Cinderella on Broadway

Hmm I realized I still had this post in my draft folder and I should probably finish it at some point. I really have not been keeping up with my writing lately. Life has just gotten so busy lately with going back to work and I definitely have not been spending time by my computer, which is actually a good thing. I do plan to keep writing, as much as I can anyway and certainly when important things come up. Anyway I digress, back to the post at hand. Earlier this year, Mom and I went to go see Cinderellaon Broadway and it was incredible, we had such an amazing day. Here is a little bit about our day in the city and the show...

In My Own Little Corner

I'm as mild and as meek as a mouse

When I hear a command I obey.

But I know of a spot in my house 

where no one can stand in my way.

In my own little corner in my own little chair

I can be whatever I want to be.

On the wings of my fancy I can fly anywhere

and the world will open its arms to me.

I'm a young Egyptian princess or a milkmaid

I'm the greatest prima donna in Milan

I'm an heiress who has always had her silk made

By her own flock of silkworms in Japan

I'm a girl men go mad for love's a game I can play 

with cool and confident kind of air.

Just as long as I stay in my own little corner

All alone in my own little chair.

I can be whatever I want to be.

I'm a thief in Calcutta I'm a queen in Peru.

I'm a mermaid dancing upon the sea

I'm a huntress on an African safari... it's a dangerous type of sport and yet it's fun

In the night I sally forth to seek my quarry

And I find I forgot to bring my gun.

I am lost in the jungle all alone and unarmed when I meet a lioness in her lair

Then I'm glad to be back in my own little corner,

All alone in my own little chair.

I can hear those lyrics in my head over and over, humming along to them. I can remember watching the video with Leslie Ann Warnen over and over with my Mom, singing along together. Such fun memories! We were so excited when we heard the show was coming to Broadway! There was no way we were missing that show. I surprised Mom with "tickets" for Christmas! 

We decided to make a day of it when we went in to see the show. Although March in the city isn't the warmest time of the year to be walking around we tried our best and thankfully it wasn't too cold. Mom wanted to start the day off down by Bloomingdales. Having not been to Bloomingdales in quite some time, or actually ever, I was shocked at just how upper class and unaffordable the store it. In any case we walked around and took in the sites.

After that though we were dying for a quick bite to eat and something small since we knew we wanted to go out to a bigger dinner not too far after. We tired a couple of places in the area but they were all packed and not quite what we were looking for. No thanks to Yelp we ended up at the Macaron Cafe not too far away, thinking we could get a cup of coffee and a little sweet treat. Well let me just say that the macaron's at Macaron Cafe were terrible. They were pretty awful, can you imagine at their namesake place the quintessential cookies were awful. I would never recommend this place to any one. We had our snack and quickly moved on and up to midtown before the show. 

Although I scored a great dress at Macy's in between, our dinner was not much to write home about either. We ended up at this french place right near the theater called Maison. The best part was that we got there at just the right time and beat the dinner/theater rush. Like I said that was the best part. The meal itself was nothing to really write home about. We started off with their cheese selection but it was nothing like the French place I went to for book club. For dinner we ended up splitting a hamburger and a crepe, it was good, but again just not the best. In any case you can't beat the company and we were looking forward to the main event of the evening!

I have to say the show more than made up for any lack luster snacks and dinner that we had throughout the day. The show was more than amazing. The songs, the scenery  the sining, the talent. All of it was amazing. I can't think of another word to describe it. It was pretty wild how they got her costume to change so quickly. But we absolutely loved the show and was the best part of our day. And I'm so happy that I got to see it with my mom. After all seeing Cinderella with you Mom is every little girl's dream!