Little Shop of Horrors -- FINALLY!

Back in February 2020, in what feels like a different lifetime, I took the train into New York City to support Noemi with her then-latest creation. Looking back at blog posts it was a crazy time! Ashley was a high school senior and all the pomp was starting to gear up. My second gala was less than a month away. The sun was shining. The birds were starting to sing. 

Okay, maybe I exaggerated a little bit about the birds, but it was a beautiful day to walk around Manhattan.

Because I was taking a rare day off that close to the gala, I decided to make the most of it. I spent the day on foot. I splurged and bought tickets to three Broadway shows: Diana, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Little Shop of Horrors. The first two were for Don and I, the third as a family outing.

I then walked for about an hour popping in and out of shops. I remember falling in love with Olde Good Things, a salvage store. I even signed up for their emails. Walking through the store I dreamed about living in an old home and using their treasures to bring the house back to life. A fantasy, or perhaps an alternate life I could have lived.

The day was about as perfect as they come. Except the day ended with me coming down with an odd bug that took away my voice, and left me tired.

Three weeks later the world shut down for COVID. Along with the rest of the world, including (especially?) Broadway, we stayed close to home.

A year later, Netflix showed Diana, filmed without an audience in a theater in New Jersey.

Two years later, we won lottery tickets to see Mrs. Doubtfire. Masked up, Don and I went into New York.

It took nearly three more years before we finally saw Little Shop of Horrors. Seymour and Audrey have been recast a number of times. I don't remember who we were supposed to see then. It doesn't really matter. What matters is, the three of us went into New York City to see the show in Westside's upstairs theater. 

This February day, the weather was MUCH colder. We did not walk nearly as far. But, we got to see the show, and, more importantly, we spent time together.