couple of slices just so it would be a 100% perfect New York evening.
