I've read enough negative buzz about "Floyd Collins"; I'm abandoning that dream. I do have one eye on "John Proctor Is the Villain."
As the adult half of my family gets ready for "Old Friends," I have been watching clips of Jasmine Forsberg from "Six." I've also studied interviews with the cast members; it's surprising to hear that (the grown-up) Bernadette Peters first became acquainted with Sondheim's work through the revue "Side by Side by Sondheim." Later, she found herself walking around--for weeks and weeks--"humming those tunes."
Mainly, my husband wants to hear Bernadette sing these immortal lines:
If you wanna bump it...
Bump it with a trumpet!
Of course I've texted Marc with the important sentence from the NY Post: "Bernadette's Act One parasol seems to shield her from the sun on La Grande Jatte--but really it's there to protect her from the many buckets of tears that members of the audience are shedding...."
Can't wait.
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