Wisetrips Travel Blog

“Murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, adultery, and treachery…all those things we hold near and dear to our hearts“…so begins the international award-winning Broadway and West End musical, CHICAGO. What can be said about  Chicago  - one of the finest (and possibly my all-time favorite musical) - that hasn&…

Summary A group of young puppets and humans living on Avenue Q tries to work out their personal and financial problems. Puppets Princeton: "A fresh-faced kid just out of college." Kate Monster: "A kindergarten teaching assistant, a bit older than Princeton." Nicky: "A bit of a slacker who lives with Rod." Rod: "A Republican investment ban…

Summary A pregnant waitress with an abusive husband tries to bake her way out of her problems while having an affair with her doctor. Musical Numbers Act I "What's Inside" – Jenna and Company "Opening Up" – Jenna, Becky, Dawn, Cal, and Company "The Negative" – Jenna, Becky, and Dawn &q…

Plot Directed by Tony winner Bartlett Sher, the stellar cast - led by Lauren Ambrose, Harry Hadden-Paton, Norbert Leo Butz, Diana Rigg, Allan Corduner, Jordan Donica, Linda Mugleston, and Clarke Thorell - tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a "proper lady." But who is really being transformed?…

For my 50th Birthday , Inna arranged a secret trip to New York City! She did not tell me about it, making it difficult to guess her intended destination. We last visited New York during the Christmas break in 2016. We had a fantastic time (despite a couple of freezing spells). We were scheduled to fly out of San Jose International Airport (SJC) on  JetBlue  Flight 670 at 10:06 p.m. (re…