How are things in Glocca Morra?
Is that little brook still leaping there? As you may have guessed, we saw Finian's Rainbow on Broadway last night. Of the three shows we've seen on Broadway, this one was clearly the best. the story, while set in the 1940's, still has relevance. The cast was wonderful. The songs are beautiful. The gentleman seated to our left, who overheard our intermission conversation and started to talk with us...wow, what an interesting man. He's retired now, but spent 40 years backstage at the Metropolitan Opera working in wardrobe. Now he indulges his passion for musical theater, has seen Rainbow 17 times since it opened. Now, the young man seated to our left...I overheard his conversation with his friend, and was rolling my eyes. He has no real appreciation for theter, no understanding of what he sees. Before the show, he sat there counting the number of times the word "reprise" appeared in the playbill, and made some nasty crack abo...