Last night while riding the subway home I saw one of my theater crushes: John Gallager, Jr., who originated the role of Moritz Stiefel in “Spring Awakening” on Broadway. I was standing on a crowded subway reading a book, and when I turned around to get off at 96th Street, I saw him getting up from a seat near me and getting off the train also. He looked very Brooklyn musician.

I admit I started to trail him a little bit to see if he was waiting to transfer to the local train or exiting the station. But then a man with a little kid called out his name, and it turned out they knew each other. So I listened to their conversation for a few minutes while pretending to read. The kid gave him a piece of candy. Then the local came, and the man and his kid got on, as did I. John Gallagher, Jr., didn’t.

I love New York.