An In-Person Invite For Subscribers
Who wants to do a Broadway weekend this fall?
For Next Season …
Now that we’ve got the podcast in gear, it’s time to dive into the culture-related travel project I’ve been planning. This is about real-life, real-time adventures for those of you who really consider yourselves part of the In Good Company gang.
A bunch of y’all responded enthusiastically to the idea of a trip to the Edinburgh Fringe next season, so that project is actively underway. I’ve already reached out to Edinburgh contacts about arranging tickets and a block of rooms, so watch this space.
In fact, TBA very soon: the identity of an In Good Company guest diarist who’s taking a show to this year’s Fringe, plus a dedicated chat thread for anyone who’s thinking of coming along next year. We’ll use that space initially to work out our travel dates and some other high-level details, with more formal web-based itineraries, booking and payment portals, and suchlike a bit further down the road. I can’t wait!
And For Now …
In the nearer term, I’m putting together a New York weekend for the fall. We’ll start to hear tomorrow which of Broadway’s current shows will evaporate after the annual Tony Awards winnowing, and the process will only accelerate after the June 7 awards ceremony.
Once news of those closings breaks, we can expect the annual raft of early announcements about the plays and musicals that’ll fill that newly empty real estate. (I expect the folks at Arena Stage wouldn’t mind hearing about a spot for Damn Yankees before the last of its buzz fades, though dates also depend on Jordan Donica’s Gilded Age shooting schedule and other projects, presumably.)
Yankees or no, I’m going to take a small group to Manhattan in September or October, once the season gets fully underway. Between now and then I’ll be recommending some promising shows, but the trip will be at least partly a choose-your-own-adventure affair. Travelers will be welcome to see all the same shows I drop in on, but we’ll also make room for those who want to gather for dinner, head off to a show of their own choosing, and regroup afterward for cocktails and a postmortem at one of my favorite Theater District dives.
Again, I’m launching a dedicated chat thread for this little experiment, so click on through and start sharing ideas for restaurants, watering holes, and must-see shows. I’ll launch a proper invitation shortly, complete with a bare-bones itinerary and a sign-up link.
At the outset, this trip is open only to paying In Good Company subscribers, but I’ll make slots available later for drop-ins if space permits.
What think? Who’s in?
This Week’s Fun Spot
Who’s been to Back Door Tacos? It’s in the alley behind the original location of Hank’s Oyster Bar, and yes, that is the ass end of an ass in their logo. Props to their designers for not playing.
A friend of a friend is involved, and he points out that they’re wrapping up a Cinco Dias de Cinco promotion supporting UnidosUS, but this is not a paid plug! Because honestly who’s not down for $4 tacos and (emeritus)1 $8 margaritas? Check ’em out and tell ’em Trey said hi.
I used to drink a lot. Not so much these days.
Definitely up for a NYC weekend!