What I saw: “Fun Home,” a musical based on the graphic novel/memoir by Alison Bechdel, at the Circle in the Square Theater, a “Broadway” theatre in midtown Manhattan at 235 West 50th Street in the Paramount Plaza building.
What I wore: favorite jeans (slightly dirty) that now have three snags on the left thigh from Schwartz sharpening his claws on me when I go to the bathroom, limited edition Swash Puma sneakers with short black socks, white Lululemon tank top, collarless white linen Garnet Hill tunic-length blouse that I love despite it having no pockets (and it would be so much better with pockets) that I trot out once a year for a beach vacation or hot summer night which I realized as I put it on and noticed a very old rust stain on the cuff that is from 1997 because it was a gift from my mother-in-law when I was pregnant with my youngest who turned 19 recently.
LOOK AT MY FUCKING PENIS CAPPUCCINO HOORAY pic.twitter.com/cMhhRrgNIt— Hamsteria d'Relish (@hamsterRelish) July 26, 2016
What I did beforehand: got coffee and showed my friend and her girlfriend the view from our apartment.
Who went with me: a friend who goes back to 1997, her girlfriend, and my oldest child, a.k.a., The Graduate.
A long line is one thing— Hamsteria d'Relish (@hamsterRelish) July 26, 2016
A long line that doesn't move is cause for shouting #nyc pic.twitter.com/NnRNWmdaDW
How I got tickets: online, full price, when I heard the show was closing at the end of summer.
Why I saw this show: my friend was what we call “straight” from 1997 until fairly recently, when she had an epiphany that she was “fishing from the wrong pond.” We are very happy to see her so happy, and we like her girlfriend, and after we saw another play together I mentioned this play, without saying, “Oh, you know, the lesbian coming-of-age musical?” and neither of them had heard of it. So I thought they needed to see it, and I actually asked them not to read about it and they didn’t. So I got to surprise my lesbian friends with a really great coming-of-age lesbian musical.
Where I sat: Row B, seat 237, behind a woman with short hair who checked in on Facebook beforehand, and her daughter with short hair who did a lot of hugging when it was over.
Things that were sad: while there are funny moments in the story, there are a lot of sad things, too.
The best thing about seeing the lesbian coming of age musical was the women hugging their moms in the audience at the end— Hamsteria d'Relish (@hamsterRelish) July 27, 2016
Things that were funny: probably the funniest scene is the kids playing in the Fun Home.
Things that were not funny: it closes September 10.
What it is: a musical, based on a graphic novel/memoir that it manages to distill the important and complicated good parts without over-simplifying. Iy is one hour and 40 minutes long, without intermission.
Who should see it: mothers and daughters, fathers and daughters, men and women, women and women, lesbians, people who know lesbians, people who don’t know any lesbians, people who went to college, people with parents.
I SAW FUN HOME— Hamsteria d'Relish (@hamsterRelish) July 27, 2016
I BROUGHT LESBIANS
I LAUGHED
I cried
I LOVED IT
What I saw on the way home: the best burger I’ve had in NYC, at Bareburger. We also had onion rings.
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