The last time this happened the wreckage was much worse. My plans for our annual Mother’s Day weekend outing in Broadway were set on their head when it was announced that the two-part play ‘The Inheritance’ was closing prior to when we had tickets for a show. That leaves two gaping holes in the show schedule, however, given financial burdens of late that may be a blessing in disguise. We still have ‘Jagged Little Pill’ on deck, and there’s no way that’s going to close before May (unless another pepper spray incident occurs). What a disappointing world…
This isn’t the first time planning far in advance backfired. In the late 90’s I had really good seats for productions of ‘The Triumph of Love’ (which starred Betty Buckley in her follow-up role fresh off Norma Desmond in ‘Sunset Boulevard’) as well as ‘Side Show’ (starring another ‘Sunset’ alum Alice Ripley). Both shows closed just days prior to when we were scheduled to see them, so we ended up canceling the entire Broadway trip that year.
This time I’ll try to salvage what we can and find a suitable replacement. There’s not a dearth of shows, but there is a dearth of funding, and I’m too old to be bothered with foolish, reckless nonsense like overcharging credit cards. Everything happens for a reason, and it seems this isn’t the time for ‘The Inheritance’. I doubt I could take a deep, emotional two-part play at this point anyway. If you have any suggestions or recommendations for which show to see next, send them my way.
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