Sunday 18 February – New York

In Australia, a Sunday during winter is quite often spent watching the Lions play at the Gabba at 1pm. Today, it was spent watching The Lion King play at the Minskoff Theatre at 1pm, which overlooks Times Square on Broadway Street.

Libe’s been to about fifty thousand plays so far (that number seems to be popular when making exaggerations, hence I used it here), nearly matching her shoe purchase tally. Mary Poppins has been her favourite so far. There’s another one coming up for her this week on Wednesday. Although the tickets to The Lion King might seem fairly expense - US$131 – it is money well spent as the show is good. The only possible flaw might be that at one stage you could see a stagehand on the side of the stage assisting a cast member with their costume, which is not ideal as it takes the focus off the cast on stage and the story in action. But even Matthew Scarlett concedes a goal every now and then, so minor imperfections such as that shouldn’t diminish what was an outstanding show, and a very enjoyable day.