19/1/13 – Saw Al Pacino in Glengarry Glen Ross on Broadway

This morning we got some exercise today by walking to the Metropolitan Museum and Guggenheim to collect our membership cards. Unfortunately I was distracted during the walk and managed to be sucked into a brilliant thrift shop on 3^rd Avenue. Note to self - be back tomorrow.

Had a shower, the first in our flat for 5 days since the bathroom was being upgraded, before catching a cab to Times Square to collect our tickets for Glengarry Glen Ross with Al Pacino tonight. We were both very excited about seeing the great man live but popped in to a pub for a burger and beer and to watch some ice hockey (that was on for the first time tonight after the dispute was resolved) before the curtain lifted.

Well to our surprise and great pleasure not only did this production have Al Pacino but also Bobby Cannavale (Bobby Caffey in the Third Watch), Richard Schiff (Toby Zeigler from The West Wing) and John C McGinley (Dr Perry Cox on Scrubs). There were some amazing performances but Pacino was commanding and his mastery of comic timing was perfection. I think he really enjoyed being his character and we couldn’t help but see the many similarities (particularly the gift of the gab) between him and Ray Armstrong! Shame this was the last night show.