Magical New York

New York proved to be magical again:

1.      I went to Broadhurst Theater and watched a Shakespeare play
“Merchant of Venice” with Al Pacino playing Shylock;
2.      Meryl Streep was sitting in front of me (I watched “Out of Africa”
more than 20 times since college), obviously cheering for her buddy.

But, the most magical story was about the old lady sitting beside me.
She asked what I thought about the show. I honestly answer: it’s very
interesting (I didn’t dare to say “amusing” as well) to see how the
boys and girls speak and move in American style in Shakespeare’s show,
and even more interesting to see that such a show would be interpreted
in a more conventional way here than in London.
The old lady fell silent for a while before she indignantly buttoned
up her coat, “I think this is a GREAT production!”
And there she turned around and never looked at me again. I guess she
doesn’t like the idea that London theaters dare to present Shakespeare
play…