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Curtains

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Matt and I finally saw Curtains last night. We try to see most shows in previews, because we like to be part of the Cool Crowd, and we can usually get preview tickets for cheap. But for some reason we never got around to Curtains until Matt saw an offer on TDF last week.

The only catch was that David Hyde Pierce, who won the Tony for his role in the show, is on vacation this week. But that was okay. His stand-in, John Bolton (no, not this one – but couldn’t you just see him playing the lead role in a musical?), did a fine job.

I liked the show much more than I thought I would. In fact, I really enjoyed it. I think that’s because I went into it with low expectations — it didn’t get good buzz when it opened last spring. In reality, it’s a cute, old-fashioned murder mystery.

So few new musicals open on Broadway these days that every new show carries the burden of Saving Musical Theater. But a musical doesn’t have to redefine the art form in order to deserve a stage. Sometimes it’s enough just to put on a good show.

Detective 27

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I thought I was over my love of comic books, but this makes me drool. It takes me back to fifth grade, when I first discovered DC Comics and began exploring the history of Batman.

Rare Batman Comic Is Discovered

“It started with a phone call,” said Todd McDevitt, 38, the owner of New Dimension Comics, a chain of five stores in Pennsylvania. He is now also the owner of a copy of Detective Comics No. 27, which in 1939 featured the first appearance of Batman. The seller, who Mr. McDevitt said asked to remain anonymous, discovered the comic while cleaning out an attic. “A lot of times I get these calls, and it’s a reprint of some kind,” Mr. McDevitt said. “I was pretty sure this was the real deal.” A near-mint copy of the comic is valued at $485,000; Mr. McDevitt’s copy is in fine to very fine condition, but he would not disclose the amount he paid, saying only, “I kept a little bit of my soul.” The opportunity to buy the comic was “the kind of deal that people say is once in a lifetime,” he said. “Truly, it’s my third.” Mr. McDevitt previously acquired several 1960s Marvel comics and a copy of All-American Comics No. 16, with the first appearance, in 1940, of the Golden Age Green Lantern.

Sigh.

Moving

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I’ve deleted one of yesterday’s blog entries because it was a bit too emotionally raw.

Now, blog world, Matt and I need your help. We need to find a new apartment that we can move into by November 1. Preferably in Manhattan and preferably no further north than Morningside Heights. The further south the better. Our rent budget is about $2000/month tops. If any of my readers have leads, please let one of us know. We’d be ever so grateful!

[Update: it turns out Matt’s new job can provide us with a temporary apartment for a few months, so it’s not as pressing a concern now. Still – leads would be great!]