
We were seated promptly in the back of the restaurant, and had placed our orders, who should walk in, but Janet McTeer! It was only minutes after the performance had ended, so she must have hurried to get there.
(Now, those of you who have known me a while have probably heard the story of another evening back in April of 2008 when I had the good luck to visit New York and see the amazing Pattie Lupone in Gypsy (A tony winner!) and Patrick Stewart in Macbeth. After enjoying the latter's performance, we had the good fortune to dine in a restaurant where both Ms. Lupone and Mr. Stewart had also elected to dine that evening. And now, a form of fortuitous lightning had struck again and Ms McTeer entered the restaurant.)
But this is not the end of the story. Only moments later, in walks Geoffrey Rush, who I had seen in Exit the King, two weeks before. Another electrifying performance and another Tony nomination! I could not believe our good fortune! Mr. Rush was seated two tables away and once other diners had kindly departed, I had an unhindered view of this Oscar winning actor.
Next to enter the restaurant, and next to add to our galaxy of Broadway celebrities and fellow diners was Mary Testa, who we had seen in Xanadu in October of 2007! She is currently appearing in a revival of Guys and Dolls. She sat at the table next to us. Such wonderful energy, such a lovely smile.
Soon though, it was getting late, and our celebrities departed one by one, like stars vanishing from an early morning sky, and we too elected to depart. Another serendipitous Broadway evening to be remembered always.
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