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I'll drink to that.

ANd all the "Midnights" from INTO THE WOODS. Simultaneously. In the woods!

I'll bring the proofs of my new coffee table book: "Classic Showcurtains from Wicked to Wonderland."

Gingersnaps. They're fun to chomp on recklessly.

Wear your hair down, and a flower, don't use makeup Let's dress in white; They'll grow older by the hour And be hopelessly shattered By Saturday night... L

Can I join you, Addy? You bring Champagne, I'll bring my cello.

A friend of mine was in the original production of GYPSY with Merman, and recalls that Merman never looked her in the eye during their scenes together- she'd focus instead on her forehead. It was part of Merman's method of keeping her performance "frozen;" by not engaging with the other performers onstage she couldn't be distracted by any variations in character anyone else might have over the course of a long run. But she also recalled watching her perform "Rose's Turn" from the wings every ...