Broadway show + great bathroom + hilarious blunder = Porcelain Press trifecta. “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” currently starring Scarlett Johansson, is nearly three hours long, so I arrived at the Richard Rodgers Theatre (46th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues) early for a final pit stop. And in my haste, I dropped my ticket in the toilet. 
The Richard Rodgers Theatre has a beautiful ladies’ room, starting with the arched entryway that leads downstairs (unfortunately, the picture is blurry). An illuminated box indicates you’re headed in the right direction, and the ceiling and arch are decorated with gold molding that’s very Broadway theatre-esque. I was in such a hurry that I didn’t plan to blog about the bathroom, especially when I descried the dreaded restroom attendant as I descended the stairs, but then — hark! — the herald angels appeared, chubby cherubs scattered all over the walls, which were painted blue with puffy white clouds. These angels, though, were more rubenesque than cherubic, looking sort of like adults morphed with children. The rest of the bathroom was nondescript — stainless steel stalls, white tile floors — but when a restroom’s got crazy angels on its walls, it doesn’t need much else to score points. Except — hark again! — the Richard Rodgers Theatre made the smart move of having tons of stalls in the women’s room, meaning I shouldn’t have felt so rushed that I dropped my ticket in the toilet.
About that. Yeah. I was trying to put gloves in my pocket, wrap earbuds around my iPhone, and hang on to my hat, wallet and ticket all at the same time, and the god of this heavenly restroom was having none of it. The paper soared out of my hand, and I wisely let it go, rather than dropping more valuable items in the toilet. I snatched it out before the whole thing got wet and gingerly carried it into the theatre by a dry corner. The poor ushers, though, had no idea and grabbed the whole thing with both hands. At least the ticket had fallen in freshly flushed water… (Apparently I have problems with theatre restrooms. Like that time I dropped my wallet down a crevasse when I went to see “Mary Poppins” at the New Amsterdam Theatre.)
“Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”? I really enjoyed the show, and it was a treat to see a star perform in a classic play. The set was also gorgeous, and they did a fantastic job using the lighting to show evening progress into a stormy night.
Restroom Rating: [rating=4]
Porcelain Press 
Haha! This is hilarious. I’m glad you enjoyed the show, and I hope the ushers washed their hands after grabbing your soggy ticket. 🙂
i think it comes with the job if you are to review bathrooms of various establishments, accidents are bound to happen, not your fault.