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New Year's Weekend
Jan. 2nd, 2022 07:35 pmJohn Oliver might not have cancelled, but I think most of the rest of the Kennedy Center did. The gala wasn't happening, and even the terrace restaurant was closed. So after a still brilliant show from Oliver, we all went home and ate what we had handy in our fridges, and I was asleep by eleven. I haven't stayed up until midnight for over half a decade now.
New Year's Day itself we spent quietly in, but mom and I went to see West Side Story today after going back and forth over it, correctly guessing that the theater would be mostly empty. And it turned out to be actually worth it. The modernization of the original movie, since that's what it more or less was, complete with the transplantation of the original choreography, emphasized the role gentrification played in the wars between its victims, really did try its best to dilute the stereotyping and give the Puerto Ricans their own stories, got creative with the musical numbers, and got genuinely tear-jerking at the end-or maybe from the time Rita Moreno actually got a turn to sing. She was the highlight of the cast, but Rachel Zelger was also a true revelation, especially when she sung. Though one does wonder why on Earth they didn't make a better choice for Tony-they needed to at least get a better singer, especially when he needed to match Zelger.
Up until I got home, I was also assuming I'd be going into the office tomorrow. But looking at the forecast since, I'm thinking if there's a significant amount of snow, I'm going to telework at least one more day. There'd be more than one reason to then.
New Year's Day itself we spent quietly in, but mom and I went to see West Side Story today after going back and forth over it, correctly guessing that the theater would be mostly empty. And it turned out to be actually worth it. The modernization of the original movie, since that's what it more or less was, complete with the transplantation of the original choreography, emphasized the role gentrification played in the wars between its victims, really did try its best to dilute the stereotyping and give the Puerto Ricans their own stories, got creative with the musical numbers, and got genuinely tear-jerking at the end-or maybe from the time Rita Moreno actually got a turn to sing. She was the highlight of the cast, but Rachel Zelger was also a true revelation, especially when she sung. Though one does wonder why on Earth they didn't make a better choice for Tony-they needed to at least get a better singer, especially when he needed to match Zelger.
Up until I got home, I was also assuming I'd be going into the office tomorrow. But looking at the forecast since, I'm thinking if there's a significant amount of snow, I'm going to telework at least one more day. There'd be more than one reason to then.
