Chicago on Broadway

(according to the website):
Music/Book, and Lyrics - John Kander and Fred Ebb
Co-Author, and Original Director - Bob Fosse
Director - Walter Bobbie
Choreographer - Ann Reinking

Yep saw a Broadway play recently with some fam, and it was better than I thought it was going to be.

I love going to Broadway shows - they are always pretty spectacular, but I was attending this show with some family that is more on the elderly side of life.. so I was kind of expecting something less sexy.

Obviously, I knew nothing at all about this show prior to seeing it and I am glad I didn't. The stage never changed, which made this show different than the other shows I have seen (like Wicked and Shrek) but the dancing and singing was awesome.

The tickets for this show are actually not as expensive as other shows (probably because of the stage not changing and crud) so I would suggest checking this one out if you feel like being fancy and seeing a Broadway show but for half the price you might pay to see any other show on Broadway.

The Avengers

Directed by Joss Whedon (obviously one lucky SOB)

Saw it IMAX 3D a week after it came out - and there was still a line to get in, and a full theater.

You already know I'm saying haldukken to this movie and if you haven't seen it IMAX 3D shame on you. I would like to speak to the opposing argument to this movie (that seems to come mostly from the older generations) - "There was too much special effects and not enough story" - I don't know if anyone who says that know that the Director Joss Whedon was also the WRITER for The Avengers... he ALSO WROTE - Toy Story, was the creator/writer for the show Buffy the Vampire Slayer (a show I never watched, but has 7 seasons/145 episodes and won 3 emmy awards) MY POINT is that I'm sure they could have came up with a good story, but honestly I went to the theater that day to see The Avengers kick some ass!

I guess the way I see it is - sometimes you put on a bad movie, knowing it is going to be bad, but you enjoy it because it is bad.. If you went to see The Avengers and you were expecting a life changing story to unfold on screen - I think you shot yourself in the foot walking into that movie with those expectations.

The most interesting point anyone made about this movie to me was - you saw The Avengers IMAX 3D and you saw Avatar IMAX 3D - which one was better, visually? I'd have to agree that Avatar blew me away with the 3D action, and I have YET to see a movie that matched it or topped it.

So I wonder - could The Avengers have had even better action and 3D effects?

either way - your lame if you don't see this 3D in theaters because that will be the best way to see it.

Fabolous

I went to a Fabolous Concert at Brooklyn College !

I had been editing all day and my roommate had one ticket, but wasn't going to go, so I decided it would be a good break.

He was late, but he still put on a good show. I was glad to see there is some cool stuff going down at Brooklyn College!