Good Bill and true...

The charming Bill Finnegan hosted me last night as we dined and theatered. Great company, great food, great show.

After declining a 35 minute wait at John's Pizza (damn!) we opted for burgers and fries at Playwright Tavern. Much yumminess. Mr. Finnegan indulged in the cheesecake as well. I, knowing shirtless Summer is just around the bend and I remain single, passed on a sweet.

The show is great. Good Boys and True by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa at Second Stage. It was just a second preview and the rough spots were apparent, but mostly this unsettling story rings sad and honest with lives forever damaged by one stupid, unnecessary afternoon. Directed by Scott Ellis and starring a nicely restrained cast led by J. Smith-Cameron, the plot revolves around the emergence of a video tape showing a violent sexual encounter between a high school girl and a prep school boy who might just be his school's star student and athlete. This is one of those shows where everybody is harboring a secret and they are all coming to a head. One of the turns, a betrayed lover betraying in kind out of unmanageable hurt, broke my heart.

I love getting to know Bill. He's a great guy and we talked a lot about the joys and responsibilities of turning fifty. The importance of the celebration of self. The need to plan. Bill also instructed me in the benefits and drawbacks of having air in all your astrological houses, which is my case. Ah well.

So, on to the weekend!