A two show week for my family. Top, a pic of the program from #finiansrainbow @irish_rep since I didn't get a snap with @melissa_errico_fairymom but I did get a huge hug and the delight of seeing her onstage in this show. I saw two shows with @mckenziewark3000 and our kids, shows that I would have maybe thought I was too kool for- but I adored both. And I saw #CharlotteMoore who I knew from what seems now like a previous life-when I did a lot of Irish Theatre. I know! Charlotte still stays and watches the show from the back. I love when directors do that. I bet she still sweeps the floor when it needs sweeping. I observed her in action for years and I learned that you do needs to be done, no matter what. This show addresses race and class and hope and is so charming and delightful. A white man stands on stage wailing, " but I'm ... a.. WHITE MAN!!!!" And the villain is Trumpian and I can't believe it's so old fashioned and contemporary at the same time. And the singing and dancing! And since it's broadway week and tix are half price and our family is obsessed with our kitties we also saw #cats which my mother took to see in 7th grade. It was my first Broadway show- we flew #peoplesexpress airline from Buffalo to NY and paid $20 each on the plane. That was probably the beginning of the end of service in air travel. You are still allowed on the stage at Cats, just like I remembered. So here's Vera on the set. Maybe I'm getting super sentimental or maybe just more open - but I used to say things like "I'm not really a musical person" and now I just want to see every musical. Maybe it's that the #Hamilton cast album has truly helped me through these fucked up times. And #johnhurt died. The celebrity deaths seem less important next to #nobannowall but I saw Hurt do some perfect Beckett at BAM about 10 years ago.Mayne I need art so badly now, and just coming back- I love theatre so much. My performance is in the classroom now. I love being in the audience. Keeping my fingers crossed for the Hamilton lottery - and I just got tix to @metopera ! My mom took me to the theatre so I feel like my mom. It feels kinda good. #fuckcancer #musical #theatrenerd
