How clear is your memory of the 1988 presidential election? Mine is fading fast, but I do remember that George H.W. Bush adopted “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” as his official campaign song. For a moment. He later disowned it when songwriter Bobby McFerrin complained. That possibly calculated gaffe by The Decider’s father leapt to mind […]
One of my schlubbier idosyncracies is that I not uncommonly leave shows at intermission. For the most part, this is because it’s very hard for me to suspend disbelief. I’m also prone to vicarious stage fright. Dropped lines, slow set changes, all the blips and bleeps of live theater … they tie me up in […]
Monica Wyche and Dean Poyner, the actress and the playwright, now ply their trades in New York City and, judging from their blogs (Monica’s here, Dean’s here), city life agrees with them. Monica and I did a show together some years ago. She’s excellent. Dean I don’t know so well, but I did attend a […]
