A great play and a new restaurant

On wednesday, I went to a new Italian restaurant "Porsena" (21 East 7th street between 3rd and 2nd avenue, telephone : 212-228 4923)where I had a very good & classical plate of Pasta al Pomodoro and my friends tried the delicious Pasta with spicy veal ragu. Unfortunately, we had  no time to try appetizers nor desserts as we were heading a couple of blocks away to the Classical Company Stage theater for the production of "The School For Lies" from Moliere's The Misanthrope. Written by David Ives and directed by Walter Bobbie, the extra talented duo from last season's Venus in Fur, its was a pure moment of joy and laughter. Mamie Gummer, daughter of Meryl Streep, gives a magical performance as Celimene, the female lead, a witty widow surrounded by several male who are courting her.. The costume are from Moliere's time (Seventeenth century) but the dialogs are contemporary. It works wonderfully. The show ends on May 21th. Tickets are available on www.classicalstage.org