THE RIDE - Times Square

On Sunday, March 17th, my friend Jen and I went on The Ride.  Jen was kind enough to invite me for this hysterical NY tourist adventure.  I would recommend this experience for a lot of laughs but at a discount price.  We were lucky enough to score $5 tickets but to pay full price is a total ripoff!!  I have zero regrets going as I learned a lot about NY!!

Terrior Wine Bar

A small group of us went to Terrior Wine Bar (439 Third Ave - Murray Hill) on March 15th for happy hour and ended up staying for at least 3 hours.  I have NEVER seen such a large drink menu before!!  We had a few small bites and a lot of wine.  I'd go back again and it wasn't all that expensive for NYC.

Wine List: http://restauranthearth.com/terrior/terroir_murraywine.pdf

Menu: http://restauranthearth.com/terrior/terroir_murray_menu.pdf

Megan Hilty at Joe's Pub

My #broadwaybuddy and I went to see Megan Hilty at Joe's Pub on April 23rd.  AWESOME!!  Although the show was about an hour, it was worth every penny and I would've paid more. She's fantastic!! 

Check out one of her performances from Joe's Pub:

"The Heart Of The Matter" - http://youtu.be/kMt-3iQ7S7Q

Josh Krajcik at Joe's Pub

My friend Kat and I went to see Josh Krajcik on March 4th at Joe's Pub.  I thought he should've won X-Factor but what do I know?  What a voice!!  We had the pleasure of meeting him afterwards and he couldn't have been nicer.

Check out two of his Joe's Pub performances:

"One Thing She'll Never Know": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHqL67hzjmE
"Wild Horses": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzq7Xpxm5sU

HANDS ON A HARD BODY

A large group of us went to see Hands on a Hard Body on March 6th.  I LOVED IT!!  Apparently, the critics and a lot of New Yorkers did not as the show closed on April 14th.  We sat front row and tapped our feet to each and every song.  Amanda Green (composer & lyricist) and Trey Anastasio (composer & orchestrations) did a great job!!  We were all baffled when we had heard the show was going to close and we had planned to see it the last week of April.  The songs were FANTASTIC!!  I will most certainly purchase the cast recording.  Norma Valverde was my favorite female performer and I really liked Sutton Foster's brother Hunter Foster and Keith Carradine.  Jacob Ming-Trent had a wonderful voice as well!!

CINDERELLA

Me, Jen and my #broadwaybuddy Jill went to see Cinderella in late February.  We were super excited to see Laura Osnes in action.  She did not disappoint.  She was a typical fairytale princess with a beautiful face and lovely voice.  However, we were totally bummed that this version of Cinderella did not have the classic songs.  I guess we should've done our research!!  The fairy Godmother played by Victoria Clark was my second favorite role and I rather liked one of her stepsisters played by Ann Harada.  I would recommend this version for children and families.  The kids laughed up a storm!!  If you're going to spend full price on a ticket, I'd go to Lion King!!  I can't thank Audience Rewards enough for our discount tickets.  It pays to play trivia every week to earn points!!

Nicoletta - East Village

I had been passing Nicoletta (160 Second Avenue) on my bus ride downtown for months.  I finally ate here after seeing Emeli Sande at Webster Hall.  It was well worth the wait!!  In fact, I went back 4 days later to have dinner with friends.  The pizza is worth every calorie and the salads are great.  On Thursday, we shared the tartufata and their salad special.  On Monday, three of us split the tartufata & calabrese as well as a salad and brussel sprouts.  DELICIOUS!!  For people that are gluten free, they've got g-free pizza.  Plus, it's open till 3AM on Fridays & Saturdays.  Enjoy!!